John Carbone Porfilio

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit circuit No longer serving Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 29 signed orders read

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.

In re Goldston (Goldston v. United States)
· 1997-01-06
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We agree with these conclusions and affirm.”

United States v. Graves
· 1997-02-11
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the reasons stated below, we affirm.”

United States v. Cisneros-Cabrera
· 1997-04-09
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the district court.”

United States v. Furman
· 1997-05-15
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“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.”

Thompson v. Limke
· 1997-05-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We therefore AFFIRM substantially for the reasons given by the district court.”

Carpenter v. City & County of Denver
· 1997-06-05
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Consequently, under Auer, we affirm the order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the City.”

Nichols v. Reno
· 1997-09-30
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We agree with that decision and affirm the judgment.”

Taylor v. Jaquez
· 1997-10-10
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We therefore AFFIRM the order dismissing the action based on Younger abstention.”

Horne v. Romer
133 F.3d 932 · 1998-01-13
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The dismissal was not erroneous because no justiciable controversy remained to be litigated.”

In re Oaks (Oaks v. Zeman)
134 F.3d 383 · 1998-01-28
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”

Cragg v. City of Osawatomie
· 1998-05-07
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“REVERSED in part, AFFIRMED in part.”

In re Straight (Wyoming Department of Transportation v. Straight)
· 1998-06-09
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“its judgment is AFFIRMED on that ground alone.”

Caseload & timing

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A historical record

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