Topic
Every decision we've filed under Forfeiture / Penalty.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal concerning a bid protest over a consulate construction project in Turkey. The court ruled the case moot because the State Department terminated the underlying contract, leaving the appellant with no concrete interest in the outcome.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a criminal forfeiture order despite the district court's procedural delays and failure to include the forfeiture in the initial judgment, ruling that the errors were harmless and did not warrant vacatur.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court order severing state environmental claims from federal third-party claims and remanding the state claims to state court. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in declining supplemental jurisdiction and that the Airport Authority was barred from relitigating its federal-officer removal argument under the law of the case doctrine.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court affirmed the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protections based on procedural forfeitures and substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision rejecting asylum and Convention Against Torture claims. The court found the petitioner forfeited arguments regarding her proposed social group and that substantial evidence supported the agency's finding that the Mexican government would not acquiesce to her alleged torture.
The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court dismissal of a securities fraud suit, holding that shareholders who exchanged preferred stock for new company shares purchased securities for value. The court clarified that a stock-for-stock exchange in a spinoff satisfies the statutory standing requirements under the Securities Act of nineteen thirty-three.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order. The court found that the petitioner forfeited appellate review by failing to challenge the Board's reasons in his informal brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order dismissing a prisoner's Bivens claim. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited appellate review by failing to challenge the specific bases for the lower court's decision in his informal brief.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court order denying a sentence reduction motion. The appellate court held that the appellant forfeited the right to appeal because his informal brief did not challenge the basis for the lower court's decision.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a default judgment against a trucking company that failed to respond to a negligence lawsuit following a multi-vehicle crash. The court held that the company's failure to appear was willful and that its new arguments regarding service and damages were forfeited for not being raised in the district court.