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The Seventh Circuit vacated the dismissal of a prisoner's due process claim, ruling that lengthy disciplinary segregation may implicate a protected liberty interest requiring factual scrutiny. The court further held that allegations of a hearing officer predetermining guilt and directing false evidence are sufficient to state a constitutional violation.
The Seventh Circuit granted appointed counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed Kendall Guyton's appeal after determining the case was frivolous under Anders v. California. The court found no non-frivolous grounds to challenge Guyton's sex trafficking conviction or his 324-month sentence.
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.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court's judgment against five defendants who participated in a decade-long pump-and-dump scheme involving cheap stocks and misleading hype. The court upheld the SEC's civil enforcement action, finding the defendants liable for disgorging millions in ill-gotten gains while concealing their ownership and involvement.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court's judgment against five defendants who participated in a decade-long pump-and-dump scheme involving penny stocks and concealed ownership. The court upheld the defendants' liability for securities fraud and the disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, while vacating one specific injunction against appellant Sexton for failing to provide adequate notice of the prohibited conduct.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court's judgment against five defendants who participated in a decade-long pump-and-dump scheme involving penny stocks and concealed ownership. The court upheld the SEC's civil enforcement action, finding the defendants liable for ill-gotten gains and imposing disgorgement and civil penalties, while vacating one specific injunction for lack of clarity.
The First Circuit affirmed a district court's judgment against five defendants who participated in a decade-long pump-and-dump scheme involving penny stocks and misleading promoters. The court upheld the SEC's civil enforcement action and the imposition of disgorgement liabilities for ill-gotten gains, while vacating one specific injunction against appellant Sexton for failing to describe the prohibited conduct with sufficient clarity.
