Barbara Lagoa

“Based on the foregoing reasons, we affirm Andres's convictions and sentences. AFFIRMED.”

“Because the district court applied the incorrect legal standard in denying Nationwide's motion in limine, we vacate the final judgment and remand for the district court to apply Alabama's rules of issue preclusion to determine the issue of privity in the first instance. VACATED and REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

“Section 1231(a)(5) unambiguously bars the reopening of a reinstated removal order where the alien has illegally reentered the United States following his or her initial removal. ... Accordingly, we deny Alfaro-Garcia's petition for review. PETITION DENIED.”

“Because Armstrong's sentence reduction pursuant to Section 3582(c) was not a plenary resentencing proceeding, it does not constitute a new, intervening judgment, and Magwood does not reset the count for purposes of AEDPA's bar on second or successive Section 2255 motions. ... Accordingly, we affirm the district court's dismissal of Armstrong's Section 2255 habeas petition. AFFIRMED.”

“For the reasons discussed above, we affirm the district court's denial of Maradiaga's motion for a new trial. AFFIRMED.”

“Because the district court lacked jurisdiction over the Pareskys' standalone overpayment interest claim, we affirm the district court's dismissal of the amended complaint. AFFIRMED.”

“Because the district court's alternative ruling denying Stevens's request to reduce or terminate his term of supervised release failed to provide a sufficient explanation to allow for meaningful appellate review, we vacate the order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. VACATED AND REMANDED.”

“Because a sentence reduction under the First Step Act does not constitute a new judgment for purposes of AEDPA's bar on second or successive habeas petitions, Telcy was required to obtain authorization from this Court before filing his second Section 2255 petition. ... We therefore affirm the district court's order dismissing Telcy's Section 2255 petition as second or successive. AFFIRMED.”

“We therefore respectfully certify this issue of Florida law discussed below to the highest court of that state. ... For the foregoing reasons, we defer our decision in this case until the Florida Supreme Court has had the opportunity to consider our certified questions and determine whether to exercise its discretion in answering them. QUESTIONS CERTIFIED.”

“For the foregoing reasons, we reverse the district court's dismissal of both Maldonado's and Hill's claims and remand for further proceedings. REVERSED AND REMANDED.”

“Accordingly, for the reasons stated, we conclude that the district court did not err in dismissing Newbauer's complaint, and we affirm the district court's dismissal of Newbauer's complaint for failure to state a claim. AFFIRMED.”

“For the reasons stated, we conclude that the district court did not err in denying Lee's motion to dismiss the 2020 Indictment on double jeopardy grounds and therefore affirm the district court. AFFIRMED.”