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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's determination that the petitioner failed to show exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to qualifying relatives.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of attorney fees to a qui tam relator who did not receive a share of the settlement proceeds. The court held that the False Claims Act requires a relator to receive a proceeds share to be eligible for fees and expenses.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of a pretrial detainee's constitutional claims regarding medical care and conditions of confinement. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present specific, admissible evidence creating a genuine dispute of material fact regarding objectively unreasonable treatment.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a pro se action alleging various claims against government entities. The appellate panel held that the plaintiffs' claims were wholly insubstantial and frivolous, failing to establish federal subject matter jurisdiction.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a judgment creditor's motion to depose its former counsel regarding a third-party defendant's finances. The court held that the proposed discovery violated a prior order prohibiting further inquiry into the third party's finances absent new evidence of fraudulent transactions.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to overturn a district court order declining to appoint Crain Walnut Shelling as lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action. The panel clarified that the standard of proof for rebutting the presumption of adequacy under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act is preponderance of the evidence.
The Eighth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for one deputy while affirming the lower court's ruling on other officers involved in a jail custody incident. The court found that the use of a taser on a resisting detainee was justified, but the use of pepper spray and other force against non-resisting individuals violated clearly established law.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Merit Systems Protection Board decision upholding a settlement agreement. The court held that the petitioner forfeited arguments regarding coercion and fraud by failing to raise them during the administrative proceedings.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order. The court found the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies and waived challenges regarding her asylum claim.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Merit Systems Protection Board's decision to uphold the removal of a Department of Veterans Affairs employee. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that it would have removed the employee regardless of any protected whistleblowing activity.