Merrick B. Garland

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit circuit Retired 2021 · served 1997–2021 Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic) 28 signed orders read

Judge Garland 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.

Halle Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
00-1325 · 2001-04-27
Petition for review (petitioner (employer Halle Enterprises, Inc.)) Denied

“we therefore deny the company's petition for review and grant the Board's cross-application for enforcement of its order.”

United States v. Antonio L. Venable
00-3140 · 2001-11-16
Appeal (appellant (defendant Antonio L. Venable)) Denied

“we affirm.”

United States v. Juan Brooke
01-3020 · 2002-10-25
Appeal (appellant (defendant Juan Brooke)) Denied

“Affirmed.”

The Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Norton
01-5346 · 2003-03-18
Appeal (appellant (proposed intervenor Natural Resources Department of the Ministry of Nature and Environment of Mongolia)) Granted

“Because the NRD satisfies the requirements for intervention as of right under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a)(2), we reverse and direct that the NRD be allowed to intervene.”

Layne C. Lathram v. Snow
02-5075 · 2003-08-01
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Layne C. Lathram)) Granted in part

“Accordingly, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Richard C. Rooney v. Secretary of the Army
04-5004 · 2005-05-03
Appeal (appellant (Major Richard C. Rooney)) Moot / procedural

“For the foregoing reasons, the decision and judgment of the district court are vacated for lack of jurisdiction.”

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
04-1049 · 2005-04-15
Petition for review (petitioner (Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation)) Granted

“Because the Natural Gas Act unambiguously denies FERC jurisdiction to issue the orders challenged in the petition for review, we grant the petition and vacate the orders.”

United States v. Antwain L. Dykes
03-3122 · 2005-05-06
Appeal (appellant (defendant Antwain L. Dykes)) Denied

“We reject both arguments and affirm the convictions.”

United States v. George Thomas Coumaris
03-3024 · 2005-03-08
Appeal (appellant (defendant George Thomas Coumaris)) Granted in part

“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm George Coumaris’ conviction. We also grant the government’s motion to vacate his sentence and to remand the case for resentencing in conformity with United States v. Booker.”

PPL Wallingford Energy LLC v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
03-1292 · 2005-08-09
Petition for review (petitioner (PPL Wallingford Energy LLC and PPL EnergyPlus, LLC)) Granted

“we grant PPL’s petition to review the orders rejecting its own proposed agreement, vacate those orders as arbitrary and capricious, and remand the case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Secretary of Labor, Mine Safety & Health Administration v. Spartan Mining Company
04-1126 · 2005-07-22
Petition for review (petitioner (Secretary of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration)) Granted

“Because the Secretary’s interpretation is neither, we grant her petition to vacate a Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission decision that adopted a conflicting construction.”

United States v. Darrell Hewlett
04-3008 · 2005-01-18
Appeal (appellant (defendant Darrell Hewlett)) Denied

“we reject his contention and affirm his conviction.”

A historical record

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