Christopher Jackson

Jul 26, 2024 | law.com | Christopher Jackson |Jessica Smith

In Sanchez v. Guzman, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to grant qualified immunity in a Section 1983 excessive-force claim. In doing so, the court emphasized that litigants can waive a winning argument if they fail to properly prosecute their appeal. In Sanchez v. Guzman, No. 22-1322, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 15756 (10th Cir.

Jul 26, 2024 | hollandhart.com | Christopher Jackson |Jessica Smith

Law.com Law.com In Sanchez v. Guzman, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to grant qualified immunity in a Section 1983 excessive-force claim. In doing so, the court emphasized that litigants can waive a winning argument if they fail to properly prosecute their appeal. In Sanchez v. Guzman, No. 22-1322, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 15756 (10th Cir.

Sep 26, 2023 | law.com | Jessica Smith |Christopher Jackson

In Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 23948, — F.4th – (10th Cir. Sept. 11, 2023), the circuit court reversed a district court’s order relying on Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) to reopen a case that had been voluntarily dismissed without prejudice under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a).

Apr 21, 2023 | law.com | Christopher Jackson |Jessica Smith

In Wyo-Ben Inc. v. Haaland, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit took up a case involving a broadly applicable federal statute of limitations. Its decision offers guidance on how district courts should apply the “continuing-violation” and “repeated-violations” doctrines in cases involving governmental inaction. This month, the Tenth Circuit took up the federal statute of limitations that applies to all claims made against the United States.