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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a civil complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The appellate court also denied the appellant's motion to amend or correct the complaint.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an insurance coverage complaint, ruling that the plaintiff failed to plead sufficient facts to support a breach of contract claim under Florida law. The court further held that the district court properly denied leave to amend the complaint because the proposed amendments would have been futile given the policy's specific exclusions.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a hearing on ineffective assistance of counsel because the rejected plea offer lacked a firm expiration date. The court dismissed the ineffective assistance claim without prejudice, directing the defendant to pursue such constitutional challenges through a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion rather than on direct appeal.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on material inconsistencies in the petitioners' testimony regarding a political attack and omitted details about contacting a party leader.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 42-month prison sentence for a federal inmate who stabbed a fellow prisoner with a shank, rejecting claims that the sentence was unreasonably high. The court held that the district judge properly weighed the statutory factors under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and the Guidelines' recommendation of ten to sixteen months against the defendant's violent conduct.
The Tenth Circuit denied a certificate of appealability and dismissed the appeal because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that jurists of reason would find the district court's ruling debatable. The court held that the petitioner lacked the required state custody to maintain a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
The Ninth Circuit dismissed the petition for cancellation of removal, holding it lacks jurisdiction to review how the agency weighed medical evidence regarding asthma care in Mexico. The court affirmed the denial, finding the petitioner failed to prove that adequate medical treatment was unavailable for his sons in their home country.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Robert Walker's civil suit against judges, a law firm, and the Florida Bar for failure to state a claim. However, the court remanded the case to correct the procedural record, ordering that dismissals based on sovereign immunity be entered without prejudice to allow for potential refiling.
The Tenth Circuit enforced Megan Dees's appeal waiver, dismissing her challenge to a 183-month sentence for methamphetamine distribution. The court found the waiver was entered knowingly and voluntarily and that enforcing it would not result in a miscarriage of justice.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's denial of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, clarifying that judicial disagreement alone does not prove the government's position was substantially justified. The panel held that the district court erred by treating the ALJ's decision and a dissenting opinion as dispositive evidence of reasonableness when the agency's error had already been established on remand.
