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The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the employer in a Title VII discrimination and retaliation case because the plaintiff failed to prove pretext or establish protected activity. The court also upheld the district court's denial of motions for recusal, reconsideration, and vexatious litigant designation.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of Hilde Favela's motion for compassionate release, ruling that sentencing disparities and presentence report disputes do not constitute extraordinary and compelling reasons. The court held that challenges to sentencing calculations must be pursued through a habeas motion rather than a compassionate release proceeding.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision finding specific patent claims unpatentable for obviousness. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Board's findings regarding prior art references and the motivation to combine them.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an employment discrimination lawsuit because the plaintiff failed to file a timely charge with the EEOC. This failure to exhaust administrative remedies also barred her parallel claims under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that an insurer had a duty to defend a general contractor under an additional insured policy. The court held that the underlying lawsuits alleged injuries caused in part by the subcontractor's failure to provide safety barriers during ongoing operations.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's obviousness rejections for most claims of a network-threat detection patent but reversed its finding for two specific claims. The court held that the Board failed to provide substantial evidence that a skilled artisan would have been motivated to combine prior art references to render claims 4 and 14 obvious.
The Ninth Circuit denied Anthony Duran's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order denying his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The court affirmed that Duran's conviction for shooting at an occupied vehicle constituted a particularly serious crime and found substantial evidence supported the denial of his other relief requests.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim because the plaintiff failed to explain why the magistrate judge's recommendation was incorrect in his objections. The court held that the district court properly screened the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) and did not err by declining to distinguish between personal and official capacity claims.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the International Trade Commission's finding that no Section 337 violation occurred, upholding the termination of the investigation. The court held that substantial evidence supported the conclusion that Centripetal's products failed to meet the technical requirements of the asserted patent claims.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Alfred Clark's foreclosure-related claims, ruling that he failed to plausibly allege the defendants were debt collectors under the FDCPA or that he was not in default. The court held that amending the complaint would be futile because no viable legal theory existed to support his allegations under federal or Nevada law.
