2011 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1501 - 2000 of 3179

USA v. Richard Plato
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20407
Robert Jacobsen v. John Sramek
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40085
USA v. Juan Silva
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40363
Continental Casualty Co. v. Consolidated Graphics Inc., et al.  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20666

Justia Opinion Summary: Consolidated Graphics defendants sought to recover the cost of defending a suit against them and indemnity for an adverse judgment against them in that suit from two insurers. At issue was whether the primary insurer or…

Amos v. Thornton  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60778

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254 where he was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. At issue was whether petitioner was denied his…

Michael Williams v. Valenti, et al
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20141
USA v. Malcolm Petal
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30473
USA v. Abraham Avetisyan
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30602
United States v. Bacon  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40088

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence for child pornography possession, challenging only the district court's application of the five-level sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2G2.2(b)(5) for a pattern of activity involving…

USA v. Martin Podio
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40478
USA v. Julio Santos-Padilla
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41201
Joe Amerson, Jr. v. Christopher Epp
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60637
Friday Itie v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60704
Steve Allen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60799
Ricky Buras v. Highland Community Hospital
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60867
Dorothy Harrison v. Melvin Henry
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60971
USA v. Charles Crawley
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20392
Mark v. Thaler  
Date: July 6, 2011
Docket Number: 09-50672

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2254 challenging his Texas conviction for aggravated robbery. At issue was whether the district court erred by dismissing defendant's…

Kenneth Lockamy v. Alberto Campos, et al
Date: July 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10329
Kenneth Lockamy v. Alberto Campo
Date: July 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10644
USA v. Daniel Santillan-Hernandez
Date: July 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10742
Ivis Johnson v. City of Houston Fire Dept.
Date: July 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20300
James Felknor v. USA, et al
Date: July 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31013
USA v. Kevin Jackson
Date: July 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41065
USA v. Garrett
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 08-10218
USA v. Trinity Willis
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 09-11219
USA v. Domminic Kelley
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10431
USA v. Joana Rosale
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10870
USA v. Misael Santana-Rivera
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11115
USA v. Gerald Stone
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11126
USA v. Jesus DeLuna-Rodriguez
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20644
USA v. Favian Hernandez
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30978
USA v. Eleazar Garcia-Flore
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41023
USA v. Sholomo David
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50646
USA v. Baudelio Sanchez-Mendoza
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51083
Antonio Tyson v. James LeBlanc, et al
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30043
Pedro Rivera v. TX State Bd of Med Examiner
Date: July 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50030
Girard Baham, Jr. v. McLane Foodservice, Inc.
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10944
USA v. Jose Saenz
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20594
Tommy White, Sr. v. Marshall County Corrtl Facil, et al
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60569
Teresa Thompson v. Somervell County, Texa
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50016
Humberto Garcia v. Jose Castillo, et al
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: 11-70020
USA v. Raziel Martinez
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10525
USA v. Tony Breedlove
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10988
USA v. Steven Chapman
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20451
USA v. Sylvia Smith
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20586
USA v. William Cruz-Garcia
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41082
Evanston Ins. Co. v. Legacy of Life, Inc.  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50267

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved the construction and application of a combined professional and general liability insurance policy issued by appellant to appellee where appellee requested a defense from appellant under the policy for…

Blue Gordon, C.V. v. Quicksilver Jet Sales, Inc.
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50677
State of Texas v. Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, et al
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50804
USA v. Julian Dominguez-Navarrete
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50876
Roberta Barbosa-Souza, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60728
Humberto Garcia v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: 11-70022
LaCaze v. Warden, LA Correctional Inst. for Women  
Date: June 29, 2011
Docket Number: 08-30477

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was granted a certificate of appealability of her habeas petition where defendant was convicted in state court of second-degree murder of her husband and sentenced to life imprisonment. At issue was whether the…

USA v. Alvaro Pizano-Murillo
Date: June 29, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20872
USA v. Jose Montiel-Dominguez
Date: June 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41070
Val-Com Acquisitions Trust, et al v. Bank of America, N.A., et al
Date: June 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10061
Eddie Johnson v. Jacqueline Chenier, et al
Date: June 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20003
In Re: Katrina Canal
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30485
King v. Univ. Healthcare Sys.  
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30794

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued her former employer, University Healthcare System, L.C. (UHS), for sex discrimination, retaliation, breach of oral contract, violation of the Equal Pay Act (EPA), 29 U.S.C. 206(d), and violation of the…

United States v. Hernandez  
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40546

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with an intent to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including cocaine base (crack cocaine), and two counts…

USA v. Scott Finkelstein
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10729
Young Again Products, Inc. v. John Acord, et al
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20004
Wiltz v. Bayer CropScience, L.P., et al.  
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30516

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs in this putative class action were buyers and processors of farm-raised crawfish who sought to recover their economic loss from a pesticide manufacturer under the Louisiana Products Liability Act, (LPLA), La.…

Gene Bonvillain v. LA Land & Exploration Company, et al
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30810
USA v. Laroy Blackmore
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30902
USA v. Joshua Calhoun
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40278
USA v. Stacey William
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40966
Nicole Ortiz v. Atlas Credit Company, Inc.
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41252
USA v. Jonathan Marshall, Sr.
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50668
USA v. Jimmy Gathrite
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60164
USA v. Dwayne Smith, et al
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60709
Barber, Jr. v. Shinseki, et al.  
Date: June 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30147

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed, inter alia, the magistrate judge's electronic order dismissing his case against defendant where plaintiff filed a complaint against defendant after plaintiff underwent emergency surgery after his…

In Re: Moose Oil
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 08-40840
USA v. Adolfo Diaz-Corrale
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10679
USA v. Waylon McDonald
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11106
Gary Kennedy v. Rick Thaler, Director, et al
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20462
James Chenevert, et al v. Christopher Springer, et al
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30791
In re: Lease Oil Antitrust  
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40119

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal concerned the disposition of unclaimed funds from a class action settlement where plaintiffs and defendants settled the underlying antitrust claims and where funds from the settlement were allocated to…

USA v. Victor Trevino-Vasquez
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40237
USA v. Royce Rice
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40686
Arthur Elizondo v. Fletcher Park
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50680
Fern Gillespie v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, et al
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50698
USA v. Victor Lechuga-Guerrero
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50813
USA v. Janise Jone
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50875
Enzio Powell, II v. Fred Clark, et al
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50878
USA v. Roxi Lopez-Gome
Date: June 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50989
USA v. Booker
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 08-40547
USA v. Cutno
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30004
SEC v. Michael Wallens, Sr.
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10273
Prudential Mortgage Capital, et al v. Namir Faidi, et al
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20134
Namir Faidi v. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co, et al
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20423
Antelope Technologies, Inc. v. Janis Lowe, et al
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20556
In Re: FEMA Trailer
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30451
USA v. Tony Templet
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31015
USA v. Henry Green
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31164
John Powell v. USA
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31206
USA v. Elias Gomez-Guzman
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40968
Zoila Bustillo-Martinez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60885
United States v. Simpson  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30075

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was indicted for various federal crimes, including, inter alia, conspiracy to traffic in narcotics, membership in a criminal enterprise, murder, and attempted murder. At issue was whether defendant was…

United States v. Aguilar  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40658

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and intent to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana. Defendant argued that the prosecutor improperly bolstered or vouched for the testimony…

USA v. Shanita Mo
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10741
Jeff Hemphill v. Celanese Corp.
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10746
USA v. J. Gomez, Jr.
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10846
USA v. Gerald Stone
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10917
Snapt, Incorporated v. Ellipse Communications, Inc., et al
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11093
Simon Sanchez v. USPS
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20512
Barker v. Halliburton Co., et al.  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20638

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant and his wife sued Halliburton Company ("KBR"), alleging claims of sexual harassment and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, assault and battery, intentional infliction…

USA v. Gregory Caton
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30459
Fartima Hawkins v. Sean Fowler, et al
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30635
Martco, Limited Partnership v. Bruks-Klockner, Inc.
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30803
Preau v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30816

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved a coverage dispute between St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company ("St. Paul") and its insured where the insured wrote a recommendation letter for a former employee who later injured a patient. St.…

USA v. Chad Mouton
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30971
USA v. Elton Gutura
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41033
Sue Manaway v. Medical Center of Southeast TX
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41331
USA v. Eddie Carrillo
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50465
United States v. Sariles  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50577

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction of importing and possessing with intent to distribute fifty kilograms or more of marijuana. Defendant sought to assert a public authority defense at trial on the basis that he had been…

USA v. Joe Smith
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50703
Honestech, Incorporated v. Sonic Solution
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50724
USA v. Eleazar Herrera
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50956
USA v. Bernardino Caldera-Rayo
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50979
Pape v. Thaler  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10008

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual assault and a single count of indecency with a child for sexually molesting his daughter. The state contended that the district court erred by concluding that…

Robert Teaver v. Seatrax of Louisiana, Inc.
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30084
Marvin Champion v. United States Government
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40187
USA v. Ambo
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 08-60977
Yolanda Holden v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20759
USA v. Tony Head
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10063
USA v. Mario Justice
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10112
USA v. Jose Horta-Figueroa
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10850
Kelly Langley, et al v. Chase Bank USA, NA
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10876
USA v. Moises Alvarez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10995
USA v. Andrew Clark
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11012
USA v. Jesus Valencia
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11060
Johnny Gregory v. C. McKennon, et al
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11128
USA v. Abel Cruz-Garcia
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20383
USA v. Victor Garcia
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20528
USA v. Amado Naranjo
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20568
USA v. Ivan Garcia-Estrada
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20700
USA v. Yakov Drabovskiy
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30297
Pierrotti v. United States  
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31048

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant defaulted on his mortgage payments and filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code in order to prevent foreclosure on his home. In his proposed Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, appellant sought to…

McNeil Kemmerly v. U.S. Department of Interior
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31117
USA v. Mateo Gonzalez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40564
USA v. Mateo Gonzalez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40565
USA v. Mateo Gonzalez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40603
USA v. Jose Reyna-Garcia
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40614
USA v. Billy Perez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40647
USA v. Javier Aguilar-Alvarez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40667
USA v. Luis Cruz-Ramirez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40677
USA v. Victor Camero
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40687
USA v. Eusebio Vela
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40756
USA v. Roberto Contrera
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40762
Roy Maynor v. Dow Chemical Company
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40771
USA v. Enrique Gomez-Rodriguez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40789
USA v. Victor Cepeda-Villega
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40818
USA v. Romel Romero-Hernandez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40841
USA v. Erardo Sanchez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40844
USA v. Joel Melina-Santo
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40846
USA v. Erardo Sanchez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40850
USA v. Edgar Juarez-Martinez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40876
USA v. Elmer Corea
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40917
USA v. Eliud Rios-Espinoza
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40932
USA v. Erin Guttierez-Maradiaga
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40941
USA v. Antonio Caballero
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41021
USA v. Dain Barrera-Telle
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41098
USA v. Alberto Garcia-Romero
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41170
Terrance Veltman v. Jody Upton
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41183
USA v. Ricardo Flore
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41315
USA v. Jaime Carretero
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50013
USA v. Filomeno Franco
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50320
USA v. Michael Sala
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50363
USA v. Marcos Gonzalez-Aguilera
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50454
USA v. Johnny Garcia-Esparza
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50496
USA v. Juan Sahagun
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50537
USA v. Juan Sahagun-Pelayo
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50538
USA v. Eric Pinon
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50705
USA v. Jose Garcia-Quintanilla
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50766
USA v. Heber Porras-Hernandez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50854
USA v. Adalberto Terrazas-Guerrero
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51014
USA v. Lorenzo Macias-Martinez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51051
USA v. Evaristo Salinas-Melendez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51056
USA v. Nick Tran
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60600
USA v. Roberto Vera-Gonzalez
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40004
USA v. Joe Cruz, III
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40023
Emma Miller v. OneBeacon Insurance Company
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60032
In re: Ministry of Defense
Date: June 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60296
USA v. Corea
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 08-20569
USA v. Dwight Jackson
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 09-31052
Kirby Tate v. Earnestine Starks, et al
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60384
USA v. Jason Watkin
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10710
USA v. Tiffany West
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10786
USA v. Jeffrey Campo
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10868
USA v. Ivan Ramo
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10950
USA v. Jesus Salas, Jr.
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11171
USA v. Joel Arpon
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11213
USA v. Ralph Maddox
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11227
USA v. Transito Villegas-Valdez
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20596
USA v. Oscar Guajardo
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20601
USA v. Juan Torres-Torre
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20718
USA v. Kevin Phillip
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30203
Greif Industrial Packaging v. R. Sharp, III
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30387
USA v. Roy Davi
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30528
USA v. Gregory Howard
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30972
USA v. Kevin Whittington
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31227
USA v. Manuel Gallegos, Jr.
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40697
USA v. Erasto Zenil-Chavez
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40703
USA v. Catarino Castellon
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40731
USA v. Darrius Hall
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40744
USA v. Alfredo Flores-Bustamante
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40754
USA v. Carlos Perez-Diaz
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40792
Soilo Urias v. David Hudson, et al
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40869
USA v. Rogelio Orozco-Rodriguez
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40878
USA v. Paul Jackson
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40915
USA v. Hipolito Arce-Gonzalez
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40918
USA v. Jesus Juarez-Gonzalez
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40971
USA v. Pilar Colindres-Caria
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41044
USA v. Dain Barrera-Telle
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41098
USA v. Marcos Romero-Perez
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41103
USA v. Adrian Mosley
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41115
USA v. Jose Henriquez-Chica
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41128
USA v. Ricardo Garcia-Garcia
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41206
USA v. Humberto Acuna-Zarate
Date: June 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50927
USA v. Alexander
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 08-20221
USA v. Geronimo Hernandez-Herrera
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40894
USA v. Geronimo Hernandez-Herrera
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40900
SEC v. Stanford International Bank, et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10387
Donald Davis v. Kroger Co., et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10454
Etta Lowery v. Capital One Mortgage, et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10906
USA v. Patricio Martinez
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20549
Kenner Jackson v. Kathy Biedenharn, et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30909
USA v. Tony Gonzalez
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41018
Philip Pohl v. Rick Thaler, et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41160
USA v. Michael Pena
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50639
Lorena Boutari, et al v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50643
USA v. Enrique Ramirez, Jr.
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50675
Joanna Navarro, et al v. Soaring Helmet Corp
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50678
USA v. Miguel Valiente
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50805
Joel Morales-Mares v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60645
T. King v. Thomas Rushing, et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60927
Delmar Shelby v. Nina Enlers, et al
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60960
USA v. Miguel Ruiz, Jr.
Date: June 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40005
United States v. Sid-Mars Restaurant & Lounge, Inc.  
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30869

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant filed suit in state court demanding compensation from the State of Louisiana for the commandeering of its real property following Hurricane Katrina. While the state court litigation was pending, the United…

Abigail Fisher, et al v. State of Texas, et al
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 09-50822
The Windsor Place v. HHS
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60072
USA v. Abel Seanz-Lopez, Jr.
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10658
USA v. Jimmy Naslund
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10745
William Oliver v. Kanan, et al
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10801
USA v. Douglas Dunkins, Jr.
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11007
Robert White v. St. Tammany Parish Jail, et al
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30610
Ronald Stewart v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30347
USA v. Donald Carter
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30365
USA v. Donald Carter
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30366
Robert White v. St. Tammany Parish Jail, et al
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30610
USA v. Troy Frazier
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30713
USA v. Demetrius McCullough
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30754
USA v. Julius Walker
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30764
USA v. Johnny Harper
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30800
Pellie Moody v. Henry Muller, Sr., et al
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30946
USA v. Juan Mendoza-Martinez
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40439
USA v. Jesus Uvaldo-Medina
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40773
USA v. Jesus Medina
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40774
USA v. Eduardo Rodriguez-Serna
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41174
Jennings. Jr. v. Patton  
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60226

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued defendant, a county judge in Mississippi, under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for allegedly causing plaintiff to be prosecuted without probable cause. At issue was whether the district court properly denied defendant's…

Emanuel Dabney, et al v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60653
Dong Kim v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60714
Thomas Wiggins v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 09-10967
Nancy Sue Davis Trust v. Evercore Capital Partners II, et al.  
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 09-41294

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of a family-owned oil and gas drilling business. The Nancy Sue Davis Trust ("Trust") filed a motion to revoke a confirmation order from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

USA v. Donald Dyer
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30985
USA v. Hugo Espinoza-Gonzalez
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40709
USA v. Hector Ruiz
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40916
USA v. Tony Blancarte, Jr.
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41014
USA v. Manuel Patino-De La Torre
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41245
LULAC of Texas, et al v. Texas Democratic Party
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50399
USA v. Todd Rick
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51004
Rayshma Rizwan, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60631
United States v. Pott  
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10257

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his three-count conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession and sentenced to 30 months imprisonment to be served consecutively to certain state sentences that had yet to be imposed. At…

Bobby Zidell v. USA, et al
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10824
Mary Rooters v. State Farm Lloyd
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10943
1 Lincoln Financial Company v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11168
Richard Chambers v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20360
Martinez v. Caldwell, et al.  
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30318

Justia Opinion Summary: The Louisiana Attorney General appealed the district court's order granting the habeas corpus petition filed by defendant where defendant's first trial ended in a declaration of mistrial. When the State sought to retry…

USA v. Richard Montalbano
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30974
Marsha Beverly v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., et al
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31041
Willis Reed v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40326
Leo Dugas, et al v. Claron Corporation
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40897
USA v. Ricardo Ventura
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50330
McConnell, et al. v. Robert  
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50462

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, having never made any withdrawals from a trust with a spendthrift provision that was created by his grandmother. Appellee, debtor's bankruptcy trustee, sought to bring…

Eliseo Garcia v. C. Ranche
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50670
Nicholas Acoustics & Specialty Co., Inc. v. United States  
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60350

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal stemmed from a construction firm's attempt to obtain a refund of federal employment taxes and an abatement of interest and penalties. At issue was whether remittances of employment withholding taxes by…

National Builders & Contr v. Slocum Construction, L.L.C., et al
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60601
Ana Serrano-Deras v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60732
Betty Colar v. Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc.
Date: June 15, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30103
In the Matter of Northlake Development L.L.C.  
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60743

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant appealed the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's decision that certain deeds appellant held were legal nullities. The panel certified a question to the Mississippi Supreme Court which stated:…

Dieter Hugel v. Southeast Louisiana Flood, et al
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30420
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp. v. Ballast Technologies, Inc.
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30710
USA v. Brian Mo
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30904
USA v. James Harrison, Jr.
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30917
USA v. Cedric Hargrave
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31052
USA v. Rolando Lopez
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40556
USA v. Ricardo Garcia-Varga
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50676
Douglas Campbell v. Maye
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50955
Kelly Brooks v. Bruce Pearson
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60882
USA v. Luther Jone
Date: June 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50507
Wilson v. Roy  
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40556

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of conspiring to distribute cocaine, using a telephone to facilitate drug trafficking, and money laundering. Petitioner appealed the denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2241 petition arguing that his…

USA v. Jose Acosta-Guerrero
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 09-41247
Barry Emmett v. Jason McGuire, et al
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10437
Barry Emmett v. Allred Unit, et al
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10715
ISystems v. Victor Fu, et al
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10905
Gonzales v. Thaler  
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20019

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus where he was convicted of armed robbery. At issue was whether petitioner was denied due process when the trial court admitted an arrest warrant…

George Rodriguez v. City of Houston
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20035
USA v. James Hudnall
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30620
Marvin Williamson, Jr. v. Morgan City, et al
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30699
USA v. Jimmy Nixon
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30724
USA v. Jerome Weathington
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30888
USA v. Hector Garza
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41002
Elijah Group, Inc. v. City of Leon Valley, Texas  
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50035

Justia Opinion Summary: The Elijah Group, Inc. ("Church") sued the City of Leon Valley ("City") alleging that the City's prohibition of the Church from performing religious services on certain properties violated Texas state law, the federal…

William Schultz v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50441
USA v. Mark Evan
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50890
USA v. Armando Contreras-Villega
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51127
Faryion Wardrip v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-70017
Val-Com Acquisitions Trust, et al v. Chase Home Finance, L.L.C.
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10038
United States v. Portillo-Munoz  
Date: June 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10086

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner entered a conditional plea where he admitted that he was a citizen and native of Mexico illegally present in the United States and that he knowingly possessed a firearm in or affecting commerce which had been…

Robert Dixey, II v. Allstate Insurance Company
Date: June 10, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30250
USA v. Anthony Benjamin
Date: June 10, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30697
Joseph Foster, Jr. v. Willie Graves, et al
Date: June 10, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30969
USA v. Nuria Alberto-De Gomez
Date: June 10, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40945
USA v. Arnulfo Rodriguez-Perez
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 09-41061
Val-Com Acquisitions Trust, et al v. Wachovia Bank N.A.
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11134
Val-Com Acquisitions Trust v. Wells Fargo Bank National Assn
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11139
Barry Kirven v. Rick Thaler, et al
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20822
Edward Price v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30027
USA v. Jerome Watkin
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30463
Mary Letter, et al v. Unumprovident Corp., et al
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30681
Gulf Coast Facilities Mgmt v. BG LNG Services, L.L.C., et al
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30984
USA v. Oscar Hilton-Romero
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40402
USA v. Noe Salina
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40735
Arete Partners, L.P. v. Gunnerman  
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50695

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's award to plaintiff of prejudgment interest at the statutory rate of five percent to the date of its final judgment where plaintiff initially sued defendant for fraud and breach of…

USA v. Carlos Marquez
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50897
USA v. Lorenzo Robledo
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50898
UNC Lear Services, Inc., et al v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, et al
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50947
Warren Joseph v. DOWCP, et al
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60454
USA v. Adam Lynde
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60554
Maria Escobar-Landaverde v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60744
USA v. Wayne Roger
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60770
Glen Watkins v. Lanny Johnson, et al
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30089
Barry Wion v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 09-51080
Fernando Patino v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10352
USA v. Emmanuel Ekwuruke
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10732
USA v. Dimas Pena
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10954
Lucretia Johnson v. UAH Property Management, L.P.
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11033
Val-Com Acquisitions Trust v. Wells Fargo Bank, Natl Assn
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11127
USA v. James LeBlanc, et al
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30057
USA v. Charles Skym
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30994
USA v. Eduardo Varela-Ramirez
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40210
USA v. Phillip Robinette
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40702
USA v. Manuel Lopez
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40848
Gennica Matosky, et al v. Mark Manning
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50561
McKinley, et al. v. Abbott  
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50568

Justia Opinion Summary: Donald McKinley and Christopher Villasana sued the Texas Attorney General seeking a declaratory judgment that Texas Penal Code 38.12(d)(2)(A) and 38.12(d)(2)(C) (collectively, "Barratry Statute"), violated the Texas and…

Michelle Timberlake v. IBT, et al
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60632
Dorothy Alexander v. Brookhaven School District, et al
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60792
Clifton Richardson v. U.S. Bank National Association
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30061
United States v. Olguin, Jr., et al.  
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-10916

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellants brought this appeal challenging criminal convictions related to an enterprise to conspire, possess, and distribute controlled substances. Appellants, individually and together, raised several issues of error…

Peter Alfred, Jr. v. Corrections Corp of America, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30614
USA v. Delfino Ramos
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40965
Robert Anderson v. Joe Butler, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-41152
Donald Turner v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-51076
USA v. Salvador Garcia-Covarrubia
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10558
USA v. Bernard Thoma
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10756
Heather Appel v. Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10960
Geraldine Nicholas v. KBR, Incorporated, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20651
Habiba Ewing v. Metropolitan Life Ins Company
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20668
United States v. Harper  
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30643

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge involving "50 grams or more" of cocaine base. At issue was whether the Government breached defendant's plea agreement by using his immunized statements to advocate for…

Wayne Day v. Lockheed Martin, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30674
USA v. Jose Morale
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40254
Edward Mesquiti v. Andres Gallegos, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40569
Bruce Eaves v. State of Texas, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40921
William Edwards v. Jody Upton
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40979
Morgan O'Connor v. Nathan Smith
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41184
USA v. Paul Copeland
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50888
Jose Campa Gonzalez v. Natl Ins Crime Bureau, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50922
Mario Cabello v. USA
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50961
Lilliam Rivera-Martinez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60421
Florence Ojowa v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60514
Derek Bates v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60644
Cap Han v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60651
Paula Bradshaw v. City of Gulfport, Mississippi, et al
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60872
USA v. Armando Benavente-Franco
Date: June 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10678
David Rodriguez v. Vernon Lewis, et al
Date: June 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20484
Miguel Hinojosa v. Rick Thaler, Director, et al
Date: June 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20778
USA v. Cory Robinson, Sr.
Date: June 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50910
USA v. Don Saltou
Date: June 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60537
John Barrett v. MS Department of Corrrections, et al
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60481
Paul Morgan v. State of Mississippi, et al
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60959
USA v. Harrell Petty
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10597
USA v. Lauren Reynold
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10907
USA v. Lauren Reynold
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10910
Richard Hodges v. ISP Technologies, Inc.
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20620
Marcus Wilhite v. Kennitra Foote, et al
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20752
Suneth Waas v. Taiheiyo Kisen Kaisha, Limited, et al
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30598
Antonio Tyson v. Walter Reed, et al
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31162
USA v. Jose Luis-Rodriguez
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40441
USA v. Jose Rodriguez
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40444
USA v. Denise Jimenez
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40594
Javier Ybarra v. Shirley Meador, et al
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40628
USA v. Rene Ruiz
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40649
USA v. Mayra Chavez
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40957
USA v. Juan Hernandez-Fuente
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41071
USA v. Inocencio Garcia-Guerrero
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50233
Boos, et al. v. AT&T, Inc., et al.  
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50353

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs brought an enforcement suit against defendants under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. 1001-1461. At issue was whether the district court properly granted summary…

USA v. Ruben Morales-Ordaz
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50835
Rotimi Adetunji v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60613
Merlin Hill v. State of Mississippi, et al
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60896
USA v. Espinosa
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 08-41330
Lorenzo Thomas, et al v. Texas Department of Family, et al
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10405
Juan Enriquez v. W. Estelle, et al
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20210
Charles Shirley v. M. Starkey
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40969
USA v. Nolley
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 08-10943
USA v. Carlos Miranda-Garcia
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 09-11187
USA v. Juan Ramirez
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10365
Lester Ruston v. USA
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10952
USA v. J. Alvarez Lara
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20495
USA v. Adam Toler
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31059
Robert Jones v. Newcomer, et al
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31211
USA v. Anthony Caudill
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50809
Daljit Jandu v. USA, et al
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50156
Bayou Steel Corp., et al. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA  
Date: May 31, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30678

Justia Opinion Summary: New York Marine & General Insurance Company ("NYMAGIC") and Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ("NUFIC-PA") were both insuring Bayou Steel Corporation ("Bayou") when an employee of Bayou's Illinois…

USA v. Ignacio Ochoa
Date: May 31, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40583
USA v. Jesus Contreras-Martinez
Date: May 31, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40730
Willie Jefferson, Jr. v. Warden Fox
Date: May 31, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41244
USA v. Roberto Oliva
Date: May 31, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50463
USA v. Luis Chacon-Hernandez
Date: May 31, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50706
USA v. Huber Sierra
Date: May 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20216
Jacob Brochtrup v. Mercury Marine, et al
Date: May 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50534
Alex Glover, Jr. v. Rebecca Tamez
Date: May 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10060
Hale v. King, et al.  
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 07-60997

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a lawsuit against appellees asserting claims under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2), based…

USA v. Paulito Govea-San Roman
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10864
United States v. Gonzales  
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20238

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant challenged his sentence after conviction for conspiring to interfere with commerce by robbery, in violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. 1951(a). At issue was whether the district court erred in applying United…

Randy McDonald v. Burl Cain, et al
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30246
USA v. Cornelius Henley
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60586
USA v. Inocente Fabian-Penaloza
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20874
USA v. Joseph Wilson
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20182
USA v. Lewis Hurst
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20370
Eduardo Trevino v. Ernest Gutierrez, et al
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40228
USA v. Gregory Anderson
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50701
Maria Flores v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51085
Shelton Hall v. Georgia Gulf Corporation
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60022
USA v. Victor Marin-Gutierrez
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40555
Chase Home Finance, L.L.C., et al v. KWI Communications, LLC
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50433
USA v. Hugo Ramirez-Rodriguez
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50477
Carl Brandon v. Frank Davis, et al
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60722
Mary Tyler v. Cedar Hill ISD, et al
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10827
George Chiles v. G. G. Hempstead
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11263
Veronica Okon v. Harris County Hospital Dist
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20603
United States v. Flores-Vasquez  
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40312

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was sentenced with a sixteen-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2L1.2 after he pleaded guilty to illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. At issue was whether the district court's application of the…

USA v. Jose Vargas-Maya
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40392
USA v. Belma Lucero
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40812
Vernon King, Jr. v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41053
USA v. Ciro Caicedo-Obando
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41130
USA v. Araceli Garcia
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50394
USA v. James Perry
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50980
USA v. Jose Cervantes-Rangel
Date: May 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51015
USA v. Alvaro Pizano-Murillo
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20872
USA v. Rodolfo Fuentes-Miranda
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 09-41212
USA v. Umika Osteen
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30830
Sandra Parker v. J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc.
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40280
USA v. Javier Martinez-Sosa
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40881
Otha James v. UTMB Medical Center & Pharmacy, et al
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40913
Ora Ellis v. Compass Group USA, Inc.
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41261
Dereje Woldegiorgise v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60389
USA v. Joel Lopez, Sr.
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20724
USA v. Aguillon
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40072
Puckett v. Epps  
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 09-70032

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus relief where he was convicted of capital murder. At issue was whether the prosecution violated petitioner's due process rights by…

BNSF Railway Company v. Amer Train Dispatchers Assn
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10771
J. D. Fields & Company, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corporation
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20217
Atauyo Umondak v. Cody Ginsel
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20810
Ereedius Gross v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31215
USA v. Maria Cantu
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50313
USA v. Jesus Leon
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50505
Chi-Chi Chang v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60564
Shakil Maredia v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60710
Robert Morris v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 09-10529
Matthews, et al v. Remington Arms Co., Inc.  
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 09-31217

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued defendant under the Louisiana Products Liability Act ("LPLA"), La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 9:2800.51-.59, for his injuries that resulted from his firing a Remington Model 710 rifle ("rifle"). At issue was whether…

USA v. Hector Cruz-Esteban
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11066
Ronnie Noel v. Craig Webre, et al
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30022
John Thompson v. Harry Connick, et al
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30035
Pavel Nazarov v. Louisiana State University, et al
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30587
Nicolo Logiudice, Jr. v. Nelson Coleman Corrtl Center, et al
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31133
USA v. Raymond Flore
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40766
USA v. $1,157,400.18 In US Currency
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40950
USA v. Javier Zapata
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50229
USA v. Pete Rivera
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50244
USA v. Leyumba Webb
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50962
Nevon Milton v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60696
Henry Skinner v. Lynn Switzer
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-70002
USA v. Marcus Williams
Date: May 17, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30771
USA v. Francisco Lugo-Orosco
Date: May 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10635

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