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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action alleging family integrity violations. The court held that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts showing defendants acted under color of state law or committed judicial deception.
The First Circuit denied a petition challenging the dismissal of an adjustment of status appeal due to lack of jurisdiction. However, the court granted a petition to reopen the appeal, finding the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying a motion based on ineffective assistance of counsel.
The Sixth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging the denial of withholding of removal and cancellation of removal. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide sufficient corroboration for his claims and did not prove exceptional hardship to his children.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order declaring a litigant vexatious and imposing a pre-filing review order. The court dismissed the portion of the appeal challenging the remand of the case to state court due to lack of appellate jurisdiction.
The First Circuit denied a petition challenging the dismissal of an immigration appeal due to lack of jurisdiction over discretionary decisions. However, the court granted a separate petition to reopen the appeal, finding the Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying a motion based on ineffective assistance of counsel.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit certified two questions of Ohio law to the Supreme Court of Ohio regarding the voluntary-payment defense in consumer lending disputes. The court addressed whether a bank could bar recovery for breach of contract when customers paid a flat fee while unaware of the actual annual percentage rate.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a Tax Court order denying a motion to vacate. The appellate panel found the petitioner failed to demonstrate that such relief was appropriate.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims and remand of state-law claims. The panel also denied a motion for sanctions against the pro se appellant due to insufficient connection to the federal appeal.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit certified two questions of Ohio law to the Supreme Court of Ohio regarding the voluntary-payment defense in consumer lending disputes. The court determined that existing state precedents are too unsettled to allow a federal court to guess how the defense applies to contracts with conflicting price terms.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's Section one thousand nine hundred eighty-three action alleging due process violations regarding workers' compensation benefits. The court held that the claims were barred by issue preclusion because the key issues were already litigated and decided in a prior federal action.