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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the timeliness of a state prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right required to obtain a certificate of appealability.
The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's dismissal for lack of standing, finding that plaintiffs alleged a concrete economic injury from paying for unusable water. However, the court affirmed the dismissal for failure to state a claim, ruling that plaintiffs failed to allege constitutionally inadequate process for their billing disputes.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's amended judgment confirming four arbitration awards in a medical insurance dispute. The court held that the district court did not violate the mandate from a prior appeal by entering judgment before a subsequent arbitration resolved inconsistencies among the awards.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal after the defendant completed his prison term while the case was pending. The court held that the defendant's release rendered the case moot because the court could no longer grant any effectual relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se complaint filed under Bivens. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's application of the screening statute.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's habeas corpus petition challenging a prison disciplinary proceeding. The court held that the prisoner failed to demonstrate any collateral consequences or abridged fundamental constitutional rights resulting from the timing of a disciplinary report.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a foreclosure dispute brought by pro se appellants. The panel held that the plaintiffs failed to allege sufficient facts to support claims for wrongful foreclosure, negligence, breach of contract, and related causes of action.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's decision upholding a tax deficiency determination for the year two thousand. The panel rejected arguments regarding res judicata, restitution offsets, and the statute of limitations.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant challenging his sentence for unlawful reentry. The court held that an enforceable appeal waiver covered the defendant's arguments and found no other non-frivolous issues.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and impose a fourteen-month prison sentence. The court found no plain error in the sentencing factors considered and determined the sentence was not an abuse of discretion.
