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The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's revocation of supervised release after a defendant violated a halfway house policy by possessing sexually explicit material on his phone. The appellate court held that the probation officer's testimony provided sufficient evidence to support the finding of a violation by a preponderance of the evidence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal in part as moot and affirmed the dismissal of federal civil rights claims against state court officials and legal aid attorneys. The court held that the legal aid defendants were not state actors and that the judicial defendants were immune from injunctive relief under Section nineteen eighty-three.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence, ruling that an officer's opening of a driver's door was reasonable to ensure safety and facilitate communication. Even assuming the door opening was unlawful, the court held that probable cause for a vehicle search was independently established by a second officer detecting marijuana odor.
The Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming the denial of cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner's sworn admissions to felony drug offenses, made with counsel present, satisfied the good moral character bar.
The Tenth Circuit denied Frontier Airlines' petition for review of a TSA order requiring the carrier to remit unpaid security service fees on cancelled tickets. The court held that the Aviation and Transportation Security Act obligates airlines to collect and remit fees regardless of whether passengers ultimately travel, and that expired travel credits do not constitute valid refunds.
The Ninth Circuit denied Sarabjit Singh's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to deny his asylum and withholding of removal claims. The court upheld the agency's finding that Singh, a low-level party member, could safely relocate within India and would not be tracked by his persecutors.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Stuart Seugasala's motion for relief from judgment, rejecting claims of procedural error and judicial bias. The court held that any procedural missteps were harmless and found no reasonable basis to question the district judge's impartiality.
The Sixth Circuit vacated a district court order deferring summary judgment and ordering further discovery in a qualified immunity case. The appellate court held that the district court failed to properly analyze whether discovery was necessary to resolve genuine disputes of material fact before allowing it to proceed.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture relief for a Brazilian national who admitted to stabbing two women, one of whom died. The court held that the petitioner failed to prove a likelihood of future torture and that his admitted violent acts constituted a serious nonpolitical crime barring relief.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Stuart Seugasala's motion for relief from judgment, ruling that any procedural error by the district court was harmless. The court further held that the district judge did not abuse his discretion by declining to recuse himself despite minimal undisclosed contacts with a witness.
