Designated for publication Duncan, J. (Haynes, Duncan, Ramirez) (oral argument), sec. 1983 Affirming dismissal of claims of family of man who died during self-defense exercise in police cadet training. The court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of all § 1983 claims brought by Brittney Kennedy on behalf of her late husband, Marquis Kennedy, who suffered … More February 4-5, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Elrod, Jones, Smith, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Douglas, Ramirez) (oral argument), Haynes, J., concurring (joined by Southwick and Douglas); administrative law, en banc In the first of the en banc opinions released from the January 2026 en banc sitting, exactly as we … More February 3, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Douglas, J. (Dennis, Oldham, Douglas) (oral argument), Oldham, J., dissenting; maritime law Affirming issuance of maritime lien against vessel to secure payment for marine fuel oil bunkers. The dispute centers on an unpaid delivery of marine fuel (“bunkers”) to the Liberian-flagged cargo vessel ARGOS M. Three Fifty Markets, a UK-based commodity trading … More February 2, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal, search and seizure Affirming conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, upholding denial of motion to suppress. per curiam (Richman, Engelhardt, Wilson) (oral argument withdrawn), Title VI, sec. 1983 Affirming dismissal of claims by student dismissed from medical school for unsatisfactory academic performance. … More January 30, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Higginbotham, Ho, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal, jury instructions, sentencing, sufficiency of evidence Affirming 84-month sentence and conviction of one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and six counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. per curiam (Wiener, Engelhardt, Oldham) (no oral argument), Oldham, J., dissenting; criminal, compassionate … More January 28, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Southwick, Higginson, Wilson) (oral argument), insurance, jurisdiction Remanding appeal from denial of motion to compel arbitration to district court to consider motions pending in case in light of holding that court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction due to inapplicability of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards to … More January 27, 2026, opinions
Unpublished Decisions per curiam (Wiener, Willett, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Wiener, Willett, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming sentence on conviction of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. per curiam (Elrod, Smith, Wilson) (oral argument), § 1983 Affirming summary judgment on survivorship claims arising … More January 23-26, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Richman, Ho; Dennis on panel but not participating in this order) (oral argument at the merits stage), Ho, J., dissenting from denial of panel rehearing; municipal liability, qualified immunity, First Amendment Denying petition for panel rehearing of October 7, 2025, opinion that had affirmed qualified immunity dismissal of police officers … More January 13, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Southwick, Higginson, Douglas) (no oral argument), sec. 1983, personal torts, municipal liability, prosecutorial immunity Affirming dismissal of claims for negligence and arising under sec. 1983 against various defendants, arising from serious car accident. The appellants, Madelyn Marina Quiroz and her mother, sued a host of defendants after Madelyn was catastrophically … More December 30-31, 2025, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming life sentence on conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. per curiam (Richman, Southwick, Willett) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Vacating in part sentence on conviction of illegal reentry, to strike Standard Conditions 2 through 13 from the … More December 26-29, 2025, opinions
