Paul Jeffrey Watford

“It follows that Dominguez-Maroyoqui should not have been assessed a 'crime of violence' enhancement under U.S.S.G. Section 2L1.2(b)(1)(A). We vacate his sentence and remand for re-sentencing without the enhancement. VACATED and REMANDED.”

“Accordingly, the district court properly denied his motion to dismiss the felon-in-possession charge.”

“Our holding in Lake Washington controls the outcome here, for the school districts in this case stand on even weaker footing than did their counterpart in Lake Washington. ... AFFIRMED.”

“Having reconsidered the matter, we conclude that Sternberg misconstrued the plain meaning of Section 362(k). To the extent it is inconsistent with this opinion, Sternberg is overruled. ... The judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel is AFFIRMED.”

“We therefore remand to the BIA with instructions to grant the brothers an opportunity to supplement the record. ... PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; CASE REMANDED.”

“The language of the condition is sufficiently precise to avoid the vagueness concerns we identified in Aquino, and the district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing the condition simply because it prohibits conduct also covered by one of the standard conditions of supervised release. AFFIRMED.”

“Although he may have been improperly denied the right to counsel during his initial interaction with DHS officers, he has made no showing that the denial of that right caused him any prejudice. PETITIONS FOR REVIEW DENIED.”

“The evidence against Kootswatewa was compelling, and none of the charges turned on whether he 'lured' or merely 'took' K.C. into the abandoned trailer. AFFIRMED.”

“In short, Maricopa County is liable for violations of Title VI and Section 12601 stemming from its own official policies. As discussed above, when Arpaio adopted the racially discriminatory traffic-stop policies at issue, he acted as a final policymaker for the County. AFFIRMED.”

“The BIA erred by holding that Section 1231(a)(5) deprived the immigration court of jurisdiction to resolve Miller's motion to reopen. We grant Miller's petition for review and remand the case so that the agency can decide Miller's motion to reopen on the merits. PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; CASE REMANDED.”

“As explained below, we conclude that assault with a deadly weapon constitutes a 'crime of violence,' but that neither robbery nor coercion are covered by the Guidelines' definition of that term. We therefore vacate Edling's sentence and remand for resentencing. SENTENCE VACATED; REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.”

“Because the district court erred in calculating the correct sentencing range under the Guidelines, and we cannot say the error was harmless, we must vacate Swallow's sentence and remand for resentencing. SENTENCE VACATED; REMANDED FOR RESENTENCING.”