Ralph Francis Scalera
Judge Scalera no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendant’s motions for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial must be denied.”
“The defendant is adjudged guilty of Counts One and Two of the indictment.”
“Therefore, Count III should be dismissed.”
“It is hereby ordered and decreed that defendants’ motion to vacate the entry of the preliminary injunction be and is hereby denied.”
Scalera reserved decision on summary judgment while giving the plaintiff a limited opportunity to produce evidence supporting amendment.
“The plaintiff’s request for leave to amend on this issue must therefore be denied.”
“It is hereby ordered that summary judgment be and is granted in favor of the defendant in keeping with the above opinion.”
“We conclude that not only should the defendant’s motion for summary judgment be granted because, under Pennsylvania law, the nineteen Armstrong statements are not capable of a defamatory meaning, but that the granting of the motion for summary judgment may rest as well on our conclusion that the First Amendment standard of actual malice is applicable to this case, and that the plaintiff has failed to show a genuine issue of material fact as to that standard.”
“This court is without power to remove this case.”
“Defendant Smith has not been properly served under Rule 2077(a)(2).”
“The statistics to which defendant refers simply do not show that persons arrested in similar circumstances have escaped prosecution and that the government in this case employed an arbitrary and selective motive in prosecuting the defendant.”
Scalera addressed post-trial evidentiary challenges but the retrieved reporter text omitted the formal disposition order.
After a nonjury trial, Scalera resolved a federal tax-exemption dispute.
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No surviving assigned-case index was located for Scalera's tenure. The profile therefore makes no claim about his caseload, case duration, motion base rates, or ruling speed.
A historical record
Judge Scalera no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.