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The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights case involving an excessive force claim. The panel rejected the appellant's argument that the judgment should be vacated due to alleged fraud on the court regarding bodycam footage.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a Merit Systems Protection Board decision regarding damages for a federal employee's unlawful removal. The court remanded the case to resolve conflicting factual findings about reinstatement and back pay eligibility in a consolidated proceeding.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Veterans Court order denying a motion to recall a prior mandate. The court held that the earlier decision did not conclusively determine the finality of a rating decision but instead remanded the issue for further consideration.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that Mylan Pharmaceuticals did not infringe Actelion Pharmaceuticals' patents for a stable epoprostenol drug formulation. The court held that the patent claim term requiring a pH of thirteen or higher refers to measurements taken at standard temperature, and that Actelion was barred from asserting infringement by equivalence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's decision in a nonprecedential ruling. The court issued a per curiam judgment without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment of the Court of Federal Claims in a nonprecedential ruling. The panel issued a per curiam decision without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The dismissal occurred because the petitioner failed to file a required Statement Concerning Discrimination.
The Ninth Circuit denied an asylum claim but granted relief regarding protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court remanded the case to order deferral of removal for a Nigerian national who faced torture due to his sexual orientation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from a Veterans Court order denying a petition for a writ of mandamus. The appellate court found it lacked jurisdiction because the petition failed to meet minimum pleading standards required to assess extraordinary relief.
The Ninth Circuit denied in part and granted in part a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the denial of a continuance to respond to government evidence but remanded the case regarding the abandonment of asylum applications.
