Richard L. Nygaard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit circuit Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 29 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

United States v. Wall
· 2006-08-08
Appeal (appellant (defendant and 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petitioner Parris Wall)) Granted

“Because Wall's petition was timely, we will reverse and remand the cause to the District Court with instructions to reinstate his petition, and to review it on the merits.”

Chavez-Alvarez v. Warden York County Prison
· 2015-04-09
Appeal (appellant (habeas petitioner Jose Juan Chavez-Alvarez)) Granted

“We will reverse the District Court's order and remand with instruction to grant the writ of habeas corpus and ensure that Chavez-Alvarez is promptly afforded a bond hearing.”

Doe v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
· 2008-01-23
Appeal (appellant (defendant — Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)) Denied

“The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has appealed. We will affirm.”

United States v. Casseus
· 2002-03-05
Appeal (appellants (defendants Renel Casseus and Chrisleme Fleurantin)) Denied

“We will affirm.”

Shah v. Attorney General of the United States
· 2013-09-12
Petition for review (petitioner (Rakesh Shah)) Denied

“We conclude that the BIA did not abuse its discretion in denying Shah's motions to reopen and rescind his in absentia deportation order. Accordingly, we will deny the petition for review.”

Gregg v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
· 2003-02-07
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Eric Gregg)) Denied

“In sum, for the foregoing reasons, we will affirm the order of the District Court dated the day of March 13, 2002.”

United States v. Winkelman
· 2014-03-26
Appeal (appellants (defendants and § 2255 petitioners George A. and John F. Winkelman, Jr.)) Denied

“Therefore, we now hold that Alleyne cannot be applied retroactively to cases on collateral review. The Winkelmans' latest motions are, consequently, denied.”

In re Finova Group Inc.
· 2009-10-21
Appeal (appellants (Equity Holders)) Denied

“after our own comprehensive review of the record and the briefs submitted by the parties, we will affirm essentially for the reasons given by the Bankruptcy Court and the District Court in their respective opinions.”

Klements v. Cecil Township
· 2010-11-30
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs Joseph and Janice Klements)) Denied

“for essentially the same reasons set forth by the District Court, the judgment appealed in this case will be, in all respects, affirmed.”

TMI Cases Consolidated v. General Public Utilities Corp.
· 2002-12-03
Appeal (appellants (the Non-Trial Plaintiffs)) Denied

“We agree with the District Court that the Non-Trial Plaintiffs have failed to establish a prima facie case and conclude that summary judgment is appropriate. We will affirm.”

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. Chase Manhattan Bank
· 2002-06-03
Appeal (appellant (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)) Moot / procedural

“In sum, we find this appeal statutorily moot.”

Hand v. American Board of Surgery, Inc.
· 2002-12-30
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Dwight E. Hand, M.D.)) Denied

“In sum, for the foregoing reasons, we will affirm the order of the District Court filed February 14, 2002 and the order of the District Court filed April 24, 2002.”

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