Raymond William Gruender

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit circuit Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 28 signed orders read

Signed rulings

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In re Union Pacific Railroad Employment Practices Litigation (Standridge v. Union Pacific)
06-1706 · 2007-03-15
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Following Krauel, we hold that contraception is not "related to" pregnancy for PDA purposes because, like infertility treatments, contraception is a treatment that is only indicated prior to pregnancy.”

Sterling v. Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
20-3370 · 2022-08-01
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“the district court rejected it in the next, holding that "qualified immunity is not available to defendants on an FMLA claim." That is incorrect.”

Humes v. Jones
23-2202 · 2024-07-31
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“the right that Humes asserts was clearly established, and the district court properly denied Lieutenant Jones and Deputy Gray's motion for summary judgment asserting qualified immunity.”

Allan v. Minnesota Department of Human Services
24-1329 · 2025-01-31
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Here, Plaintiffs' central claims about the pandemic-era policies are moot because those policies are no longer in effect.”

Jeffery Pratt v. Tony Helms
No. 22-3002 · 2023-07-12
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“For the foregoing reasons, we vacate the district court's grant of summary judgment as to Pratt's federal claims, remand with instructions to dismiss Pratt's federal claims for lack of standing, and affirm the grant of summary judgment as to the state law claims.”

BCC Partners, LLC v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America
No. 24-1909 · 2025-06-09
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The judgment of the district court is affirmed.”

Christopher Thompson v. University of Arkansas Board of Trustees
No. 21-3376 · 2022-11-10
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment to Ottman on Thompson's Section 1981 retaliation claim.”

Entergy Arkansas, LLC v. Arkansas Electric Energy Consumers, Inc.
No. 23-1228 · 2023-08-09
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the denial of AEEC's motion to intervene.”

Cardinal Building Materials, Inc. v. Amerisure Insurance Company
No. 23-1508 · 2024-03-29
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Sean Stearns v. Cathy Dean
No. 23-3448 · 2024-12-04
Appeal (appellant) Denied

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

Kelly Martin v. Jordan Turner
No. 22-1449 · 2023-07-21
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we reverse the district court's denial of Deputy Turner's motion for summary judgment and remand for entry of judgment in his favor.”

BPP v. CaremarkPCS Health, L.L.C.
No. 21-3791 · 2022-11-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm.”

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