2017 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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USA v. Jorge Rocha
Date: October 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40270
Joseph Gerhart, et al v. Rankin County, Mississipp
Date: October 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60331
USA v. Jose Garza
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11287
USA v. James Wallace
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11323
USA v. Tracy Willis
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11333
USA v. David Holt
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11441
USA v. Christopher James
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11491
USA v. Juan Vargas-Camacho
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11588
USA v. German Quezada
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11639
USA v. Kevin Howard
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11738
USA v. David Bucio-Martinez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11749
USA v. Alex Williams
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11788
USA v. Keith Stephens
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20476
USA v. Martez Gurley
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20812
Patton v. Jacobs Engineering Group  
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30879

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit treated plaintiff's petition for rehearing en banc as a petition for panel rehearing and denied the petition for panel rehearing. The court withdrew its prior opinion and substituted the following…

USA v. Michelle Berry-Ortemond
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31042
USA v. Raymond Hanks
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41303
USA v. Arturo Avilez-Perez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41450
USA v. Carlos Catanos-Matos
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41496
USA v. Isidro Cruz-Sanchez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41583
USA v. Salvador Carrillo-Mendoza
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41672
USA v. Fernando Flores-Fang
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41688
USA v. Ignacio Fuentes-Barriga
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41710
USA v. Byron Moore
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50532
Milton Gardner v. Roy Defriend, et al
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50937
USA v. Hugo Ambriz
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51211
USA v. Arnold Alaniz
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51295
USA v. Angel Calderon-Aguilar
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51350
USA v. Angel Calderon-Aguilar
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51352
USA v. Leonel Artiaga-Gonzalez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51384
USA v. Leonel Arteaga-Gonzalez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51385
USA v. Juan Leos-Sanchez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51398
USA v. Luis Castro-Palacios
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51463
Jauch v. Choctaw County  
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60690

Justia Opinion Summary: A pre-trial detainee denied access to the judicial system for a prolonged period has been denied basic procedural due process. In this case, plaintiff was indicted by a grand jury, arrested, and put in jail where she…

Sumit Kumar v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60803
USA v. Joe Foard, Jr.
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10037
USA v. Ernest Olivarez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10064
USA v. Jesus Aranda-Luna
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10072
Debra Wilson v. Dallas County Hospital Dist, et al
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10139
USA v. Francisco Gallegos-Medrano
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10162
USA v. Jesus Ventura
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10237
USA v. Luis Ortega-Ortiz
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10309
USA v. Juan Garcia-Garcia
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20033
USA v. Leopoldo Duarte-Gandarilla
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20065
USA v. Dennis Lanza-Guillen
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20105
USA v. Moses Warner
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30104
Timothy Chandler v. USA, et al
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30266
USA v. Enrique Gomez-Rodriguez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40004
USA v. Jorge Lopez-Ponce
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40030
USA v. Jesus Ceron Munoz
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40044
USA v. Richard Quijije-Chavez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40053
USA v. Alejandro Ireta-Lara
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40054
USA v. Fidencio Reyes-Garcia
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40088
USA v. Eusebio Ramirez-Ordaz
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40091
USA v. Miguel Gomez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40108
USA v. John Dorsey
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40110
USA v. Jose Martinez-Guillen
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40113
USA v. Robert Presas
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40139
USA v. Ricardo Rodriguez-Cordero
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40154
USA v. Robert Gildner
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40180
USA v. Juan Mendez-Valtierra
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40192
USA v. Lino Hernandez-Benitez
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40206
USA v. Alejandro Mejia-Trejo
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40212
USA v. Leonardo Chavez-Sifuentes
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40238
USA v. Jose Rivera-Porras
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40294
USA v. Juan Castillo-Garza
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40313
USA v. James Sandoval
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50009
USA v. Kevin Johnson
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50056
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50089
USA v. Aurelio Montes
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50268
USA v. Aurelio Olmedo-Montes
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50269
Nevarez Law Firm, P.C. v. Dona Ana Title Company,
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50343
Lynn Guthrie, et al v. Ditech Financial, L.L.C.
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50387
USA v. Craytonia Badger
Date: October 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60054
James Brown v. Vasquez, et al
Date: October 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11009
Louis Doss v. John Young, Jr.
Date: October 23, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50190
Kenia Galeano Reyes, et al v. Jefferson Sessions,
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60409
Richard Nichols v. Ron Hickman
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20800
Carlos Peralta-Baca v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60522
Nautilus Insurance Company v. Darwin Vargas d/b/a
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20261
USA v. Derrick Holden
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30101
USA v. Kyle Govindasamy
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40062
USA v. Lizette Luna
Date: October 20, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40311
AtlasTrdg Conglomerate, Inc. v. AT&T, Incorporated
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11661
Byron Davis v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30530
USA v. Michael Williams
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30907
USA v. Timothy Jones
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30956
USA v. Domingo Alvarez
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51112
Faustino Rojas v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: October 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60660
AtlasTrdg Conglomerate, Inc. v. AT&T, Incorporated
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11661
USA v. Edmond Burke
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11687
USA v. Trent Brewer
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11707
USA v. Travis Rendon
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11729
Claimant ID 100218776 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30849
Nellie Jenkins v. Louisiana Workforce Commission
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31008
Bridgette McCoy v. Housing Auth of New Orleans, et
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31173
USA v. Francisco Madrigal
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41581
Abraham Campos v. Jerilynn Yenne
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41666
USA v. Jesus Barron-Ortiz
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50226
USA v. Ronald Hinshaw
Date: October 18, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10080
Frank Carter v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11296
USA v. Jose Ramirez Galvan
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11653
Dung Pham v. Univ of LA at Monroe, et al
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30920
USA v. Austin Carlin
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41331
USA v. Laurie Mayfield
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50135
USA v. Rodolfo Gutierrez-Parra
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51307
Stacey Roy v. Thomas Payne, et al
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60588
USA v. Benjamin Jimenez
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10090
Manual Robinson v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: October 17, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50130
Polyane Dos Santos v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60768
Rhynara Duarte v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60770
USA v. Luis Beltran-Cervantes
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10149
USA v. Sebastian Gutierrez
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11654
USA v. Anthony Thomas
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11734
USA v. Jose Ortiz-Chavira
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40470
USA v. Juan Espinoza-Bazaldua
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41069
SEC v. Kahlon  
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41431

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the SEC on liability and damages in a complaint against defendant and his company for the purchase and resale of unregistered securities. The…

Creative Vision Resources, LLC v. NLRB
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60715
USA v. Jonathan Lovato
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10288
Mujtaba Khan v. Xenon Health, L.L.C.
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20156
USA v. Rosa Rogel-Jimenez
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40014
USA v. Joel Arana-Rivera
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40166
USA v. Jesus Valencia-Revuelta
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40219
USA v. Shaun Glaze
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50045
United States v. Bennett  
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60038

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, ten counts of distributing or dispensing a controlled substance, and three counts of bankruptcy fraud.…

Edwards Family Partnership, et al v. Bancorpsouth
Date: October 16, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60182
United States v. Jones  
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30525

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Byron, Deloyd, and Sidney appealed their convictions of numerous felonies related to their membership in a group called Ride or Die (ROD), challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of…

USA v. Rene Garcia-Banuelos
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41633
Felipe Castillo-De La Garza v. Jefferson Sessions,
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60511
Bertis Valentine v. National Oilwell Varco
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20191
Claimant ID 100028922 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30190
Gwynn Lumpkin, et al v. Aransas County, Texas
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40060
NFLPA v. NFL  
Date: October 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40936

Justia Opinion Summary: The NFLPA filed a complaint on behalf of Ezekiel Elliott, a running back for the Dallas Cowboys, seeking a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of a forthcoming six game suspension by the NFL and NFL Management…

United States v. Taylor  
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11384

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit held that defendant's claim that his sentence enhancement was no longer valid under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. 924(e), was constitutionally based and warranted relief under 28…

Senaida Sandoval v. City of Pflugerville, et al
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51369
USA v. Oscar Martinez
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60362
Guillermo Lerma v. Robert Stevens, et al
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10185
NFLPA v. NFL, et al
Date: October 12, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40936
Charles Lee v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31161
Intrepid Ship Management, Inc., et al v. Plant Rec
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41074
Ibraahim Ibro v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60623
USA v. Epitacio Cabrera-Castillo
Date: October 11, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10127
Ricky Barnett v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41193
Dennis Freeman v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41644
USA v. David Romo
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51418
USA v. Emma Lujan
Date: October 10, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50103
USA v. Thaddeus Richardson
Date: October 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31257
In Re: Robert Pruett
Date: October 9, 2017
Docket Number: 17-41007
Robert Pruett v. Jack Choate, et al
Date: October 9, 2017
Docket Number: 17-70021
John Vela v. Lauro Chapa, et al
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20685
Ramirez v. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.  
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11660

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for United in plaintiff's action seeking benefits under an accidental death and dismemberment and life insurance policy provided by his employer.…

USA v. Jerrell Sims
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11671
Steve Morgan v. Lorie Davis, Director, et al
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20165
Portillo v. Cunningham  
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20633

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims under common law, Texas statutes, and 42 U.S.C. 1983. Because plaintiff's section 1983 claims should have been brought in a second state…

Claimant ID 100153748 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31079
USA v. Jose Ortiz-Chavira
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40470
Dharmegh Hashmukhbmai-Patel v. Jefferson Sessions,
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60589
United States v. Young  
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60790

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's classification of defendant as a Tier III sex offender based on his prior conviction for touching a child for lustful purposes in violation of Mississippi Code section…

Alfredo Benites-Fernandes v. Jefferson Sessions, I
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60802
USA v. Louis Lavaris, Jr.
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10311
Gloria Wiggins v. LSU - Health Care Services Div
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30033
Karl Molden v. East Baton Rouge Parish Sch Bd
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30344
USA v. Jose Reza-Gurrola
Date: October 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50160
Lowe v. Sessions  
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60825

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's order denying a motion to reconsider petitioner's motion to reopen. Applying Chevron deference to the agency's decision, the court held that petitioner failed…

Plaintiff v. Defendant  
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10255

Justia Opinion Summary: Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(b) has no notice and hearing requirement. In this case, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the Government's Rule 35(b) motion for reduction of defendant's…

USA v. Bobby Whitlock
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11119
USA v. Emerencio Rosa, Jr.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11344
USA v. Rolando Minano
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11406
Jinsun, L.L.C. v. Alidad Mireskandari
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20275
David West v. T. Bornunda, et al
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20775
USA v. Manuel Velasquez
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50531
USA v. Xavier Cardona, et al
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51113
USA v. Sammy Valencia, Jr.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51399
USA v. Jorge Mercado-Soto
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40404
USA v. Len Bracey, Jr.
Date: October 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60095
USA v. Alvin Eiland
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 12-20710
USA v. James Gibson
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20757
USA v. Damon Hall
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11418
Corey Holder v. M. Sepanek, Warden
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30262
USA v. Adrian Ontiveros-Cedillo
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41682
Shawn States v. Pelicia Hall, Commissioner
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60084
USA v. Rafael Zapata
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10232
Dick v. Colorado Housing Enterprises, LLC  
Date: October 4, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10357

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit dismissed this interlocutory appeal from an order denying a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop a foreclosure. The court applied In Matter of Sullivan Cent. Plaza, I, Ltd., and held that the…

USA v. Marcus Hicks
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 11-50608
Ronald Becker v. Continental Motors, Inc.
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10166
United States v. Oti  
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10386

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Theodore Okechuku, Elechi Oti, Emmanuel Iwuoha, and Kevin Rutledge were convicted of conspiring to unlawfully distribute hydrocodone outside the scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical…

Sandra Hale v. USA, et al
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20780
USA v. Black Elk Energy Offshore, et al
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30561
Boerschig v. Trans-Pecos Pipeline, LLC  
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50931

Justia Opinion Summary: After negotiations failed between plaintiff and Trans-Pecos regarding the construction of a pipeline on plaintiff's land, Trans-Pecos invoked Texas eminent domain power via Tex. Util. Code 181.004. The Fifth Circuit…

USA v. Mario Aragon-Pinela
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51232
Mounir Boukerroucha v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60562
Woodrow Jones, Sr. v. Texas Juvenile Justice Dept
Date: October 3, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40488
USA v. Bobby Frie, Jr.
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11223
USA v. Adrian Sanchez
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11451
USA v. Carlos Barbosa
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41575
Barber v. Bryant
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-60477, 16-60478
USA v. Jesus Aranda-Luna
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10071
Abdul Badmus v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20181
USA v. Monthgomery Mayorga-Castillo
Date: October 2, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40029
Harman v. Trinity Industries, Inc.  
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41172

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed and rendered judgment as a matter of law for Trinity, the manufacturers of the ET-Plus guardrail system under an exclusive licensing agreement with Texas A&M University. Relator filed suit…

USA v. Abel Rodriguez-Rodriguez
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41441
Grogan v. Kumar  
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60678

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed suit pro se under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging deliberate indifference on the part of personnel at SMCI. The Fifth Circuit vacated the grant of summary judgment as to the claims against Dr.…

Winfrey v. Pikett  
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20728

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Texas law enforcement officers under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging violation of her due process rights during a murder investigation. The Fifth Circuit dismissed Deputy Keith Pikett's appeal of…

Sealed Appellee v. Sealed Appellant
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20747
USA v. Ruben Gonzalez-Rocha
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20825
Young v. Spinner  
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30516

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a petition for habeas relief in a case where petitioner pleaded guilty in state court to failure to register as a sex offender. Based on representations by his counsel, petitioner…

Timothy Fryar v. Dustin Stacks, et al
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41170
USA v. Michael Harrison
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41587
Yolanda Saldivar v. Lorie Davis, Director, et al
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50917
Wael Alrashidi v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60671
Daljit Singh v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60676
Vauda Shipp, Jr. v. Rachel Chapa, et al
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40232
Randall Jordan v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50032
USA v. Dennis Rosales-Alvarado
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50107
Green Tree Servicing, LLC v. Charles  
Date: September 29, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60165

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant initially filed suit against Green Tree and Walter Investment in Mississippi state court (Charles I). Charles I was subsequently removed to federal court on diversity jurisdiction and is currently stayed…

USA v. Ariel Bernal-Jacinto
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41733
USA v. Randy Pittman
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10251
USA v. Christopher Read
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11199
USA v. Raymundo Garibay
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11420
USA v. Santos Escobar Galo
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20148
USA v. Alfonsiya Ward
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20617
USA v. Jose Rojas-Duque
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20757
USA v. James Quintero
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20811
Carlton Turner v. David Thomas, et al
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30043
Jermaine Surtain v. J. Barnhart
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30894
USA v. Charles Spann
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30897
Kenneth Roberts v. River Correctional Center, et a
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30985
USA v. Edgar Rayon-Gonzalez
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40232
USA v. Esneider Hidrobo
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41340
Artemio Jimenez-Castro v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60239
Rafael Martinez-Rodriguez v. Elaine C. Duke
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60421
Zunqiang Chen v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60462
Susan Simpson, et al v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30282
USA v. Jaime Stevens
Date: September 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40003
USA v. Huey Williams, Jr.
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20713
USA v. Hernan Gomez-Valdiva
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41463
USA v. Chalon Chisholm
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11422
USA v. Huey Williams, Jr.
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20356
United States v. Moss  
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30561

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSCLA), 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., charges against the contractor defendants for failure to state an offense. The court…

USA v. Yolanda Smith
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30869
Claimant ID 100128765 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31087
Okey Okpala v. Elliot Thomas, Warden, et al
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31131
USA v. Richard Blake
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41145
Sherwayne Frazier v. Todd Foxworth, et al
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41461
USA v. George Lorenzo, Jr.
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50903
United States v. Escobar  
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51069

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence after he pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry following removal. Defendant argued that the district court violated 18 U.S.C. 3582(a) and Tapia v. United States by imposing or…

Dong Lin v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60277
Mayra Holguin-Mendoza v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60294
Rosa Sorto De Portillo, et al v. Jefferson Session
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60480
Yolanda Rodriguez-Guzman, et al v. Jefferson Sessi
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60512
Thomas Thompson v. Terry Morgan, et al
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10121
Mainali Corporation v. Covington Specialty Ins Co.
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10350
USA v. Fareed Barefield
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20003
USA v. Daniel Collins
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30125
USA v. Miguel Gomez-Regalado
Date: September 27, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40106
USA v. Rolando Minano
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11406
USA v. John Rumfield
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11518
USA v. Maria Reyna
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11595
USA v. Gary Byrd
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31244
USA v. Feather Saldana, et al
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41097
USA v. George Martinez
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41390
United States v. Martinez  
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50643

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and the substantive crime. The court held that the district court…

USA v. Daniel Thody
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51301
USA v. Sergio Michel-Villalobos
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51315
USA v. Wilmer Navarro-Doblado
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51344
Jose Licona-Acosta v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60395
Windell Blount, et al v. Mississippi Dept of Human
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60229
Michelle Brown v. CIR
Date: September 26, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60284
USA v. Phillip Schenck
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10073
USA v. Veronica Prendez
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11584
USA v. Brian Brown
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11759
United States v. Bello-Sanchez  
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41181

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence for methamphetamine-related offenses. The court held that the district court did not clearly err by denying a mitigating-role adjustment under USSG 3B1.2 where defendant…

United States v. Colorado Cessa  
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50328

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit previously remanded this case to the district court to determine whether the Government suppressed certain favorable evidence and whether any of the suppressed evidence was material (Cessa II). The…

USA v. Johnny Garcia-Esparza
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51438
Creative Vision Resources, LLC v. NLRB  
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60715

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied Creative's petition for review of the Board's reversal of the ALJ's conclusion that Creative was not a "perfectly clear" successor and accordingly was within its rights to set initial terms and…

Russell Hill v. State of Mississippi
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60815
USA v. Brenda Martinez-Montes
Date: September 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40102
USA v. Jossue Agrueta-Vasquez
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41132
USA v. Gary Alfaro
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10054
USA v. Robert Rosales
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11000
USA v. Vacarra Rogers, et al
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30212
Claimant ID 100153748 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31079
USA v. Carmen Torres-Hernandez
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41719
Luis Suarez Dominguez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60067
Erika Lopez-Diaz v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60557
Karen Amaya-Briones v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60656
John Black v. James Redmond
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20132
Nafeesa Naylor v. Lee Harrell, et al
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30164
USA v. Armando Tlaseca
Date: September 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40155
USA v. Maximiliano Jimenez-Mejia
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11243
USA v. Geronimo Cruz
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11747
USA v. Jorge Garza
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20576
Japhus Briggs v. Pamela Tolbert, et al
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31149
USA v. Arturo Gomez
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41591
USA v. Sergio Villa-Granados
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51348
USA v. Sergio Villa-Granados
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51365
Marco Salguera-De Trinidad v. Jefferson Sessions,
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60532
USA v. Lindsey Ewing
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10099
Mainali Corp. v. Covington Specialty Insurance Co.  
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10350

Justia Opinion Summary: Mainali filed suit against Covington for breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, and violations of the Texas Insurance Code and Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The Fifth Circuit…

James Miller v. Management & Training Corp.
Date: September 21, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60214
USA v. Kenny Iroegbu
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10721
USA v. Jose Garcia-Puga
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11676
USA v. Robert Blake
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50874
Deutsche Bank Natl Trust Co. v. Cynthia Watson, et
Date: September 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51375
United States v. Kiekow  
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 14-40700

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed Defendant Kiekow, Uriarte, and Pierre's convictions for conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The court affirmed the denial of Pierre's motion for a new trial;…

Joseph Fowler v. Whitfield, et al
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10465
SEC v. Gary McDuff
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10691
USA v. Miguel Martinez-Cerda
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11309
USA v. Antonio Castillo-Martinez
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40431
Burciaga v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.  
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40826

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Deutsche Bank in an action challenging a foreclosure sale. The court held that the district court did not err in holding that the…

USA v. Baldomero Gonzalez-Ramirez
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50224
Martha Garcia v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60465
USA v. Jeffrey Sila
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10957
USA v. Douglas Beer
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30159
USA v. Luis Orozco-Jaramillo
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40087
Kenisha Boyd v. TDCJ
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40318
USA v. Khalid McMaryion
Date: September 19, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50072
USA v. Adrian Moreno
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41357
USA v. Jose Sosa-Alcides
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41537
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50906
USA v. Jaron Dailey
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51021
Adams and Associates, Inc. v. NLRB  
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60333

Justia Opinion Summary: Adams and MJLM petitioned for review of the Board's order holding them liable for unfair labor practices in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. The Fifth Circuit denied the petition for…

Alvin Kie, et al v. Tory Williams, et al
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30261
USA v. Gregory Holt
Date: September 15, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30345
USA v. Mark Thompson
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-31083
Henry Laryea v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60722
USA v. Misty Kelley
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10607
USA v. Rocky Wallace
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11784
USA v. Mark Thompson
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31181
USA v. James Strouse
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41384
Edwin Murillo-Bernal v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60158
Oscar Lara-Castillo v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60485
USA v. Francisco Millan-Madrid
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10116
Valentina Sheshtawy, et al v. Conservative Club of
Date: September 14, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20019
IQ Products Co. v. WD-40 Co.  
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20595

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's order compelling arbitration and final judgment in a suit between IQ and WD-40. The court held that the 1996 Agreement between the parties contained an arbitration clause…

United States v. Brown  
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30933

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence of multiple health care fraud and kickback offenses perpetrated through her medical equipment company. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its…

Sealed Appellee v. Sealed Juvenile
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31148
USA v. Elias Barrera, Jr.
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50697
USA v. David Samarripa
Date: September 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50033
USA v. Lorenzo Aguilar
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50415
Henry Laryea v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60722
King v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-20259, 16-20509

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Solvay on relators' False Claims Act (FCA) claims. The court held that relators failed to produce sufficient evidence to survive summary…

John King, et al v. Solvay SA
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20509
Marcos Ortiz v. Juaquine Pope, et al
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20666
USA v. Cristian Vasquez-Aguilar
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20788
USA v. Jorge Salas-Viera
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40526
USA v. Felipe Barrientos
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51090
Moses Mukuka v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60566
Lianju Yang v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60619
USA v. Martin Bolanos-Galvan
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20268
Verna Floyd v. Chilly's L.L.C. of Alabama
Date: September 12, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30384
Lyles v. Medtronic, Inc.  
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-30517, 16-31044

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against MSD in Louisiana state court under the Louisiana Products Liability Act for both the Atlantis Plate and an Infuse Bone Graft Device that was surgically implanted in his body. The Eighth…

Bryant Lyles v. Medtronic Incorporated
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31044
AMA Discount, Incorporated, et al v. Seneca Specia
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31158
Demond Easter v. C. Rivera, et al
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41182
USA v. Mauricio Espinoza-Jimenez
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51448
Dianne Justice v. Renasant Bank
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60778
USA v. George Anderson
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60832
John Blanton v. J. Curtis, et al
Date: September 11, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10225
Kelley Martin, et al v. Local 556, TWU
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11428
Aaron Wilson v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30332
Leslie Hendershot v. Dustin Slovacek, et al
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40346
USA v. Erik Jurado Garcia
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40475
USA v. Everardo Rodriguez-Mendoza
Date: September 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41550
USA v. James Slaughter
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11285
USA v. Jose Ochoa-Caledo
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11417
Edward Simmons v. LA Dept of Public Sfty & Corr, e
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31060
Lisa Hernandez v. Earl Theriot, et al
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31188
USA v. Felipe Rivera-Paredes
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41366
USA v. Jorge Gaytan Martell
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50449
USA v. Jonathan McDonald
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60141
Harjinder Singh v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60652
Allen Blair v. Yum Brands, et al
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60350
Burgess v. FDIC  
Date: September 7, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60579

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit granted movant's motion to stay the FDIC's order assessing a civil penalty against movant pending the resolution of the merits of the petition for review or further order of the court. Movant alleged,…

Luis Jaramillo v. Ross Renner, et al
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10359
USA v. Arnulfo Rodriguez
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10881
USA v. Quincy Pearson
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11115
Kerry Tipps v. Richard Wathen, et al
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11489
USA v. Jeffrey Smith
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11507
USA v. Melvin Lewis, II
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31093
USA v. Eric Messer
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31154
United States v. Guerrero  
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41199

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied defendant's motion to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed his appeal as frivolous. Defendant asked the district court to reduce his sentence further according to Amendment 794 and challenged…

USA v. Roberto Lara-Diaz
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41216
USA v. Luciano Solis-Ruiz
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41301
Jeffrey Jones v. Alex Shivers, et al
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41347
Richard Dunsmore v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41489
USA v. Domingo Marines
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41634
USA v. Cesar Martinez-Saavedra
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50190
USA v. Juan Recendis-Herrera
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51436
Santiago Diaz-Esparza v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60004
Vidal Guevara v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60238
RLI Insurance Company v. Marie Costello
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20126
Anthony Whitehurst, et al v. Thomas Cougill, et al
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20302
Veasey v. Abbott  
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40884

Justia Opinion Summary: The Texas Legislature enacted SB 5 in 2016 to cure any statutory and constitutional violations related to SB 14 after Veasey v. Abbott, 830 F.3d 216 (5th Cir. 2016) (en banc). The district court permanently enjoined the…

Elizabeth Fret v. Melton Truck Lines, Inc., et al
Date: September 6, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50031
Matt Banks v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30258
Eric Flores v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20623
Hawk v. Engelhart  
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20641

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit granted debtors' petition for panel rehearing and withdrew the previously filed opinion. The court denied debtors' petition for rehearing en banc. The court held that the bankruptcy court erred in…

Maurer v. Independence Town  
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30673

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the town in plaintiff's action alleging that he was entitled to notice and an opportunity to respond before being terminated as fire chief. The…

USA v. Marcelo Montanez-Trejo
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41088
USA v. Luis Gomez
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41152
Juan Tarango v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60017
Sarbelio Sagastume-Hueso v. Jefferson Sessions, II
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60264
Bernice Malcolm v. Vicksburg Warren Sch Dist Bd, e
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60597
Philip Klein v. Layne Walker
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40052
USA v. Leonel Gualdron-Lamus
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40057
Louis Hamilton, II v. Donald Trump, Sr.
Date: September 5, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40068
USA v. Caesar Salinas
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51026
USA v. Emmitt Herrera, Jr.
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10704
Joshua Wren v. Jimmy Curtis, et al
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11710
Joseph Montano v. State of Texas
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20083
Lewis v. Secretary of Public Safety & Corrections  
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30037

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants in an action under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that plaintiff was subjected to unconstitutional strip searches while incarcerated at…

Stemcor USA Inc. v. Cia Siderurgica do Para Cosipar  
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30984

Justia Opinion Summary: Daewoo filed suit against AMT, seeking an order compelling AMT to arbitrate an attachment of pig iron, invoking both maritime attachment and the Louisiana non-resident attachment statute, La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 3542.…

Dorsey v. US Department of Education  
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31085

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's determination that it lacked jurisdiction to consider debtor's appeal of the bankruptcy court's decision in debtor's adversary proceeding. The court also affirmed the…

USA v. Miguel Rodriguez-Lopez
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40928
USA v. James Lyons
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41062
USA v. Hugo Espinoza
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51153
Juan Lopez Rueda De Leon v. Jefferson Sessions, II
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60292
Emma Romero-Mejia, et al v. Jefferson Sessions, II
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60380
USA v. Luis Berny-Estrada
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10209
Elizabeth Fret v. Melton Truck Lines, Inc., et al
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50031
USA v. Leandro Cortes-Melendez
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50143
Abie Wolf v. Judy Robbins
Date: September 1, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50175
Joanne Stone v. Louisiana Dept of Revenue
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30843
Melvin Mobley, III v. Munib Alishah
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40461
USA v. Ruben Gonzalez Contreras
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41379
Arthur Williams v. William Morrison, et al
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41407
USA v. Abel Becerra
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41623
Calvillo Garcia v. Sessions  
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60015

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's denial of petitioner's application for cancellation of removal. The Fifth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that because petitioner was…

Tracy Young v. Isola, Mississippi, et al
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60818
In Re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.  
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10812

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners sought a writ of mandamus arising from an MDL proceeding involving more than 9,300 plaintiffs alleging product liability claims for designing, manufacturing, and distributing an allegedly defective…

USA v. Theodore Wright, III
Date: August 31, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40744
USA v. Jose Zuniga-Hernandez
Date: August 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40353
Jayson Grumbles v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: August 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20321
USA v. Rafael Ortega, et al
Date: August 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40547
USA v. Elben Bermudes-Castellon
Date: August 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51320
Susan Biggs v. Edwin Legrand, III, et al
Date: August 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60749
Tabbatha Johnson v. E Baton Rouge Fed of Teachers
Date: August 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30175
USA v. Juan Garcia-Garcia
Date: August 30, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40063
Charles Adams v. Bailey, et al
Date: August 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20389
Paulino Aguilera-Sandoval v. Pearce
Date: August 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51124
USA v. Demarcus Kemp
Date: August 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11702
Valentin Ayala-Gutierrez v. John Doe #1, et al
Date: August 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20164
USA v. Verod Woodard
Date: August 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10097
Elizabeth Sewell, et al v. Sewerage & Water Board
Date: August 28, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30089
Alan Johnson v. Lorie Davis, Director, et al
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10534
USA v. Joe Rivas, Jr.
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11337
Karen Silvio v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, L.L.C., et a
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20282
Paul Zeedyk v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20753
USA v. Carlos Reguero-Mendez
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41251
USA v. Anthony Keller
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41527
Miguel Silva Gamero v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60525
USA v. Arturo Meza
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-40006
State of Texas, et al v. EPA, et al
Date: August 25, 2017
Docket Number: 17-60088
USA v. Allan Hawley
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 14-51309
Body by Cook, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance  
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31034

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against national insurance companies, alleging various civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. 1981, 1985, and Title VII, as well as several related state law claims. The Fifth Circuit held that the…

James Woodley v. M. Carvajal, et al
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31209
USA v. Emmanuel Bailey
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50154
Certain Undwr at Lloyds London v. Silvestre Espino
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50892
USA v. Ryan Shartzer
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50985
USA v. German Guerrero
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51216
USA v. Jaime Martinez-Aleman
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51400
USA v. Amancio Aburto-Gamino
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-10222
USA v. Marceiva Stevens
Date: August 24, 2017
Docket Number: 17-50030
USA v. Jim Dial
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20589
USA v. Michael Davis
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11219
USA v. Robert Sikes
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11620
USA v. Troy Traweek
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20481
Daniel Watts v. Robert Tanner, Warden
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31015
USA v. Larry Walker
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31045
USA v. Jay Sandifer
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31053
United States v. Perlaza-Ortiz  
Date: August 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40331

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence after he pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States. The court held that the district court erred by applying a sixteen-level enhancement to defendant's base…

ExxonMobil Corp. v. Electrical Reliability Services, Inc.  
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20751

Justia Opinion Summary: After Exxon settled the underlying personal injury lawsuit, it sought reimbursement from ERS and ORIC, contending that ERS's contractual obligation to insure Exxon as an additional insured and the insurance policy issued…

Stephanie Figueroa-Villeda v. Jefferson Sessions,
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60553
Moore v. Dallas, Texas  
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11335

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction to enjoin the enforcement of two rules affecting his ability to speak in a public park. Plaintiff, an evangelical…

USA v. Andrew Delfeld
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11666
USA v. Eder Rodriguez
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20713
Norris v. Causey  
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Numbers: 16-30339, 16-30942, 16-31068, 16-31069

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants sought to vacate the district court's judgment stemming from defendants' breach of an agreement with plaintiffs to purchase, renovate, and sell Katrina-damaged properties. Plaintiffs contend that the district…

Josh Norris, et al v. Garry Causey, et al
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30942
Jonica Phillips v. Tim Keith, et al
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30974
Josh Norris, et al v. Garry Causey
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31068
Josh Norris, et al v. Garry Causey, et al
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31069
USA v. Arnoldo Morales
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40281
USA v. Richard Garza
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41470
USA v. Baldemar Carrillo, Jr.
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41660
USA v. Manuel Martinez-Rivera
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41673
USA v. Deqwon Lewis, et al
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51025
USA v. Victor Antolik
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51338
Donald Smith v. Ronald Woodall, et al
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60080
James McDaniel v. National Railroad Psngr Corp.
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30027
Nandini Vasudevan v. Tulane University, et al
Date: August 22, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30160
SCA Promotions, Inc. v. Yahoo!, Inc.  
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11254

Justia Opinion Summary: SCA filed suit against Yahoo, alleging breach of contract because Yahoo failed to pay contractual cancellation fees. The court held that SCA's interpretation of the Cancellation Fees Provision of the Contingent Prize…

Joe Cobarobio v. Midland County Texas, et al
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50096
USA v. John Atkins
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10876
USA v. John Atkins
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10877
USA v. Homero Martinez
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11398
USA v. William Jackson
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11476
USA v. Michael Johnson
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11486
USA v. Marcel Rivera
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11673
Yates v. Collier  
Date: August 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20505

Justia Opinion Summary: Prison inmates in the Wallace Pack Unit filed suit alleging violations of the Eighth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act due to the high temperatures in the prison housing areas.…

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