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Every decision we've filed under Other Civil.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of a petition to perpetuate testimony filed by a pro se plaintiff. The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate why he could not file a lawsuit against the bank at the present time.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that imposed spoliation sanctions and awarded damages against Image Technology Consulting. The appellate court also upheld the dismissal of counterclaims brought by the defendants.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant as untimely and duplicative. The court held that the notice of appeal was filed well past the thirty-day deadline and repeated a prior appeal of the same judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate an order of dismissal. The appellate court found no error in the lower court's handling of the case.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal because the appellant failed to provide a transcript of the district court hearing. Without the transcript, the appellate court could not review the grounds for the dismissal of the underlying case.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se litigant as untimely and duplicative. The court held that the notice of appeal was filed well after the statutory deadline and repeated a prior appeal of the same judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Hamza Tebib. The court found that the record did not reveal undue delay by the district court Clerk in entering a default judgment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal of a pro se appeal. The court held that the plaintiff's claims constituted a forbidden de facto appeal of a prior state court judgment.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se plaintiff as untimely. However, the court directed the district court to treat an emergency motion as a timely notice of appeal from an earlier order.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for relief from judgment, holding that a judge was not required to recuse himself despite a personal conflict with attorneys in a different division of the United States Attorney's Office.