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The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding federal tax lien foreclosures because the district court had not yet entered a specific order of sale. The court held that without an order setting the terms of the sale, the proceedings remain non-final and unappealable.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Felix Mauro Torres's federal lawsuit because he failed to object to the magistrate judge's recommendation within the required timeframe. This procedural failure triggered the court's firm waiver rule, preventing Torres from raising his constitutional claims on appeal.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision because it was filed more than thirty days after the agency's ruling. The court held that the statutory time limit is a strict jurisdictional bar that deprives the appellate court of authority to hear untimely cases.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed the Fountains' appeal sua sponte because their notice of appeal was filed five days after the deadline expired. The court held that while Rule 60(b) motions toll the appeal period, the Fountains missed the thirty-day window that ended on January 16, 2026.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's Eighth Amendment supervisory liability claim against the Secretary of Corrections. The court held that generalized allegations of understaffing and poor training were insufficient to prove the official knew or should have known these conditions would specifically cause the plaintiff's injuries.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of Deputy Smiley's qualified immunity motion, holding that a reasonable officer could not have known that shooting an unarmed, non-dangerous man with evident diminished capacity violated clearly established law. The court concluded that the deputy's belief that the plaintiff was drinking gasoline was objectively unreasonable, rendering the use of deadly force unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment.
The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing Jason Anthony Dirks after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. The court dismissed the appeal, leaving the district court's judgment in effect.
The Federal Circuit determined it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over an appeal concerning the Restaurant Revitalization Fund because the dispute did not involve patent laws or small claims against the United States. Instead of dismissing the case, the court transferred the appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1631.
The Federal Circuit dismissed Ramsey Randall's appeal as untimely because the notice of appeal was not received within the mandatory 60-day jurisdictional deadline. The court refused to apply the prison mailbox rule because Randall failed to provide evidence that he deposited the notice in the prison mail system with prepaid postage before the deadline expired.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a commercial fisherman's claims against Ohio officials based on sovereign immunity, which bars suits against the state in federal court without its consent. The court reversed the lower court's 'with prejudice' designation, instructing that the state claims be dismissed without prejudice to allow for potential refiling if immunity is waived.
