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Dec 5 2025
11th Cir. 1:22-cv-00108-JRH-BKE Published

Ahmed S. Ismael v. Sheriff Richard Roundtree

The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a Section 1981 retaliation case, holding that the lower court improperly conflated the McDonnell Douglas pretext analysis with the convincing mosaic standard. The court remanded the case for the district court to apply the correct summary judgment standard to the employment discrimination claim.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Summary Judgment
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Dec 5 2025
11th Cir. 0:20-cv-60192-AHS Published

Villarino v. Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment in favor of a staffing agency, ruling that transportation deductions and uncompensated time for travel, tool collection, and waiting do not violate the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court held that the transportation was an optional benefit for employees and that the time spent on these activities was not integral and indispensable to the core job duties.

Civil Labor
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Dec 5 2025
11th Cir. 0:23-cv-61595-WPD Published

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration v. Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The Eleventh Circuit held that a CMS Bulletin regarding Florida's Medicaid Directed Payment Program constitutes final agency action subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act. However, the court affirmed the denial of a preliminary injunction because Florida is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the Bulletin's interpretation of the hold-harmless rule.

Civil Preliminary Injunction Social Security
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Dec 3 2025
1st Cir. 23-2011 Panel Decision

REYNALDO CRUZ v. UNIÓN INDEPENDIENTE AUTÉNTICA DE LOS EMPLEADOS DE LA AUTORIDAD DE ACUEDUCTOS Y ALCANTARILLADOS; PUERTO RICO AQUEDUCT AND SEWER AUTHORITY; JENNIFFER A. GONZÁLEZ...

The First Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a § 1983 lawsuit, holding that the case was not moot despite the defendants depositing the disputed union dues. The court remanded the matter to determine whether the plaintiff qualifies as a prevailing party for attorney's fees, a status that could be lost if the case is deemed moot.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983
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Dec 2 2025
11th Cir. 1:22-cv-20703-RNS Published

Francisco Lagos Marmol, Fernando Van Peborgh v. Kalonymus Development Partners, LLC

The Eleventh Circuit held that a buyer's claim for specific performance was moot because the parties had already closed on the sale of the property following the district court's order. However, the court proceeded to review the damages award, affirming in part and reversing in part the district court's calculation of damages for the breach of the real-estate contract.

Bankruptcy Civil Mootness
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Dec 1 2025
1st Cir. 25-1278 Panel Decision

JONALSON DOR v. PAMELA J. BONDI, Attorney General

The First Circuit held that a noncitizen's deportability for a state drug conviction is determined by the federal Controlled Substances Act as it existed at the time of the conviction, not at the time of removal proceedings. This ruling affirms the Board of Immigration Appeals and joins five other circuits in rejecting the 'time of removal' rule.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Dec 1 2025
11th Cir. 1:21-mi-55555-JPB Per Curiam

In re: Georgia Senate Bill 202

The Eleventh Circuit vacated the district court's preliminary injunction regarding Georgia's Election Integrity Act gift ban because the lower court failed to apply the Supreme Court's facial-challenge framework from Moody v. NetChoice. The appellate court remanded the case for a new analysis that weighs the law's constitutional applications against its unconstitutional ones across its full scope.

Civil Civil Rights - Voting
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Nov 26 2025
1st Cir. 24-2117 Panel Decision

JOHN RESTREPO CASTANO; DIANA LOPEZ VALENCIA; and M.R.L v. PAMELA J. BONDI, Attorney General

The First Circuit denied a petition for review of an asylum and withholding of removal claim, upholding the agency's finding that the Colombian government was able to protect the petitioner from a criminal gang. The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate the government's inability to provide protection despite ongoing telephonic threats.

Civil Immigration (Civil)
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Nov 24 2025
11th Cir. 2:21-cv-00950-JLB Published

In Re: ATIF, Inc. Debtor. DANIEL J. STERMER v. OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE HOLDING COMPANY OLD REPUBLIC TITLE COMPANIES, INC ATTORN...

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's judgment rejecting a Creditor Trustee's fraudulent transfer claims against title insurance companies. The appellate court upheld the lower court's finding that the debtor received reasonably equivalent value for its assets and that the corporate entities involved were not alter egos or successors liable for the debtor's debts.

Bankruptcy Civil Intellectual Property
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Nov 21 2025
11th Cir. 1:21-cv-02900-SDG Published

Cheriese D. Johnson v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, The William Carter Company Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan

The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment, holding that an insurance company's interpretation of a preexisting condition exclusion was unreasonable. The court ruled that medical treatment for symptoms does not constitute treatment for a specific disease if neither the patient nor the doctors suspected that disease at the time.

Civil ERISA / Employee Benefits Social Security Summary Judgment
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