Ernest Payton v. Union Pacific Railroad Company · Benchlight

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Panel

The judges who heard this appeal.

Judge Frank Hoover Easterbrook Ronald Reagan
Judge Michael Yale Scudder Jr. Donald J. Trump
Judge Doris Lenea Pryor Joseph R. Biden

Case history

Sept. 30

decided Decision issued in Ernest Payton v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Sept. 23

argued Oral argument in Ernest Payton v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Opinions and writings

Opinion By Frank Hoover Easterbrook Sept. 30, 2026

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Case record

Court: Seventh Circuit
Docket number: 26-1946
Status: Decided
Filed: April 30, 2026
Argued: Sept. 23, 2026
Decided: Sept. 30, 2026
Last filing: Sept. 21, 2026
Publication: Published
Nature of suit: 3360 Other Personal Injury
Case type: civil, private

Origin

Court below: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
Docket below: 1:24-cv-00153

Oral argument

Argued: Sept. 23, 2026
Duration: 32 minutes

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