Philadelphia Naval Shipyard: In 1991, in Dalton v. Specter, a case involving the closing of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Buckwalter dismissed the lawsuit, saying the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 stripped the courts of jurisdiction.
In 1991, in the Dalton v. Specter case regarding the closing of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Judge Buckwalter ruled against the lawsuit, citing the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 as the reason for his decision.