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The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Anthony Dean Essing after he pleaded guilty to a drug offense. The court granted counsel's motion to withdraw under Anders v. California, finding no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a thirty-year sentence imposed on a defendant convicted of child pornography offenses. The panel rejected arguments that the sentence was substantively unreasonable due to the consideration of pending state charges and the defendant's age and health.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Air Force COVID-19 vaccine mandates as moot. The court held that because the mandates were rescinded and the complaint targeted only those specific orders, no live controversy remained for judicial review.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient corroboration for his claims and did not prove exceptional hardship to his children.
The Eighth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant challenging his sentence for unlawful reentry. The court held that an enforceable appeal waiver covered the defendant's arguments and found no other non-frivolous issues.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a defendant's motion for compassionate release. The appellate panel found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's conclusion that the defendant lacked extraordinary and compelling reasons for relief.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a 168-month prison sentence for methamphetamine distribution, holding that the district court properly applied a two-level sentencing enhancement for maintaining a premises for drug distribution.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a pro se wrongful death suit against the United States Postal Service and a labor union. The court modified the judgment to clarify that the dismissal was without prejudice to the plaintiff's ability to pursue the claims in a pending earlier-filed suit.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded a prisoner's civil rights complaint regarding medical care and diet. The court held that the plaintiff adequately alleged deliberate indifference and retaliation against two specific defendants while dismissing claims against the remaining parties.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a motion to dismiss, holding that the plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue prospective relief under Section nineteen eighty-three because they failed to allege a concrete and imminent injury.
