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The Ninth Circuit held that a petitioner's claim of derivative citizenship presents a genuine issue of material fact that cannot be resolved by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Consequently, the court transferred the case to the United States District Court for a de novo determination of the nationality claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted the Government's motion to dismiss an appeal filed by Addison Lee Cook. The court enforced an appeal waiver contained within the defendant's plea agreement.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a 200-month sentence for a firearms conviction, ruling that while the district court erred by determining the 'different occasions' of prior felonies without a jury, the mistake was harmless. The court held that the defendant would have waived his right to a jury and admitted the prior offenses occurred on separate occasions had he been properly advised during his guilty plea.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to intervene in a class action against Google, ruling the request was untimely under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24. The court held that intervening three months before a settlement approval hearing would likely void the agreement and prejudice the existing parties.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant who challenged his sentence as substantively unreasonable. The court held that the defendant's plea agreement contained a valid appeal waiver that barred the challenge.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying attorney's fees and damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's refusal to enforce a settlement agreement provision.
The Seventh Circuit dismissed an appeal from a denial of qualified immunity because the case turned on genuine disputes over material facts. Appellate courts lack jurisdiction to resolve factual contests at the summary judgment stage, even when video evidence exists.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a defendant who had signed a plea agreement containing a sentence appeal waiver. The court held that the waiver was entered knowingly and voluntarily, barring the defendant from challenging his sentence despite his constitutional arguments.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for defendants regarding the Towner and Stone leases but vacated the ruling for the Hudson leases. The court held that the district court failed to apply West Virginia's 'first in time' rule to determine if a 1996 assignment extinguished the plaintiff's claimed interests in the Hudson properties.
The Seventh Circuit granted Indiana's emergency motion to stay a district court injunction that had barred enforcement of Senate Bill 10. Applying the Purcell principle, the court held that federal courts should generally avoid altering election rules on the eve of an election to prevent voter confusion and administrative chaos.
