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The Fifth Circuit granted the Federal Public Defender's motion to withdraw from representing Oscar Adrian Gonzalez, finding no nonfrivolous issues for appeal. The court dismissed the criminal appeal after reviewing the record and the defendant's response.
The First Circuit dismissed an appeal by four public sector employees seeking declaratory judgments that union dues deductions were unconstitutional. The court held that the claims were moot because the union and university had already ceased the deductions and ordered reimbursement for past payments.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed appeals from a district court summary judgment order because the case was not yet final. The court held that an unresolved third-party claim prevented the litigation from ending on the merits.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff's civil rights claims, ruling that law enforcement officers had probable cause to arrest him for domestic violence. The court held that the officers' reliance on the victim's statements and body-camera footage satisfied the Fourth Amendment requirements for a warrant.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Lorenzo Taylor Jr.'s appeal from a denial of compassionate release because the notice of appeal was filed after the strict 14-day deadline. Although the court initially treated the filing as a motion for an extension of time, the district court's subsequent denial of that motion rendered the appeal procedurally barred.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order compelling arbitration and denying a motion to vacate an arbitration award in favor of Dell Technologies. The court also issued a stern warning to the pro se appellant regarding the fabrication of legal citations using generative artificial intelligence.
The First Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud lawsuit, holding that the claims arose out of promissory notes containing a valid forum selection clause. The court rejected arguments that the clause was unenforceable under Massachusetts public policy or that the suit fell outside its scope.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has dismissed an appeal from a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision following a mutual agreement between the parties. The court ordered that each side shall bear their own costs.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Adam Strege's complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). The court also denied Strege's request to proceed in forma pauperis, characterizing his appeal as frivolous.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Michael Haspel's appeal sua sponte because the district court's order was not a final judgment. The court held that claims against three defendants remained pending, preventing immediate appellate review under the final judgment rule.
