Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The Eleventh Circuit granted counsel's motion to withdraw from representing the defendant in a direct criminal appeal. The court affirmed the conviction and sentence after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a wrongful death and personal injury complaint for lack of standing. The appellate court rejected the appellant's due process claims, noting she relied on fabricated legal authorities.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of Malik McKenzie, rejecting arguments regarding the traffic stop, admission of prior drug sales evidence, sufficiency of evidence, and sentencing enhancements.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of Malik Javier McKenzie, rejecting arguments regarding the traffic stop, admission of prior drug sales evidence, sufficiency of evidence, and sentencing enhancements.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that barred an insurer from relitigating a claim after two voluntary dismissals. The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one requires a second dismissal to operate as an adjudication on the merits, regardless of whether the first dismissal was consensual.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a pro se prisoner's civil rights complaint without prejudice. The court held that the dismissal was a proper exercise of the district court's inherent authority to enforce its rules regarding litigation history disclosure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Robert Walker because the challenged rulings were not final judgments. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction since the underlying litigation remained pending in the district court.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant who pled guilty to drug trafficking on a stateless vessel. The court enforced a valid appeal waiver in the plea agreement that barred challenges to the sentencing calculation.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his sentence. The court held that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to argue that a parole condition waiving warrantless searches did not extend to suspicionless searches.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of state sovereign immunity for a deputy sheriff in a malicious prosecution claim, finding that deputy sheriffs in Alabama are entitled to the same immunity as sheriffs when acting within the scope of their employment.