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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a plaintiff who was removed from a civil rights lawsuit. The court held that the district court order was not a final judgment and therefore lacked jurisdiction to hear the case.
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a state prisoner seeking habeas corpus relief. The court held that the petitioner failed to make the requisite showing to obtain a certificate of appealability.
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.
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 Fourth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal based on equitable mootness in a simple Chapter 13 bankruptcy case. The appellate court affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of the debtor's first plan due to a lack of good faith.
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 affirmed the sentence imposed on Gabriel Ramos-Bernhard for illegal reentry. The court held that his constitutional challenge to the sentencing enhancement is foreclosed by existing Supreme Court precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for compassionate release. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's determination that the defendant failed to demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons for early release.
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.
