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The Fourth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity for a police officer who shot and killed a fleeing, unarmed teenager who made no threatening movements with a weapon. The court held that under clearly established law, an officer cannot use deadly force against a suspect who is armed but poses no immediate threat to safety.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of asylum and Convention Against Torture claims, ruling that key arguments were forfeited for failure to be raised in the opening brief. Even on the merits, the court found substantial evidence supported the lower court's conclusion that the threats lacked a nexus to a protected ground and were not committed by forces the government could not control.
The Tenth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of a prisoner's Eighth Amendment deliberate indifference claims, holding that the lower court erred by failing to consider whether further amendment of the complaint would be futile. The appellate court remanded the case for the district court to determine if allowing the plaintiff to file a second amended complaint is necessary before final dismissal.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment of noninfringement for three network security patents, rejecting Centripetal's arguments on claim construction and factual findings. The court held that Cisco's packet-filtering products failed to meet specific statutory limitations regarding two-stage filtering, but-for causation, and automated rule generation.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order because the petitioner failed to exhaust specific legal challenges before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court dismissed the petition without addressing the merits of the asylum, withholding of removal, or Convention Against Torture claims.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a five-year suspension of attorney Van Irion for misrepresenting a client's trust status and secretly ghostwriting filings after withdrawal. The court held that the district court acted within its inherent authority to discipline attorneys and found no abuse of discretion in the sanctions imposed.
The Federal Circuit reversed the Court of International Trade, holding that the Department of Commerce properly rejected untimely documents and applied an intermediate input methodology to calculate dumping margins. The court affirmed that Commerce acted within its discretion to prioritize finality over accuracy when respondents failed to disclose key production records during the initial questionnaire phase.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review because the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed the denial of asylum based solely on the one-year filing bar without addressing the merits. Consequently, the panel could not review arguments regarding changed circumstances, leaving the petitioners' claims for relief denied.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision refusing to rescind a 2002 in absentia removal order. The court held that the petitioner failed to overcome the presumption of receiving notice of his hearing and did not demonstrate materially changed country conditions in El Salvador.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture claims for a Guatemalan national, finding insufficient evidence of a nexus between his harm and his indigenous status. The court held that the petitioner failed to prove past persecution or a well-founded fear of future harm due to inconsistent testimony and the lack of a protected ground connection to the gang extortion he suffered.
