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The Fifth Circuit affirmed the defendant's conviction for possession of an unregistered firearm while vacating a portion of the written judgment due to a clerical error. The court ordered the written sentence to be amended to match the district court's oral pronouncement regarding concurrent sentencing.
The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's judgment because the case lacked complete diversity of citizenship. The court affirmed the award of attorneys' fees to the attorney defendants while remanding the case for dismissal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part a Merit Systems Protection Board decision regarding damages for a federal employee's unlawful removal. The court remanded the case to resolve conflicting factual findings about reinstatement and back pay eligibility in a consolidated proceeding.
The Fourth Circuit vacated Joseph David Sirak's sentence because the written judgment contained a warrantless search condition that was materially broader than the condition announced orally at sentencing. This discrepancy violated the rule established in United States v. Rogers, requiring the case to be remanded for resentencing to align the final order with the court's oral pronouncement.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims against State Farm entities that were not the actual contracting parties. However, the court vacated the dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the district court failed to analyze whether diversity existed after removing non-diverse defendants.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for defendants regarding the Towner and Stone leases but vacated the ruling for the Hudson leases. The court held that the district court failed to apply West Virginia's 'first in time' rule to determine if a 1996 assignment extinguished the plaintiff's claimed interests in the Hudson properties.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Lawrence Alexander's conviction for making false statements to Medicare but vacated his restitution order due to insufficient evidence of actual loss. The court held that while the false statement was material to the enrollment process, the government failed to prove that Medicare specifically relied on the 2019 form to pay the claims at issue.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of Federal Claims' jurisdiction to hear Ligado Networks' takings claim but vacated rulings on whether the company holds a protected property right in its radio spectrum license. The court remanded the case because the parties presented arguments at too high a level of generality, requiring a more specific analysis of the Communications Act and FCC actions.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment against Corpay, Inc. for deceptive advertising and unfair billing practices under the FTC Act. However, the court reversed the judgment against CEO Ronald Clarke on one count, ruling that the FTC failed to prove he had knowledge of the specific 'Fuel Only' advertising claims.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a federal district court lacked ancillary jurisdiction to enforce a New York judgment against third-party defendants in Florida supplementary proceedings because the claims involved entirely new facts and theories of liability. The court affirmed the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction but vacated the district court's alternative merits rulings and remanded the case for dismissal without prejudice.
