Pamela Ann Rymer

How Judge Rymer rules, drawn from 28 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Rymer no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Position
circuit
Status
Retired 2011
Served
1989–2011
Appointed by
George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Commissioned
1989-05-22
Education
Vassar College (A.B., 1961); Stanford Law School (LL.B., 1964)
Signed orders read
28

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

California Trucking Association v. Interstate Commerce Commission
87-7439, 88-7041 · 1990-04-13
Petition for review (petitioner (California Trucking Association)) Denied

“Accordingly, the petitions to review and set aside are DENIED.”

Trustees for Alaska v. United States Department of Interior
90-70404 · 1990-11-26
Petition for review (petitioner (Trustees for Alaska)) Moot / procedural

“Because this court lacks original jurisdiction to hear this case, the petition of Trustees is ORDERED TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.”

Katherine K. Banta v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary
89-55494 · 1991-02-06
Appeal (appellant (claimant Katherine Banta)) Denied

“The district court’s order of dismissal is AFFIRMED.”

Michelle Lindahl v. Air France, a French Corporation
89-55807 · 1991-04-22
Appeal (appellant (employee Michelle Lindahl)) Granted

“REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

Aydin Corporation v. Union of India
90-55337 · 1991-08-02
Appeal (appellant (Aydin Corporation)) Denied

“Because the district court correctly concluded that this action is not ripe for review, its judgment is AFFIRMED.”

Careau Group v. United Farm Workers
89-55934 · 1991-08-06
Appeal (appellant (Careau Group / Egg City)) Granted

“REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

United States v. Grant Shaw
92-50130 · 1993-08-19
Appeal (appellant (defendant Grant Shaw)) Granted

“Regardless of how the government characterizes Shaw’s sentence, since Shaw appeals and since the court used an incorrect legal standard in calculating the guideline range, we must vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.”

Intex Plastics Sales Co. v. United National Insurance
92-55869 · 1994-05-02
Appeal (appellant (insurers United National et al.)) Granted

“Summary judgment in favor of Intex is reversed, and judgment is directed in favor of United National, New England Reinsurance, and First State Insurance.”

Salstrom v. Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.
· 1996-01-17
Appeal (appellant (sanctioned attorneys Gudger and Webb)) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Fitzen
· 1996-04-05
Appeal (appellant (defendant Fitzen)) Denied

“AFFIRMED.”

Rodriguez-Matamoros v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
· 1996-06-17
Petition for review (petitioner (asylum applicant Rodriguez-Matamoros)) Granted

“PETITION GRANTED.”

United States v. Mendoza
· 1997-03-11
Appeal (appellant (the United States)) Granted

“VACATED AND REMANDED.”

A historical record

Judge Rymer no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.