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The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's order enforcing a handwritten settlement term sheet between an employee and her employer. The appellate panel held that the appellant failed to provide reasoned arguments or legal authority to challenge the district court's discretion in enforcing the agreement.
The Fifth Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw, finding no nonfrivolous issues for direct appeal. However, the court dismissed the appeal without prejudice because the record was insufficient to fairly evaluate the defendant's ineffective assistance claims.
The Fifth Circuit granted an appointed attorney's motion to withdraw from representing a criminal defendant after reviewing the record and finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal. Consequently, the court dismissed the appeal and excused counsel from further responsibilities.
The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing Willie Ray Valentine, finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review. The court dismissed the appeal pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 42.2 after a thorough examination of the record.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Marcus Guice's appeal after enforcing his plea agreement's appeal waiver. The court found the waiver was knowing, voluntary, and applicable to his challenge regarding a sentencing enhancement.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Marcus Guice's appeal after enforcing his plea agreement's waiver of appeal rights. The court held that the waiver was knowing and voluntary and its plain language barred Guice's challenge to a specific sentencing enhancement.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Ryan-Michael Jarvis's civil rights complaint, ruling that law enforcement officers had probable cause to arrest him based on witness reports of threats and aggression at a music festival. The court held that the officers' actions were reasonable under the Fourth Amendment and that the district court correctly applied absolute prosecutorial immunity and qualified immunity to the defendants.
The D.C. Circuit dismissed the appeal, holding that Congress possesses plenary power over immigration under Article I, Section 8, rendering judicial review of the President’s border suspension proclamation unreviewable. Relying on *Department of State v. Muñoz*,…
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim, ruling that his amended complaint failed to provide fair notice of the specific conduct alleged against defendants. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the allegations were too vague and conclusory to satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed Nguyen's appeal because the district court's denial of a temporary restraining order is not immediately appealable under federal law. The panel held that the lower court's ruling did not meet the high standard of being tantamount to a preliminary injunction denial.
