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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order remanding a mass action to state court. The court held that the Class Action Fairness Act's local event exception is jurisdictional and that all claims arose from a single industrial fire.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a denial of social security disability benefits. The court held that the administrative law judge properly disregarded a medical opinion based on insufficient support and inconsistency with other evidence.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing an appeal from an immigration judge's decision. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the immigration judge's exclusion of his son's testimony caused prejudice or that his family would suffer exceptional and extremely unusual hardship.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court found substantial evidence supporting the lower tribunal's denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of Patrick Comack's complaint for failure to state a claim and as an impermissible shotgun pleading. The court held that Comack abandoned his challenge to the shotgun pleading dismissal by failing to adequately brief the issue on appeal.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit against federal judges and court officials. The panel held that sovereign immunity and judicial immunity barred the plaintiff's claims.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling enforcing a settlement agreement reached via email during mediation. The court also upheld sanctions against the appellant's counsel for vexatious litigation conduct and denied a late motion to amend the complaint.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction issued by the District Court, ruling that the lower court lacked jurisdiction over specific counts in a dispute regarding exhibits at Independence National Historical Park.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order denying a motion to reconsider an asylum denial. The court upheld the agency's finding that the petitioners failed to establish membership in the proposed particular social groups.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review seeking asylum and withholding of removal for a Brazilian national and her children. The court found substantial evidence supported the agency's conclusion that anonymous threats did not constitute persecution and that the petitioners failed to show a well-founded fear of future harm.