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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Dmt MacTruong as frivolous. The court also imposed a monetary sanction and barred the appellant from filing future pro se civil appeals without judicial permission.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed an above-Guidelines sentence for a defendant with extensive tribal court convictions. The court found no abuse of discretion in the district court's reliance on the defendant's criminal history to justify the variance.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal in this intellectual property matter. The dismissal was granted by order of the parties under the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal by a defendant who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges. The court enforced a sentence-appeal waiver in the defendant's plea agreement, barring his challenge to his guideline range calculation.
The Fifth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a Fourth Amendment claim regarding a police re-entry into a home after officers realized they were at the wrong address. The court affirmed the dismissal of an excessive force claim, finding that pointing a gun at a sleeping couple in this context did not violate clearly established law.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an employment discrimination appeal filed pro se by John Houhoulas. The court held that individual employees cannot be sued under Title VII and that state law claims were barred by the California Government Claims Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a petition for permission to appeal a district court dismissal. The court treated the filing as a notice of appeal and directed the parties to show cause regarding the court's jurisdiction.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a ninety-two-month prison sentence for possession of an unregistered machinegun conversion device. The court rejected arguments that a prior Florida cocaine conviction did not qualify as a controlled substance offense and that the district court abused its discretion in denying a downward variance.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing Antonio Talavera. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a Section nineteen eighty-three claim alleging a state-created danger. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to plausibly allege that the school district knew the student was violent or that its policies caused the attack.
