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The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a motion to compel arbitration. The court held that the arbitrator had already resolved the question of arbitrability, ruling that the plaintiff was not required to arbitrate certain claims against the defendant.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of a preliminary injunction pending appeal in a challenge to a Texas law restricting public investment. A concurring opinion by Judge James C. Ho emphasized that the statute regulates conduct rather than speech and aligns with Supreme Court precedent on nondiscrimination conditions for public funds.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a multiemployer pension plan had the authority to expel a single bargaining unit from its plan. The court also upheld the dismissal of the plan's counterclaim regarding the effective withdrawal date due to a mandatory arbitration requirement.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights action brought by a state prisoner regarding his pretrial detention. The panel unanimously concluded that the district court properly dismissed claims for false arrest, judicial deception, equal protection violations, and municipal liability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the sentence of a drug trafficker who argued for a reduced sentencing range. The court held that the district court properly applied the preponderance of the evidence standard and correctly denied a zero-point-offender reduction.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability to a state prisoner challenging the denial of a resentencing request under Oklahoma law. The court held that habeas relief is unavailable when the error involves only post-conviction procedures rather than the imposition of the conviction or sentence.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a food processor's negligence claims against a bank. The court held that under Mississippi law, a bank owes no duty of care to a non-customer whose funds are diverted by third parties.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a multiemployer pension plan had the authority to expel a single bargaining unit from its plan. The court also upheld the dismissal of the plan's counterclaim regarding the effective withdrawal date, requiring the dispute to proceed through mandatory arbitration first.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action brought by a pro se appellant against state court officials and a county. The court held that judicial immunity and the Eleventh Amendment barred claims against the judges and commissioner, while the complaint failed to state a plausible claim against the county.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in an intellectual property dispute by agreement of the parties. The court ordered that each side shall bear its own costs.
