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The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision that found a non-citizen ineligible for cancellation of removal due to violating a protection order. The court held that the categorical approach does not apply to such violations and affirmed that a police report reliably established the offense.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Jeffery Lee Fitzhugh's Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit, ruling that his administrative claim was filed more than two years after the incident and lacked the necessary facts for equitable tolling. The court also upheld the district court's denial of leave to file a second amended complaint because Fitzhugh failed to cure identified deficiencies despite prior opportunities.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed Lee Holt's conviction for drug and firearm offenses, ruling that officers reasonably relied on a tribal search warrant despite a prior state court denial of a similar application. The court further held that probable cause supported the warrant and that the district court correctly refused to compel the disclosure of a confidential informant's identity.
The Federal Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that CommScope's DSL modems did not infringe TQ Delta's patents and that the patents were invalid. The court held that substantial evidence supported the jury's rejection of TQ Delta's infringement theory and its invalidity findings.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed Damion Hallmon's conviction for being a felon in possession of ammunition, rejecting his challenges to the traffic stop, the search of his vehicle, and the exclusion of jail call evidence. The court held that the officers had probable cause for the stop and search, that Hallmon was not in custody during his initial statements, and that the evidence sufficiently proved the ammunition traveled in interstate commerce.
The Ninth Circuit denied Roneel Deo's petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' classification of his criminal threats conviction as a particularly serious crime. This ruling confirms Deo's ineligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Felix Mauro Torres's federal lawsuit because he failed to object to the magistrate judge's recommendation within the required timeframe. This procedural failure triggered the court's firm waiver rule, preventing Torres from raising his constitutional claims on appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Proclamation and Guidance issued by President Trump, which circumvented the Immigration and Nationality Act's removal procedures, were unlawful.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a prisoner's motion for compassionate release, ruling that the sentencing court lacked authority to reduce a sentence that had already been fully served. The court clarified that when consecutive sentences are imposed at different times for unrelated crimes, the first sentence commences upon imposition, not upon the completion of a subsequent sentence.
The Ninth Circuit denied Longcai Chen's petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' adverse credibility determination regarding his asylum claims. The court found that Chen's false statements in a 2016 visa application, combined with his voluntary return to China and inconsistent testimony, provided substantial evidence to support the denial of relief.
