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The en banc Ninth Circuit reversed a district court order striking a claimant's civil forfeiture claim based on alleged deficiencies in his responses to special interrogatories. The court held that the claimant had established sufficient standing and that the case-ending sanction was an abuse of discretion.
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 existing precedent did not clearly establish that the officer's conduct violated the Constitution given the vague and inconsistent information she received about the detainee's risk.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a conviction for conspiracy to violate the Sherman Act involving the ready-mix concrete industry. The court found sufficient evidence of price fixing, bid rigging, and market allocation among competitors.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se complaint filed under Bivens. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's application of the screening statute.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Jerry Simpson challenging the timeliness of his habeas corpus petition. The court denied a certificate of appealability because the petitioner failed to make a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility determination as supported by specific and cogent reasons.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a conviction and sentence for a defendant who pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy. The court held that the plea was knowing and voluntary and that the defendant waived his right to appeal the denial of his motion to withdraw the plea.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging three executive orders on energy policy. The court held that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing because their alleged injuries were too speculative and the requested relief was beyond the power of the federal courts.
The Eleventh Circuit held that a rapper's termination interest in his copyrights became property of his bankruptcy estate upon filing. Consequently, the rapper could not validly exercise that interest to terminate a copyright grant while the estate still held it.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Carl Javan Ross challenging his original judgment. The court held that the judgment upon resentencing superseded the original judgment, making the challenge impermissible.
