Correspondent
Federal courthouse correspondent, covers civil rights, employment discrimination, housing rights, and Second Amendment disputes.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint filed by Izik Aliya against numerous state and local officials. The court held that the complaint was an impermissible shotgun pleading and that amendment would be futile due to various immunity and abstention doctrines.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order granting summary judgment in a civil rights action. The appellate court held that the appellant waived review of several claims by failing to present properly developed arguments.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit challenging school assignment maps and enrollment procedures. The court held that a prior settlement agreement barred the plaintiff's claims and that the challenged statutes did not create a protected federal property interest.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal habeas corpus petition filed by a Florida prisoner. The court held that appellate counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a corpus delicti claim that was procedurally barred.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a pro se plaintiff's motions for reconsideration regarding a summary judgment in an insurance dispute. The appellate court held that the motions were untimely and failed to present newly discovered evidence or manifest errors of law.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction that barred a chemical plant from exceeding its Clean Water Act permit limits. The court held that while the plaintiff had standing, the district court erred in finding irreparable harm based on legal and factual mistakes.
The Fifth Circuit held that a district court order denying a motion to dismiss without expressly addressing a qualified immunity defense is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine. The court vacated the lower court's order and remanded the case for the district court to rule on the qualified immunity defense at the earliest possible stage.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a prison disciplinary conviction for lack of Article III standing. The court found that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate any continuing, present adverse effects from the expired sanction.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights case involving allegations of deliberate fabrication of evidence. The appellate court found a genuine dispute of material fact regarding a detective's police report but affirmed the dismissal of other claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by a pro se appellant. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the case.
