Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to Jestin Tafolla, a state prisoner seeking federal habeas relief. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no substantial showing of a denial of constitutional rights across all asserted claims.
The Ninth Circuit remanded the Environmental Protection Agency's 2024 rule regarding the flame retardant decaBDE, finding the agency failed to provide substantial evidence for its decision not to regulate exposures in recycling, disposal, wastewater, and sewage sludge.
The Ninth Circuit denied in part and granted in part a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the denial of a continuance to respond to government evidence but remanded the case regarding the abandonment of asylum applications.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a federal prisoner's habeas corpus petition for lack of statutory jurisdiction. The court held that the petitioner must pursue his claims through a motion under Section two thousand two hundred fifty-five rather than a petition under Section two thousand two hundred forty-one.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former employee's federal and state law claims against his former nurse and employers. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support liability under the Rehabilitation Act or Section one thousand nine hundred eighty-one.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court's grant of summary judgment to the Department of the Army in a Title VII employment discrimination case.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Thomas Tarbutton's civil rights action. The court held that the claims were barred by the Supreme Court's decision in Heck v. Humphrey.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a Title VII employment dispute. The appellate panel concluded the plaintiff failed to prove causation for retaliation or establish a hostile work environment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action alleging excessive force. The appellate panel concluded the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding the reasonableness of the force used.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit filed by a state prisoner. The court held that the plaintiff failed to file the action within the applicable two-year statute of limitations.
