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The Eleventh Circuit dismissed the Fountains' appeal sua sponte because their notice of appeal was filed five days after the deadline expired. The court held that while Rule 60(b) motions toll the appeal period, the Fountains missed the thirty-day window that ended on January 16, 2026.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's summary judgment in favor of mortgage lenders, ruling that appellants failed to prove the existence of an enforceable contract. The court held that the plaintiffs' claims lacked the written evidence required under Washington's statute of frauds and contract principles.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to the denial of an immigration petition based on prior marriage fraud. The court held that the agency's determination that the petitioner's previous marriage was a sham was supported by substantial evidence and not arbitrary or capricious.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Lisa Richardson Henderson. The court held that the relief sought was not available through this extraordinary remedy.
The Ninth Circuit denied Jose Penado's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision, upholding the denial of his asylum and withholding of removal claims. The court affirmed that Penado failed to file his application within the statutory one-year deadline and did not meet the legal threshold for proving future persecution.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's Eighth Amendment supervisory liability claim against the Secretary of Corrections. The court held that generalized allegations of understaffing and poor training were insufficient to prove the official knew or should have known these conditions would specifically cause the plaintiff's injuries.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a pro se civil action as frivolous. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's decision after reviewing the record.
The Ninth Circuit denied Okky Ficrada Jaya's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' dismissal of his motion for administrative closure. The court found no error in the Immigration Judge's handling of competency safeguards and ruled that challenges to the continuance denial were moot after USCIS denied the underlying relief.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Jill Coit's § 1983 claims against prison officials, ruling that her fourth amended complaint failed to state a claim. The court held that the Eleventh Amendment barred monetary relief against official-capacity defendants and that the complaint did not comply with federal pleading standards.
