Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil tax collection suit. The court rejected the appellant's baseless challenges to the authority of the Internal Revenue Service and the validity of the federal income tax system.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing Kenney Lee Watson on appeal. The court affirmed Watson's conviction and sentence after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review challenging a removal order based on a defective notice to appear. The court held that misidentifying a noncitizen's country of origin in the notice does not deprive the immigration court of jurisdiction.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination case brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court found the plaintiff failed to provide evidence that his termination was motivated by his disability rather than his unexplained absences.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a defendant's sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act following a remand from the Supreme Court. The court held that the defendant failed to meet his burden of proving that a jury would have found fewer than three qualifying prior convictions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by pro se plaintiffs challenging a district court's orders on sanctions and attorney fees. The court held that the appealed orders were not final because they did not determine the specific amounts owed.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment denying a motion to dismiss an indictment for possessing a machinegun conversion device. The court held that machineguns are not protected by the Second Amendment as weapons in common use for lawful purposes.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of a defendant convicted of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court rejected the defendant's Second Amendment challenge and found no abuse of discretion in the sentencing decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Title VII hostile work environment claim. The court held that the plaintiff failed to timely exhaust administrative remedies for earlier incidents and that the remaining timely acts were insufficient to state a claim.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a permanent filing injunction and dismissal against a serial litigant who failed to post a required contempt bond. However, the court reversed the denial of a motion to modify the injunction and remanded for consideration of the litigant's indigence arguments.