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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw counsel and dismissed an appeal. The court found that the appointed attorney's Anders brief correctly identified no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by the Federal Public Defender to withdraw from representing Victor Vargas III. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from a Veterans Court order denying a petition for a writ of mandamus. The appellate court found it lacked jurisdiction because the petition failed to meet minimum pleading standards required to assess extraordinary relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The dismissal occurred because the petitioner failed to file a required Statement Concerning Discrimination.
The Eighth Circuit reversed a fraud conviction and remanded for a new trial after the district court improperly excluded evidence of witness bias. The court held that statements made during government witness preparation were admissible to show the accomplice's bias against the defendant.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal from the Merit Systems Protection Board as untimely. The court held that the petitioner failed to meet his burden to establish equitable tolling of the statutory filing deadline.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Jose Alberto Rodriguez-Guzman. The court granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw after determining the appeal was moot.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed the appeal of Antonio Colbert, finding no non-frivolous grounds for challenge after counsel filed an Anders brief.
The Third Circuit affirmed a district court ruling dismissing claims against Amazon and Pindrop under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. The court held that Pindrop qualified for a financial institution exemption and that Amazon's conduct lacked sufficient ties to Illinois to trigger the state law.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a long-term care insurance dispute. The court held that the policy did not cover losses that existed before the coverage effective date.
