Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Teri Sahm's foreclosure challenge, ruling that her complaint failed to state a claim due to a lack of factual allegations linking defendants to harm. The court upheld the district court's findings on preclusion, recusal, and vexatious litigant status, leaving the dismissal and restrictions on future filings in place.
The Ninth Circuit denied Longcai Chen's petition for review, upholding the Board of Immigration Appeals' adverse credibility determination regarding his asylum claims. The court found that Chen's false statements in a 2016 visa application, combined with his voluntary return to China and inconsistent testimony, provided substantial evidence to support the denial of relief.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of T.M.J.'s IDEA claims, ruling that the two-year statute of limitations began running in 2020 when his parents knew or should have known of the alleged misdiagnosis. The court held that neither statutory exception for misrepresentation nor withholding of information applied to toll the deadline.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection. The court limited its analysis strictly to the specific grounds relied upon by the agency, refusing to address unchallenged issues regarding government inability or past harm.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal regarding federal tax lien foreclosures because the district court had not yet entered a specific order of sale. The court held that without an order setting the terms of the sale, the proceedings remain non-final and unappealable.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se landlord-tenant dispute complaint for failing to provide a short and plain statement of the claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8. The court held that the district court properly denied leave to amend because further amendments would be futile given the plaintiff's prior failures to cure pleading defects.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Ryan-Michael Jarvis's civil rights complaint, ruling that law enforcement officers had probable cause to arrest him based on witness reports of threats and aggression at a music festival. The court held that the officers' actions were reasonable under the Fourth Amendment and that the district court correctly applied absolute prosecutorial immunity and qualified immunity to the defendants.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a defamation and false-light judgment against Senate Majority PAC, holding that the plaintiff failed to prove actual malice by clear and convincing evidence. The court ruled that while the ad could imply a defamatory meaning, there was insufficient evidence that the defendants intended or recklessly disregarded that specific implication.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment, holding that the Forest Service's cancellation of a grazing permit was supported by substantial evidence of unauthorized grazing. The court further ruled that the appeal was not moot because the appellant retains a concrete interest in resolving her compliance status to secure future permit priority.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a federal prisoner's Eighth Amendment claim, ruling that his amended complaint failed to provide fair notice of the specific conduct alleged against defendants. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in finding the allegations were too vague and conclusory to satisfy Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8.