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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited the right to challenge the jurisdictional ruling by failing to address it in his informal brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Timothy Barton for lack of jurisdiction. The court also directed Barton to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for filing a frivolous appeal.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court order that denied anti-SLAPP motions as moot. The appellate court held that the trial court retained jurisdiction to rule on the merits of the motions as a necessary predicate to awarding attorney fees.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal due to the appellant's failure to file a required brief. The court ordered the dismissal for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The dismissal was ordered because the petitioner failed to pay the required docketing fee and file the necessary statement concerning discrimination.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment upholding IRS tax penalties against an attorney. The court held that the district court lacked authority to amend the judgment after the appeal was filed, rendering the amended judgment a nullity.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal in this civil dispute over forfeiture penalties. The dismissal was granted by order of the parties under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure forty-two, subsection B.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a foreclosure removal order because the court lacked jurisdiction to review it. The court carried with the case the separate issue of whether it has jurisdiction to review a subsequent order denying a motion for reconsideration.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed a dismissal by the Court of Federal Claims. The court held that the Tucker Act did not grant jurisdiction because the plaintiff had a pending suit in another federal court based on substantially the same facts.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a rapper's termination interest in his copyrights became property of his bankruptcy estate upon filing. Consequently, the rapper could not validly exercise that interest to terminate a copyright grant while the estate still held it.
