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The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a bank deposit agreement compels arbitration rather than judicial reference. The court held that the contract language was not ambiguous under California law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Merit Systems Protection Board decision denying a petition for enforcement of a prior reinstatement order. The court found the Board's determination that the agency had complied with its obligations was supported by substantial evidence.
The Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw filed by appointed counsel for Anthony Dechon Smith. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's order returning two children to Canada under the Hague Convention but vacated a preliminary injunction that had enjoined state and foreign courts from adjudicating the custody dispute. The court held that the children were habitually resident in Canada and that the father wrongfully retained them in Texas, while rejecting the father's consent and judicial estoppel defenses.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that no deficiency existed in a foreclosure action because the property's fair market value exceeded the debt. The court also held that the plaintiff could not recover additional contractual damages due to a prior stipulation and the terms of the guaranty.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a dismissal of a patent infringement complaint against a major bank. The court held that the plaintiff was barred from asserting the patent claim due to issue preclusion and failed to plausibly allege infringement.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court order dismissing a fraud indictment against a defendant who received disaster relief funds. The appellate court held that the government's late disclosure of evidence did not violate Brady or Rule sixteen, and the dismissal was an abuse of discretion.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of a petition to perpetuate testimony filed by a pro se plaintiff. The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate why he could not file a lawsuit against the bank at the present time.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of an immigration order. The court found that the petitioner forfeited his arguments by failing to challenge dispositive findings regarding asylum and Convention Against Torture claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
