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The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search warrant. The court held that the affidavit provided probable cause to search the defendant's residence for drugs and firearms, rendering his challenge under Franks v. Delaware unnecessary.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting qualified immunity to police officers in a civil rights lawsuit. The court held that the officers had probable cause to arrest the plaintiff and did not use excessive force during the encounter.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to correct a clerical error in a criminal judgment. The court held that the requested change would constitute a substantive modification rather than a clerical correction under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure thirty-six.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower court's decision in this civil appeal. The panel issued a brief per curiam opinion without providing detailed reasoning.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the denial of relief based on a statutory bar for serious nonpolitical crimes and a failure to prove a likelihood of torture upon return to Honduras.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a federal prisoner challenging his custody. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate a nonfrivolous issue showing that the statutory remedy under section two thousand two hundred fifty-five was inadequate or ineffective.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that barred an insurer from relitigating a claim after two voluntary dismissals. The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one requires a second dismissal to operate as an adjudication on the merits, regardless of whether the first dismissal was consensual.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Sergio Rivera because it was submitted after the deadline. The court held that the time limits for filing the notice of appeal are mandatory claims-processing rules that require dismissal when missed.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a pro se prisoner's civil rights complaint without prejudice. The court held that the dismissal was a proper exercise of the district court's inherent authority to enforce its rules regarding litigation history disclosure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part a decision by the Veterans Court. The court held that the Board of Veterans' Appeals did not err by leaving the determination of effective dates for new Special Monthly Compensation awards to the Regional Office.
