Joshua Paul Kolar

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit circuit Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic) 28 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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Gordon Green v. David P. Leibowitz
23-2841 · 2024-07-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Because we find that Green's account, while intended for use in his retirement, is not a tax-qualified retirement plan under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, we affirm.”

Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. S.B.C. Flood Waste Solutions, Inc.
23-1847 · 2024-08-21
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Grinnell, finding it was entitled to rescind the insurance policies based on material misrepresentations. SBC Flood and the individual defendants appeal. We affirm.”

United States v. Michael Porter
23-2184 · 2024-08-29
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We disagree entirely and find Porter's conduct was within the scope of the statute and his arguments squarely foreclosed by precedent. We affirm.”

Amy Hadley v. City of South Bend, Indiana
24-2448 · 2025-10-07
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Because Hadley's arguments for compensation run contrary to our precedent, we affirm.”

Karen Moratz v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
24-2825 · 2025-09-02
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The insurance company affirmed its denial, determining that the information about her return to work constituted a fundamentally different request for benefits. We agree.”

Vonzell Scott, Sr. v. Wendy's Properties, LLC
24-1886 · 2025-03-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Our sympathies may lie with Mr. Scott, but because this extreme, isolated, and unprovoked display of violence was not reasonably foreseeable, we affirm.”

United States v. Eric Kyereme
23-3415 · 2025-02-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We reject both of Kyereme's arguments and affirm his sentence.”

Paul A. Smith v. Pamela E. Hart, as Administrator of the Estate of Andrew H. Tilden, et al.
25-1631 · 2026-04-30
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. Smith's motion to stay the district court's award of costs is DENIED as moot.”

Jeffrey Lewis v. AbbVie Inc.
24-3121 · 2025-09-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“AbbVie could not have retaliated against Lewis as a fraud whistleblower because he never blew the whistle on fraud. We affirm.”

William Brokaw Price, Sharon Price, and Windfall Properties, LLC v. Carri Scharf Trucking, Inc., Carri Scharf Materials Company, and Joseph A. Scharf
24-2481, 24-2500, 24-2575 & 24-2716 · 2025-06-13
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.”

Appeal (appellee) Denied

“As for attorney's fees, the contract's fee-shifting language benefits only a party that enforces the contract's terms, so CST's successful defense at trial does not trigger that provision.”

Michael Jezior v. City of Chicago
25-1546 · 2026-06-24
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court entered summary judgment for the City, and Jezior now appeals. We affirm.”

Scarlett Pavlovich v. Neil Gaiman
25-2754 · 2026-06-29
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We find no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision. Thus, we affirm its judgment dismissing this action without prejudice.”

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