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The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Social Security disability benefits, ruling that the Administrative Law Judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence. The court held that the ALJ provided clear and convincing reasons to discount the claimant's subjective testimony regarding her symptoms.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Phosavan Khamnivong's motion to vacate his sentence, ruling that the district judge did not abuse his discretion by declining to recuse himself. The court held that the judge's minimal contacts with a witness were insufficient to cause a reasonable person to question his impartiality.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of David Manuel Garcia for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. The court held that Garcia failed to demonstrate plain error in challenging the constitutionality of the statute under which he was convicted.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of withholding of removal and Convention Against Tortate relief for a Mexican national fearing cartel violence. The court held that the petitioner failed to prove a causal nexus between the feared harm and a statutorily protected ground.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal in a patent dispute after the parties reached a settlement. The court granted the appellee's motion to dismiss and awarded costs to the appellee.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw counsel and dismissed an appeal filed by Hector Castillo-Molina. The court concurred with the appointed attorney's assessment that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ruling that creditors violated the bankruptcy discharge injunction by misapplying Chapter 13 plan payments. The court further held that emotional distress damages remain a potential remedy for such violations under traditional civil contempt principles.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a condemnation appeal filed by pro se appellants, ruling their arguments were forfeited and frivolous. The court held that the appellants failed to address the merits of the district court's decision or cite relevant legal authority to support their claims.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting an asylum claim, finding that the immigration judge's reliance on evidence was supported by substantial evidence. The court held that any procedural error regarding interview notes was harmless because the judge did not credit them as true, and that the petitioner failed to meet the high burden required to overturn the agency's factual findings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a sentence of eighty-seven months for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The court also remanded the case to correct a clerical error in the judgment that incorrectly cited the Armed Career Criminal Act.
