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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying pretrial release to a defendant facing federal charges including conspiracy and child pornography possession. The appellate court found the district court provided adequate reasons for detention and that the evidence supported a finding that the defendant posed a danger to the community.
The Third Circuit affirmed the convictions of Jabar Evans for drug and firearm offenses, ruling that the search of a hotel room ceiling was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment and that any error in admitting lay opinion testimony was harmless.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to correct a clerical error in a criminal judgment. The court held that the requested change would constitute a substantive modification rather than a clerical correction under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure thirty-six.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a pro se prisoner's civil rights complaint without prejudice. The court held that the dismissal was a proper exercise of the district court's inherent authority to enforce its rules regarding litigation history disclosure.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that barred an insurer from relitigating a claim after two voluntary dismissals. The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one requires a second dismissal to operate as an adjudication on the merits, regardless of whether the first dismissal was consensual.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Durrell Kevon Haynes due to an insufficiently developed record. The court granted the appointed attorney's motion to withdraw after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after the appointed public defender filed a brief asserting the case presented no nonfrivolous issues. The court granted the motion to withdraw and excused counsel from further responsibilities.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant. The court found the appeal duplicative because it sought to challenge an order already affirmed in a prior decision.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction where the defendant challenged the factual basis of his guilty plea. The court found no clear or obvious error in the district court's proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of state sovereign immunity for a deputy sheriff in a malicious prosecution claim, finding that deputy sheriffs in Alabama are entitled to the same immunity as sheriffs when acting within the scope of their employment.
