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The Ninth Circuit denied Rodolfo Chávez Ferreira's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to deny cancellation of removal. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that Ferreira's lawful permanent resident parents would not suffer the exceptional and extremely unusual hardship required by law.
The Eleventh Circuit granted summary affirmance of the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum and related relief to a Haitian family. The court held that the petitioners abandoned key arguments on appeal and failed to prove that the BIA abused its discretion in finding their claims waived.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for sentence reduction, ruling that time served and rehabilitation efforts do not constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons. The court granted the government's motion for summary affirmance, noting the appeal was frivolous given the defendant's prior unsuccessful attempts to raise these same claims.
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit reversed a bankruptcy court order confirming a Chapter 13 plan that attempted to retain a secured creditor's lien until the completion of plan payments rather than until discharge. The court held that the Bankruptcy Code's plain language requires lien retention until the earlier of debt payment or discharge, leaving no room for judicial modification when a debtor is ineligible for discharge.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum to a Russian citizen. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution.
The Third Circuit dismissed a petition for review because the Board of Immigration Appeals denied a motion to reopen based on unfettered discretion regarding untimeliness. The court found no settled course of adjudication or incorrect legal premise existed to permit judicial review of this discretionary decision.
The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a disability discrimination claim against a health insurer that excluded coverage for weight-loss medications. The court held that the exclusion was facially neutral and that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts showing the policy was motivated by animus toward obesity or that it constituted proxy or disparate impact discrimination.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a BIA order denying cancellation of removal, holding that jurisdiction is barred over factual hardship findings. The court further ruled that aliens possess no due process rights regarding discretionary relief and that the petitioner failed to meet the legal standard for exceptional and extremely unusual hardship.
The Fifth Circuit denied Sandeep Singh's petition for review, upholding an adverse credibility finding by the Immigration Judge. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that Singh's passport was altered and his supporting affidavits were suspiciously similar.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed Marshall Grace's conviction for drug conspiracy, ruling that he failed to prove purposeful racial discrimination under Batson v. Kentucky. The court held that the district court's assessment of the prosecutor's credibility regarding a race-neutral reason for striking a juror was not clearly erroneous.
