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The Eleventh Circuit dismissed a defendant's direct appeal challenging his sentence for ineffective assistance of counsel because his plea agreement contained an enforceable waiver of that right. The court held that the waiver was entered into knowingly and voluntarily after the district court specifically questioned the defendant about it during the plea colloquy.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed the criminal appeal of Erick Roman Gonzalez after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review. The court granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw following an Anders brief analysis.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Barry Morphew's civil rights lawsuit, ruling that he failed to plausibly allege a lack of probable cause for his arrest and prosecution. The court held that the arrest affidavit contained sufficient evidence of motive, means, and opportunity to support the murder charges, regardless of the alleged misconduct by investigators.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum and related relief to Honduran nationals. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioners could safely and reasonably relocate internally within Honduras.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to a Shawnee, Kansas zoning ordinance that limits the number of unrelated people living together. The court held that the ordinance does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment rights to intimate association or equal protection under the controlling precedent of Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has dismissed the appeal filed by Jesse Joseph Aich against Reno County Correctional Facility and associated defendants. The dismissal was issued for lack of prosecution, meaning the appellant failed to pursue the case as required by court rules.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a Southern District of Texas criminal conviction after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review. The court granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw following an Anders brief and the defendant's failure to file a response.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed a pro se appeal filed by Jutaurio Clemons as duplicative of a previously pending appeal regarding his conviction and sentencing. The court held that Clemons lacks standing to challenge a post-judgment forfeiture order because his interest in the property was extinguished by the earlier preliminary order.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Montez Lesha Bishop's appeal as frivolous because he failed to meaningfully challenge the district court's ruling that his Bivens claims were noncognizable. This dismissal counts as a strike toward the three-strike limit under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), restricting his ability to proceed in forma pauperis in future civil actions while incarcerated.
The Fifth Circuit dismissed Jose Francisco Hernandez's criminal appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review. The court granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw following an Anders brief that identified no arguable grounds for reversal.
