Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Yoandy Alonso Figueredo's criminal appeal as untimely, enforcing the strict fourteen-day deadline for filing a notice of appeal. The court held that the prison mailbox rule does not extend the deadline beyond the statutory limit when the government objects to the delay.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Larry Clark, Sr.'s federal civil rights claims arising from a long-running rent dispute and eviction proceedings. The court held that the private defendants were not state actors and that the judges were protected by absolute judicial immunity, leaving Clark without a viable federal cause of action.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 288-month sentence for a defendant with a two-decade history of drug offenses, ruling that the district court acted within its discretion even if the career offender enhancement was applied in error. The court held that the sentence was substantively reasonable given the defendant's extensive criminal record and the serious nature of the conspiracy charges.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Roger Lee Caldwell Jr.'s convictions for child pornography offenses, ruling that any error in admitting hearsay testimony from a detective was harmless. The court held that overwhelming independent evidence, including victim testimony and physical DNA, rendered the disputed statements non-prejudicial to the verdict.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing Daniel Vega Cabrera after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit in the appeal. Consequently, the court affirmed Cabrera's convictions and sentences without holding oral argument.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review challenging an FDA permanent debarment order, holding that the agency was required by statute to debar the petitioner. The court ruled that a felony conviction for making a false statement during a post-trial investigation falls squarely within the mandatory debarment language of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
The Eleventh Circuit denied Spirit Airlines' petition for review, holding that federal law requires carriers to remit all collected security fees to the TSA. The court ruled that retaining value from expired travel credits does not constitute a refund to the passenger under the statute.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed this appeal sua sponte because the prisoner's notice of appeal was filed after the statutory deadline. The court found it lacked jurisdiction to review the district court's denial of the habeas motion.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction sought by a tenured law professor seeking reinstatement after termination. The court held that the professor failed to demonstrate irreparable harm or that reinstatement would serve the public interest.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Kenneth Jamal Sherman's appeal sua sponte because his notice of appeal was filed well past the statutory deadline. The court determined that even under the most favorable construction for the pro se prisoner, the filing date exceeded the six-month window required by federal law.