Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Limits on Ancillary Enforcement: No Rule 69/Section 56.29 Constructive-Trust Proceedings Against Non‑Judgment Debtors Introduction This appeal arises at the intersection of...
Intervening Misconduct Severs Retaliation Causation and Threadbare § 1981 Pleadings Fail: Eleventh Circuit in Goolsby v. City of Monroe Introduction In Alicia Goolsby v. City of Monroe, the Eleventh...
Murray v. Miranda: Eleventh Circuit Forecloses Bivens Damages for Federal Prison Medical-Indifference Claims Where BOP Grievance Procedures Exist Introduction In this unpublished, non-argument...
Ratification, Not Mere Approval: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Monell Pleading Against Florida School Boards and Confirms Supplemental Jurisdiction Discretion After Dismissal (Post‑Royal Canin)...
Certified Uncertainties in Florida Proceedings Supplementary: Eleventh Circuit Sends Five Determinative Questions on § 56.29 Remedies, FUFTA Limitations, and Tolling to the Florida Supreme Court...
No Blanket Immunity for Post‑Settlement Keyword Bidding: Eleventh Circuit Limits Release and Res Judicata to Pre‑Execution Conduct and Enforces FTC‑Approval Contingency Case: Edible IP, LLC v....
ECF Non-Receipt, Health Issues, and Computer Viruses Are Not Excusable Neglect Without Specific, Supported Facts: Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Counsel’s Duty to Monitor the Docket and Limits...
Shotgun Pleadings, Pro Se Latitude, and Rule 58 Waiver: The Eleventh Circuit’s Reaffirmation in Moore v. Southern Company Introduction In an unpublished, per curiam decision, the Eleventh Circuit...
Reaffirming Broad Discretion to Weigh Prior Sentences in Upward Variances Under § 3553(a): United States v. Carmel Linot Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Date: October 24, 2025...
Guidelines as Starting Point; Public Protection as Dominant Factor: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Substantial Upward Variance for §1470 Despite Mandatory §2260A Term Introduction In United States v. Imran...
Concurrent Sentence Doctrine Extends to Sentences Consecutive to Life; MVRA Permits Lost-Income Restitution to Deceased Victims’ Family Members (Clarified) Commentary on United States v. Lesley Green...
United States v. Philmon Chambers (11th Cir. 2025): Eleventh Circuit Extends the Concurrent-Sentence Doctrine to Life-Plus Sentences and Affirms MVRA Restitution for Deceased Victims’ Family Members...
Refusal of Reassignment Defeats ADA Claim: Eleventh Circuit holds offering a vacant alternative position is a reasonable accommodation even when the employee requests short-term leave Case: Brandon...
Unwillingness, Not Inability: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Upward Variance Based on Willful Nonpayment and Disregard for the Law Case: United States v. Linda Davis, No. 24-13399 (11th Cir. Oct. 23, 2025)...
Reasonableness of a Single Takedown Kick During a Rapid Arrest; District Courts’ Discretion to Decline Florida Battery Claims After Federal Dismissal Introduction This unpublished, per curiam...
Headlong Flight at a Closed Business Converts Reasonable Suspicion into Probable Cause for Alabama Third-Degree Trespass; Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms § 922(g)(1) Post-Bruen/Rahimi Case: United States...
Actual Notice as a Prerequisite to Civil Contempt for Discharge-Injunction Violations; Broad Discretion over Discovery Sanctions Reaffirmed Introduction In Shirley White‑Lett v. Shellpoint Mortgage...
Inferring the MDLEA’s “On Request” Statelessness Requirement from Standard Boarding Procedures Introduction In United States v. Santo Rosario‑Rivera (consolidated with United States v. Francisco...
No Records, No Lien: Eleventh Circuit affirms extinguishment of a Georgia attorney’s lien absent credible proof of value Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Non-Argument Calendar;...
No Gross Disproportionality Under Plain-Error Review: Eleventh Circuit Affirms 600-Month Sentence for Child Pornography Production and Possession United States v. Angel Antonio Cannella, No. 22-13924...