Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed in part and dismissed in part a decision by the Veterans Court. The court held that the Board of Veterans' Appeals did not err by leaving the determination of effective dates for new Special Monthly Compensation awards to the Regional Office.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a patent infringement suit for lack of constitutional standing. The appellate court held that the patent owners retained sufficient exclusionary rights through their licensing agreement to satisfy Article III requirements.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a patent infringement counterclaim for lack of constitutional standing. The appellate court held that the patent owner retained sufficient exclusionary rights under its license agreement to satisfy Article III requirements.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a county manager who refused to read a public comment at a board meeting. The court held that the manager's refusal constituted viewpoint discrimination in a limited public forum.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and withholding of removal. The court upheld the denial of relief based on a statutory bar for serious nonpolitical crimes and a failure to prove a likelihood of torture upon return to Honduras.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling that barred an insurer from relitigating a claim after two voluntary dismissals. The court held that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure forty-one requires a second dismissal to operate as an adjudication on the merits, regardless of whether the first dismissal was consensual.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a pro se prisoner's civil rights complaint without prejudice. The court held that the dismissal was a proper exercise of the district court's inherent authority to enforce its rules regarding litigation history disclosure.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Robert Walker because the challenged rulings were not final judgments. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction since the underlying litigation remained pending in the district court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se legal malpractice complaint. The court held that the plaintiff waived her right to appellate review by failing to object to the magistrate judge's report and recommendation within the required timeframe.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant. The court found the appeal duplicative because it sought to challenge an order already affirmed in a prior decision.