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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's Section one thousand nine hundred eighty-three action alleging due process violations regarding workers' compensation benefits. The court held that the claims were barred by issue preclusion because the key issues were already litigated and decided in a prior federal action.
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit certified two questions of Ohio law to the Supreme Court of Ohio regarding the voluntary-payment defense in consumer lending disputes. The court determined that existing state precedents are too unsettled to allow a federal court to guess how the defense applies to contracts with conflicting price terms.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court's decision sustaining a tax deficiency and penalty. The appellate court found no error in the lower court's ruling regarding the substantial understatement penalty.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims and remand of state-law claims. The panel also denied a motion for sanctions against the pro se appellant due to insufficient connection to the federal appeal.
The Sixth Circuit remanded the case to the district court for further jurisdictional discovery because the parties failed to adequately plead facts necessary to establish diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1332.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of a preliminary injunction pending appeal in a challenge to a Texas law restricting public investment. A concurring opinion by Judge James C. Ho emphasized that the statute regulates conduct rather than speech and aligns with Supreme Court precedent on nondiscrimination conditions for public funds.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit certified two questions of Ohio law to the Supreme Court of Ohio regarding the voluntary-payment defense in consumer lending disputes. The court addressed whether a bank could bar recovery for breach of contract when customers paid a flat fee while unaware of the actual annual percentage rate.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in an intellectual property dispute by agreement of the parties. The court ordered that each side shall bear its own costs.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient corroboration for his claims and did not prove exceptional hardship to his children.
