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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal due to the appellant's failure to file a required brief. The court ordered the dismissal for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's lawsuit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The court held that the complaint failed to plausibly allege that the denial of access to court records was motivated by the plaintiff's disability.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil rights complaint filed by a pro se appellant. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the case.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for compassionate release. The appellate court concluded the defendant failed to identify extraordinary and compelling reasons for relief.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a convicted drug trafficker who possessed a firearm in his home. The court held that historical tradition supports disarming dangerous classes, including drug traffickers, even within the home.
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.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The dismissal was ordered because the petitioner failed to pay the required docketing fee and file the necessary statement concerning discrimination.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit dismissed an appeal seeking early termination of supervised release as moot. The dismissal occurred because the defendant's original supervised release terms expired while the appeal was pending.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the convictions and mandatory life sentences of a Mara Salvatrucha gang leader for multiple murders and racketeering. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury's verdict and that the Eighth Amendment does not bar mandatory life sentences for defendants over the age of eighteen.
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.
