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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court's judgment in a contract dispute involving multiple parties. The court issued a per curiam order without providing a written opinion explaining the reasoning.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the Board of Immigration Appeals denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his United States citizen relatives.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against Babu K. Thomas, holding that he failed to provide sufficient evidence to support his claims of employment discrimination and retaliation. The court ruled that Thomas's termination was based on unexcused absences and a failure to provide medical documentation, rather than his protected status or activities.
The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that Janssen failed to demonstrate irreparable harm because monetary damages remain calculable despite market complexities. The court clarified that loss of market share in a breach of contract case does not automatically constitute irreparable injury absent proof that damages are practically impossible to quantify.
The Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's denial of an enforcement petition, holding that the Department of Veterans Affairs complied with a 2015 settlement agreement by removing specific disciplinary records from the petitioner's Official Personnel File. The court further ruled that the subsequent disclosure of those records during unrelated litigation did not constitute a breach absent proof that the agency provided the documents to third parties.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Rosezzettea Lee Lopez for conspiracy and transportation of undocumented individuals. The court found the evidence sufficient to prove the defendant knowingly transported undocumented aliens for financial gain and rejected her constitutional challenges as plain error.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a prison official in a civil rights case, ruling that the inmate failed to prove deliberate indifference regarding his housing assignment. The court applied plain error review due to the appellant's failure to object to the magistrate judge's report and found no clear error in the district court's dismissal of the claim.
The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that allowed a civil rights lawsuit to proceed against detention officers. The appellate court held that the complaint failed to plausibly allege that any specific officer acted with deliberate indifference to the plaintiff's medical needs.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a customer's claims against his bank for failing to prevent third-party fraud on unrelated accounts. The court held that under Texas law, banks owe no duty to customers to prevent such fraud absent a foreseeable danger, and the plaintiff failed to meet the strict pleading standards required for fraud and consumer protection claims.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Mackie James Walker, Jr. The court found the petition moot because the district court had recently denied relief on his underlying motions.
