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The Sixth Circuit affirmed an above-guidelines sentence for illegal reentry, rejecting the defendant's claim that the district court relied on an unreliable police report. The court held that the district court properly used the report for undisputed facts and provided sufficient reasoning for the upward variance.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment in a civil rights action alleging Fourth Amendment violations. The panel held that the plaintiff failed to raise a genuine dispute regarding reasonable suspicion for detention and that the right to refuse identification was not clearly established.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Anthony Dean Essing after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California, finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed an eighty-four-month sentence for a defendant who assaulted two crew members on a commercial fishing vessel while under the influence of methamphetamine. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an upward variance due to the egregious nature of the conduct.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Billy Darrell Arnold, a leader of the Seven Mile Bloods gang, rejecting his challenge to the suppression of evidence from a cell phone seized during his arrest.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment dismissing a pro se plaintiff's federal and state law claims. The appellate panel held that the claims were barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine or lacked standing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of Convention Against Torture relief. The court issued an equally divided vote on the statutory withholding claim, leaving the lower court's denial intact.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's decision upholding a tax deficiency determination for the year two thousand. The panel rejected arguments regarding res judicata, restitution offsets, and the statute of limitations.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a multiemployer pension plan had the authority to expel a single bargaining unit from its plan. The court also upheld the dismissal of the plan's counterclaim regarding the effective withdrawal date, requiring the dispute to proceed through mandatory arbitration first.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court grant of summary judgment in a race discrimination and retaliation case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case for either claim.
