2012 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 3124

USA v. Courtney Zeno
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 10-30740
Albert Hill, III v. Tom Hunt, et al
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10348
USA v. Hermenegildo Avalos-Martinez
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10973
USA v. Darold Ellsworth
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11112
Linda Dudley v. Sedgwick Claims Mgmt Services
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11165
Dinh Ho v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20238
USA v. Ronny Desadier, Jr.
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31110
Robert McClure v. Tyler Boles
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41345
USA v. Vidal Sauls
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50841
Carl Green v. City of Moss Point, MS, et al
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60709
Liliana Ponce-Calix v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60876
Campbell Harrison & Dagley, et al v. Albert Hill,
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10417
USA v. Curtis Rhine
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10465
Albert Hill, III v. Tom Hunt, et al
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10620
Ackal, et al v. Centennial Beauregard Cellular, et al  
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30084

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved an interlocutory appeal from an order granting plaintiffs' motion for class certification where the certified class putatively consisted of various governmental entities within the State of Louisiana…

USA v. Raymond Hawthorne, Jr.
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30264
Leonard Rhodes v. Freddie Jackson, Lieutenant, et
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30471
Troy Perkins v. Shanda Collins
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40400
USA v. Jose Alvarez
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50037
USA v. Rogelio Montoya
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50040
USA v. Jose Juarez-Olvera
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50099
Kelly Suter v. Univ of Texas at San Antonio, et al
Date: October 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50212
National Rifle Association, et al v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, et al  
Date: October 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10959

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal concerned the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. 922(b)(1) and (c)(1), and attendant regulations, which prohibited federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to persons under the age of 21. The…

Julie Demahy v. Wyeth, Incorporated, et al
Date: October 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31073
Joe Flores v. Kevin Prince, et al
Date: October 25, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10318
United States v. Vargas-Soto  
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10835

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to one count of illegal reentry after deportation. On appeal, defendant challenged his sentence, which was calculated using an enhancement applicable to aggravated felonies. The court held that,…

USA v. Osvaldo Compian-Torres
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10921
Kesha Terry, et al v. Rosemary Inocencio, et al
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11001
Delinda Lasater v. Texas A & M University - Cmerc,
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11068
USA v. Tung Nguyen
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11113
Wallace Deen-Mitchell v. J. Young
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31007
USA v. Roy Johnson
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40976
USA v. Elia Pena-Perez
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41303
USA v. Om Budha
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41346
USA v. Jose Jimenez
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41358
Alejandro Hernandez v. City of El Paso, et al
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50821
Cannata v. Catholic Diocese of Austin, et al  
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51151

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff brought suit against the church alleging that the church terminated him in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq., and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42…

USA v. Jose Guevarra-Bonilla
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51185
Luminant Generation Company, et al v. EPA
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60158
Daniel Burgos Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60878
Ingrid Winslow-Harris v. United States Postal Serv
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30422
USA v. Noe Reyes, Jr.
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40075
Wayne Binford v. Paul Smith
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50177
Zhou Dong v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 24, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60042
United States v. Ghali  
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10583

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of ten counts of money laundering under 18 U.S.C. 1956, which prohibited individuals from laundering the "proceeds" of certain activities. After the Supreme Court held that "proceeds" meant…

Janvey v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign, et al  
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10704

Justia Opinion Summary: The Stanford Defendants brought this case under the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (TUFTA), Tex. Bus. & Com. Code 24.001 et seq., to recover approximately $1.6 million in political contributions made to various…

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. v. John Garrett, et
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20736
Junior Sobrino-Barrera v. Anderson Shipping Co., L
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20826
St. Joseph Abbey, et al v. Castille, et al  
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30756

Justia Opinion Summary: An Abbey of the Benedictine Order of the Catholic Church challenged as unconstitutional rules issued by the Louisiana Board of Funeral Directors granting funeral homes an exclusive right to sell caskets. The district…

United States v. Rodriguez-Escareno  
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41063

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to illegal reentry following a deportation. Defendant had earlier been convicted of a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The district court increased defendant's sentence because it…

Sonia Hernandez v. Sikorsky Support Services, Inc
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41289
Salvadore Battaglia v. USA
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30284
USA v. Luis Moreno-Hernandez
Date: October 23, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50016
Joyce Hickman v. Joe Keffer
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11090
Scott Coberly v. Christus Health
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11146
Weingarten Realty Investors v. Stewart Miller
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20676
Zack Smith, III v. Marina Medina
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30793
USA v. Williams Ramos-Castillo
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31168
USA v. Jose Gonzalez
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40881
Deamus Casterline v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41093
USA v. Kemar James
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41285
USA v. Joe Madrid
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51013
Wayne Norman v. Northland Group Incorporated
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10057
USA v. Elda Rodriguez
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40157
David Hernandez v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50020
USA v. Christopher Gable
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60085
Andrea Dupree v. Jackson HMA, L.L.C.
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60326
Jonathan Green v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-70031
USA v. Jose Ramirez-Medina
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11185
USA v. Shaun Dynes
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11212
USA v. Victor Marquez-Rodriguez, et al
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40862
USA v. Joel Rios-Villanueva
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50460
USA v. Vincent Tovar, Jr.
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50898
Don Hampton v. Methodist Healthcare System, et al
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51074
USA v. Kevin Williams
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60427
Malek Samadian v. Daniel Meade
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10090
USA v. Roderick Reed
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10306
Susan Flander v. Texas Workforce Commission, et al
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10414
ACE American Ins. Co. v. Freeport Welding & Fabricating  
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20002

Justia Opinion Summary: Freeport and Brand Energy were named defendants in a personal injury suit in Texas state court. Freeport sought defense and indemnity from ACE, its insured, in the state court proceedings under Brand Energy's insurance…

Ace American Ins. Co. v. M-I, L.L.C.  
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20080

Justia Opinion Summary: This dispute concerned the MSA's indemnification provision and the insurance agreements supporting M-I's indemnification obligations. At issue was whether, pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43…

Lonnie Larson v. Hyperion Intl Technol, L.L.C.
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50102
Floyd Ware v. Kay Sheeley, et al
Date: October 19, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50359
USA v. Charles Groome
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40731
USA v. Juan Murello-Gomez
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51238
Esparza-Rodriguez v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60548

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a Mexican citizen, sought review of the BIA's order finding him ineligible for cancellation of removal and deeming him ineligible to be admitted on the basis that the Texas assault statute for which he was…

Hussain Hassnain v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60827
Wilder Corporation of Delaware, et al v. Rural Com
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10036
USA v. Lisa Alexander
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10045
USA v. Lionel Alexander
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10192
Natl Bus Forms & Printing, Inc v. Gregory Phillips
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20280
Elizabeth Dixon v. United Services Auto Assn, et a
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30069
USA v. Joseph Bunn
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30470
USA v. Luis Reyes-Cuellar
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40073
USA v. Gerardo Castaneda
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40114
Daniel Thomas, et al v. City of San Antonio, Texas
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50092
USA v. Spencer Riley
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50295
Zhong Sun v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60205
USA v. Julie Receskey
Date: October 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10627
Poly-America, L.P. v. Stego Industries, L.L.C.
Date: October 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10887
USA v. Harvey Pelland
Date: October 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10929
USA v. Kevin Coe
Date: October 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60604
USA v. Jarvis Jones
Date: October 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60646
Randall Wolcott v. Kathleen Sebelius, et al
Date: October 17, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10010
Gines v. D.R. Horton, Inc., et al  
Date: October 17, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30183

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned the remedy under Louisiana law for the purchaser of a newly constructed home with a construction defect that has not resulted in actual physical damage to the home. The court held that the Louisiana…

USA v. David Rainwater
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11110
USA v. Michael Browne
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11174
USA v. Larry Boykin, Jr.
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11221
USA v. Tyree Stewart
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20849
USA v. Sharon Beal
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20892
USA v. Michael Shires
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40289
USA v. Arturo Melendez-Rodriguez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40718
USA v. Frederick Hill
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40887
USA v. Christopher Olmos
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40903
Jesus Santos-Sanchez v. USA
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40937
Gruma Corporation v. Mexican Restaurants, Inc.
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41105
USA v. Hugo Rodriguez-Correa
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41253
United States v. Serrano-Lara  
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41269

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's striking of his appeal waiver and the sentence imposed. The court held that the district court did not have the authority to strike defendant's appeal waiver, and he had thus…

USA v. Juan Cantu-Regino
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41319
USA v. Richard Pulido
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41355
USA v. Carlos Sanchez-Gonzalez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41361
USA v. Francisco Gonzalez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41393
USA v. Rosbel Regino-Villanueva
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41394
USA v. Gary Dieterman
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50804
USA v. Elizabeth Marchand
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50812
USA v. Dana Hudgins
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50838
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51048
USA v. George Coe, Jr.
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60793
Henry Guzman-Galeano v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60799
USA v. Roberto Castro
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10039
USA v. Kenzie Nelson
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10159
USA v. Diego Hernandez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10170
USA v. Elias Ramirez-Peinado
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10188
USA v. Lupe Alaniz, Jr.
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10210
USA v. Barbara Coppage
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10223
USA v. Arturo Gutierrez-Rodriguez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10286
Travis Blank v. Butch Tabera, M.D., et al
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10422
USA v. Damien Victor
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30097
USA v. John Kelly
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30267
USA v. Michael Mitchell
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30326
Edgar Searcy v. Joseph Young, et al
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30398
USA v. Arnoldo Alvarado-Cabrera
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40036
USA v. Hilario Garcia-Garcia
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40040
USA v. Artemio Mendoza-Herrera
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40067
USA v. Lucio Zamarripa
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40071
USA v. Francisco Martinez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40129
USA v. Mario Barajas
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40156
USA v. Delfino Martinez-Hernandez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40159
USA v. Cesar Rodriguez-Deleon
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40169
USA v. Cesar Rodriguez-Deleon
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40171
USA v. Doris Rodriguez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40172
USA v. Doris Rodriguez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40178
Alonzo Rice v. Gregory Oliver, et al
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40180
USA v. Ronald Ramirez-Coral
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40213
USA v. Irys Nino
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40229
USA v. Irys Nino
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40237
USA v. Cristobal Leal-Pena
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40240
USA v. Donald Vivanco-Maldonado
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40284
USA v. Jorge Perez-Rodriguez
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40379
USA v. Fernando Serna-Rivera
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40572
USA v. Ronald Bible
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50045
USA v. Edward Davis
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50046
USA v. Carlos Chavez-Flores
Date: October 16, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50133
USA v. Ronald Slovacek
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10444
USA v. Jose Escobedo-Zapata
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10954
USA v. Jose Guevara-Castro
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10970
USA v. Annette Pierce
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60761
Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee v. Navigators Specialt
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10055
USA v. Armando De Alba
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10106
Arthur Hypolite, et al v. City of Houston, Texas
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20065
Thomas Holt v. State of Louisiana, et al
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30074
Anthony Haynes v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 15, 2012
Docket Number: 12-70030
USA v. Lawrence Humphrey
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 10-30735
Luminant Generation Company, et al v. EPA
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 10-60934
Arcade Comeaux, Jr. v. Darrell Sutton, et al
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20092
USA v. Rafael Garcia
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20853
Deidre Pierre v. Mariana Leger
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30645
USA v. Lawrence Humphrey
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30959
David Trahan v. Morton International, Inc., et al
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31116
Joseph Cormier v. Lafayette City-Parish Con Govt,
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31125
Gruma Corporation v. Mexican Restaurants, Inc.
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41105
Scott Beemer v. Eric Holder, Jr., et al
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41113
USA v. Raymond Washington
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41205
USA v. Alberto Vasquez-Tovar
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50666
Vernita Bell, et al v. Texaco, Incorporated
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60462
Heron Cabello-Hinojos, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60843
USA v. Henry Rohden
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10043
Friendly Finance Service v. Gregory Dorsey, et al
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30018
USA v. Terrence Millsaps
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30281
USA v. Nyteshia Diah
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40194
Peter Seale v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60100
Janice Hughes v. Michael Astrue
Date: October 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60260
USA v. Enitan Isiwele
Date: October 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40648
Jose Lara-Castillo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60710
Anthony Woods v. LA State Univ Health Science, et
Date: October 11, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30212
Mondrell Wilson v. Luke Rheams, et al
Date: October 11, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30424
United States v. Slovacek  
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10444

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose out of the public corruption trial centering around former Dallas City Councilman Don Hill. Appellant appealed the district court's denial of his request for an award of restitution as a purported victim…

USA v. Jorge Alvarado
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40840
Jian Ye v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60870
Yigal Bosch v. Frost National Bank, et al
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20135
USA v. Shaheed Claiborne
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30197
USA v. Mary Francois
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30365
USA v. Maria Mendoza-Padron
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40201
Green v. Thaler  
Date: October 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-70031

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, the court found no basis in Panetti v. Quarterman or elsewhere for the district court's holding that a competency hearing at which petitioner…

Chad Splawn v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 10-41087
USA v. Alejandro Pantoja-Rosales
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20339
USA v. Damian Montalvo
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40537
Hartfield v. Thaler  
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40572

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. On appeal, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously reversed his conviction and sentence, remanding to the state trial court with instructions to…

Dept of Texas, Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al v. Texas Lottery Commission, et al  
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50932

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, a group of nonprofit organizations licensed to conduct bingo games, filed suit challenging restrictions on the Texas Bingo Enabling Act (Bingo Act), Tex. Occ. Code 2001.001 et seq. Plaintiffs challenged…

USA v. Nilson Rivera-Hernandez
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51065
USA v. Erwin Taylor
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60777
Yosief Fessehaye v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60859
Lynn Ferrant v. Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30078
USA v. Terrance Glaspie
Date: October 9, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30444
USA v. Emanuel Charles, III
Date: October 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30624
Roger Stiles, et al v. Tenet Hospitals Limited
Date: October 8, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50882
Maribel Viveros, et al v. USA
Date: October 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40319
Bettie Johnson, et al v. HWCC-Tunica, Incorporated
Date: October 8, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60213
Access Mediquip, L.L.C. v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc
Date: October 5, 2012
Docket Number: 10-20868
Hosey Fleming v. Tunica County Mississippi, et al
Date: October 5, 2012
Docket Number: 10-60962
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Oparaji  
Date: October 5, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20871

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor executed a Balloon Note and Deed of Trust in favor of Wells Fargo for the purchase of a home and subsequently filed for bankruptcy. On appeal, Wells Fargo challenged the district court's amended order granting…

Raquel Allard v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 5, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50481
Robert Rich v. R. Tamez
Date: October 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10066
USA v. Ricardo Castillo-Huerta
Date: October 5, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40042
USA v. Gerardo Rivas-Gomez
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51088
USA v. Francisco Sanchez-Lopez
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51218
USA v. Michael Persac
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60813
USA v. Avery Bennett
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10067
Elnora Moses v. Texas Commission on Env Qlty
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10262
Steven Arnold v. Ask-Carlson
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30462
USA v. Steven Estill
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40108
USA v. Victor Ortiz-Ruiz
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50086
Roel Perez-Mehia v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 4, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60008
Divers v. Cain  
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 10-31149

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the district court's denial of his application for relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254. The court granted a certificate of appealability on the question of whether petitioner waived his speedy trial rights…

Steve Green v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20793
United States v. Rodriguez  
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20881

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation and was sentenced to twenty-three months imprisonment. On appeal, defendant challenged his sentence, arguing that the district court erred when it applied a…

USA v. Johnny McDonald
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41149
United States v. Quiroga-Hernandez  
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41258

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation and was sentenced to seventy-seven months imprisonment. On appeal, defendant challenged his sentence, arguing that the district court erred when it applied a…

USA v. Artemio Guevara
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50977
USA v. Luis Velasquez-Carbajal
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51128
USA v. Josue Agurcia-Bardales
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51138
American Airlines, Inc. v. National Mediation Boar
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10680
Ellery Pennington, et al v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A., e
Date: October 3, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50064
USA v. Juan Chavez-Ibarra
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 09-50989
Highland Capital Mgmt. LP v. Bank of America  
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11139

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when Highland filed suit against Bank of America for breach of contract and promissory estoppel, alleging that the terms sought by Bank of America in a debt-trade agreement did not conform to the parties'…

USA v. Alpidio Gonzalez
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30288
USA v. Kyle Palmer
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40325
Cruz Gonzalez, Jr. v. Mike Sutton, et al
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50386
USA v. Jorge Cubero-Conejo
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51237
USA v. Jeremy Young
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60410
Wan Kuang v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60858
Celso Dolmo v. Galiano Tugs, Incorporated, et al
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30186
In Re: Richard King, Jr.
Date: October 2, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40772
USA v. Michael Wright
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 09-31215
In Re: Amy Unknown
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 09-41238
USA v. Doyle Paroline
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 09-41254
USA v. Anthony Rodden
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10837
Chanel Hall v. Scott Dixon, et al
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20154
Shawn Carriker, et al v. Emirates Airlines, Inc.
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20843
USA v. Jose Lara
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40129
USA v. Jose Armendariz
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40931
USA v. Martin Gonzalez-Achondo
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30086
USA v. Juan Arredondo-De La O
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40050
Kennith Thomas v. Richard Alford, et al
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40334
Gary House, et al v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc.
Date: October 1, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60252
USA v. Connie Jeffers
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 10-41166
USA v. Julie Receskey
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10627
USA v. Clay Kirkland
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11159
Bubba Williams v. J. Martin, et al
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20749
USA v. Jorge Guzman-Cruz
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40890
USA v. John Okonkwo
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40900
USA v. John Okonkwo
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40901
USA v. Jose Rodriguez
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40986
USA v. Israel Avila
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41197
City of Alpine, TX, et al v. Greg Abbott, et al
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50441
USA v. Reynaldo Martinez-Chavez
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51130
Servando Zavala-Rios v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60729
Hillman, et al v. Loga, III, et al  
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60868

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, owners of condominium units that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, sued defendants after defendants failed to complete construction of the rebuild. Plaintiffs appealed the district court's grant of summary…

USA v. Brandon Smith
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30162
USA v. Herschel Caruthers
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40225
USA v. Helen Page
Date: September 28, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60083
USA v. John Holt, et al
Date: September 27, 2012
Docket Number: 10-10496
USA v. Noe Jaimes
Date: September 27, 2012
Docket Number: 10-51149
Angel Alcantara v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60338
Lari v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: September 27, 2012
Docket Numbers: 11-60549, 11-60706

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a Ghanaian citizen, was charged with being removable because he was an alien present in the United States without being admitted or paroled. That same year, petitioner applied for asylum. Petitioner…

Garcia-Carias v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: September 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60550

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native of Honduras, petitioned for review of the BIA's affirmation of the IJ's decision to deny his motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held that 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7) unambiguously gives aliens…

Gibriel Lari v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60706
Opulent Life Church, et al v. City of Holly Springs MS, et al  
Date: September 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60052

Justia Opinion Summary: The Church filed suit in federal district court, claiming that a now-repealed city ordinance's church-specific provisions, facially and as applied, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act…

USA v. Roberto Arias
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20741
In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena  
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20750

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose from a grand jury investigation in which the target of the investigation (the witness) was subpoenaed to produce any records of foreign bank accounts he was required to keep under Treasury Department…

Cambridge Integrated Services v. Concentra Integrated Services  
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31032

Justia Opinion Summary: Cambridge appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Concentra. Cambridge and Concentra owed each other contractual duties of defense and indemnification. Cambridge and a subsidiary of Concentra…

USA v. Alejandro Sosa, Jr.
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50671
Vernon Threadgill v. Robert Moore, et al
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60714
USA v. Dwayne Mayes
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10158
Leonardo Marroquin v. USA
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10258
Taurus Baker v. Eric Holder, Jr., et al
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10261
USA v. Brandon Thomas
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30068
Lisa Ladwig v. Bd of Supr of LSU Agri Clge
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30180
Voting for America, Inc., et al v. Hope Andrade
Date: September 26, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40914
In Re: Katrina Canal Breaches
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 10-30249
In Re: Katrina Canal Breaches
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 10-31054
USA v. Gregory Polydore
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 10-40192
Keller, et al v. United States  
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 10-41311

Justia Opinion Summary: Maude Williams passed away in May 2000, leaving behind both a substantial fortune and incomplete estate-planning documents. Originally believing this omission precluded transfer of the relevant estate property to a…

In Re: Katrina Canal Breaches
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30808
USA v. Jose Torres-Duenas
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50287
City of Alpine, TX, et al v. Abbott, et al  
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50441

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, local government officials, sought a declaration that a provision of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA), Tex. Gov't Code Ann. 551.001 et seq., violated the First Amendment. Specifically, they contend that…

Jose Ibarra, et al v. Orica USA, Incorporated, et
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51094
USA v. Luis Rodriguez-Gonzalez
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51122
Minh Nguyen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60786
James McCoy, Sr. v. Pam Pace, et al
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40104
Rita Zamora v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 25, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60367
USA v. Hermenegildo Avalos-Martinez
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10973
USA v. Joseph Babineaux, Jr.
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30650
USA v. Brandon Wiley
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30845
Raymond Harris v. Carl Smith, et al
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30928
USA v. John Woodard, Jr.
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40982
USA v. Sergio Rodriguez-Rios
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51054
USA v. Keith Wilson
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51254
Sandy Torres-Hernandez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60405
USA v. Jonathan Simmons
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30092
Anthony Bailey v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30147
USA v. Lonnie Ingram
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30257
USA v. Efren Pantoja-Carretero
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50055
USA v. Paul Rush
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50198
Cleve Foster v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 21, 2012
Docket Number: 12-70026
USA v. Marvin Chappell
Date: September 20, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30195
Ben Scott v. Venetia Michael
Date: September 19, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30435
USA v. Jose Delci-Cruz
Date: September 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50984
USA v. Jose Delci-Cruz
Date: September 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50985
USA v. Jeremy Young
Date: September 18, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60410
Victor Franklin v. Unknown Bus Drivers, et al
Date: September 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10249
USA v. Seante McKnight
Date: September 18, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30240
USA v. Hussain Kamal
Date: September 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10584
Thomas Chavers, et al v. Tyrone Morrow, et al
Date: September 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20833
USA v. Iveth Najera-Mendoza
Date: September 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50187
USA v. Omar Martinez-Prado
Date: September 17, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51129
USA v. Severiano Valdez, III
Date: September 17, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40038
Walter Lemus v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 17, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60073
Rodriguez, et al v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.  
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40056

Justia Opinion Summary: Countrywide appealed a class certification order of the bankruptcy court. Plaintiffs are former chapter 13 debtors with mortgages serviced by Countrywide. Plaintiffs claimed, among other things, that the fees Countrywide…

Richard Bucknell v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40396
Richard Bucknell v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40398
USA v. Ricardo Bermudez-Betancourt
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40757
Scottsdale Insurance Company, et al v. Mt. Hawley
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40792
USA v. Justino Vera
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40805
USA v. Edgar Segura
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40817
USA v. Genaro Gomez
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41379
USA v. Gustavo Corral-Garcia
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51087
USA v. Ernest Lopez
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51268
Minhong Liu v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60620
Feldman v. Thaler  
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 11-70013

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to death in Texas for two murders. Petitioner challenged his death sentence in habeas corpus proceedings under 28 U.S.C. 2254. The district court denied relief and petitioner sought…

Jane Wigginton v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10136
USA v. Jose Flores-Cano
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40183
Ernest Montgomery v. Warren County, et al
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60054
Billy Williams v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc.
Date: September 14, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60217
Funeral Consumers Alliance Inc, et al v. Service Corp. Intl, et al  
Date: September 13, 2012
Docket Number: 10-20719

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs brought a class action suit under section 4 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 15, against the largest United States casket manufacturer, Batesville; and against the three largest United States funeral home chains…

David Homoki v. Conversion Services, Inc., et al
Date: September 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20371
Ibarra v. United Parcel Service, Inc.  
Date: September 13, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50714

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff brought a Title VII sex discrimination claim against her former employer. The district court granted summary judgment for the employer on the ground that the grievance procedure established in a collective…

USA v. Omar Lara-Espinoza
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11180
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20872
USA v. Decarlos Stevenson
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40583
Coe, et al v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., et al  
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41003

Justia Opinion Summary: Chesapeake Exploration entered into an agreement to purchase deep rights held by Peak Energy in certain oil and gas leases in the Haynesville Shale formation at a certain price. Peak Energy filed a complaint against…

USA v. Adolfo Perez
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41200
United States v. Dominguez-Alvarado  
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41304

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the district court's imposition of a three-year term of supervised release as part of his criminal sentence. Defendant objected to the reasonableness of the 46 months of imprisonment and then added,…

USA v. Pedro Morales-Dominguez
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50921
USA v. Raj Pratt
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30058
Hilda Solis v. State of TX, Texas Dept of Fam
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50049
Walter Copenhaver v. Michael Astrue, Commissioner,
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50140
Lorenzo Hernandez-Flores, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr
Date: September 12, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60019
Sam Bell v. Eric Holder, Jr., et al
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11131
Paul Driggers v. United States of America, et al
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11164
USA v. Brian Kolehmainen
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11200
USA v. Kevin McDonald
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30504
USA v. David Jenkins
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31128
USA v. Charles Snellgrove
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41163
Atkins v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL, et al  
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51202

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a former NFL player, filed suit seeking more generous disability benefits under the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Player Retirement Plan. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Plan,…

Michael Davis v. Karen Collins, et al
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10303
USA v. Christopher Alexander
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10572
Sabina Muhammed v. Libby Barlow
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20033
L.F., et al v. Houston Independent Sch Dist, et al
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20103
Chadwick Price v. Louisiana Supreme Court, et al
Date: September 11, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30188
USA v. Rickie Bradley
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30932
USA v. Jose Sanchez
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41012
USA v. Juan Garcia
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50906
USA v. Jose Reyes-Carrera
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50963
USA v. Jesse Westbrook
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10007
USA v. Hector Espinoza
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10235
USA v. Andres Perez-Bustillo
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30075
USA v. Ernie Tarango
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40272
USA v. Lamont Keith
Date: September 10, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50162
Dennis Thomas v. Alvin Jones, et al
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 10-31101
Jeff Paul, et al v. Aviva Life and Annuity Company
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10772
USA v. Mark Anthony
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10902
Sabrina Taylor v. Univ of Phoenix/Apollo Group
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20681
Michael Williams v. C&E Boat Rentals, L.L.C.
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30904
USA v. Adrian Alvarado
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40771
Jennifer Butler v. Gillis Hammett, et al
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41198
Michael Macgowan v. Kelly Cox, et al
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50415
Ken Nolen, et al v. Lufkin Industries, Inc., et al
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50524
Veta Farmer v. Home Depot USA, Inc., et al
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50744
USA v. Raymond Frank
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50848
USA v. Felipe Alamillo-Serna
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51101
Ru Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60586
Meybis Ganuza-Vargas v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60852
USA v. Pascual Guerrero
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10019
James McCorvey, Jr. v. J. Young
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30023
Bayou Steel Corporation, et al v. Mutual Marine Of
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30025
USA v. Howard Guillory, Sr.
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30217
USA v. Anthony Benjamin
Date: September 7, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30253
Kimberly Miedema v. Facil Concession Services Inc.
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20580
April Bedingfield, et al v. Larry Deen, et al
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30814
United States v. Odom  
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-31136

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his 264-month sentence following his guilty plea to sexual exploitation of children. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's application of a two-level enhancement for distribution of…

USA v. Alejandro De Los Santos
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50139
USA v. Michael Smart
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50497
USA v. Guadalupe Alcantara-Garcia
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-51124
Gustavo Tapia v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60533
Texas Keystone, Inc. v. Prime Natural Resources, Inc., et al.  
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20515

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose from a related case currently pending in a United Kingdom Litigation, which arose from contractual disputes related to the exploration, development, and operation of oil blocks in Kurdistan, Iraq. On…

USA v. Frankie Green
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30176
Eddie Garey v. Sherrod
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30227
Milton Gonzalez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60045
USA v. Christopher Gable
Date: September 6, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60068
USA v. George Chivers
Date: September 5, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10430
American Airlines, Inc. v. Sabre, Inc., et al.  
Date: September 5, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10759

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when American Airlines filed a lawsuit alleging state-law causes of action for breach of contract and tortious interference with prospective business relations. On appeal, Sabre challenged the district…

Malcolm Armstrong v. Rite Aid, et al
Date: September 5, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30744
William Bryant, Jr. v. Wyeth, Incorporated, et al
Date: September 5, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60691
USA v. Rene Adame-Wilson
Date: September 4, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50801
Bram Ates, et al v. B & D Contracting, Inc.
Date: September 4, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60833
Anthony Bartee v. Susan Reed
Date: September 4, 2012
Docket Number: 12-70012
National Union Fire Ins Co. v. American Eurocopter
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10798
Baisden v. I'm Ready Productions, Inc., et al.  
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20290

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the host of a nationally syndicated radio show and the author of several books, appealed an adverse judgment in his suit against various defendants for copyright infringement, breach of contract, and tortious…

USA v. Alberto Vasquez-Tovar
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50666
Hancock County Board of Supr, et al v. Karen Ruhr,
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60446
Oral Jackson v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60633
Tallahatchie Cty MS Br NAACP, et al v. Tallahatchi
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60676
Lozano v. Bosdet, et al.  
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60736

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a Mississippi citizen, brought suit against the driver of a rental car, her passengers, and an Enterprise Rent-A-Car for a traffic accident. Defendants who are individuals are foreign nationals, believed to be…

USA v. Meko Rice
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 11-60854
Donald Cardwell v. Bill Gurley
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40070
Aurelia Nelms v. Jean Kramer
Date: August 31, 2012
Docket Number: 12-50137
National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. American Eurocopter Corp., et al.  
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10798

Justia Opinion Summary: National Union brought this suit against AEC, seeking contribution to National Union's settlement of claims arising from the crash of a helicopter operated by National Union's insured. On appeal, National Union…

Olumuyiwa Adeleke v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10987
New Century Financial, Inc. v. Olympic Credit Fund
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20261
USA v. Tina Fox
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40191
USA v. Miguel Mendez
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40397
Mark Grant v. David Fortner, et al
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40849
Anthony Houston v. Franchell Dunn, et al
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-41247
United States v. Gerezano-Rosales  
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50185

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his non-Guidelines sentence of 108-months of imprisonment for illegal reentry. The court held that the district court did not lack jurisdiction to impose the 108-month sentence. The court held,…

Robert Garza v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 11-70029
USA v. David Frank
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30189
Marie Reed v. Mike Edwards, et al
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30196
Nathaniel Joseph, et al v. Bach & Wasserman, L.L.C
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30206
USA v. Enoc Martinez-Calles
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40078
Vida Ven v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: August 27, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60037
Elrick Gallow v. Lynn Cooper
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 10-30861
Evanston Insurance Company v. Legacy of Life, Inc.
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 10-50267
USA v. Karlos Marshall
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10653
USA v. Evaristo Ramos-Gutierrez
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11203
Colony National Insurance Co. v. Unique Industrial
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20355
United States v. Boardwalk Motor Sports, Ltd., et al.  
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40871

Justia Opinion Summary: Plains Capital and Boardwalk appealed a judgment finding them liable for conversion of the proceeds from a sale of a car that was subject to a tax lien. Boardwalk sold the car and gave the proceeds to Plains Capital to…

USA v. Arthur Jackson
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10171
USA v. Jethro Brown
Date: August 24, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60125
USA v. Chris Orillion, Jr.
Date: August 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30398
Petrohawk Properties, L.P. v. Chesapeake Louisiana
Date: August 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30576
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: August 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-30868
Vanderbilt Mtge. and Fin. Inc. v. Flores, et al.  
Date: August 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-40602

Justia Opinion Summary: Vanderbilt sued to foreclose against appellees for defaulting on their installment payments on a mobile home and appellees responded by claiming that they had been released from any underlying debt on the retail…

USA v. Olivia Tarango-Alvarado
Date: August 23, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50694
USA v. Linda Nelson
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11057
USA v. Louis Gray
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11097
USA v. Jerry Stevens, et al
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 11-50862
USA v. Antonio Uribe-Quintero
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10004
Antwon Parker v. Kimberly Fisk, et al
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-10062
Richard Rondeno v. M/V Island Oasis, et al
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-20112
USA v. Santos Gonzalez-Rivas
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-30060
Glenn Smith v. Diane Kukua, et al
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-40033
Augustus Soriano v. Trustmark National Bank, et al
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60097
Ralph Weaver, Jr. v. Jillair Harris
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-60202
John Balentine v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: August 22, 2012
Docket Number: 12-70023
USA v. Darryl McCullough
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 10-11237
USA v. Rickey Deamon, Jr.
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 10-11295
Blake Box v. Dallas Mexican Consulate
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10126
USA v. Donald McLean
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10140
USA v. Ruben Alcorta
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10550
USA v. Jarrod Williams
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10661
USA v. Thomas Garcia, Jr.
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10668
USA v. Myron McPhate
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10714
USA v. Ray Salinas
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-10803
USA v. Grover Wormley
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11076
USA v. Hannibal Boone
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11111
USA v. Rickey Montena
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11115
USA v. Donald Clem
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11117
USA v. James Murray
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11134
USA v. Bobby Mendez
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11150
USA v. Andrew McDaniel
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11175
USA v. Noel Schmitz
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11194
USA v. Luther Miller, Jr.
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11225
USA v. Jeffery Stees
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-11233
John Rigas, et al v. USA
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20360
Lowell Cage v. Hardy Rawls Enterprises, L.L.C
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20534
USA v. Juan Flores
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20598
USA v. Pablo Sotelo-Carrillo
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20659
USA v. Angel Rubio-Alfaro
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20690
USA v. Daniel Negron
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20701
USA v. Edgar Saldivar
Date: August 21, 2012
Docket Number: 11-20728

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