U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitcircuitRetired 2000 · served 1970–2000Appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican) 25 signed orders read
Judge Pell no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Pell decides
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Procedural preferences
Pell treated interpleader jurisdiction as fixed at the moment of filing, not subject to later manipulation by a party's waiver.
“interpleader jurisdiction is determined at the time suit is filed and subsequent events do not divest the court of jurisdiction once properly acquired.”
He enforced the public-policy limits on exculpatory language, declining to let circumlocutionary contract terms defeat liability for a tower's own negligence.
“in the towage contract situation the ambiguous indemnity language here utilized is insufficient to avoid the public policy rule established by”
Stanley J. Brown v. United States Civil Service Commission
553 F.2d 531 (7th Cir. 1977) · 1977-04-20
Appeal (discharged public employees/appellants)Granted
“the judgment of the district court is vacated and this cause is remanded to the district court for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.”
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A historical record
Judge Pell 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.