Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's constitutional challenge to his driver's license suspension and wage garnishment. The court held that the doctrine of claim preclusion barred the suit because the same factual predicate had been previously litigated and dismissed.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court order substantively consolidating a debtor and four non-debtor entities. The court held that the entities functioned as alter egos and that any procedural error in the consolidation motion was harmless.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court injunction that had halted a Florida statute requiring bond money to pay criminal fines. The court held that the nonprofit bail fund lacked third-party standing to assert the Eighth Amendment excessive bail rights of its future clients.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court injunction that had halted a Florida statute requiring bond money to pay criminal fines. The appellate court held that the nonprofit bail fund lacked third-party standing to assert the Eighth Amendment excessive bail rights of its future clients.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a conviction for escape from federal custody where state officials erroneously released the defendant. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to prove the defendant knew he was leaving confinement without permission.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a retaliation case brought under Title VII and the Florida Civil Rights Act. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present a convincing mosaic of retaliatory animus to overcome the employer's legitimate reasons for termination.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion for the return of property filed under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure forty-one. The court held that the motion must be brought in the district where the property was seized, not where the seizure was ordered or where the defendant was tried.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by an attorney seeking damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act for injuries suffered while representing a client. The court held that the attorney failed to allege a concrete injury in fact sufficient to establish Article III standing because his alleged harms were entirely derivative of those suffered by his client.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed the appeal regarding the district court's October judgment because the notice of appeal was filed after the statutory deadline. The court will carry with the case the separate jurisdictional question concerning the timeliness of the appeal from a subsequent letter order.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to a denial of a National Interest Waiver petition for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The court modified the district court's order to change the dismissal from with prejudice to without prejudice.