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The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for sentencing credits. The court held that the authority to compute and apply such credits lies exclusively with the Bureau of Prisons.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Social Security disability appeal filed more than two years after the statutory deadline. The court held that the plaintiff failed to establish grounds for equitable tolling despite claims of personal hardship and attorney error.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's civil action challenging his criminal conviction. The panel held that the plaintiff failed to allege facts sufficient to state a plausible claim for relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit filed by a state prisoner. The court held that the plaintiff failed to file the action within the applicable two-year statute of limitations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action alleging excessive force. The appellate panel concluded the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding the reasonableness of the force used.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This nonprecedential ruling resolves an appeal regarding patent validity proceedings between VideoLabs and Netflix.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remanded a veterans benefits case to the Veterans Court. The appellate court found the lower court erred by declining to review clear and unmistakable error claims without first determining if they were properly raised.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a suit challenging the denial of micro-entity status for a patent application due to lack of standing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board as untimely. The court held that the petitioner failed to meet his burden to establish equitable tolling of the statutory filing deadline.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a judgment from the Court of Federal Claims that had enjoined the Army Corps of Engineers from awarding a diving services contract to any entity other than Anders Construction, Inc.
