John Paul Stevens

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit circuit Retired 1975 · served 1970–1975 Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican) 28 signed orders read

Judge Stevens 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.

United States ex rel. Crossman v. Pate
440 F.2d 535 (7th Cir. 1971) · 1971-03-11
Appeal (petitioner-appellant) Denied

“the judgment of the district court dismissing his petition without an evidentiary hearing is affirmed.”

Harris v. Pate
440 F.2d 315 · 1971-03-12
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant) Granted

“The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Wally Shelby v. George W. Phend, Warden, Indiana State Prison
445 F.2d 1326 · 1971-07-22
Appeal (petitioner-appellant (habeas petitioner Shelby)) Granted

“Reversed and remanded.”

United States ex rel. Nickols v. Gagnon
454 F.2d 467 (7th Cir. 1971) · 1971-12-21
Appeal (petitioner-appellant) Denied

“The order denying appellant’s petition for habeas corpus is affirmed.”

United States ex rel. Kelly-Mohrhusen Co. v. Merle A. Patnode Co.
457 F.2d 116 · 1972-02-03
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant) Granted

“The judgment is reversed.”

American Civil Liberties Union v. Laird
463 F.2d 499 · 1972-07-12
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we affirm the order denying the motion for preliminary injunction and hold that the complaint was properly dismissed.”

Pughsley v. 3750 Lake Shore Drive Cooperative Building
463 F.2d 1055 · 1972-07-14
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant) Granted

“The judgment dismissing the complaint on the merits is reversed and the case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Premier Electrical Construction Company v. United States
473 F.2d 1372 · 1973-01-23
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant (contractor)) Denied

“The judgment is Affirmed.”

United States v. McCreery
473 F.2d 1381 · 1973-02-02
Appeal (United States (appellant)) Moot / procedural

“The appeal is Dismissed.”

Donald Buford v. The Southeast Dubois County School Corporation
472 F.2d 890 · 1973-05-07
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant) Denied

“The judgment is Affirmed.”

United States ex rel. Miller v. Twomey (consolidated with Green, Thomas, Krause/Moore v. Schmidt, Armstrong, and Gutierrez)
479 F.2d 701 (7th Cir. 1973) · 1973-05-16
Appeal (plaintiff/petitioner-appellant (Luther Miller, lead; prisoners in the consolidated appeals) — except in Krause, where the Wisconsin prison officials were the defendants-appellants) Granted in part

“The order dismissing Gutierrez’s complaint is affirmed. The orders dismissing the complaints filed by Miller, Green and Thomas are reversed. The injunctive orders entered in Armstrong and Krause are vacated without prejudice to the entry of appropriately fashioned decrees on remand.”

United States v. David Booker
480 F.2d 1310 · 1973-06-19
Appeal (defendant-appellant) Granted

“Reversed and remanded.”

A historical record

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