Kurt Damian Engelhardt
Signed rulings
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“the district court's application of the sophisticated means enhancement was not clearly erroneous. ... CONCLUSION AFFIRMED.”
“Accordingly, we hold that the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule is applicable to the NIT warrant and its fruits and, therefore, AFFIRM the district court's denial of Ganzer's motion to suppress.”
“For the aforementioned reasons, this court AFFIRMS the decision of the district court.”
“Because the district court's decision on the Rule 12(b)(6) motion was based on timing rather than a substantive legal disposition regarding qualified immunity, this court does not have jurisdiction to consider the appeal at this time. ... We DISMISS this appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.”
“we find no error in the district court's determination that the allegations of ICP's complaint regarding Lincoln's and the Owners' "no vouchers" policies fail to allege facts sufficient to provide the robust causation necessary for an actionable disparate impact claim.”
“Finding plain error in the district court's offense level calculation, we VACATE Randall's sentence and REMAND for re-sentencing consistent with this opinion.”
“having reviewed the district court's clearly-articulated reasons for denying Chambliss' motion to reduce his sentence, we find no abuse of discretion... Accordingly, we AFFIRM.”
“Johnson has failed to show a reasonable probability that, but for the error, he would have received a lesser sentence... AFFIRMED.”
“Tapia has not carried his burden of proving that he would have received a lesser sentence had the Government not referenced the proffer information; consequently, his substantial rights were not affected. AFFIRMED.”
“the district court did not err in its imposition of the sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2L1.1(b)(6). Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.”
“it was not erroneous for the district court to conclude that the claim numbers qualified as 'means of identification,' and that Kalu's offense thus warranted the two-level enhancement... AFFIRMED.”
“The district court did not err in assessing a $5,000 monetary penalty under the AVAA, no discrepancy exists between the orally pronounced assessment and the written judgment, and the district court did not err by denying a downward variance... AFFIRMED.”
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