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Mar 17 2026
4th Cir. 25-6297 Per Curiam

QIAN WILLIAMS v. EDGEFIELD MAILROOM CLERKS; EDGEFIELD FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION; JOHN DOES; MR. PARKER; MS. WELLS; MR. DAVIS; MR. HAWKES; MR. VANEMAN; WARDEN JANSON; TANE...

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of relief in a pro se prisoner's lawsuit against federal correctional staff. The court found no reversible error in the dismissal of claims brought under Bivens and the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner
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Mar 17 2026
5th Cir. 25-40024 Published

Polaris Engineering, Incorporated v. Texas International Terminals, Limited

The Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment finding Texas International Terminals liable for breaching a facility agreement by failing to issue a Notice of Stable Operations. The court held that the contract term stable operations possessed an ordinary meaning of steady, consistent operations, not a specific production rate.

Civil Securities Summary Judgment
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Mar 17 2026
3rd Cir. 25-1277 Panel Decision

ABDALLAH ABDULRAHEEM MOHAMMAD KHATER v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Third Circuit denied in part and dismissed in part a petition challenging an Immigration Judge's rulings on administrative closure, continuance, and voluntary departure. The court held that the petitioner failed to show the first two rulings affected the outcome of his removal, while the third was barred from judicial review by statute.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Mar 17 2026
4th Cir. 24-6736 Per Curiam

KEITH A. ARRICK, SR v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act lawsuit against the United States, finding no reversible error in the lower court's ruling. The appellate court explicitly declined to review claims regarding failure to treat or challenges to state medical liability statutes because the appellant failed to preserve these issues for appeal.

Civil Other Civil
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Mar 17 2026
7th Cir. 24-1796 Panel Decision

ANTHONY BOYCE v. ASHLEY COX and FRANCIS CATINO

The Seventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a prisoner civil rights case, holding that the plaintiff properly exhausted administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The court affirmed the denial of class certification but remanded the Eighth Amendment claim for trial.

Civil Civil Rights - PLRA / Prisoner Civil Rights - Section 1983 Summary Judgment
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Mar 16 2026
9th Cir. 2:22-cv-00124-DAD-CKD Unpublished

JUAN CRISTOBAL CALDERON v. C. VUE; R. FREITAS

The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court's summary judgment in a prisoner's civil rights case, ruling that the lower court erred by dismissing the plaintiff's factual declaration as merely self-serving. The appellate court clarified that credibility determinations are functions reserved for a jury, not a judge, at the summary judgment stage.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Summary Judgment
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