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The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Wilfort Foster's appeal of his drug conspiracy and money laundering convictions because he signed a valid plea agreement waiving his right to appeal. The court found the record clearly showed Foster knowingly and voluntarily understood the waiver's terms, which barred his specific challenges to the sentence.
The Tenth Circuit enforced a defendant's appeal waiver, dismissing her challenge to a 24-month prison sentence for bank fraud. The court found the waiver valid under the three-factor Hahn test and noted no miscarriage of justice.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an inmate's Eighth Amendment claim regarding prison conditions, ruling that the complaint failed to allege personal involvement by the named officials. The court held that the plaintiff did not provide sufficient facts to demonstrate that the defendants were deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk of serious harm.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed the appeal of a former Texas prisoner seeking to challenge his conviction, ruling that his claims were untimely and failed to state a valid cause of action. The court held that the appellant's allegations of conspiracy and discrimination were conclusory and that he cannot raise new theories of relief for the first time on appeal.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former city employee's due process claims, ruling that her at-will employment status negated any protected property interest in her job. The court further held that her substantive due process claim was time-barred because the termination became final upon receipt of the notice, not after the internal appeal process concluded.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed Kenneth Wayne Watford's appeal from the denial of his § 2255 motion because he failed to make a substantial showing that reasonable jurists could debate the district court's ruling. The court denied a certificate of appealability and rejected his pending motions for counsel and abeyance.
The Fifth Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after determining the case presented no nonfrivolous issues for review. The court concurred with the attorney's assessment under the Anders standard, leaving the district court's judgment in effect.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a nonparty challenging a district court's refusal to docket his unauthorized motion. The court held that the order returning the motion was neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order, leaving the appellant without standing to proceed.
The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review. The court concurred with counsel's assessment that the case presented no grounds for appellate reversal under the Anders standard.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the denial of a renewed temporary restraining order because such denials are generally not appealable. The court found the district court's ruling was procedural and did not resolve the merits of the case, meaning the plaintiffs retain the right to seek a preliminary injunction.
