Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit remands this civil rights case to the district court following an en banc decision. The court's ruling reverses a prior grant of summary judgment based on qualified immunity grounds.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Freightliner but reversed for Forest River in a Florida Lemon Law dispute, holding that the district court erred by imposing an incorrect presumption standard.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court dismissal, holding that Florida courts may exercise personal jurisdiction over a Mexican heiress and her corporation for sending cease-and-desist letters into the state. The court found that the letters were sent in the individual capacity of the defendant and that the intentional torts satisfied due process requirements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court order allowing the involuntary administration of antipsychotic medication to a defendant found incompetent to stand trial. The court held that the government met its burden under the Sell standard by showing that medication was medically appropriate and necessary to restore the defendant's competency.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a sentence of eighty-seven months for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The court also remanded the case to correct a clerical error in the judgment that incorrectly cited the Armed Career Criminal Act.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Baldwin County Board of Education, holding that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence of race-based employment discrimination or retaliation.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Wilfredo Moreno Ferrer's appeal as moot because he completed his term of imprisonment. The court held that without a live sentence to reduce, there is no continuing injury to support Article III jurisdiction.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 180-month sentence for attempted coercion of a minor, ruling that the district court did not commit plain error by failing to expressly recite the Sentencing Guideline range. The court held that judges retain discretion to weigh statutory factors and are not required to explicitly discuss each factor or the specific guideline calculation on the record.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated Jason Edward Lopez's sentence because the district court miscalculated his advisory guideline range by applying only a one-level acceptance-of-responsibility reduction when he was entitled to two. The court held that this miscalculation was reversible error rather than harmless because the district court failed to clearly state it would have imposed the same sentence regardless of the error.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed this appeal sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction. The court found that the district court's order was not final because it did not dispose of all claims in the case.