Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
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.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's civil action challenging his criminal conviction. The panel held that the plaintiff failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a summary judgment against Orange County and a verdict for a nurse in a civil rights case involving a detainee who suffered strokes. The court found that the county was on notice of its training deficiencies and that the trial time limits prejudiced the plaintiff's ability to present his case.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a towing company's due process claim. The court held that the company failed to allege a constitutionally protected property interest in remaining on a county towing rotation list.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to two police officers who handcuffed a nine-year-old student during a violent behavioral episode at an elementary school. The court held that the officers used only de minimis force in response to the child's active resistance and threats to safety.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding that a private equity firm did not specifically direct a plant closing under the WARN Act. The court held that plaintiffs failed to provide direct evidence proving the firm ordered the mass layoffs of three hundred employees.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's access-to-courts claim but reversed the dismissal of his First Amendment legal mail claim. The court held that the prisoner adequately alleged a violation of his right to confidential communication with counsel.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's access-to-courts claim but reversed the dismissal of his First Amendment legal mail claim. The court held that while the plaintiff failed to show actual injury to a legal claim, his allegations of altered mail and interference with counsel were sufficient to state a free speech violation.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's access-to-courts claim but reversed the dismissal of his First Amendment legal mail claim. The court held that the plaintiff's allegations of altered and opened legal mail were sufficient to state a constitutional violation without proving actual injury beyond the free speech violation itself.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's access-to-courts claim but reversed the dismissal of his First Amendment legal mail claim. The court held that the plaintiff adequately alleged a free speech violation without needing to prove actual injury beyond the violation itself.
