Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing a written opinion.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's decision to sustain the removal of a DEA Special Agent for taking nude photographs of a minor on a government-issued phone. The court held that the agency was not required to prove criminal intent to sustain a charge of conduct unbecoming a federal law enforcement officer.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal due to the appellant's failure to pay the required docketing fee. The court ruled that this failure to prosecute constituted a procedural default under Federal Circuit Rule fifty-two.
The Federal Circuit vacated the Veterans Court's decision and remanded the case because the lower court may have applied an incorrect legal standard regarding harmless error in a Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability claim. The appellate court held that the Veterans Court erred by assuming that a Board's identification of illustrative jobs is automatically harmless if the Board is not required to survey the actual job market.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se prisoner's complaint for failure to prosecute after he failed to pay the required filing fee. The court held that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in denying in forma pauperis status under the three-strikes rule.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review filed by the Milvet Law Firm and its attorneys against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The dismissal was granted by agreement of the parties under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a correction order to a prior decision in this appeal. The court clarified a reference to the Board of Veterans' Appeals as the Regional Office.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a patent for suppressing mobile notifications while driving is ineligible under Section one zero one of the Patent Act. The court held that the claimed invention merely recites an abstract idea of screening notifications applied to a conventional mobile device without a technological improvement.