Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a motion to vacate an arbitration award. The court held that the plaintiff failed to serve the notice of motion as required by the Federal Arbitration Act within the statutory three-month deadline.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant convicted of a child pornography offense based on a valid plea agreement waiver. The court found no non-frivolous issues outside the scope of the waiver after an independent review of the record.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a seventy-two-month sentence imposed on Jimarus Westley Puckett for a firearm offense. The court rejected an Anders brief arguing the sentence was substantively unreasonable after finding the district court properly weighed statutory factors.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence of William Henry Riese, who was convicted of attempted child sex offenses. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw after finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that classified a delivery driver as an independent contractor. The appellate court held that the driver was an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act based on the economic realities of the working relationship.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a sentencing enhancement for assaulting a law enforcement officer. The court held that ramming a police vehicle and manipulating a firearm created a substantial risk of serious bodily injury.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Yevgeniy Dudko for receipt and distribution of child pornography. The court found sufficient evidence existed to support the conviction despite the defendant's claim that the images depicted mere nudity.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose consecutive sentences totaling forty-eight months. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's weighing of sentencing factors or its choice to run the terms consecutively.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a disability accommodation case. The appellate court found genuine issues of material fact regarding whether the employer failed to engage in the interactive process and whether remote work was a reasonable accommodation.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a sixty-month prison sentence for a felon in possession of a firearm, rejecting the defendant's claim that the sentence was substantively unreasonable. The court held that the district court properly weighed the statutory factors and did not abuse its discretion in granting an upward variance based on the defendant's history of violent conduct.