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The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a motion to compel arbitration. The court held that the arbitrator had already resolved the question of arbitrability, ruling that the plaintiff was not required to arbitrate certain claims against the defendant.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling that denied an insurance claim for hurricane-prevention expenses. The court held that while the policy covered the costs of removing and reinstalling railroad gates, the applicable deductible was fixed at seven hundred fifty thousand dollars rather than a percentage of total property value.
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 Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order granting a special motion to strike under California's anti-SLAPP statute. The panel held that the defendant's conduct was protected speech and that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim of unlawful action.
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 Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that denied a defendant's request to present a duress defense in an unlawful reentry prosecution. The court held that the defendant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the threat of harm he faced was immediate.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights action brought by a state prisoner regarding his pretrial detention. The panel unanimously concluded that the district court properly dismissed claims for false arrest, judicial deception, equal protection violations, and municipal liability.
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 Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant challenging his sentence for unlawful reentry. The court held that an enforceable appeal waiver covered the defendant's arguments and found no other non-frivolous issues.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Mark Owen Garraway for transporting illegal aliens. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's finding that Garraway knew the individuals were aliens.
