Walter J. Cummings Jr.

How Judge Cummings rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Cummings no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Position
circuit
Status
Retired 1999
Served
1966–1999
Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Commissioned
1966-08-11
Education
Yale University, A.B., 1937; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1940
Signed orders read
28

Signed rulings

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

Reddin v. Israel
· 1977-09-02
Appeal (Warden Thomas R. Israel (defendant-appellant)) Granted

“It is therefore necessary to reverse the judgment and remand the case for further proceedings consistent herewith.”

Schultz v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. and District No. 9, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
· 1977-09-20
Appeal (Plaintiffs-Appellants (John Schultz and 25 employees)) Granted

“The orders of December 3,1976, and January 3, 1977, are reversed, and the cause is remanded for further proceedings consistent herewith.”

McGill v. Board of Education of Pekin Elementary School District No. 108 of Tazewell County, Illinois
· 1979-07-23
Appeal (Defendants-Appellants (Board of Education and school officials)) Denied

“Judgment affirmed.”

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kenosha Unified School District No. 1
· 1980-04-29
Appeal (Plaintiff-Appellant (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)) Granted in part

“The dismissal of the action is affirmed. The order of May 16 barring Stanley Bloch from testifying is affirmed. The orders of March 31 and May 16 are reversed insofar as they impose expenses and attorneys’ fees against plaintiffs counsel.”

St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. NLRB
· 1980-06-23
Petition for review (St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Inc. (petitioner seeking to set aside Board order)) Denied

“The Labor Board’s decision is affirmed and enforcement of its order is granted.”

Nu-Way Systems of Indianapolis, Inc. v. Belmont Marketing, Inc. and Service Finance Company
635 F.2d 617 · 1980-12-04
Appeal (plaintiff-appellant Nu-Way Systems of Indianapolis, Inc.) Denied

“Order affirmed.”

Nottelson v. Smith Steel Workers D.A.L.U. 19806, AFL-CIO
643 F.2d 445 · 1981-04-20
Appeal (Smith Steel Workers Union and A. O. Smith Corp. (defendants-appellants)) Denied

“Judgment affirmed as modified; costs to plaintiff.”

Morgan v. Bank of Waukegan
804 F.2d 970 · 1986-11-20
Appeal (plaintiffs-appellants Burton and Margaret Morgan) Granted

“For the above-stated reasons, we reverse the district court’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ complaint and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Henry v. Farmer City State Bank
808 F.2d 1228 · 1986-12-29
Appeal (plaintiffs-appellants John T. and Evelyn I. Henry) Granted in part

“Because the district court lacked jurisdiction to enjoin the state court proceedings, we must reverse the order granting the injunction.”

Faheem-El v. Klincar
814 F.2d 461 · 1987-05-08
Appeal (Paul Klincar and Illinois officials (defendants-appellants)) Denied

“Stay vacated; opinion affirmed as modified and remanded with directions.”

Waite v. Bowen
· 1987-06-01
Appeal (Roger Waite (claimant-appellant)) Denied

“Therefore, Waite’s denial of benefits by the Secretary is Affirmed.”

United States ex rel. Lewis v. Lane
822 F.2d 703 · 1987-06-17
Appeal (Alonzo Lewis (habeas petitioner-appellant)) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is Affirmed.”

A historical record

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