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The First Circuit affirmed the sentence of a registered sex offender convicted of attempting to entice a minor and transfer obscene material, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and substantive unreasonableness.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit brought by a pro se plaintiff against three Texas state officials. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to overcome the defendants' claim of qualified immunity or to establish a justiciable case or controversy for declaratory relief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's denial of cancellation of removal, asylum, and related protections.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed the appeal in this civil dispute over forfeiture penalties. The dismissal was granted by order of the parties under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure forty-two, subsection B.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a foreclosure removal order because the court lacked jurisdiction to review it. The court carried with the case the separate issue of whether it has jurisdiction to review a subsequent order denying a motion for reconsideration.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of two motions for a new trial. The court found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's ruling on the defendant's claims under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure thirty-three.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding a habeas corpus petition. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the petitioner failed to show that the district court's procedural ruling was debatable.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for attempted murder but vacated the sentence due to an Ex Post Facto violation. The court held that the district court erred by applying a later Sentencing Guidelines Manual that increased the defendant's advisory range.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's determination that the petitioner failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to qualifying relatives.
The Ninth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for a jail officer in a federal civil rights action arising from a detainee's suicide. The court held that the law was not clearly established because the officer received vague and inconsistent information about the detainee's risk.
