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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.
The Eleventh Circuit vacated a district court dismissal of a USERRA claim, ruling that the plaintiff adequately alleged standing. The appellate court found that reasonable inferences from the complaint showed the employer had not fully redressed the alleged injuries.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a civil rights complaint. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited the right to appeal because his informal brief did not challenge the basis for the lower court's decision.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a pro se civil action without prejudice. The dismissal occurred because the appellant failed to complete the required in forma pauperis affidavit or pay the full filing fee.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a police supervisor who ordered officers to compel a civilian employee to leave his home for a drug test. The court held that the supervisor's command violated clearly established Fourth Amendment rights under the totality of the circumstances.
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.
