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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found substantial evidence that the harm feared by the petitioner was motivated by financial gain rather than a protected ground.
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.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the dismissal of asylum and withholding of removal claims by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court found that gang threats separated by months lacked the specificity required to constitute persecution or a well-founded fear of future harm.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment dismissing a civil rights lawsuit against state judges. The court held that judges are not persons subject to suit under Section one thousand nine hundred eighty-three in their official capacities and are protected by absolute judicial immunity for their judicial actions.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a seven-year prison sentence for a felon convicted of firearm possession. The court held that the district court did not plainly err in applying a sentencing enhancement based on the defendant's prior drug convictions.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a supervised release revocation sentence but remanded for reconsideration of a community service condition. The court held that the district court did not impermissibly consider retribution and that the community service condition was ripe for facial review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a thirty-month prison sentence for illegal reentry. The court held that the defendant failed to demonstrate the sentence was substantively unreasonable.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a dismissal of a class action alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The court held that the statute's private right of action for unwanted telephone calls does not extend to text messages.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a jury verdict in a trade secret misappropriation case due to an erroneous jury instruction on the burden of proof. The court held that the district court incorrectly placed the burden on the defendant to prove that trade secrets were readily ascertainable, rather than on the plaintiff to prove they were not.
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.
