Myron Howard Bright

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit circuit Retired 2016 · served 1968–2016 Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic) 32 signed orders read

Judge Bright 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.

In re Popkin & Stern (Lurie v. Blackwell)
105 F.3d 1248 · 1997-01-31
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.”

United States v. Tony Cornelius Best
135 F.3d 1223 · 1998-02-05
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Accordingly, we vacate the order denying the motion to suppress and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Smith v. Bowersox
159 F.3d 345 · 1998-10-20
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we affirm the order of the district court.”

United States v. Pena-Saiz
161 F.3d 1175 · 1998-12-08
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Having determined that the officers violated the Fourth Amendment rights of appellee Pena-Saiz with respect to the pat-down search, we affirm the district court's grant of Pena-Saiz' motion to suppress the evidence unlawfully seized.”

Nelson v. United States
184 F.3d 953 · 1999-07-21
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Finding no other grounds to save his petition, we affirm the dismissal of Nelson's habeas corpus petition on statute of limitations grounds.”

Kiser v. City of Huron
219 F.3d 814 · 2000-07-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Therefore, the district court's summary judgment of dismissal is affirmed.”

Hunt v. Massanari
250 F.3d 622 · 2001-05-16
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is reversed, and the cause remanded to that court with instructions to remand the matter to the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration for further proceedings in light of this opinion.”

United States v. Harry Lee Barber
272 F.3d 1067 · 2001-11-26
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“For the foregoing reasons, we remand to the district court for resentencing consistent with this opinion.”

Simonson v. Trinity Regional Health System
336 F.3d 706 · 2003-07-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we affirm.”

United States v. Woods
346 F.3d 815 · 2003-10-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we dismiss Woods' appeal.”

Brueggemann v. Barnhart
348 F.3d 689 · 2003-11-03
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We reverse and remand to the district court, which in turn should remand to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings and for reconsideration of Brueggemann's claims in a manner consistent with this opinion.”

Snead v. Barnhart
360 F.3d 834 · 2004-03-11
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Because the ALJ failed to develop the record fairly and fully, we reverse the district court and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

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A historical record

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