5th Circuit Affirms Ruling Dismissing Suit Over Alleged Faulty Internet Service

( April 7, 2025, 2:40 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 4 affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing a breach of contract suit against an internet provider and related parties in an appeal in which the appellant, an attorney, seeks vacatur of every ruling issued by a magistrate judge and alleges that inadequate internet services led to two underlying suits being dismissed for late filings, finding “minimal risk of prejudice” regarding the magistrate judge’s recommendations and “no ground to question the district court’s dismissal” of certain parties....