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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Third Circuit dismissed a petition for a writ of mandamus as moot because the underlying motion had already been resolved by the District Court. The court found that no live controversy remained since the requested relief was no longer available.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal between Immervision, Inc. and Apple Inc. based on a mutual agreement between the parties. The court ordered that each side bear its own costs in the proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed a petition for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board because the petitioner failed to pay the required docketing fee. The court characterized this failure as a failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.
The Fourth Circuit imposed a public admonishment on attorney Eric Chibueze Nwaubani for submitting appellate briefs containing citations to three nonexistent judicial opinions. The court held that this conduct violated ethical rules prohibiting actions that seriously interfere with the administration of justice, regardless of whether artificial intelligence was used to generate the errors.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal employee's race discrimination and hostile work environment claims but vacated summary judgment on his retaliation claim. The court held that while the plaintiff failed to prove an abusive work environment, evidence of a supervisor's threat to fire him for filing an EEO complaint created a genuine dispute of material fact on retaliation.
The Seventh Circuit vacated a district court's dismissal of a pretrial detainee's failure-to-protect claim, ruling that the lower court erred in treating defendant-authored documents as incontrovertible contradictions of the plaintiff's allegations. The appellate court held that the attached grievance responses did not definitively refute the detainee's claim that officials had a record of a keep-separate order.
The Seventh Circuit vacated a district court's dismissal of a pretrial detainee's failure-to-protect claim, ruling that the lower court erred in treating defendant-authored grievance responses as incontrovertible proof contradicting the plaintiff's allegations. The appellate court held that the attached documents did not definitively refute the detainee's assertion that officials had a record of a keep-separate order.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice suit against a law firm, ruling that the claims were barred by Kentucky's one-year statute of limitations. The court held that the plaintiff had constructive notice of her injury in 2020 when she filed a related lawsuit, regardless of whether she had identified the specific wrongdoer at that time.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal sua sponte because the district court's summary judgment was not a final order. The court lacked jurisdiction because claims and counterclaims between the plaintiff and one defendant remained unresolved.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for defendants, ruling that a civil detainee's transfer to a Special Management Unit during a criminal investigation did not violate substantive due process. The court further held that the defendants did not act with subjective recklessness regarding the detainee's medical needs after he removed his own surgical stitches.