Nancy G. Abudu

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit circuit Appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic) 11 signed orders read

How Judge Abudu decides

Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

What persuades

She will reverse a district court's dismissal and remand where the plaintiff's claim was wrongly dismissed.

“we reverse the district court's dismissal and remand the case for further proceedings.”

She vacates a grant of summary judgment and remands where genuine disputes or legal error remain.

“we vacate the district court's grant of summary judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.”

Cautions

She denies a petition for review or affirms where the challenge lacks merit; a reversal turns on identified legal or factual error, not disagreement with the outcome.

“we deny Dr. Ashraf's petition for review.”

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Angela Poer v. Jefferson County Commission
22-11401 · 2024-05-01
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Angela M. Poer)) Denied

“we AFFIRM the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Commission.”

OHI Asset (VA) Martinsville SNF, LLC v. George P. Wagner, III
22-13642 · 2024-09-11
Appeal (appellant (defendant/debtor George P. Wagner, III)) Granted

“we reverse the district court's order and affirm the bankruptcy court's order of discharge.”

Armando Guevara v. Lafise Corp.
22-13383 · 2025-01-30
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Armando Banegas Guevara)) Granted

“we reverse in part and vacate in part the district court's grant of summary judgment.”

Sara Watts v. Joggers Run Property Owners Association, Inc.
22-13763 · 2025-04-07
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Sara Watts)) Granted

“we reverse the district court's dismissal and remand the case for further proceedings.”

Richard Hicks v. Gregory Middleton
22-14324 · 2025-06-18
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs Richard and Jocelyn Hicks)) Granted

“we vacate the district court's grant of summary judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.”

Sualeh Ashraf v. United States Drug Enforcement Administration
23-10340 · 2025-09-03
Petition for review (petitioner (Dr. Sualeh Kamal Ashraf)) Denied

“we deny Dr. Ashraf's petition for review.”

Daniel J. Stermer v. Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
23-10850 · 2025-11-24
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Daniel J. Stermer, Creditor Trustee)) Denied

“we AFFIRM the district court's order affirming the bankruptcy court's judgment.”

Creative Choice Homes XXXI, LLC v. MG Affordable Master, LLC
23-10198 (consol. 23-10197) · 2025-12-16
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs / general partners Creative Choice Homes XXX and XXXI, LLC)) Denied

“the district court's findings were not clearly erroneous, its conclusions of law were proper, and we affirm its decision.”

United States v. Stefan Eberhard Zappey
23-11607 · 2026-01-21
Appeal (appellant (defendant Stefan Eberhard Zappey)) Denied

“we affirm Zappey's convictions.”

United States v. Christopher Ashley Defilippis
21-13123 · 2026-04-20
Appeal (appellant (defendant Christopher Ashley Defilippis)) Denied

“we affirm Defilippis's convictions and sentence.”

United States v. Justin Case Lebarron
21-12157 · 2026-06-08
Appeal (appellant (defendant Justin Case Lebarron)) Denied

“we affirm Lebarron's convictions and sentence.”

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