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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing an employment discrimination complaint. The appellate court found the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support claims of retaliation, discrimination, and defamation.
The Fifth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to reform a district court judgment to correct clerical errors. The court clarified that the revocation judgment was based solely on violations alleged in specific petitions.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to an insurance company denying coverage for flood damage to a jewelry store. The court held that the backup of a sewer system was caused by a flood, triggering a policy exclusion, and that the insured failed to provide reliable evidence of wind damage to the building's walls.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the National Labor Relations Board's order against Vermont Information Processing regarding one employee but vacated the order for three others. The court held that the Board impermissibly broadened its theory of liability to include uncharged conduct for the three additional workers.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a federal firearms offender's prison sentence but vacated two conditions of supervised release. The court held that the district court erred by imposing a GED requirement and a computer search condition without pronouncing them at the sentencing hearing.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal because the appellant failed to file specific objections to a magistrate judge's recommendation. The court held that the appellant forfeited the right to appellate review of the summary judgment order.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for a sentence reduction under eighteen U.S.C. Section three thousand five hundred eighty-two subsection C two. The court held that Amendment eight hundred twenty-one of the Sentencing Guidelines does not apply to tax offenses or the specific enhancements used in this case.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Duane Lee Johnsen for receiving and possessing child pornography. The court held that hash value matches alone can establish probable cause for a search warrant and that forensic analysis of seized devices is not a critical stage requiring counsel.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging the denial of a temporary restraining order. The panel held that the denial did not meet the jurisdictional requirements for interlocutory review.
The Fourth Circuit vacated a defendant's sentence because the district court erred in applying a crime-of-violence enhancement. The court held that a prior Virginia conviction for using a firearm during a robbery did not categorically satisfy the elements clause of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
