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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a Fourth Amendment excessive force claim. The court held that the officers were entitled to qualified immunity because no clearly established law prohibited their use of non-lethal force against the plaintiff.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by residents challenging a hospital helipad relocation. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to establish the necessary jurisdictional requirements for an interlocutory appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of postjudgment motions filed by Christopher VanHorn. The court held that the district court properly rejected claims of fraud on the court and void judgment based on misconduct in state proceedings.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for police officers and the City of Green Bay in a Fourth Amendment excessive force and medical care case. The court held that no reasonable jury could find the officers objectively unreasonable in their conduct or that the officers violated clearly established law.
The Eleventh Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying asylum and withholding of removal. The court held that substantial evidence supported the Board's finding that the petitioner failed to prove the Honduran government was unable or unwilling to protect her from domestic violence.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that an insurance policy's prior work exclusion barred coverage for a contractor's negligence claims. The court held that the exclusion did not render the policy illusory because it still provided coverage for operations completed after the policy's inception date.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the State of Kansas in a gender discrimination case brought by a former court clerk. The court held that the plaintiff failed to link the alleged hostile work environment and retaliation to her gender.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a tribal lawsuit challenging federal debt collection under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act. The court held that the Tribe failed to exhaust mandatory administrative remedies and missed the statutory deadline to appeal the government's final decisions.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se prisoner challenging a district court order. The court held that the order appealed was neither a final order nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an asylum appeal. The court upheld the agency's adverse credibility finding based on the petitioner's failure to disclose a prior arrest and inconsistent statements.