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 denied a pro se petition for permission to appeal bankruptcy court orders. The court ruled it lacked jurisdiction because no entity certified the orders under the governing statute.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Demetris Mackie's conviction for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, rejecting his challenges to the admission of evidence regarding a prior shooting. The court also upheld Mackie's 360-month sentence, finding it reasonable given his extensive criminal history and gang affiliation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal sua sponte due to a lack of jurisdiction. The court held that remand orders based on a lack of subject matter jurisdiction are not reviewable on appeal under federal statute.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's refusal to compel arbitration, holding that VyStar Credit Union failed to prove the formation of a valid arbitration agreement under Florida state law. The court ruled that unilateral amendments to membership agreements via notice attached to account statements were insufficient to establish mutual assent to the new arbitration provision.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a plaintiff is entitled to equitable tolling of the 90-day statutory filing period for a Title VII claim when an extraordinary circumstance, such as a hurricane, delays delivery of a complaint despite the plaintiff's reasonable diligence. The court vacated the district court's dismissal and remanded the case for further proceedings.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a Board of Immigration Appeals order that deemed an appeal withdrawn without addressing a motion to cancel that withdrawal. The court held that the Board failed to provide reasoned consideration to the petitioner's request, violating administrative law requirements.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 168-month sentence for firearm possession by a convicted felon, rejecting claims that the sentence was procedurally or substantively unreasonable. The court held that the district court did not clearly err in finding the defendant contributed to his girlfriend's death during a high-speed chase and that the upward variance was justified under the abuse-of-discretion standard.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Renell Jones's habeas petition, ruling that Florida state courts reasonably applied federal law regarding his Miranda waiver and invocation of counsel. The court held that a detective's mischaracterization of a rights form as a literacy test did not invalidate the waiver, and that Jones's statements regarding an attorney were too equivocal to require police to stop questioning.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Juan Sebastian Perez's appeal of his 360-month sentence because he signed a knowing and voluntary plea agreement containing an enforceable waiver of his right to appeal. The court found the waiver barred Perez's challenge to the sentence's reasonableness and the district court's consideration of sentencing factors.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing the appellant in a direct criminal appeal. The court affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion for sentence reduction under the compassionate release statute.