William Jay Riley

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit circuit Retired 2023 · served 2001–2023 Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 29 signed orders read

Judge Riley 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.

United States v. Thomas Ashburn
865 F.3d 997 · 2017-07-31
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We affirm Ashburn’s sentence.”

United States v. Frank White
863 F.3d 1016 · 2017-07-21
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We affirm.”

United States v. Madison
585 F.3d 412 · 2009-11-06
Appeal (appellant (government)) Granted

“We therefore reverse and remand for resentencing consistent with this opinion.”

United States v. Greenlaw
538 F.3d 830 · 2008-08-13
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court is affirmed on all issues.”

United States v. Joseph Evenson
864 F.3d 981 · 2017-07-28
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Both of their sentences are affirmed.”

Edwards v. Hiland Roberts Dairy, Co.
860 F.3d 1121 · 2017-06-27
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We affirm the district court’s grants of summary judgment.”

United States v. Lopez
526 F.3d 1128 · 2008-05-20
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the reasons stated, and finding no manifest injustice, we affirm.”

United States v. Woods
531 F.3d 701 · 2008-07-11
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We remand Woods’s sentence “to the district court for consideration of whether [Woods’s] sentence should be modified in light of [the] retroactive amendments to the guidelines affecting crack.””

Petersen v. Reisch
585 F.3d 1091 · 2009-11-04
Appeal (appellant (defendant officials)) Moot / procedural

“Lacking jurisdiction, we remand the case to the district court.”

Chicago Avenue Partners, Ltd. v. Broan-Nutone, LLC
521 F.3d 921 · 2008-04-07
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We incorporate by reference our opinion in No. 07-1824 and, for the reasons outlined there, affirm the judgment of the district court.”

United States v. Spears
533 F.3d 715 · 2008-06-23
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“We again affirm Spears’s conviction, and reverse Spears’s sentence and remand for resentencing consistent with this opinion.”

Reynolds v. RehabCare Group East, Inc.
591 F.3d 1030 · 2010-01-14
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We affirm the judgment of the district court.”

Caseload & timing

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A historical record

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