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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal after appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw under Anders v. California. The court found the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation sentence where the defendant argued the court failed to orally pronounce certain discretionary conditions of supervised release. The court held that the district court sufficiently adopted the conditions by reference to the original judgment, leaving no error.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum to a Sikh man from India. The court held that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the petitioner's alleged harms did not constitute past persecution and that he could reasonably relocate within India to avoid future harm.
The Fifth Circuit lacks clear jurisdiction over an appeal from a partial summary judgment order that the parties treat as final. The court remands the case to the district court to issue a formal final judgment to perfect appellate jurisdiction.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and supervised release revocation of Samuel Isidro De La Fuente for illegal reentry. The court granted the Government's motion for summary affirmance because the defendant conceded his constitutional challenge was foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to set aside a default judgment. The appellate panel found the defendant engaged in culpable conduct and failed to preserve a meritorious defense for appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court order requiring the return of two children to Canada under the Hague Convention. However, the appellate court vacated a preliminary injunction that had attempted to enjoin state court proceedings and direct a foreign tribunal to adjudicate the custody dispute.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction and supervised release revocation of Samuel Isidro De La Fuente for illegal reentry. The court granted the government's motion for summary affirmance because the appellant conceded his constitutional challenge was foreclosed by existing precedent.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of a consumer fraud class action, holding that the plaintiff's complaint sufficiently alleged that a licorice product contained artificial flavoring despite labels claiming it was free of artificial colors and flavors.
The First Circuit vacated a supervised release revocation sentence because the district court relied on extra-record evidence to find the defendant knowingly possessed a machine gun.
