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The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of Joan Manuel Estadella for felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The court rejected challenges to the denial of a motion to suppress, the admission of evidence, and the sentencing calculation based on drug purity.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the defendants' Hobbs Act robbery convictions, ruling that robbing customers at a convenience store disrupted interstate commerce by forcing the business to close. The court also rejected a claim of jury confusion regarding the specific victim, finding the argument was waived because it was not raised at the trial level.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed convictions for Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm, ruling that the robbery of customers at a convenience store satisfied the interstate commerce nexus. The court also rejected a claim of jury confusion, finding that the defendants failed to present a separate legal theory to the jury regarding the robbery of a customer outside the store.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the defendants' convictions for Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm, rejecting the argument that the robbery failed to affect interstate commerce. The court further held that the defendants forfeited any claim that the jury might have relied solely on a robbery of a victim outside the store.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the Army's denial of a former soldier's reenlistment application, ruling that federal military regulations prohibiting waivers for major misconduct override state expungement laws. The court held that the Army acted within its congressionally delegated authority and did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in rejecting the appellant's request.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the sentence imposed on Kenneth Moore for being a felon in possession of a firearm, finding no abuse of discretion regarding the term of supervised release. The court also granted counsel leave to withdraw after an independent review found no non-frivolous issues for appeal.
The Third Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an Indian national's claims for withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection. The court found the petitioner failed to provide substantial evidence that he faced a clear probability of persecution or torture in India based on religion, political opinion, or mental health.
The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Joseph Pilchesky's federal lawsuit challenging his state conviction for the unauthorized practice of law. The court held that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine barred federal review because Pilchesky was essentially asking a federal court to reject a final state court judgment.
The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Edwin Leon's tort claims against former colleagues, ruling that a prior Delaware state court judgment precluded re-litigation of the underlying facts. The court held that the state court's findings that Leon physically and verbally abused Goodman barred his federal allegations of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court's ruling in a civil securities enforcement action against five defendants who participated in a decade-long pump-and-dump scheme. The court upheld the defendants' liability and disgorgement orders while vacating one specific injunction against defendant Paul Sexton for being overly vague.
