Topic
Every decision we've filed under Appellate Jurisdiction.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal sua sponte because the district court's orders were interlocutory and not final judgments. The court held that the challenged rulings were not immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine as they could be reviewed after a final judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Derritt Swearington against the Federal Trade Commission. The court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction because the district court order denying a motion for default judgment was not a final or appealable interlocutory order.
The Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal challenging a district court's venue transfer order because the order was not a final, appealable judgment. The court also ruled that the appellant's notice of appeal was filed one day late, failing to meet the mandatory 60-day deadline for cases involving government parties.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se prisoner regarding a district court order to amend his complaint. The court held that the order was neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order under federal law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit administratively closed an appeal that was inadvertently transmitted to it by the district court. The court corrected a clerical error after the district court properly filed the notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of an Americans with Disabilities Act claim because the plaintiff was no longer a resident of the facility. The court held that the request for injunctive relief was moot since the plaintiff conceded he had moved.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the Collinses' Fair Housing Act claims, ruling that the lawsuit was barred by the doctrine of res judicata. The court held that the prior state court judgment on the merits precluded this subsequent action between the same parties involving the same cause of action.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding the revocation of supervised release. The court found the case moot because the defendant had completed his sentence and been released from custody.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal sua sponte because the district court's summary judgment was not a final order. The court lacked jurisdiction because claims and counterclaims between the plaintiff and one defendant remained unresolved.
The Tenth Circuit dismissed an interlocutory appeal challenging a district court's order compelling discovery, ruling that such orders are not immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine. The court reaffirmed that discovery orders adverse to claimed First Amendment privileges must be reviewed only after a final judgment is entered.