Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Federal Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that CommScope's DSL modems did not infringe TQ Delta's patents and that the patents were invalid. The court held that substantial evidence supported the jury's rejection of TQ Delta's infringement theory and its invalidity findings.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's Section 1983 lawsuit against a California Superior Court. The court held that state judicial entities are protected by Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity and cannot be sued for damages in federal court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the Proclamation and Guidance issued by President Trump, which circumvented the Immigration and Nationality Act's removal procedures, were unlawful.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner's civil rights claims, ruling that he failed to allege facts showing a protected liberty interest or deliberate indifference to his medical needs. The court held that the plaintiff's allegations did not meet the legal standards required to survive a motion to dismiss under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed a district court injunction against the International Trade Commission, holding that an administrative law judge unconstitutionally appointed under the Appointments Clause lacked the authority to issue a binding protective order. Because the underlying order was void from the start, the Commission could not enforce it through a subsequent investigation, rendering the plaintiff's lawsuit timely and valid.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for state defendants, holding that states and their agencies are not "persons" subject to suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This ruling forecloses federal civil rights claims against state entities regardless of any waiver of sovereign immunity.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a developer's federal constitutional claims, holding that the plaintiff failed to allege a constitutionally protected property interest in the disputed land or contractual payments. The court reasoned that the plaintiff conveyed legal title to the property and that the contract language did not create a legitimate claim of entitlement to payment for a specific number of lots.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order rejecting an asylum seeker's claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. The court held that the petitioner's due process arguments were either foreclosed by precedent or unexhausted, and his substantive asylum claims were unreviewable because they were not raised before the Board.
The Ninth Circuit denied Lorena Vazquez-Trujillo's petition for review of her asylum and withholding of removal claims, ruling that her proposed social group lacks the required legal particularity. The court upheld the agency's finding that women of low socio-economic status in Mexico are too amorphous to constitute a cognizable particular social group.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Jeffery Lee Fitzhugh's Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit, ruling that his administrative claim was filed more than two years after the incident and lacked the necessary facts for equitable tolling. The court also upheld the district court's denial of leave to file a second amended complaint because Fitzhugh failed to cure identified deficiencies despite prior opportunities.