Michael Yale Scudder Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit circuit Appointed by Donald Trump (Republican) 31 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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

LKQ Corporation v. Robert Rutledge
23-2330 · 2025-01-22
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff LKQ Corporation)) Granted

“We therefore reverse the district court's entry of summary judgment for Rutledge on LKQ's claim that he breached the RSU Agreements. ... For these reasons, we REVERSE the district court's entry of summary judgment for Rutledge on LKQ's claim that he violated the RSU Agreements.”

Morgan Morales v. Martin O'Malley
23-2796 · 2024-05-31
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff/claimant Morgan Morales)) Denied

“We have no difficulty affirming, as abundant evidence supports that decision. ... For these reasons, we AFFIRM.”

United States v. Emanuel Dameron
22-3291 · 2024-05-31
Appeal (appellant (defendant Emanuel Dameron)) Denied

“In the final analysis, then, we AFFIRM and leave for another day the sure-to-come challenging questions about how Second Amendment standards after Heller and Bruen interact with applications of Terry on facts not far from those presented here.”

NLRB v. Haven Salon + Spa, Inc.
21-2413 · 2023-02-27
Petition for enforcement (petitioner (National Labor Relations Board)) Granted

“We therefore hold Haven in contempt. ... We also order Haven to pay a fine of $1,000, as well as a fine of $150 per day for every day of the next week that Haven fails to comply.”

National Casualty Company v. Continental Insurance Company
23-3373 · 2024-11-22
Appeal (appellant (plaintiffs National Casualty Company and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company)) Denied

“National Casualty and Nationwide now appeal the district court's order granting Continental's motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act. Because our precedent required that outcome, we affirm. ... For these reasons, we AFFIRM.”

Ruben Santoyo v. City of Chicago
No. 24-2352 · 2025-07-25
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Due process required no more, leaving us to AFFIRM.”

Manuel Antonio Herrera Hernandez v. Theresa Lee
No. 23-2497 · 2025-02-14
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For these reasons, we REVERSE and REMAND.”

Terrance Shaw v. Paul Kemper
No. 21-3265 · 2022-10-25
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For these reasons, we VACATE and REMAND for further proceedings.”

Terri LoBianco v. Bonefish Grill, LLC
No. 23-2213 · 2024-03-04
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For these reasons, we REVERSE and REMAND for proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Lorenzo Davis v. Billy Rook
No. 23-1655 · 2024-07-12
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For these reasons, we AFFIRM.”

Kevin Johnson v. Martin Purdue
No. 23-2478 · 2025-01-21
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“So, while this case is plenty messy, in the end we affirm.”

William Groves v. South Bend Community School Corporation
No. 21-3336 · 2022-10-19
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“In the end, Groves’s case suffered from a failure of proof—he alleged a theory and account of reverse race discrimination but ultimately never backed it with enough evidence to allow a jury to find in his favor. For these reasons, we AFFIRM.”

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