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Apr 3 2026
3rd Cir. 25-2468 Panel Decision

Jacquelyn B. N'Jai v. The Pittsburgh Board Public Education, PPS; Public School Employees Retirement System, PSERS; New York City Department of Education, NYCDOE; Teachers Retir...: Jacquelyn B. N’Jai v. The Pittsburgh Board Public Education, PPS; Public School Employees Retirement System, PSERS; New York City Department of Education, NYCDOE; Teachers Retir…

The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an appellant's amended complaint, ruling that the filing failed to meet federal pleading standards. The court held that the complaint was unintelligible, improperly joined unrelated claims, and sued a judge protected by immunity.

Criminal Embezzlement & Forgery
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Apr 3 2026
6th Cir. 25-1823 Published

Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. v. Trustees of the Operating Engineers' Local 324 Fringe Benefit Funds: Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. v. Trustees of the Operating Engineers’ Local 324 Fringe Benefit Funds

The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of ERISA claims alleging that union benefit funds violated fiduciary duties by refusing contributions. The court held that the Garmon doctrine preempted the claims because resolving them required determining whether the funds violated the National Labor Relations Act.

Civil ERISA / Employee Benefits Labor
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Apr 3 2026
1st Cir. 25-1324 Panel Decision

Wescott v. Stanfill

The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a First Amendment challenge to Maine's IOLTA program, ruling that the plaintiffs failed to plausibly allege that the program compelled their speech. The court held that the plaintiffs did not sufficiently demonstrate that the client funds in question would have earned net interest outside the IOLTA program, a necessary element for a compelled-speech claim under existing precedent.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Apr 3 2026
4th Cir. 24-1779 Per Curiam

DAVID MILLER; SABRINA MILLER v. TYSONS WATCH AND JEWELRY EXCHANGE; ROSE BOUCHARD; JERRY BOUCHARD; JESUS' CHEVUS: DAVID MILLER; SABRINA MILLER v. TYSONS WATCH AND JEWELRY EXCHANGE; ROSE BOUCHARD; JERRY BOUCHARD; JESUS’ CHEVUS

The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal as untimely because the appellants failed to file their notice of appeal within the mandatory thirty-day period. The court also affirmed the denial of a one-day extension, rejecting the argument that mailing the notice via FedEx satisfied federal filing requirements.

Civil Contract
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Apr 2 2026
5th Cir. 25-10995 Per Curiam

United States v. Lattier

The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing Justin Lattier on appeal. The court dismissed the appeal after determining that no nonfrivolous issues for review existed.

Anders Brief Criminal
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Apr 2 2026
4th Cir. 25-6067 Per Curiam

James Benjamin Charles v. Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr.

The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition because the petitioner failed to meet the statutory threshold for appellate review. The court held that the prisoner did not make a substantial showing that reasonable jurists could find the lower court's assessment of his constitutional claims debatable or wrong.

Constitutional Habeas Corpus - State Prisoner (28 USC 2254)
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