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Jun 24 2026
4th Cir. 26-6165 Per Curiam

Matthew Alward v. Health Services Administrator; Warden, FCI Beckley; Director Federal Bureau of Prisons; United States of America

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a prisoner's Bivens claim. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited appellate review by failing to challenge the specific bases for the lower court's decision in his informal brief.

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Jun 23 2026
10th Cir. 1:13-CV-02894-SKC Panel Decision

Brooks v. Colorado Department of Corrections

The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a state agency satisfied a federal judgment against a prisoner when it diverted the funds to pay the prisoner's restitution debts. The court held that ancillary jurisdiction ended once the judgment was satisfied, regardless of the state procedures used to redirect the payment.

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Jun 17 2026
11th Cir. 3:24-cv-00228-TJC-PDB Per Curiam

Gordon v. Manning

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's civil rights complaint for failing to follow court orders to sever unrelated claims. The court held that the district court acted within its discretion by dismissing the entire case without prejudice when the plaintiff refused to organize his claims into separate lawsuits.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Jun 12 2026
5th Cir. 25-51018 Per Curiam

Tucker v. Schenck

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Texas prisoner's complaint as frivolous and barred by judicial immunity. The court also denied the appellant's motion for the appointment of counsel.

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Jun 12 2026
9th Cir. 1:20-cv-01130-KES-EPG Unpublished

Gutierrez v. Sandoval, et al.

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a prisoner's motion to amend his complaint against a medical doctor. The court held that adding the doctor as a defendant would be futile because her actions amounted to medical negligence rather than deliberate indifference.

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Jun 5 2026
7th Cir. 24-2939 Panel Decision

Aleksey Ruderman, Arturo Saldivar, and Chris Pocknell v. Kenosha County, Wisconsin, et al

The Seventh Circuit vacated a dismissal of a civil rights suit alleging that a county jail violated federal anti-forced labor laws by requiring unpaid work from civil immigration detainees. The court held that the statute applies to public counties and that threatening detainees with solitary confinement to compel labor constitutes a violation.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner Civil Rights - Section 1983
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