Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal sua sponte because the district court's order denying a motion to stay pending recusal was not a final judgment. The court held that the order was not immediately appealable under the injunction statute or the collateral order doctrine.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed the appeal regarding the April 2, 2025 judgment because the notice of appeal was filed well past the statutory deadline. However, the court retained jurisdiction over the appeal concerning the December 31, 2025 post-judgment order, which was filed within the allowable time limit.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Desean Williams's conviction because his claim of a conflict of interest regarding his plea agreement's appellate waiver was raised for the first time on direct appeal. The court held that resolving the factual predicate of this claim would require acting as a fact-finder, a role it cannot perform without a record developed in the district court.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal sua sponte because the district court's orders were not final judgments. The court held that the orders granting an extension of time and denying a motion to disqualify counsel were not immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an inmate's second amended complaint for maliciousness and abuse of the judicial process under the PLRA. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion after the plaintiff failed to disclose his litigation history despite explicit warnings.
The Eleventh Circuit granted the government's motion to dismiss an appeal filed by a defendant who had signed an enforceable waiver in his plea agreement. The court held that the waiver barred the defendant from challenging his sentence, even if he claimed the sentencing court made problematic comments.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Steven James Kelly's criminal appeal because his notice of appeal was filed well past the 14-day deadline mandated by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Even applying the prison mailbox rule to calculate the filing date, the appeal remained untimely and ineligible for an extension of time.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal sua sponte because the district court's orders were interlocutory and not final judgments. The court held that the challenged rulings were not immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine as they could be reviewed after a final judgment.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from a direct criminal appeal after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit. Consequently, the court affirmed the defendant's convictions and sentence.