Eleventh Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
Created in 1981, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is based in Atlanta, Georgia and has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
- Middle District of Alabama
- Northern District of Alabama
- Southern District of Alabama
- Middle District of Florida
- Northern District of Florida
- Southern District of Florida
- Middle District of Georgia
- Northern District of Georgia
- Southern District of Georgia
To learn more about the court and the judges who serve on it, visit the Eleventh Circuit Historical Society.
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Date: August 16, 2018
Docket Number: 15-11690
Justia Opinion Summary: The doctrine of equitable mootness, which permits courts sitting in bankruptcy appeals to dismiss challenges when effective relief would be impossible, applies in the Chapter 9 context. The Eleventh Circuit held that it...
Date: August 16, 2018
Docket Number: 16-15751
Date: August 16, 2018
Docket Number: 17-15357
Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of petitioner's pro se 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion challenging his sentence in light of Johnson v. United States. The court held that petitioner's Indiana battery convi...
Date: August 15, 2018
Docket Numbers: 14-11021, 14-11675, 17-13940
Date: August 15, 2018
Docket Number: 17-14415
Justia Opinion Summary: At issue in this appeal was whether it was a judge or an arbitrator who must decide if the arbitration agreement between Spirit Airlines and members of its $9 Fare Club allows for arbitration of claims brought by a class...
Date: August 14, 2018
Docket Numbers: 15-15597, 15-15742, 16-10446, 17-11127
