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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Fourth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for detention officers, holding that the plaintiff failed to plead facts connecting specific officers to the inmate's death. The court ruled that collective allegations against a group of officers are insufficient to establish individual liability under the Fourteenth Amendment.
The D.C. Circuit upheld the TSA Administrator's order keeping a U.S. citizen on the No Fly List, rejecting constitutional and statutory challenges while dismissing one claim for lack of standing. The court deferred to the agency's national security expertise, finding the administrative redress process constitutionally adequate.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Larry Clark, Sr.'s federal civil rights claims arising from a long-running rent dispute and eviction proceedings. The court held that the private defendants were not state actors and that the judges were protected by absolute judicial immunity, leaving Clark without a viable federal cause of action.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Bato Petrov's petition for cancellation of removal, holding that he failed to prove the statutory requirement of exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his U.S. citizen relatives. The court further ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals acted within its discretion in rejecting Petrov's motion to reopen the case as untimely and insufficiently probative.
The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction, holding that Janssen failed to demonstrate irreparable harm because monetary damages remain calculable despite market complexities. The court clarified that loss of market share in a breach of contract case does not automatically constitute irreparable injury absent proof that damages are practically impossible to quantify.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of John Curry's federal civil rights claims, ruling that the two-year statute of limitations began running on the date of his arrest in March 2020. The court held that Curry failed to preserve his arguments on appeal and that his claims against private individuals were barred because they were not acting under color of state law.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Bato Petrov's petition for cancellation of removal, holding that his evidence failed to meet the statutory standard of exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his U.S. citizen relatives. The court further ruled that the Board of Immigration Appeals acted within its discretion in denying Petrov's motion to reopen based on newly submitted medical and economic evidence.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, ruling that an employer has no duty to engage in the interactive process or provide accommodations when an employee has not requested them. The court held that an employee who disputes a medical finding of disability and insists they are fit for duty cannot later claim discrimination for failure to accommodate.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a customer's claims against his bank for failing to prevent third-party fraud on unrelated accounts. The court held that under Texas law, banks owe no duty to customers to prevent such fraud absent a foreseeable danger, and the plaintiff failed to meet the strict pleading standards required for fraud and consumer protection claims.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed Corry Pearson's appeal sua sponte because the district court's order was not final. The appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review a partial dismissal order that leaves claims against one defendant pending without Rule 54(b) certification.