Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed a prisoner's Section 1983 appeal as frivolous after he failed to meaningfully challenge the district court's reasons for dismissal. The court said Section 1983 was not a proper vehicle for attacking his state convictions and sentence.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability in a state-prisoner habeas case dismissed as untimely. The court held that the petition was filed years after the federal one-year deadline and that neither statutory nor equitable tolling made the timeliness ruling reasonably debatable.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed the New Mexico Trappers Association's claims for lack of standing. The court found the alleged injuries were not redressable or ripe for review.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed an interlocutory appeal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The appeal involved a denial of a motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner challenging his child abuse conviction. The court held that the new medical evidence presented did not meet the demanding standard required to prove actual innocence.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the U.S. Forest Service's lethal removal of feral cattle from the Gila National Forest. The court ruled the case moot because the agency withdrew the challenged decision memo and ceased using lethal methods.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a defendant's supervised release revocation and sentence. The court rejected the defendant's claims that the sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a federal prisoner challenging his sentence. The court found that the prisoner failed to show that reasonable jurists could debate the district court's ruling on his constitutional claims.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment upholding IRS tax penalties against an attorney. The court held that the district court lacked authority to amend the judgment after the appeal was filed, rendering the amended judgment a nullity.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to an Oklahoma prisoner challenging the timeliness of his habeas petition. The court held that the petitioner failed to meet the demanding standard for the actual innocence exception to the one-year filing deadline.