SOSIMO VERA CHAIREZ v. Secretary ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Secretary of the U.S Department of Homeland Security; UR M. JADDOU, Director of U.S Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCI...: SOSIMO VERA CHAIREZ v. Secretary ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Secretary of the U.S Department of Homeland Security; UR M. JADDOU, Director of U.S Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCI…

DEANDRE BETHEL v. DAVID LOUTHAN

The Tenth Circuit denied Deandre Bethel a certificate of appealability because his attempt to add a Fourth Amendment claim via a Rule 60(b) motion constituted an unauthorized second or successive habeas petition. The court held that the motion substantively challenged the validity of his conviction rather than addressing a procedural defect in the habeas proceedings themselves.

HOA T. JANICH v. DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2024-1944

The Federal Circuit vacated the Veterans Court's decision and remanded the case because the lower court may have applied an incorrect legal standard regarding harmless error in a Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability claim. The appellate court held that the Veterans Court erred by assuming that a Board's identification of illustrative jobs is automatically harmless if the Board is not required to survey the actual job market.

In re MAURICE B. MOORE

The Tenth Circuit denied Maurice Moore's application to file a second or successive habeas corpus petition because he failed to meet the strict statutory requirements of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. The court held that Moore's claims did not rely on a new retroactive rule of constitutional law nor did they present previously undiscoverable facts establishing actual innocence.

VEDRICK LAMONTE SYMONETTE v. UNITED STATES 2025-1697

The Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se prisoner's complaint for failure to prosecute after he failed to pay the required filing fee. The court held that the lower court did not abuse its discretion in denying in forma pauperis status under the three-strikes rule.

VINCENT H. SMALL v. WILLIAM RANKINS

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a certificate of appealability for Vincent H. Small's federal habeas petition challenging his state conviction for lewd molestation. The court held that no reasonable jurist could debate the state court's determination that the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction.

THE MILVET LAW FIRM PLLC, DEREK DEBUS WELSEY MCCAULEY, ANDREW LAFFON v. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2026-1469

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review concerning veterans benefits without addressing the underlying legal merits. The dismissal was issued pursuant to a mutual agreement by all parties involved in the litigation.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LEKESHA HILL

The Third Circuit affirmed Lekesha Hill's sixty-three-month sentence and restitution order, finding no error in the District Court's application of sentencing enhancements. The court held that the lower court correctly applied a two-level obstruction of justice enhancement and a sophisticated-means enhancement based on the facts of the case.

Darrell Prince v. United States

The D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se qui tam complaint, ruling that private individuals lack standing to file such actions on behalf of the United States. The court also denied the appellant's ancillary motions and dismissed portions of his request to supplement the record as moot.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NATHANIEL COLEMAN

The Third Circuit summarily affirmed the denial of Nathaniel Coleman's petition for a writ of error coram nobis, ruling that his appeal failed to present a substantial question. The court held that Coleman could not use the writ to bypass the strict standards required for filing a second or successive habeas motion.