Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit, holding that a police officer was entitled to qualified immunity for using a rear wristlock to remove a passive protester. The Court ruled that existing precedent did not clearly establish that this specific conduct, performed after repeated warnings, violated the Fourth Amendment.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Truth in Lending Act claim but reversed the dismissal of a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claim regarding a Minnesota mortgage foreclosure. The court held that while the bank's payment crediting practices did not violate TILA, the district court erred in dismissing the FDCPA claim without resolving whether a state statutory violation suspends a lender's right to possession.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal because the notice of appeal was filed after the mandatory 60-day jurisdictional deadline. The court held that this statutory time limit is strict and cannot be excused when the appellant fails to provide evidence required to invoke the prisoner filing rule.
The Third Circuit reversed a district court order compelling arbitration in a labor dispute over employee benefit contributions. The appellate court held that the grievance fell outside the scope of the collective bargaining agreement's arbitration clause because the claimed right did not arise from the contract itself.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed Richard Villanueva Mitchell's conviction for making a false bankruptcy declaration, rejecting his claim that the trial court erred by omitting a materiality element from the jury instructions. The court held that because Mitchell himself requested the omission of that element, he invited the error and cannot now challenge it on appeal.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review upholding a 150-day suspension of a pilot's license for flying an aircraft with a tail number that did not match its registration documents. The court found the pilot failed to meet the narrow standard for reasonable reliance and that the administrative nature of the violation did not preclude a safety sanction.
The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's grant of summary judgment on Greg Murphy's due process claims, finding a genuine dispute of material fact regarding his entitlement to premium pay under school district policy. The court affirmed summary judgment on Murphy's First Amendment and Fourth Amendment claims, holding that the record supported the district's legitimate reasons for his termination and arrest.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for a university in an ADA disability discrimination case, ruling that a nursing student failed to establish that the school knew of her need for accommodations. The court further held that the district court properly denied the student's motion for additional discovery because she did not diligently pursue the process.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se § 1983 complaint filed nearly thirty-five years after the underlying state conviction. The court held that the appellant forfeited new arguments regarding ongoing enforcement actions and SSI benefits by failing to raise them in the district court.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's § 1983 claims for false arrest and unlawful search, ruling that the Heck v. Humphrey bar precludes the suit because it would imply the invalidity of his underlying criminal convictions. The court also rejected the plaintiff's request for equitable tolling of the statute of limitations, finding no exceptional circumstances under Louisiana law to justify the delay.