Kenneth W. Starr

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit circuit Retired 1989 · served 1983–1989 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 26 signed orders read

Judge Starr 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.

Thomas E. Blevins, Lieutenant Colonel, Retired v. The Honorable Verne Orr, Secretary of the Air Force
· 1983-12-02
Appeal (appellant (Lt. Col. Thomas E. Blevins)) Denied

“We affirm.”

West Virginia Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary, Health & Human Services
· 1984-05-18
Appeal (appellants (West Virginia Association of Community Health Centers, Inc.)) Moot / procedural

“Accordingly, we dismiss as moot appellants’ claims regarding FY83 funds, and we vacate the District Court’s order denying preliminary injunctive relief.”

Paul R. Rosen, Esq. v. National Labor Relations Board
· 1984-06-06
Appeal (appellant (Paul R. Rosen and the Spector, Cohen firm)) Denied

“For the reasons that follow, we affirm.”

Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of Justice
· 1984-10-05
Appeal (appellant/cross-appellee Harold Weisberg (with cross-appellant Department of Justice)) Granted in part

“We vacate the District Court’s order awarding attorneys’ fees and remand for reconsideration of whether appellant substantially prevailed in this litigation.”

Friends for All Children, Inc. v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
· 1984-10-12
Appeal (appellant (defendant Lockheed Aircraft Corp.)) Denied

“Having concluded that the traditional factors favor the granting of equitable relief, we affirm the judgment of the District Court.”

Rogers Radio Communications Services, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
· 1985-01-04
Petition for review (petitioner (Rogers Radio Communications Services, Inc.)) Granted in part

“For the foregoing reasons the petition is denied in part, granted in part and the case remanded for further proceedings.”

Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
· 1985-04-16
Petition for review (petitioner (Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.)) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the petitions for review, as to the issues addressed herein, are denied.”

Lawrence E. Gray, Augustus A. Simpson, Jr. v. Office of Personnel Management, an Agency of the U.S. Government
· 1985-08-27
Appeal (appellants (Lawrence E. Gray et al.)) Denied

“we agree with the District Court that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over most of these claims.”

Cellular Mobile Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, MCI Cellular Telephone Company, Intervenor
· 1985-12-20
Petition for review (petitioner (Cellular Mobile Systems of Pennsylvania, Inc.)) Denied

“Affirmed.”

GTE Service Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
· 1986-01-28
Petition for review (petitioner (GTE Service Corp.)) Denied

“The Commission’s decision is therefore Affirmed.”

Celcom Communications Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
· 1986-04-29
Petition for review (petitioner (Celcom Communications Corp.)) Granted in part

“Consequently, we remand the case to the Commission so it can address this issue in a more thorough fashion.”

Ciba-Geigy Corporation v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
· 1986-09-09
Appeal (appellant (Ciba-Geigy Corporation)) Granted

“We therefore vacate the judgment and remand the case to the District Court for resolution of the FIFRA issue.”

A historical record

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