Christopher Emerson v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20732
Bellard v. Gautreaux, III
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Numbers:
10-31266, 11-30306
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff was dismissed from the East Baton Rouge police training program after falling asleep in class and purportedly making inappropriate sexual comments. Plaintiff subsequently demanded a name-clearing hearing from…
USA v. James Hicks
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
10-60981
Jeremy Haddix v. State of Texas, et al
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10538
Brent Myers v. John Nash, et al
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10678
USA v. Christopher Cano
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10800
USA v. $78,882.00 In U.S. Currency
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20289
Karen McPeters v. Frederick Edwards, et al
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20373
Errol Houston, Jr. v. New Orleans City, et al
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30198
Shane Bellard v. Sid Gautreaux, III
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30306
Henry Leger v. J. Young, et al
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30570
BEPCO, L.P. v. Santa Fe Minerals, Inc., et al.
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30986
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2008, BEPCO sued Santa Fe in Louisiana state court, alleging claims for indemnity and contribution in an attempt to recover money it had paid out in a settlement. Santa Fe and a group of subsequently named defendants…
Derrick Newman v. James Guedry, et al
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40624
USA v. David Aranda
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40852
USA v. Jose De La Madrid
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50004
USA v. Jose Esparza
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50316
Liu Xiu Fang v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60043
USA v. Larry McKnight
Date: March 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60236
Leslie Greer v. Richardson Independent School
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11254
Brian Larremore, et al v. Lykes Bros, Inc.
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-51166
Martha Ellerbrook v. City of Lubbock, Texas
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10058
Tary Holcomb v. Rebecca Tamez
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10870
USA v. Juan Lucio
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20329
Houston, Jr. v. New Orleans City, et al.
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30198
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed an action under, inter alia, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that defendants violated his Fourteenth Amendment rights to keep and bear arms, as incorporated in the Second Amendment, and to due process. The…
USA v. Ruth Petal
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30356
USA v. Joel Linares-Soberanis
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40096
USA v. Derrick Wheaten
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50438
Leag. of Untd. Latin Amer. Ctzn. v. City of Boerne, et al.
Date: March 14, 2012
Docket Number:
12-50131
Justia Opinion Summary: LULAC filed suit against the City alleging that the voting method adopted by the City Charter diluted minority voting strength, in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973. The City and LULAC…
Huffman v. Union Pacific Railroad
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
09-40736
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, an employee of the Railroad for nearly 40 years, filed suit under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. 51 et seq., claiming that the injuries to his knees, diagnosed after his retirement, were…
United States v. Cooke
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20422
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of stolen firearms and body armor. Defendant's plea was subject to an appeal of the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, namely, the guns and armor discovered…
Jessie Wiley v. Harvey Grimmer
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31051
Jesse Copeland v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40912
Ric Clark, et al v. City of Fort Worth, Texas
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10815
Constantino Rodriguez-Mendiola v. Keith Hall
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10869
Charles Stringer v. Ed Peters, et al
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20331
Lance James v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30032
USA v. Wilson Altamirano-Argeta
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40387
USA v. Ernesto Garcia-Sandoval
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40857
USA v. Javier Uribe-Almaraz
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50491
USA v. Jose Hernandez-Cabezas
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50630
Sanchez Arango Construction v. OSHC
Date: March 13, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60398
Integrity Comm LTD v. Unvrsl Svc Admin Co
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number:
08-41133
Wagenfeald, et al. v. Gusman, et al.
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30081
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed this action against several defendants, under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for violations of their Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendment rights that arose out of their incarceration in New Orleans at and around the time…
USA v. Donavan McClune
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30532
Chilton, et al. v. Moser
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40377
Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when debtors inherited an IRA worth $170,000. When debtors filed for bankruptcy, they sought to exempt the inherited IRA from the bankruptcy estate pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 522(d)(12). The Chapter 7 trustee…
Ilsia Perez-Florian v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60203
Robert Harris v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: March 12, 2012
Docket Number:
11-70016
Barrett Halla, et al v. LRI III, Limited
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10445
A. Blanks v. Untd Aero Space Wrkr Un, et al
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10810
Rain CII Carbon, L.L.C. v. ConocoPhillips Co.
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30669
Justia Opinion Summary: Conoco appealed the district court's judgment confirming an arbitration award favorable to Rain. Conoco and Rain were parties to a long-term supply agreement, whereby Conoco agreed to sell all green anode coke produced…
Bishop, et al. v. Arcuri, et al.
Date: March 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50010
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellants appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Tony Arcuri and the City of San Antonio on their claim pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, that SAPD officers, led by Arcuri, violated appellants'…
Integrity Comm LTD v. Unvrsl Svc Admin Co
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
08-41133
USA v. Ty Williams
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31153
Zoubir Bouchikhi v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
10-60982
USA v. John Newton
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10112
Melinda Mora v. Univ of Texas SW Med Center
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10279
Nassar v. UT Southwestern Medical Center
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10338
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff claimed and a jury found that he was constructively discharged from his UTSW faculty position because of racially motivated harassment by a superior. The jury also found that UTSW retaliated against plaintiff…
Edward Wallner, et al v. Jerry Farish
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10339
SEC v. Stanford Intl Bank, Ltd., et al
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10355
USA v. Victor Alegria
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20267
United States v. Asencio-Perdomo
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20288
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry and was sentenced to 20 months of imprisonment. Defendant appealed the district court's application of an eight-level sentencing enhancement. The court affirmed the district…
David Perio v. Terrebonne Prsh Sheriff's Off
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30524
Isaac Rodriguez v. Jody Upton
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40741
USA v. Loreto Mota Reyes
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50502
Danny Robinson v. Rodger Ryan, et al
Date: March 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60243
USA v. David Barouch
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11145
USA v. Norberto Adolio Robles
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20344
Don Carraway v. USA, et al
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31171
United States v. Turner
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
10-60917
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of robbery in interference with interstate commerce, carjacking, the use of a firearm in relation to each of those offenses, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Defendant asserted eleven…
USA v. Maher Haddad
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20089
Vernon Tatum, Jr. v. USA
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30921
USA v. Hernan Guerra, Jr.
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40528
USA v. Roberto Hernandez-Hernandez
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50479
USA v. Armando Andazola
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50600
Steven Sawyer v. Clarence Wright, et al
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50676
Victor Litanya v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60166
Jose Hernandez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60473
Yolanda Lowe v. American Eurocopter, L.L.C.
Date: March 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60483
Khalid Umer v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
10-60342
USA v. Jeriah Gomez
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10646
New England Insurance Co. v. Richard Barnett
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30348
USA v. Juan Hinojosa, et al
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40039
USA v. Flavio Palma-Salome
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40779
USA v. Janet Archuleta
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50018
USA v. Jacqualine Crawley
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60061
USA v. Jacqualine Crawley
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60065
Bd of MS Levee Commissioners v. EPA, et al.
Date: March 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60302
Justia Opinion Summary: The Board appealed the district court's decision granting summary judgment to appellees on the Board's claim that the EPA improperly exercised its power to veto a plan to reduce flooding in Mississippi (the Project). The…
Clark v. Thaler
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
07-70037
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in Texas state court, appealed the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner asserted that his trial counsel rendered ineffective…
Technical Automation Serv. v. Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20640
Justia Opinion Summary: Liberty appealed the summary judgment awarded to its insured, Technical Automation, holding that Liberty had a duty to defend Technical Automation in an underlying lawsuit. The court held that, notwithstanding Stern v.…
USA v. Jackson Ndemba, et al
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31188
Edward Ashford v. USA, et al
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40804
USA v. William Breland, Jr.
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
10-60610
USA v. Jose Villalobos
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20298
USA v. Casey Jackson
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30238
In Re: Env Sfty & Hlth Conslt
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30567
Paul Magee v. City of South Padre Island
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40412
USA v. Lusiano Jasso
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40569
USA v. Francisco Castaneda-Castillo
Date: March 5, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50186
USA v. Gabriel Guzman-Villa
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20858
In Re: Katrina Canal Breaches
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
10-30249
In Re: Katrina Canal Breaches
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31054
Ellis, et al. v. United States
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50845
Justia Opinion Summary: In this Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. 1346(b)(1), case arising out of medical malpractice that led to the death of Melissa Busch, the United States and Ms. Busch's family members, plaintiffs, cross-appealed…
Damon Wood v. Parker County, et al
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10559
USA v. Julio Flores-Colunga
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20252
Carl Jones v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30696
In re: Katrina Canal Breaches
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Numbers:
10-30249, 10-31054, 11-30808
Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved the Corps' dredging of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), a shipping channel between New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as levees alongside the channel and around the city. The Corps'…
USA v. Genaro Delbosque
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40639
USA v. Calvin Watson
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40685
Lillian Spencer v. USA
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40907
USA v. Gina Shorter
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50576
USA v. Gina Shorter
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50582
Junling Liu v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60468
USA v. Martimiano Cayetano-Gaspar
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50774
Clarence Hawkins v. S. Woods
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10731
USA v. Charles Brooks
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30453
Ramon Hernandez v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: March 1, 2012
Docket Number:
11-70017
USA v. Luis Juarez
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
09-20764
USA v. Ronald George, Jr.
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
10-10504
Gray v. Powers
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20808
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued his employer and one of its owners, defendant, for violating the minimum wage standards under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 206(a). Plaintiff argued that as a member of this Texas limited…
United States v. Carreon-Ibarra
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41310
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence on count 26 of a superseding indictment, which charged him with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On appeal, defendant contended that his…
USA v. Lorenzo Olivas-Pena, et al
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
10-51174
USA v. Cydric Coleman
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10165
George Espinal v. Duane Bemis
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10376
Lauro Aguilar v. Travis Bragg, et al
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50266
USA v. Sergio Quiroz-Hernandez
Date: February 29, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50430
USA v. Maria Delgado
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
07-41041
Gustavo Garza, et al v. Juan Guerra
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40727
William White v. Ronald Fox, et al
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40843
USA v. Jeziel Lara-Alberto
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50874
USA v. Martin Maldonado-Torres
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10776
Franklin Williams v. K. Edenfield
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10787
USA v. Tyrone Williams
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20095
USA v. Juan Ospina
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20413
Elisha Davis v. Johnny Holmes
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20529
Bud Chapman v. ENSCO Offshore Company
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30077
USA v. Tilicuis Irvin
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30169
USA v. Marco Quiroz-Garcia
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30560
Midsouth Bank, N.A., et al v. Alfred McZeal, Sr.
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30597
Elise Adams v. Recovery School District
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30751
USA v. Juan Arizpe
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40146
Abbasid, Incorporated v. Bank of America, N.A.
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40243
Carlos Kidd v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40492
USA v. Arnaldo Villarreal
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40521
USA v. Francisco Trevino-Rodriguez
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40662
USA v. Billy Fallin, Jr.
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50125
USA v. Ricky Smith
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50310
USA v. Ricky Smith
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50312
USA v. Hector Estrada Murillo
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50456
USA v. Luis Castillo-Quintanar
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50499
Priscilla Posos v. City of San Antonio, et al
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50639
Karla Matias Miranda v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60241
Eriberto Sotelo-Soto v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60340
Rodolfo Cazarez v. U.S. Parole Commission
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60460
USA v. Christopher Johnson
Date: February 28, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60474
United States v. Juarez
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
09-20764
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to lying about his U.S. citizenship on a Firearms Transaction Record form which he completed while attempting to purchase a handgun. Defendant also pled guilty to illegal re-entry to the United…
USA v. Rolondo Arevalo
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20844
USA v. Wellie Woodson
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10562
Donald Lempar v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20182
Anson Holley, Jr. v. Terry Terrell
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30206
Robert McIntosh v. Raymond Thompson, et al
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40254
USA v. Lori Kirkman
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40647
A.I.M. Controls, L.L.C., et al. v. CIR
Date: February 24, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60044
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners appealed the Tax Court's order dismissing their action against the Government for lack of jurisdiction. At issue on appeal was whether the Tax Court lacked jurisdiction where petitioners failed to file their…
Gary Kennedy v. Rick Thaler, Director, et al
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20462
Carrie Sama v. Edward Hannigan, et al
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40835
USA v. Carlos Alvera-Ramirez
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10178
Nikita Goffney v. J. Sauceda, et al
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20152
Lloyd Henderson, et al v. Anderson, et al
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20223
USA v. Juan Mendoza
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20418
Gamal Mousa v. Capital Area Human Svc Dist
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30783
USA v. Nestor Funez
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40627
Louis Hamilton, II v. Willie Zanders, et al
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40839
Narendra Patel v. Texas Dept of Transportation
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50116
USA v. Juan Romo-De La Rosa
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50220
USA v. Alfredo Miranda-Pineda
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50389
USA v. Rafael Ibarra-Soto
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50476
USA v. Sylvia Escovedo
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50523
USA v. Hector Cervantes-Aguilar
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50526
USA v. Jesus Campos-Cabrera
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50548
Susan Lee v. CIR
Date: February 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60461
USA v. Maria Delgado
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
07-41041
Lofton, et al. v. McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, et al.
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
10-10956
Justia Opinion Summary: Christopher M. Loften died from a rare disease called Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) after taking Motrin. Lofton's wife and children brought suit against defendants asserting that Motrin caused the disease and…
United States v. Goluba
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11301
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was indicted and pleaded guilty, without a written plea agreement, to receipt of child pornography. Defendant appealed his sentence, arguing that he was entitled to a two-level reduction under U.S.S.G.…
USA v. Florencio Palma
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20500
Eckstein Marine Service L.L.C., et al. v. Jackson
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20600
Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when claimant served plaintiff with a complaint, alleging that his injuries were caused by the unseaworthiness of the M/V St. Andrew and by the negligence of plaintiff and its employees. Claimant became…
USA v. Irineo De La Garza
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41255
USA v. Daniel Contreras
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10521
USA v. Billy Smith
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10534
USA v. Oscar Tapia
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10604
Dennis Laravia v. Fred Cerise, et al
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30035
Jorge Puga v. William Sherrod
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30723
USA v. Jose Rios-Rojas
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40490
USA v. Johnny Davis
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40684
Rogelio Baca v. State of Texas
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50453
Raymundo Salcedo v. Evanston Insurance Company
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50686
Carlos Ayestas v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: February 22, 2012
Docket Number:
11-70004
Donald Jones v. Liberty Bank & Trust, et al
Date: February 20, 2012
Docket Number:
08-31244
USA v. Armando Briagas-Cortez
Date: February 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40459
USA v. Jesus Sandoval
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
10-10606
USA v. Casey Self
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11299
USA v. Oliver Nkuku
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20832
USA v. Eric Boutte
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
10-30839
USA v. Nelson Antunez-Funez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41290
USA v. Aurora Carrizalez-Rodriguez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50147
USA v. Pedro Navarrete
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50963
USA v. David Montes
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10028
USA v. Eleno Bernabe
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10167
USA v. Jack Zimmerman
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10266
USA v. Brian Warren
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10417
USA v. Kenya Thomas
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10451
USA v. William McCorkle
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10522
USA v. Scott Brunson
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10589
USA v. Manuel Villeda
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20023
USA v. Fabio Rodriguez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20132
USA v. Jose Copal-De Leon
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20153
USA v. Gilberto Aguirre
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20201
USA v. Armando Camero-Renobato
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20224
USA v. Jose Escobar
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20251
USA v. Juan Estrada
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20316
USA v. Leonel Juarez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20401
USA v. Mariano Diaz
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20441
USA v. Jason Ford
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20442
USA v. Willie Jones, Jr.
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30429
USA v. Robert Istre
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30470
USA v. Carlos Boswell
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30474
USA v. Raja Jamaleddin
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30555
USA v. Brian Owens
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30556
USA v. Roberto Cedillo
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40168
USA v. Fernando Santana-Moreno
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40270
USA v. Henry Cabrera-Gonzalez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40277
USA v. Alejandro Zambrano-Hernandez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40473
USA v. Jose Jurado-Alfaro
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40479
USA v. Eladio Negrete-Zapata
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40504
USA v. Arnoldo Villarreal
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40533
USA v. Daudet Gomez-Hernandez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40587
USA v. Richard Missler
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40607
USA v. Raul Vega-Cruz
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40650
USA v. Carlos Dominguez-Reyes
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40652
USA v. Calvin Watson
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40679
USA v. Anastacio Tolentino-Gomez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40687
USA v. Angel Camacho
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40693
USA v. David Velasquez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40705
USA v. Oscar Garcia-Gonzalez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40712
USA v. Martin Delgado-Orellana
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40795
USA v. Jose Olivo
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40993
USA v. Francisco Gonzalez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50091
USA v. Jose Carrillo-Moreno
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50236
USA v. Valentin Lujan-Armendariz
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50322
USA v. Juan Cortez
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50348
USA v. Kenneth Moore
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50603
USA v. Jose Rea-Beltran
Date: February 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50640
Nat'l Business Forms v. Phillips, et al.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20023
Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when Ford sent a cease-and-desist letter to NBFP, demanding that NBFP pay damages and refrain from using Ford's trademarks on its websites. NBFP sued Ford in Texas state court, seeking a declaratory…
McGee, et al. v. Arkel Int'l, L.L.C., et al.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
10-30393
Justia Opinion Summary: The parents of a National Guardsman killed in an electrocution accident in Iraq brought suit against a civilian contractor who they claimed was responsible. Plaintiffs argued that Iraqi law governed the limitations…
Jacqueline Carr v. Capital One, N.A.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31086
USA v. Jewell Warren
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50951
USA v. Rolando Vazquez
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10092
Sealed Appellee v. Sealed Appellant
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10616
USA v. Arturo Escamilla Jasso
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20108
USA v. Esteban Hernandez-Flores
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20140
USA v. Ezumah Ndubuisi
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20237
Jesus Jimenez v. Leticia McQueen, et al
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20481
Lisa Bean-Kemp, et al v. City of Houston, et al
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20720
Carlos Kidd v. Rick Thaler, Director, et al
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40616
USA v. David Gomez-Ramirez
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40709
John Luera v. Kleberg County, Texas, et al
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40774
USA v. Gregory Neal
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50110
USA v. Timothy Gerholdt
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50317
Gloria Aviles, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60134
Luisa Maldonado-Padilla v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 16, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60440
USA v. Manuel Guerrero
Date: February 15, 2012
Docket Number:
10-10914
Sealed Appellant v. Sealed Appellee
Date: February 15, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11163
USA v. Jesus Macias-Munoz
Date: February 15, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50291
USA v. Muhammed Usman
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11077
Lauder, Inc. v. City of Houston, Texas
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20802
Wesley Kelly v. Scottsdale Insurance Company
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-30669
Chad Landry v. Laney Directional Drilling Co.
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31102
United States v. Chavez-Hernandez
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40308
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement to being illegally present in the United States after being deported. Over defendant's objection, the district court increased his base offense level of eight by 16…
Gordon Kemppainen v. Aransas County Detention
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41344
USA v. Sebastian DeLaGarza
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10205
Elizondo, et al. v. City of Garland Police Dept.
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Numbers:
10-11177, 11-10309
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, individually and on behalf of Ruddy Elizondo, appealed from two separate district court orders granting summary judgment to Officer W.M. Green and the City of Garland, Texas, on their claims pursuant to 42…
Mary Davalos v. Jason Johns
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10703
Cutting Underwater Tech USA v. Eni U.S. Operating Co., et al.
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30380
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellants appealed from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of TBS. The appeal concerned the construction and application of the Louisiana Oil Well Lien Act (LOWLA), La. Rev. Stat. Ann. 9:4861, et…
Grand Acadian, Inc. v. Fluor Corp., et al
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30464
Janet Anthony v. Patrick Donahoe
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30664
Gabriel Houston v. Jody Upton
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40967
USA v. Michael Herbst
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50169
In Re: Michael Morton
Date: February 14, 2012
Docket Number:
12-50111
R. Phelan v. H. Norville, et al
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11198
Lauder, Inc. v. City of Houston, TX
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20802
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed its First Amendment challenge to a newsrack ordinance enacted by the City in 2007. The ordinance required newsracks on the City's rights-of-way to meet certain material size, and placement standards…
Dwight Sullivan v. Stephanie DeRamcy, et al
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41202
United States v. Miranda-Ortegon
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number:
10-51129
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant challenged the sentenced imposed on him after pleading guilty to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Defendant contended that the district court erred when calculating his offense level…
Jason Bachman v. Patrick Donahoe
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number:
11-11060
Kelvin Wells v. Doug Welborn, et al
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30543
Earl Heller v. U.S. Office of Personnel Mgmt
Date: February 10, 2012
Docket Number:
11-51058
Lauderdale v. Papadopoulos
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
06-20879
Rapid Settlements Ltd, et al. v. Shcolnik
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20800
Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor, a former company officer, allegedly attempted to obtain one million dollars by falsely claiming an ownership interest in the company and threatening public exposure of alleged illegal activity. After the debtor…
In Re: Dell, Inc.
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50688
USA v. Joe Smith
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50703
USA v. Nahum Ramirez, et al
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50822
USA v. Jose Torres-Ojeda
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
10-51145
USA v. Angel Marioni-Melendez
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
10-51152
USA v. Shirlonda Bozeman
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10490
USA v. Trenton Wilson
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10715
United States v. Camero-Renobato
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20224
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to illegal reentry following a deportation after conviction for an aggravated felony. On appeal, defendant argued that his sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable. The court…
Sabina Muhammed v. Lone Star College System
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20608
Ronald Bain v. Georgia Gulf Corporation
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30046
Vita McVille v. Inter-Community Healthcare
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30304
USA v. Ernest Turner
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30425
USA v. Enrique Canales
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40051
United States v. Loza-Gracia
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40127
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the sentence imposed after he pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to posses with intent to distribute cocaine pursuant to a written, non-binding plea agreement. On appeal, defendant argued that the…
United States v. Hernandez
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40201
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of harboring an undocumented alien for financial gain. On appeal, defendant argued that the district court erred in denying her motion to suppress because the post-Miranda statements…
USA v. Elizabeth Chambers
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40204
USA v. Manuel Cortes-Ortiz
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40481
Sammer Yasin v. Travis Bragg, et al
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50459
Gary Colvin v. CIR
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60466
In re: Marcum L.L.P.
Date: February 9, 2012
Docket Number:
12-20054
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed an Emergency Motion for Stay or Alternative Petition for Writ of Mandamus, which arose out of petitioner's services as an expert in a trial. Petitioner subsequently sought appellate review of Chief Judge…
USA v. Luis Moreno
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20103
DeLoach v. HGI Catastrophe Services, LLC, et al
Date: February 8, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30670
In Re: Dell Inc, et al.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Numbers:
08-51163, 10-50688
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, and other owners of Dell Inc. common stock, alleged that defendants violated the securities laws between by fraudulently inflating reported revenues, engaging in erroneous accounting, and disseminating false…
Mark Wells v. Nathaniel Quarterman, et al
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20648
USA v. Cesar Flores
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50880
Alton Bass v. Stryker Corporation, et al
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10076
Mariano Bedolla v. Barack OBama, et al
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10746
Barry Emmett v. Hawthorn, et al
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20263
USA v. Angel Perez
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40383
USA v. Gilbert Lopez
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40571
Jisheng Xiao v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60407
Reggie Kelly v. Custom Concessions, Inc.
Date: February 7, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60436
USA v. Oscar Cantu-Ramirez, et al
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40279
Clifton Brumley v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41031
USA v. Walter Leonardo
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50382
USA v. Peter Ayika
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50877
USA v. Rodney Whitley
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10391
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30396
Stephen Smith v. Life Ins Co. of North America
Date: February 6, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30540
USA v. Patrick Bigelow
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20877
Sama v. Hannigan, et al.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40835
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, who was incarcerated in the custody of TDCJ-CID, sought damages under 48 U.S.C. 1983, asserting that her constitutional rights were violated when her ovary and lymph nodes were removed without her consent…
National Casualty Co. v. Preferred Ambulance, Inc.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41012
Justia Opinion Summary: Two insurers disputed whether their respective insurance policies required them to defend the insured against allegations regarding an accidental death. Both insurers sought a declaratory judgment from the district court…
USA v. Jose Villatoro-Avila
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41337
USA v. Ermi Beccerra-Morales
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50778
John Josey v. William Wallace, et al
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10068
USA v. Benjamin Potts
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10423
USA v. David Vega
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20186
Fair, et al. v. Allen, et al.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30467
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs were involved in a vehicular accident with Bart Allen, an employee of Gator Sign Company, whose vehicle hit plaintiffs' car from behind when they stopped to make a left turn. Plaintiffs' motion for partial…
USA v. Andres Sosa-Saucedo
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40424
USA v. Jaime Garcia-Trejo
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40432
USA v. Juan Borrego
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50040
USA v. Erik Chavez-Trevino
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50356
USA v. Jose Saucedo-Munoz
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50563
Abdul Mohammed v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60205
Bobby Serton v. Lockheed Aeronautical Sys Co.
Date: February 3, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60513
USA v. Rondrick Gray
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11150
United States v. Greenough
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50567
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to two counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin. Defendant appealed her sentence of 240 months imprisonment. The court held that because the sentence was not beyond the statutory…
R. Johnson v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10368
Yelton v. PHI, Inc., et al.
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30153
Justia Opinion Summary: In a wrongful death action arising out of a helicopter crash, the sole issue on appeal was whether the district court erred in applying Louisiana's wrongful death statute rather than Florida's wrongful death statute.…
Earvin Liang v. BZB, Incorporated, et al
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40203
Scott Shine v. Tyler Banister
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-41071
Liyakat Maredia, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 2, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60177
Texas Central Business Lines v. City of Midlothian
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11041
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a terminal and switching railroad operating in the City, brought a declaratory judgment against the City alleging that a federal statute preempted all City ordinances that affected its transloading operations.…
United States v. Gray
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11150
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for possession of five grams or more of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Defendant argued that the district erred in admitting the crack cocaine and in admitting four photographs…
Preston Exploration Co., et al. v. GSF, L.L.C., et al.
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20599
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs appealed the district court's entry of judgment in favor of defendants on defendants' statute of frauds defense to plaintiffs' lawsuit demanding specific performance on three Purchase and Sale Agreements…
United States v. Broussard
Date: February 1, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30274
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to two counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to coerce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. On appeal, defendant challenged the sufficiency of the factual basis…
USA v. Ignacio Zavala
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41099
ITL Int'l, Inc., et al. v. Constenla, S.A., et al.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
10-60892
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed this declaratory judgment action in federal district court in Mississippi, seeking relief against their longtime Costa Rican distributor. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of personal…
Bass v. Stryker Corp., et al.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10076
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed from the district court's dismissal of his state-law claims against Stryker under Rule 12(b)(6). Plaintiff alleged in his complaint that a hip replacement product manufactured by Stryker malfunctioned…
Vernon Jones, Jr. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10320
Ning Chang v. City of Houston
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20072
Ballew, et al. v. Continental Airlines, Inc., et al.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20279
Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose from the district court's order dismissing plaintiffs' claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction due to the Railway Labor Act's (RLA), 45 U.S.C. 151, 181, exclusive and mandatory dispute resolution…
Betty Fuller v. Leon Panetta
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40013
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40033
Alfred Stone v. William Jones, et al
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40968
Carolina Gomez-Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 31, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60253
Carlos Raymond v. John McHugh
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50539
Tracy Rhine v. Carl Deaton, et al
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10429
USA v. Gabriel Davila
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10481
Amco Energy, Inc., et al. v. Tana Exploration Co., et al.
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20264
Justia Opinion Summary: In a bankruptcy adversary proceeding, Capco brought claims of fraud and various business torts against Ryder, Tana, TRT, and Tristone. The claims arose out of a transaction in which Capco purchased from Tana certain oil…
USA v. Isidoro Mireles
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20305
USA v. Gabriel Hernandez-Rubio
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50421
USA v. Cynthia Robinson
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50579
USA v. Ramon Gonzalez-Chavez
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60477
Hearn v. Thaler
Date: January 30, 2012
Docket Number:
11-70006
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was found guilty of murder committed in the course of a kidnapping and robbery, and the state court sentenced him to death based on the jury's verdict on the two special issues at sentencing. At issue was…
USA v. Michael Wright
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
09-31215
In Re: Amy Unknown
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
09-41238
USA v. Doyle Paroline
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
09-41254
Willie Washington v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
09-70028
USA v. Michael Davis
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11178
USA v. Guadalupe Escajeda
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
10-11201
Stettner, et al. v. Smith
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20670
Justia Opinion Summary: IFS and 17 affiliated organizations (collectively, Interamericas) were debtors in a series of Chapter 7 cases. This appeal arose from eight collective adversary proceedings, which a trustee of IFS brought against…
Thomas Stone v. Dennis Blevins, et al
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
10-40577
USA v. Adolfo Hernandez-Gonzales
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10455
Daryl Barnes, et al v. City of Humble, et al
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20527
USA v. Richard Higgins
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30411
USA v. David Frank
Date: January 27, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30437
Willie Washington v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number:
09-70028
United States v. Montes-Sala
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number:
10-41167
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens, conspiracy to conceal or harbor illegal aliens, and two counts of harboring or concealing illegal aliens, 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(A)(ii), (iii),…
USA v. Tyrice Hegwood
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number:
10-51079
USA v. Jonathan Aguirre-Alva
Date: January 26, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20404
Lindquist v. City of Pasadena, Texas
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
09-20683
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs-Appellants James and Sandra Lindquist sued the City of Pasadena alleging the City violated their state and federal constitutional rights by exercising "unbridled discretion" in connection with the denial of a…
Carey v. 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20845
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2005, during plaintiff's employment, defendant issued an employee handbook, including a provision that all employment-related disputes, whether initiated by an employee or by defendant, would be "resolved only by an…
Arena. v. Graybar Electric Co., Inc.,
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31096
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant (principal contractor) sub-contracted with Stevens for work on military personnel housing at the Army base at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Stevens retained plaintiff to perform re-roofing. Plaintiff completed…
United States v. Nevares-Bustamante
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31110
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a Mexican citizen, was removed from the U.S. in 1989, following convictions for grand theft auto, second degree burglary, amd receiving stolen property. About one month later, he illegally reentered. In 1990,…
USA v. Charles Jones
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30080
Tarrance Whitlock v. Director TDCJ-CID, et al
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40337
Bobby Lucky v. Kelli Ward, et al
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40447
USA v. Edgar Zuniga-Medrano
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40649
F.W. Svcs, Inc. & Subsidiaries v. CIR
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60007
Linda McCoy v. Mississippi State Tax Cmsn
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60146
Viviane Sonkeng, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 25, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60265
City of Houston v. American Traffic Solution
Date: January 24, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20068
Justia Opinion Summary: This was an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a motion to intervene as of right brought by citizens of Houston in regard to litigation between the City and the contractor hired to run a red light camera system that…
Mary Ruffin v. Houston Indep School District
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20589
Bohnsack v. Varco, L.P.
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20741
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued defendant for fraud and for misappropriation of trade secrets over plaintiff's invention of the "Pit Bull," a machine intended to make the process of cleaning drilling fluids more efficient. Defendant…
In Re: FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Numbers:
10-30921, 10-30945
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, Mississippi and Alabama residents, brought a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. 2671-2680, action against the Government for injuries allegedly related to their exposure to elevated levels of…
In Re: Fema Trailer, et al
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number:
10-30945
City of Arlington, Texas, et al. v. FCC, et al.
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number:
10-60039
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners, the City of Arlington and the City of San Antonio, sought review of a Declaratory Ruling and subsequent Order on Reconsideration that the FCC issued in response to a petition for a declaratory ruling by a…
Merlin Hill v. State of Mississippi, et al
Date: January 23, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60421
Nanon Williams v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
10-20876
Ronnie Morgan, Jr. v. Marlin Gusman
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31037
USA v. Silverio Salas-Avalo
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20083
USA v. LaTasha LeBlanc
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20123
USA v. William Creel
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30297
USA v. Jonathan Dean
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-40531
Gary Gibbs v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50330
USA v. Ignacio Torre
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50339
USA v. Anthony Fuller
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50565
Labinot Kurtaj v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 20, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60056
Derrick Allen v. Kennetria Jones, et al
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31004
United States v. Mason
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
10-31240
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for wire fraud and his sentence of 30 months' imprisonment, as well as restitution. The court concluded that defendant understood his right to have a lawyer appointed and repeatedly…
United States v. Delgado
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
10-50726
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted by a jury of defrauding Medicaid and Medicare of $1.4 million. On appeal, defendant argued that the evidence was insufficient; prejudicial evidence was admitted; the jury instructions were flawed;…
Haggard v. Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10154
Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal was from the grant of summary judgment in a diversity case in which plaintiff was a limited partner in a partnership that received a loan from defendant. The dispute stemmed from a limited guaranty agreement…
USA v. Victor Lopez
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20314
Cherry v. Shaw Coastal, Inc.
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30403
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the district court's entry of judgment as a matter of law as to his claims of sexual harassment, retaliation, loss of overtime, and for punitive damages. The court concluded that the district court…
Reginald Strother v. William Sherrod
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
11-30573
United States v. Cavazos
Date: January 19, 2012
Docket Number:
11-50094
Justia Opinion Summary: This interlocutory appeal was brought by the Government to reverse the district court's order suppressing certain incriminating statements made by defendant. The court held that defendant was in custody at the time he…
Shufang Li v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60245
Robert Lenoir v. Lee Howard, et al
Date: January 18, 2012
Docket Number:
11-60327
USA v. Mervin Anderson
Date: January 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-10739
Merlan v. Holder, Jr.
Date: January 17, 2012
Docket Number:
11-20366
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, appealed the district court's dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of his 28 U.S.C. 2241 habeas petition challenging the removal order resulting in his deportation…
