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The Ninth Circuit granted a stay and abeyance to allow a death row inmate to present an ineffective assistance of counsel claim at sentencing to state court. The court held that the claim was not procedurally barred under Arizona law despite the petitioner's failure to raise it in a prior petition.
The Ninth Circuit granted a stay and abeyance to allow a death row inmate to present an ineffective assistance of counsel claim at sentencing to state courts. The court held that it was unclear whether Arizona law would bar the claim in a second postconviction petition.
The Ninth Circuit granted a stay and abeyance to allow a death row inmate to present an ineffective assistance of counsel claim at sentencing to state court. The court held that it is unclear whether Arizona procedural rules bar such a claim in a second post-conviction petition.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner challenging the timeliness of his federal habeas petition. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate that reasonable jurists would debate the district court's procedural ruling that his claim was time-barred.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal in this intellectual property matter. The dismissal was granted by order of the parties under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se prisoner for lack of jurisdiction and duplicative litigation. The court found that the appellant had already appealed the primary orders and failed to timely appeal other procedural rulings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for permission to appeal a district court dismissal. The court treated the filing as a notice of appeal and directed the parties to show cause regarding the court's jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the reasonableness of a below-guideline sentence. The court held that the defendant had knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to appeal in his plea agreement.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. The court enforced a sentence-appeal waiver in the defendant's plea agreement, barring his challenge to his guideline range calculation.
The Fourth Circuit vacated and remanded a district court dismissal of a takings claim and a state nuisance claim arising from a stalled Baltimore redevelopment project. The appellate court held that plaintiffs had standing to bring the takings claim but failed to state a valid claim because they did not own the property taken.
