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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling dismissing a plaintiff's claims of race discrimination and retaliation. The appellate court found no reversible error in the lower court's decision to grant the defendant's motion to dismiss.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an adversary complaint seeking an accounting of assets from a bankruptcy claimant trust. The court held that the appellant, holding only a contingent and unvested trust interest, lacked standing to demand disclosure under the trust agreement's clear terms.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted a stipulation filed by the parties to dismiss the appeal. Each party was ordered to bear its own costs in the matter.
The Seventh Circuit denied a Honduran citizen's petition for review of an asylum denial, upholding the finding that gang extortion was motivated by perceived wealth rather than gender. The court held that general country conditions and academic articles were insufficient to establish the required nexus between the petitioner's proposed social groups and the feared harm.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that granted summary judgment to defendants in a civil rights lawsuit. The appellate court also upheld the lower court's decision to remand state law claims to state court while denying the plaintiff's motion for counsel.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment, holding that the plaintiff's insurance claims were time-barred under Michigan law. The court further ruled that the policy's choice-of-law provision selecting Michigan law was valid and enforceable.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit administratively closed an appeal that was inadvertently transmitted to it by the district court. The court corrected a clerical error after the district court properly filed the notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion in this civil appeal. Judgment has been entered in accordance with the court's decision.
The Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed the lower court's denial of a creditor's claim for non-dischargeability based on willful and malicious injury but vacated and remanded several other claims due to insufficient factual findings. The panel also upheld procedural rulings regarding default judgments and recusal motions while ordering further proceedings on the debtor's counterclaims for preferential transfers and attorney's fees.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's claims under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act and the Rehabilitation Act. The court held that the plaintiff failed to state a plausible claim for relief under the standard established in Ashcroft v. Iqbal.