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 partial dismissal order was not a final decision. The court held that claims against remaining defendants were still pending, preventing immediate appellate review.
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 two thousand twenty-five final order because the notice of appeal was filed untimely. The court allowed the appeal to proceed only concerning the December thirty-one two thousand twenty-five post-judgment order.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Miami-Dade County in a police officer's employment discrimination and retaliation case. The court held that the officer failed to prove pretext or construct a convincing mosaic of circumstantial evidence sufficient to survive summary judgment.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's rejection of a death row prisoner's Eighth Amendment challenge to Georgia's lethal injection protocol. The court held that the prisoner failed to prove a substantial likelihood of severe pain due to compromised veins and that the district court committed no reversible error in its evidentiary rulings.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Steven Deming's claim for disability insurance benefits, ruling that the Administrative Law Judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence. The court held that a 100% VA disability rating does not bind the Social Security Administration, which applies a distinct legal standard for determining disability.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to vacate his conviction, ruling that his statute of limitations argument lacked legal merit. Although the district court failed to address a specific timeliness claim, the appellate court determined a remand was unnecessary because the claim would fail regardless.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of sanctions against a plaintiff who dismissed its own case after discovering a lack of diversity jurisdiction. The appellate court held that the plaintiff and its counsel acted negligently rather than in bad faith, which is insufficient to trigger sanctions under federal law.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 24-month upward variance sentence imposed for federal probation violations involving child pornography. The court held that although the district court failed to explicitly state the reasons for the variance in open court, the record was sufficiently clear to prevent reversible error.