Walter King Stapleton

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit circuit Retired 2024 · served 1985–2024 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 36 signed orders read

Judge Stapleton 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.

West v. Conrail
· 1985-12-31
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The final order of the district court will be affirmed.”

Koplove v. Ford Motor Co.
· 1986-08-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, the judgment of the district court will be affirmed.”

Atlantic Tele-Network Co. v. Public Services Commission of the Virgin Islands
841 F.2d 70 · 1988-03-10
Appeal (appellant (defendant public-service commission)) Granted

“We will reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Martin v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
851 F.2d 703 · 1988-07-20
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court will be affirmed.”

Allstate Insurance Co. v. The 65 Security Plan
· 1989-07-19
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“In light of the foregoing we will vacate the district court’s judgment and remand the case to that court.”

Pennsylvania Power Co. v. Local Union No. 272, IBEW
886 F.2d 46 · 1989-09-22
Appeal (appellant (employer)) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court will be reversed and the case will be remanded to the district court with an instruction that it enter summary judgment in favor of Penn Power.”

Marshall-Silver Construction Co. v. Mendel
· 1990-01-18
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff)) Denied

“Because the allegations of the complaint in this case reflect neither “long-term” criminal conduct nor the threat thereof, the judgment of the district court will be affirmed.”

Union Switch & Signal Division, American Standard Inc. v. United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, Local 610
· 1990-04-23
Appeal (appellant (union)) Granted

“We will vacate the order of the district court denying the Union’s motion.”

C.M.L., Inc. v. Dunagan (Appeal of Aft Cabin, Inc. and George Kenny)
· 1990-06-04
Appeal (appellant (defendants)) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we will reverse the judgment of the district court and remand with directions that the award of attorney’s fees be vacated.”

United States v. McMillen
· 1990-11-28
Appeal (appellant (government)) Granted

“This Court will vacate the original sentence and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Cooper v. Loper
923 F.2d 1045 · 1991-01-17
Appeal (cross-appellant (shipowners)) Granted

“Accordingly, we will reverse the judgment of the district court and remand this case to the district court for the entry of a judgment consistent with this opinion.”

United States v. Daniel Pedrosa Fuentes
· 1992-01-17
Appeal (appellant (defendant)) Granted

“Because we disagree with the district court’s interpretation of § 3B1.1, we will vacate the sentence and remand to the district court for resentencing.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated. (The pre-1985 D. Del. district docket is a separate unbuilt target.)

A historical record

Judge Stapleton no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.