William Joseph Bauer
How Judge Bauer rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Bauer no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Bauer
William Joseph Bauer was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Judge Bauer received a commission on December 20, 1974. Judge Bauer previously served on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, commissioned there on November 10, 1971. Judge Bauer assumed senior status on October 31, 1994 and served until death on December 15, 2025.
How Judge Bauer decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
For a trademark damages verdict, anchors the award to sales the jury actually found infringing, despite evidence of greater sales across the defendant’s divisions.
“The damages are accordingly based only on the amount of sales the jury found to be infringing, and not the total gross sales of ‘Ventus’ instruments.”
Procedural preferences
Dismisses a preliminary-injunction appeal as moot when the challenged suspension has ended and the requested injunction can no longer give relief.
“There is simply nothing left to enjoin.”
Cautions
Distinguishes a government claim to recover excess public benefits from a domestic support obligation for bankruptcy priority purposes.
“this is merely an overpayment of benefits and not a domestic support obligation.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The district court's denial of the Rule 59(e) motion is AFFIRMED.”
“The orders of the bankruptcy court are AFFIRMED.”
“As such the 24-month sentence was not plainly unreasonable, and is hereby AFFIRMED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the sentence is AFFIRMED.”
“We find that the district court did not commit any reversible errors and AFFIRM the verdict and judgment in favor of defendant-appellee.”
“We hold that the evidence was more than sufficient as a matter of law to sustain the jury's finding that the defendant passed the orders with intent to defraud and knowledge that a material signature thereon was false. Accordingly, the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.”
“We cannot agree, therefore, that the district court erred in granting summary judgment on the appellant's due process claim. ... Accordingly, we find no basis for holding that the new guidelines violated the ex post facto clause in this case. The judgment of the district court is therefore AFFIRMED.”
“It follows that the district court has jurisdiction over Counts I and II under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1343. ... Accordingly, we affirm the lower court's judgment on Count III. AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART.”
“In light of these and other indicia of Model Cities' control over labor relations at LWSI and UCCS, we must conclude that this case falls squarely within the Board's 'joint employer' doctrine. Accordingly, we deny enforcement of the Board's June 19, 1978 order. Enforcement Denied.”
“In rendering its memorandum opinion the district court thoroughly and carefully analyzed all the issues raised in this appeal. Accordingly, we affirm and adopt the excellent opinion of the district court, which is reported at 532 F.Supp. 1140.”
“We agree with each of these determinations. ... Accordingly, we affirm the district court judgment and adopt its opinion as the opinion of this court. Affirmed.”
“We vacate the district court’s holding that plaintiffs were not entitled to the information requested under the Freedom of Information Act because Section 552a(q)(2) eliminates the basis for that holding. We therefore remand for further consideration of plaintiffs’ claims in light of the present state of the law.”
A historical record
Judge Bauer no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.