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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found the petitioner failed to exhaust his administrative remedies and did not demonstrate prejudice from any alleged procedural errors.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a Title VII employment discrimination case. The court found no evidence that a sheriff's merit commission removed a job applicant from the certification process due to racial discrimination.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision that a patent for measuring roof dimensions using aerial imagery was obvious. The court held that prior art references taught the claimed user-acceptance limitations, even under the appellant's proposed interpretation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the lower agency rulings denying asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's decision to revoke supervised release and reimprison a defendant for twelve months. The court rejected the defendant's claims that the sentence was procedurally infirm and substantively unreasonable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus and a motion for a stay pending appeal. The court treated the filing as a direct appeal and ordered the petitioner to file an opening brief within sixty days.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit transferred an appeal regarding a bankruptcy decision because it lacked jurisdiction. The court ordered the case moved to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied a petition for rehearing en banc in a case involving the detention of a lawful permanent resident and the scope of federal court jurisdiction under immigration statutes.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the issuance of a summons. The court found the petitioner failed to meet the demanding standard required for such extraordinary relief.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court order that had permitted an untimely removal of a class action to federal court. The appellate court held that the thirty-day statutory deadline for removal cannot be equitably tolled, even when the prior remand was based on a judicial error.
