Cases

ORDER Upon consideration of Kevin A. Barnes, et al.’s unopposed motion to voluntarily dismiss their appeal, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion is granted. (2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

LINN, Circuit Judge. ORDER Kevin Barnes et al. (Barnes) notify the court that the United States Court of Federal Claims has requested that this court dismiss “the entire matter on appeal, without prejudice, and remand to this court for the purpose of addressing all outstanding matters.” We treat Barnes’ notification as a motion to remand. The United States has not responded. On

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 24a0087p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ┐ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, │ Plaintiff-Ap

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 20-1035 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JORGE L. RODRÍGUEZ-SANTOS, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge]

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 20-30169 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 1:19-cr-00096-SPW-1 ROBERT ANTHONY HOUSE, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana Susan

USCA11 Case: 22-10509 Document: 97-1 Date Filed: 08/28/2023 Page: 1 of 48 [PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-10509 ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

EBEL, Circuit Judge. In this direct criminal appeal, we conclude both that the district court plainly erred in treating Defendant Gary McKib-bon’s prior Colorado drug distribution conviction as a “controlled substance offense” under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(b), and that that error warrants resentencing. BACKGROUND

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 18-1085 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JUAN ELIAS GONZALEZ-ARIAS, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. Leo T. Sorokin, U.S. District Judge]

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2017 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. For at least eight years Defendant Valentín Valdés-Ayala (Valdés) exploited the desperation of individuals who were behind on their court-ordered child support payments. He did so by illusorily promising professional legal assistance in exchange *24 for approximatel

RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 26a0059p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT ┐ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, │ Plai

BACHARACH, Circuit Judge. Mr. James Burns was convicted of possession and attempted possession of child pornography. See 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B), (b)(2). He was sentenced to 63 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. This appeal involves one of the conditions of his supervised release. That condition requires approval of the probation

TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge. Miguel Bustamante-Conchas was convicted on drug distribution charges and sentenced to 240 months in prison. At sentencing the district court found that Busta-mante-Conchas was responsible for a significant amount of drugs and for a firearm in the possession of a co-conspirator, and then after a lengthy hearing sentenced him before he could speak on his behalf to the court. He challenges on appeal the

*1331 WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge: This appeal requires us to review- the convictions and sentence of Nael Samm-our, who participated in a scheme to file fraudulent income tax returns with stolen identities. Sammour, an Arab Muslim, argues that he was denied a fair trial after a juror, at the start of

GORSUCH, Circuit Judge. Sentencing someone to prison has to be one of the district judge’s toughest tasks. So much is at stake for the defendant, the victim, and the community. So much responsibility rests on the judge’s shoulders, along with the high expectation that the judge will wisely weigh things that cannot be easily weighed. How much punishment is enough to protect the p

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ____________ No. 19-1419 ______ EDIL JOEL GALEAS FIGUEROA, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA, Respondent ____________ On Petition for Review

PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ____________ No. 19-1419 ______ EDIL JOEL GALEAS FIGUEROA, Petitioner v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent ____________ On Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board

Dissent by Judge PREGERSON OPINION BYBEE, Circuit Judge: Rufino Peralta-Sanchez (Peralta) was convicted of illegal entry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325 and illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. The predicate for his illegal reentry count was his expedited removal in 2012. Peralta argues that his expedited removal was fundamentally unfair and thus cannot serve as the bas

HOLMES, Circuit Judge. Defendant-Appellant Manuel Rosales-Miranda was convicted of illegal reentry after being deported, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1326(a) and 1326(b)(2). The district court applied a sixteen-level enhancement to Mr. Rosales-Miranda’s offense level pursuant to § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.” or “the Guidelines”), which allow

*660 POSNER, Circuit Judge. Robert Brunt, John Farano, Charles Murphy, and Tracey Scullark were charged with mail and wire fraud and Brunt and Scullark also with money laundering and Farano also with theft of federal government funds. 18 U.S.C. §§ 641, 1341, 1343, 1957(a). All were crimes relating to an e