Gerald Bard Tjoflat
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“The district court has again confirmed the partial award, and this time we affirm.”
“Finding this claim without merit under plain error review, we affirm Fontenot's conviction.”
“The district court granted the motion for summary judgment and dismissed Baby Buddies's claims. Baby Buddies appeals that judgment, and we affirm.”
“The decision is not sustainable. We accordingly vacate the decision and instruct the District Court on receipt of our mandate to amend its EAJA order to provide for the payment of attorney's fees of $5,000.”
“Under the highly deferential standard of 10(a)(4), the arbitrator did not exceed his authority in his issuance either of the clause construction award or of the class determination award. For the forgoing reasons, the opinion of the District Court is AFFIRMED.”
“The District Court ... granted the motion and dismissed the case. The Plaintiffs now appeal. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.”
“We conclude that the District Court properly denied the officers qualified immunity for entering the owner's residence without a warrant. The court erred, though, in denying the officers' motions to dismiss the owner's claim for unlawful arrest.”
“The Magistrate Judge granted the motion for reconsideration and denied Cummings's motion for a new trial. Cummings appeals the decision. We affirm.”
“Accordingly, the District Court's denial of Crum & Forster and Hartford's Rule 60(b) motion is REVERSED. The District Court's orders ... are hereby VACATED. REVERSED AND VACATED”
“As the Board did not appropriately determine that Gordon was convicted of an aggravated felony, we grant Gordon's petition and reject the Board's finding of removability. PETITION GRANTED.”
“We thus reverse the District Court's order granting partial summary judgment on the binding effect of the verdict in the Circuit Court's breach-of-contract case, and hold that the parties must again litigate statutory damages.”
“Before us is the District Court's dismissal of Antony Turbeville's complaint against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and its denial of Turbeville's motion to remand the case to Florida state court. We affirm both.”
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