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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction to review orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court transferred the petition to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit because the removal proceedings occurred in California.
The Eleventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw from representing the defendant in a direct criminal appeal. The court affirmed the defendant's convictions and sentences after an independent review found no arguable issues of merit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum claim. The court found no error in the lower tribunal's consideration of the petitioner's age or due process arguments.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal habeas corpus petition filed by a South Dakota death row inmate. The court rejected six claims challenging the constitutionality of habeas deference, procedural default, and ineffective assistance of counsel.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that patent claims were invalid for indefiniteness. The court found that the term about used to define a pH range failed to inform a skilled artisan of the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated and remanded a district court order denying a motion for compassionate release. The appellate court held that the lower court failed to provide sufficient reasoning to allow for meaningful review of its decision.
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.
