Ralph Robert Erickson

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit circuit Appointed by Donald Trump (Republican) 31 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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Michael Postawko v. Missouri Dept of Corrections
17-3029 · 2018-12-06
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We granted the Defendants' Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) petition for interlocutory appeal of the grant of class certification, and now affirm.”

United States v. Jody Goldsberry
16-4315 / 16-4327 · 2018-04-26
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we affirm.”

Brand v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh
18-1372 · 2019-08-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“plaintiffs in this declaratory judgment action seeking to allocate defense costs among insured and uninsured parties, appeal the district court's adverse grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... We affirm.”

United States v. John Edmonds
18-2726 · 2019-04-15
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Edmonds appeals, arguing the district court erred when it departed and varied upward from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines range. We affirm.”

James Scott v. City of Sherwood, Arkansas
23-1148 · 2024-03-05
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The defendants filed a joint motion to dismiss, asserting the doctrine of res judicata barred Scott's claims. The district court granted the defendants' motion. Scott appeals, and we affirm.”

Christopher Sandknop v. Brian O'Connell
18-2807 · 2019-08-05
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Sandknop now appeals with the assistance of pro bono counsel. We affirm.”

Allstate Indemnity Company v. Joseph Dixon
18-1948 · 2019-08-01
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The Dixons now appeal. ... We affirm.”

Melvin Twyford, Jr. v. Commissioner, Social Security
18-2084 · 2019-07-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.”

Leah Findlator v. Allina Health Clinics
19-1142 · 2020-05-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1291 and affirm.”

Robert Gipson v. Dassault Falcon Jet Corp
19-2475 · 2020-12-22
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1291, we affirm.”

Lana Starkey v. Amber Enterprises, Inc.
19-3688 / 19-3757 · 2021-02-04
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“We affirm the grant of summary judgment, but vacate the part of the order related to the NFEPA claim, with directions that the NFEPA claim be remanded to the state court in its entirety.”

Michael Tisius v. David Vandergriff
22-3175 · 2022-12-19
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We conclude that 18 U.S.C. Section 3599 does not permit the district court to compel state officials to act in furtherance of state clemency proceedings.”

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