John Carbone Porfilio
Judge Porfilio 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.
“we affirm the dismissal of this action notwithstanding the district court's mistaken reliance on the new rule and the government’s consequent concession of reversible error.”
“We therefore AFFIRM substantially for the reasons given by the district court.”
“Consequently, under Auer, we affirm the order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the City.”
“We therefore AFFIRM the order dismissing the action based on Younger abstention.”
“The dismissal was not erroneous because no justiciable controversy remained to be litigated.”
Caseload & timing
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Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.
A historical record
Judge Porfilio 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.