In Cronick v. City of Colorado Springs, No. 25-1235 (10th Cir. Aug. 28, 2026), the Tenth Circuit holds that cross-examining a plaintiff for about her “cop-watching” social media videos, in which she’s shown in police and security guard “encounters unrelated to the arrest at issue” in the case, was unduly prejudicial to the plaintiff underContinue reading “Tenth Circuit Holds That a Defense Presentation of Plaintiff’s “Cop-Watch” Social Media Posts at Trial Was Unduly Prejudicial Under Fed. R. Evid. 403, Warranting a New Trial”
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Ninth Circuit Holds That A Federal Court May Exercise Supplemental Jurisdiction Over a State Law Claim Even Where the Federal Claim is a Permissive Counterclaim Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(b)
In Zunun Aero, Inc. v. The Boeing Co., No. 24-5212 (9th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026), on a petition for panel rehearing, the Ninth Circuit holds that a federal court may exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims, under 28 U.S.C. § 1367(a), even where the federal-law claim is a permissive counterclaim under Fed. R. Civ. P.Continue reading “Ninth Circuit Holds That A Federal Court May Exercise Supplemental Jurisdiction Over a State Law Claim Even Where the Federal Claim is a Permissive Counterclaim Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(b)”
D.C. Circuit Cuts Pro Se Litigants Some (But Not Unlimited) Slack on Filing a Late Notice of Appeal Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)
In Rudometkin v. Driscoll, No. 25-5033 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 24, 2026), the D.C. Circuit considers its jurisdiction over two pro se notices of appeal filed beyond the 30- or 60-day deadline. It holds that “if a pro se notice of appeal can reasonably be read as recognizing that the appeal is late, providing reasons forContinue reading “D.C. Circuit Cuts Pro Se Litigants Some (But Not Unlimited) Slack on Filing a Late Notice of Appeal Under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)”
Seventh Circuit Cleans Up Intra-Circuit Split of Authority on Standard of Appellate Review of Orders Denying Arbitration
In Moore v Club Exploria, LLC, No. 25-2721 (7th Cir. Aug. 18, 2026), the Seventh Circuit grapples with a divide in the case law about whether district court orders denying arbitration are reviewed deferentially or de novo. The court concludes that clear-error review applies unless the reviewing the order “requires us to elaborate on thisContinue reading “Seventh Circuit Cleans Up Intra-Circuit Split of Authority on Standard of Appellate Review of Orders Denying Arbitration”
Discovery Order Related to an Immunity Defense Was Not a Collateral Order Subject to an Interlocutory Appeal, Holds D.C. Circuit
The D.C. Circuit holds in Rodriguez v. Pan American Health Org., 24-7135 (D.C. Aug. 14, 2026), that while an interlocutory right of appeal arises from denial of immunity under the International Organizations Immunities Act (IOIA) under the collateral-order doctrine, there is no corresponding right of appeal for a defendant from an order allowing jurisdictional discovery.Continue reading “Discovery Order Related to an Immunity Defense Was Not a Collateral Order Subject to an Interlocutory Appeal, Holds D.C. Circuit”
Fifth and Ninth Circuits Reject Novel Applications of the Collateral-Order Doctrine to Review District Court Orders Concerning Civil Immunity of Defendants
It’s collateral-order-doctrine week in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, with two courts issuing opinions that dismiss interlocutory appeals of orders ruling on claims of immunity from civil litigation. Both appeals are dismissed on the ground that the immunity at issue in each case is, if anything, a mere defense against liability rather than a trueContinue reading “Fifth and Ninth Circuits Reject Novel Applications of the Collateral-Order Doctrine to Review District Court Orders Concerning Civil Immunity of Defendants”
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