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Forfeiture / Penalty

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Apr 30 2026
4th Cir. 25-2284 Per Curiam

Tremel Marquis Rosser v. Marco Rubio; Supreme Court of the United States Legal Team

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of multiple civil actions filed by pro se appellant Tremel Marquis Rosser against various federal officials. The court held that Rosser forfeited his right to appellate review because his informal brief failed to challenge the specific legal basis for the district court's dispositions.

Civil Forfeiture / Penalty Other Civil
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Apr 29 2026
5th Cir. 25-50688 Per Curiam

Saltkill v. Cavender Toyota

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's complaint against a car dealership and its financing arm. The court characterized the suit as patently frivolous due to the plaintiff's reliance on a personally created bill of exchange as valid payment.

Civil Forfeiture / Penalty
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Apr 28 2026
5th Cir. 25-40725 Per Curiam

United States v. Bello

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motion for compassionate release because he was sentenced after the relevant sentencing guideline amendment took effect. The court also dismissed the defendant's appeal regarding a final forfeiture order, ruling that he lacked standing since his property rights were already settled by the preliminary forfeiture order.

Compassionate Release Criminal Forfeiture / Penalty Standing
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Apr 28 2026
4th Cir. 25-7000 Per Curiam

Weldon Eugene Holtzclaw, Jr. v. Judge Stokes; Judge Stone; Wendy Moses; Marjorie Morgan; Jerri

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint because the appellant failed to challenge the specific legal basis for the lower court's order in his informal brief. Under Fourth Circuit Rule 34(b), this omission forfeited appellate review, leaving the district court's dismissal and denial of postjudgment motions intact.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Forfeiture / Penalty
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Apr 27 2026
4th Cir. 25-2465 Per Curiam

Williams v. Smith

The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Karen Williams' housing authority lawsuits due to her failure to properly serve the defendants. Because her informal appellate brief did not challenge the specific grounds for dismissal, she forfeited the right to appellate review of those rulings.

Civil Civil Rights - Housing Forfeiture / Penalty
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Apr 24 2026
Fed. Cir. 24-2053 Panel Decision

Jones v. United States

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a judgment finding that a police officer did not shoot a tribal member on a reservation. The court held that the government did not abuse its discretion in imposing a rebuttable adverse inference sanction for spoliation of evidence.

Civil Forfeiture / Penalty Summary Judgment
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Apr 23 2026
10th Cir. 1:24-CV-00001-GPG-STV Panel Decision

National Association for Gun Rights, et al. v. Polis

The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling upholding Colorado's ban on unserialized firearms while reversing the lower court's standing determination regarding the purchase of such parts. The appellate court held that the possession ban regulates conduct beyond commercial sales conditions and is not presumptively constitutional under the Second Amendment.

Civil Forfeiture / Penalty Standing
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