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The Third Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus, ruling that the delay in adjudicating the petitioner's pending habeas motion did not constitute an undue failure to exercise jurisdiction. The court declined to intervene while a separate motion for judicial recusal remained unresolved at the district level.
The Third Circuit denied a pro se petitioner's request for a writ of mandamus, ruling that he failed to meet the high burden required for such an extraordinary remedy. The court held that the District Court's decisions on default judgment, recusal, and dismissal were not subject to mandamus review under established legal standards.
The Third Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a prison psychologist but reversed the lower court's ruling against two medical defendants in an Eighth Amendment suicide prevention case. The court held that while the psychologist's actions were reasonable, the medical defendants' failure to personally evaluate a suicidal inmate created a genuine dispute of material fact regarding deliberate indifference.
The Supreme Court held that the Federal Tort Claims Act's postal exception bars state-law tort claims arising from the intentional nondelivery of mail. The Court concluded that the statutory terms 'loss' and 'miscarriage' encompass failures to deliver caused by intentional misconduct, not just negligence.
The Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit's decision to vacate a federal judgment and remand a product liability case to state court because the District Court lacked diversity jurisdiction at the time of removal. The Court held that a district court's erroneous dismissal of a non-diverse defendant does not cure a pre-existing jurisdictional defect, as federal courts must assess jurisdiction based on the facts existing when the case was filed.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Nicholas Woodall's complaint against the President, ruling that the filing failed to meet the pleading standards of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). The court held that the document did not constitute a valid case or controversy under Article III because it lacked a short and plain statement of jurisdiction or grounds for relief.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims against the Kingdom of Spain, ruling that sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act barred the suit. The court also upheld the dismissal of claims against TYPSA Group for failing to allege a domestic injury required for RICO liability or conduct violating the law of nations.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Keyona Campbell's Title VII claim against Edward-Elmhurst Health because she lacked Article III standing. The court held that Campbell failed to allege a concrete injury in fact since she voluntarily withdrew from the onboarding process before any alleged harm could materialize.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Stepan Sereda's employment discrimination lawsuit, ruling that he failed to exhaust administrative remedies and that several of his statutory claims lack a private right of action. The court held that Sereda's Title VII charge was untimely and that his OSHA and Whistleblower Protection Act claims could not be privately enforced or were procedurally barred.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a police officer who conducted a warrantless search of an apartment following a stabbing. The court held that the officer was entitled to qualified immunity because it was not clearly established law that such a search violated the Fourth Amendment under the emergency aid exception.
