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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in a civil employment dispute involving wage collection and severance pay claims. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the case despite eleven issues raised by the appellant.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a denial of qualified immunity in a Fourth Amendment case. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction because the defendant's arguments relied on a factual dispute rather than a pure question of law.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to intervene in a government foreclosure proceeding. The court held that the proposed intervenor's motion was untimely under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure twenty-four.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a thirty-year sentence for a defendant convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography. The court rejected the defendant's claim that the sentencing court impermissibly double-counted his conduct when applying a two-level enhancement.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order remanding a climate change lawsuit to state court. The court held that the defendants' historical federal contracts were too attenuated from the alleged consumer misrepresentations to support federal officer removal.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion to reopen a final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure sixty point B six. The court held that a subsequent state supreme court ruling on similar facts did not constitute extraordinary circumstances sufficient to overcome the principle of finality.
The Ninth Circuit held that a violation of the federal murder-for-hire statute resulting in death is not categorically a crime of violence. The court reversed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate convictions for solicitation to commit murder-for-hire where death resulted.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing Fermin Mora-Hernandez. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's claims against state judges. The court held that judges are not persons subject to suit under Section nineteen eighty-three in their official capacities and are shielded by absolute judicial immunity for their judicial actions.
The Fifth Circuit held that a stipulated dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one automatically ends a case without requiring district court approval. The court granted mandamus to vacate orders scheduling evidentiary hearings after all parties had filed a joint stipulation to dismiss.
