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The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against Oneka Spicer on her state-law employment discrimination claims. The court held that Spicer failed to present sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case of discrimination or to prove that her employer's reasons for termination were pretextual.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's lawsuit seeking damages against federal prison officials for alleged constitutional violations. The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted under the *Bivens* doctrine.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order compelling arbitration and denying the motion to vacate, holding that the employment agreement was not unconscionable under California law. The court found that while unequal bargaining power created some procedural unfairness, the agreement lacked sufficient substantive unfairness because the district court had already severed the offending carve-out provision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in a patent dispute because both parties agreed to withdraw the proceedings. This nonprecedential order resolves the case without issuing a ruling on the merits of the patent validity issues.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court's grant of a preliminary injunction under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act, holding that the NLRB failed to demonstrate the irreparable harm required for equitable relief. While the Board likely succeeded on the merits of its unfair labor practice claims, the court found that the Board's remedial powers were sufficient to address any injury without immediate judicial intervention.
The Fourth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed Kevin M. Lydon's appeal because he failed to demonstrate that the district court's procedural dismissal was debatable. Consequently, the prisoner is barred from further appellate review of the untimeliness ruling.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief for a Mexican national targeted by a gang. The court held that the petitioner failed to prove a causal link between the harm she suffered and a protected ground, as the gang's motivation was property theft rather than persecution based on neutrality or family status.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and twenty-year sentence of Anthony Blair, rejecting multiple challenges to the sufficiency of evidence and the legality of digital forensics. The court held that the government proved Blair's guilty knowledge through his recruitment scheme and financial gains, and that the warrantless passcode guess did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
The Fifth Circuit vacated a district court's denial of a prisoner's Rule 60(b) motion because the motion functioned as an unauthorized successive habeas petition. The court held that the prisoner's claims did not allege a defect in the integrity of the prior proceedings, which is the only exception to the bar on successive petitions.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Leroy Donnell Dixon, Sr.'s motion for compassionate release. The appellate court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's analysis of Dixon's health conditions under the statutory requirements.
