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The Sixth Circuit affirmed the convictions and sentence of a defendant convicted of drug-related offenses and maintaining a drug premises. The court found sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict and determined the district court did not clearly err in applying the drug-house sentencing enhancement.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit transferred an appeal regarding a bankruptcy decision because it lacked jurisdiction. The court ordered the case moved to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit remanded environmental litigation to the district court following a Supreme Court directive. The appellate court concluded that the energy companies plausibly alleged their case satisfied the federal officer removal statute.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court order that had permitted an untimely removal of a class action to federal court. The appellate court held that the thirty-day statutory deadline for removal cannot be equitably tolled, even when the prior remand was based on a judicial error.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision affirming the denial of cancellation of removal. The court found substantial evidence supported the denial and that the petitioner failed to exhaust his challenge to a motion to suppress.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision holding a patent for estimating roof area unpatentable. The court found the Board properly concluded that the claimed method was obvious based on prior art and common knowledge in the roofing industry.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued an errata sheet to amend its opinion in this immigration appeal. The correction clarifies the scope of judicial review regarding discretionary denials by immigration judges.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the criminal judgment and sentence of Tyrone Kelly. The court rejected Kelly's challenges to his drug trafficking conviction and the resulting forty-five-month imprisonment term.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a Title VII employment discrimination case. The court found no evidence that a sheriff's merit commission removed a job applicant from the certification process due to racial discrimination.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the lower agency rulings denying asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection.
