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The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. The plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies by not seeking review from the Social Security Administration's Appeals Council.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a habeas motion challenging a federal sentence. The court held that the defendant failed to prove prejudice because the sentencing judge imposed a sentence below the correct Guidelines range independent of the erroneous calculation.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a sixty-month sentence imposed upon the revocation of supervised release. The court held that the defendant failed to preserve his claim that the district court impermissibly considered retributive factors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision holding patent claims unpatentable as obvious. The court found the Board did not violate its prior mandate and that its second decision was supported by substantial evidence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Merit Systems Protection Board decision dismissing an appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The court held that a federal employee in the excepted service under Schedule A authority who is not a preference eligible remains subject to a two-year probationary period and lacks statutory appeal rights during that time.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review and remanded an immigration case where the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed an Immigration Judge's decision. The court found the Immigration Judge abused its discretion by pretermitting applications for asylum and related relief without providing adequate notice of biometrics obligations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The dismissal was granted by order of the parties under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted a petition for review and vacated an immigration order due to procedural errors by the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court found that the agency failed to properly analyze the likelihood of collateral relief when denying a continuance for a U visa application.
The Ninth Circuit granted a petition for review regarding the denial of counsel to an immigration petitioner. The court remanded the case for a new hearing after finding the immigration judge failed to provide a reasonable time to secure legal representation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed in part and denied in part a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Clarence Hicks, Jr. The court found the request to compel a ruling moot and determined that mandamus relief was not available to lift a grant of indefinite leave to reply.
