Donald Pomery Lay
How Judge Lay rules, drawn from 43 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Lay no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Lay
Donald Pomery Lay was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Judge Lay received a commission on July 22, 1966. Judge Lay assumed senior status on January 7, 1992 and served until death on April 29, 2007.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the above reasons, the judgment of the district court is reversed.”
“We affirm the grant of summary judgment on the singular ground that the defendant had no duty to disclose the alleged omissions or to correct any alleged misstatements.”
“The judgment dismissing plaintiffs' first claim for relief is affirmed; the judgment of dismissal of the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under 12(b)(1) is vacated, and the case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.”
“Finding the evidence insufficient to prove a scheme to defraud under the mail fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, we reverse and order the entry of judgments of acquittal.”
“We reverse and order the injunction vacated; in addition, we vacate the award of attorney fees.”
“We reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand for further proceedings.”
“We affirm the order granting summary judgment to the Forest Service.”
“The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.
A historical record
Judge Lay 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.