Stanley Francis Birch Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit circuit Retired 2010 · served 1990–2010 Appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican) 26 signed orders read

Judge Birch 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.

Midwest Holding #7, LLC v. Anderson (In re Tanner Family, LLC)
556 F.3d 1194 · 2009-02-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Midwest argues that the bankruptcy and district courts erred in concluding that a lease termination payment made by Tanner Family, LLC (“Debtor”) to Midwest was “for or on account of an antecedent debt” and thus avoidable as a preferential transfer under 11 U.S.C. § 547(b)(2). For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.”

National Mining Ass'n v. Secretary of Labor
589 F.3d 1368 · 2009-12-15
Petition for review (petitioner) Moot / procedural

“After careful review, we find the PIL to be a general statement of policy and DISMISS for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.”

Zurich American Insurance Co. v. O'Hara
604 F.3d 1232 · 2010-04-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Zurich. We AFFIRM.”

Butler v. Sukhoi Co.
579 F.3d 1307 · 2009-08-19
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Because the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the Butlers' claims, we REVERSE and REMAND to the district court with instructions to dismiss the case.”

United States v. Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc.
486 F.3d 1248 · 2007-05-18
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We hold that the services performed by medical residents are not categorically ineligible for the student exemption from FICA taxation. As a result, we VACATE the summary judgment and REMAND for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Close v. United States
336 F.3d 1283 · 2003-07-08
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We AFFIRM the district court's dismissal of the § 2255 motions as time-barred.”

United States v. Heard
367 F.3d 1275 · 2004-04-30
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Distinguishing J.L., the district court here denied defendant-appellant's motion to suppress evidence seized and statements made during a Terry stop-and-frisk. We AFFIRM.”

United States v. Don Newcombe Brown
332 F.3d 1341 · 2003-06-05
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For that reason, we REVERSE the district court's denial of Don Newcombe Brown's motion for modification of his original sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2).”

United States v. Massey
443 F.3d 814 · 2006-03-23
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Finding no reversible error with regard to the sentencing enhancement, we AFFIRM the sentence; however, we VACATE and REMAND for the limited purpose of correcting a clerical error in the judgment.”

Steed v. Head
219 F.3d 1298 · 2000-07-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Frederick T. Steed appeals the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition as untimely. ... We affirm for the reasons that follow.”

Madu v. U.S. Attorney General
470 F.3d 1362 · 2006-12-01
Appeal (petitioner) Granted

“Accordingly, we vacate the district court's order transferring this case to us, and remand it to the district court for habeas proceedings pursuant 28 U.S.C. § 2241.”

United States v. Dupree
258 F.3d 1258 · 2001-07-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Our holding in McAllister that the jurisdictional element of § 922(g) brings it within the commerce powers of the Congress is not overruled by Morrison. Accordingly, Dupree's conviction is AFFIRMED.”

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