Kent Amos Jordan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit circuit Retired 2025 · served 2006–2025 Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 26 signed orders read

Judge Jordan 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.

Omar Alejandro Frias-Camilo v. Attorney General United States of America
826 F.3d 699 · 2016-06-23
Petition for review (petitioner) Denied

“We will therefore deny his petition for review.”

Jeanne Zaloga v. Borough of Moosic
841 F.3d 170 · 2016-10-24
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we will reverse the District Court's order denying Mercatili's motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity and remand with instructions to enter judgment in his favor.”

Elaine Levins v. Healthcare Revenue Recovery Group LLC
902 F.3d 274 · 2018-08-22
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“For the foregoing reasons, we will vacate the District Court's dismissal of the 1692e(14) claim and remand for further proceedings. We will affirm, however, the District Court's dismissal of the claims under 1692d(6) and 1692e(10).”

Narinder Singh v. Attorney General United States of America
807 F.3d 547 · 2015-11-04
Petition for review (petitioner) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we will deny Singh's petition for review.”

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v. Trainer Custom Chemical, LLC
906 F.3d 85 · 2018-10-05
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand for further proceedings. We will affirm the District Court's order that Trainer is liable under CERCLA and HSCA for PADEP's response costs incurred after it acquired the Site, but we will vacate the District Court's order with respect to Trainer's liability for PADEP's response costs incurred before acquisition of the Site.”

United States v. Jerome Wilson
880 F.3d 80 · 2018-01-17
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm the sentence imposed by the District Court.”

United States v. Ishmael Abdullah
905 F.3d 739 · 2018-10-02
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm the sentence imposed by the District Court.”

Steven Papp v. Fore-Kast Sales Co., Inc.
842 F.3d 805 · 2016-11-22
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we will reverse.”

Junior Nathaniel Ricketts v. Attorney General United States
897 F.3d 491 · 2018-07-30
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“For the foregoing reasons, the motion to transfer will be granted and the consolidated petitions for review will remain stayed pending a final decision on Ricketts's appeal of his nationality determination.”

StoneMor, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 469
107 F.4th 160 · 2024-07-10
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons we will affirm the judgment of the District Court vacating the arbitrator's award.”

United States v. Matthew Packer
83 F.4th 193 · 2023-09-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we will affirm.”

American Home Assurance Company v. Superior Well Services, Inc.
69 F.4th 143 · 2023-05-31
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we will reverse the District Court's summary judgment order and remand with instructions to enter judgment for American Home.”

Caseload & timing

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A historical record

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