Richard A. Posner
Judge Posner 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.
“Because there was no evidentiary proceeding, there was no basis for the judge's deciding that the plaintiff had agreed to release the claims against the nonparties. The judgment must therefore be vacated and the case remanded for a factual inquiry into the parties' disagreement.”
“We therefore vacate the decision of the district court and remand for further proceedings in that court; since we have determined that there has been no settlement, the case remains open in the district court.”
“The dispositive principle is "no harm, no foul." ... in the circumstances of this case justice did not require that court to set aside the stipulation. Its judgment is AFFIRMED.”
“Frager had a reasonable expectation that he'd be able to renew his season tickets for 2016. ... given the wording of his contract with the Colts it was merely "a speculation on a chance, not a legal right." AFFIRMED.”
“there can't be deliberate indifference if the indifferent person did not know what harm he was being indifferent to. The judgment of the district court is therefore AFFIRMED.”
“we cannot say that the costs are trivial, bearing in mind that the increase in the guidelines range imposed on the defendant by virtue of those costs was modest. We therefore affirm the defendant's sentence.”
“In short, his claim is groundless, and so the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.”
“We therefore have no alternative to dismissing Susinka's application.”
“The bankruptcy court's order implementing the district court's decision regarding the estate's entitlement to the defendants' assets was therefore valid, and is in any event not challenged by the appellants. The appeal is therefore Dismissed.”
“The judgment of the district court is affirmed with regard to the dismissal of the defendants not involved in the confiscation of the death certificate, but is otherwise reversed and the case remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
“The judgment is reversed in part, with instructions to vacate the grant of summary judgment with respect to the plaintiff's claim of willful indifference to an acute medical need, but is otherwise affirmed.”
A historical record
Judge Posner 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.