Nancy Lee Maldonado

“his federal habeas petition acknowledged that he had not fully exhausted Indiana's state remedies; however, he argued that those remedies were "ineffective," allowing him to proceed under the exception to the exhaustion requirement in § 2254(b)(1). We agree. We therefore vacate the district court's judgment dismissing Lindsey's petition and remand for further proceedings.”

“Martinez-Martinez now challenges the agency's future-persecution finding, arguing that the Honduran government cannot protect her and that internal relocation is unreasonable. Because substantial evidence supports the agency's decision, we deny the petition.”

“As discussed below, we cannot reach Deer District's arguments because it lacks Article III standing to bring this appeal. We therefore dismiss for want of jurisdiction.”

“Blumenshine failed to adduce evidence from which a reasonable juror could conclude that she suffered workplace hostility based on her age. We therefore affirm.”

“Padua challenged the agency's denial of benefits in federal court, but the district court rejected her petition, holding that the ALJ had substantial evidence to support the decision. We agree with the district court and affirm.”

“Miller now appeals his sentence. He argues that the district court committed reversible error in its loss-enhancement and restitution calculations and asks that we vacate the judgment and remand for resentencing. We find no such errors and therefore affirm Miller's sentence.”

“The district court applied the wrong standard in reviewing Reilly's Rule 59(e) motion to set aside its judgment dismissing Reilly's complaint. Reilly's proposed amended complaint states a claim, and, on the limited facts before us, we cannot with certainty hold that his claim is time-barred. The final judgment of the district court is therefore VACATED, and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

“Deputy Pedersen's decisions to arrest Mr. Petersen for drunk driving and to seek a BAC warrant were well supported by the information available to her and consistent with our Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.”

“Diaz was convicted of two related federal drug-trafficking crimes. In this appeal, he asserts that several constitutional and evidentiary errors in his trial require reversal. Finding none meritorious, we affirm.”

“In 2024, the district court dismissed both operative complaints with prejudice after giving the plaintiffs repeated opportunities to amend. ... We affirm on the district court's alternative ground -- that the plaintiffs failed to state a plausible claim for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).”

“Because the ALJ met the minimal articulation requirements in assessing the medical evidence and did not err in relying on the vocational expert testimony, we agree and affirm.”

“On appeal, Carpenter argues that the jury's verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence. He further claims that the trial court erred by instructing the jury that he could be convicted even if he never communicated with a minor but only with the undercover agent. Finding neither argument meritorious, we affirm.”