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The Fifth Circuit vacated a supervised release condition that required a defendant to reside in a reentry center for up to one hundred twenty days. The court held that the written judgment conflicted with the oral sentencing pronouncement, which had limited that requirement to situations where the defendant lacked suitable housing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the denial of Federal Employees Retirement System disability retirement benefits to a former FBI employee. The court held that an employee's inability to commute to work is not a factor in determining whether they are disabled under the relevant statute.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying pretrial release to a defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer. The appellate court found the evidence supported the lower court's conclusion that the defendant posed a substantial risk of flight.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Michael Hilliard's appeal as frivolous because he failed to establish imminent danger of serious physical injury. The court denied his motion to proceed in forma pauperis under the three-strikes bar of Section nineteen hundred fifteen, subsection g.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed a third interlocutory appeal filed by school board members and a former superintendent. The court held that a district court order referring the case to mediation without prejudice was not a final, appealable decision.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion to reduce his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines. The court held that the defendant was ineligible for a reduction because the district court did not base the original sentence on the amended guidelines range.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded the defendant's sentence because the district court failed to make sufficient factual findings to support the application of a sentencing guideline enhancement.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner seeking compassionate release. The court found the appeal frivolous because the appellant failed to demonstrate a nonfrivolous issue regarding the district court's denial of his motion.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Carl William Murdaugh challenging the denial of his federal habeas corpus motion. The court held that Murdaugh failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
