Walter King Stapleton
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.
“The final order of the district court will be affirmed.”
“Accordingly, the judgment of the district court will be affirmed.”
“We will reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“In light of the foregoing we will vacate the district court’s judgment and remand the case to that court.”
“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.”
“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.”
“We will vacate the order of the district court denying the Union’s motion.”
“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.”
“This Court will vacate the original sentence and remand to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“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.”
“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.