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The Fifth Circuit affirmed a conviction for illegal reentry after the defendant conceded that his constitutional challenge to the statutory sentencing enhancement was foreclosed by Supreme Court precedent. The court granted the Government's unopposed motion for summary affirmance.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the government's motion to stay a preliminary injunction reinstating a collective bargaining agreement with federal employees. The court also granted a partial stay of an enforcement order requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to process pending grievances under that agreement.
The First Circuit vacated a supervised release revocation sentence because the district court relied on extra-record evidence to find the defendant knowingly possessed a machine gun.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a twenty-three-five month prison sentence for a defendant convicted of felon in possession of a firearm and possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. The court vacated the district court's order permanently denying the defendant federal benefits, finding the statutory application was plain error.
The Ninth Circuit vacated the district court's judgment because the case lacked complete diversity of citizenship. The court affirmed the award of attorneys' fees to the attorney defendants while remanding the case for dismissal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Jonathan Shane Stamper. The court found the petition moot because the district court had recently ruled on the underlying motion for reconsideration.
The Fifth Circuit lacks clear jurisdiction over an appeal from a partial summary judgment order that the parties treat as final. The court remands the case to the district court to issue a formal final judgment to perfect appellate jurisdiction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a dismissal of a bid protest brought by a pro se litigant. The court held that the plaintiff lacked standing and failed to comply with procedural rules requiring corporate representation by counsel.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for early termination of supervised release. The panel found no abuse of discretion in the lower court's decision.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to set aside a default judgment. The appellate panel found the defendant engaged in culpable conduct and failed to preserve a meritorious defense for appeal.
