USA v. Alfred Stokes
Date: March 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60309
USA v. Anthony Daniels
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-10232
USA v. Dionicio Elizalde-Perez
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11766
USA v. Jesus Gasca
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-40189
Mohammed Abdallah Omran v. USA, et al
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30535
USA v. Vanessa Hernandez
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40641
USA v. Melvin Maldonado-Guevara
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40689
USA v. Melvin Maldonado-Guevara
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40692
Lowe v. DeBerry
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50315
Justia Opinion Summary: The proceeds of a homestead sold after the filing of a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy remain exempt from the debtor's estate if they are not reinvested within the time frame required to invoke the proceeds rule of…
Joe Carpenter v. Arredondo
Date: March 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50355
Eric Flores v. Unknown Defendants
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10634
USA v. Frederick Robinson, Jr.
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10842
Annamalai Annamalai v. Parvathi Sivanadiyan
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20282
USA v. Keon Jackson
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20425
Jeffery Broussard v. Ike Brown, et al
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30061
USA v. Donald Domingue
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30516
USA v. Israel Carmenate
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40298
USA v. Saul Rios
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50128
USA v. Bernardino Mejia-Mejia
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50248
USA v. Bernardino Mejia
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50249
USA v. Purnell Williams
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50542
USA v. Royshena Holt
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50544
Ying Jiang v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60082
Audrey Grant v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60267
USA v. Damon Pittman
Date: March 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60404
USA v. Saimy Hernandez-Portillo
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-50047
USA v. Argentina Barrera-Cervantes
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51364
Vann v. City of Southaven
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60561
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit granted the petition for panel rehearing en banc and withdrew its prior opinion, substituting the following opinion.
Plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that officers violated Jeremy…
Melvin Smith v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20055
James Warren v. John Doe, et al
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20250
USA v. Gustavo Zapata-Ochoa
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50470
Walter Campos v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: March 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60266
USA v. Candace Whitten
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11395
USA v. Rafael Marroquin
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-40367
United States v. Marroquin
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-40368
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit withdrew its prior opinion and issued the following opinion.
The court held that the district court erred by assigning criminal history points for both defendant's North Carolina offenses given that…
Travis Blank v. USA
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10024
Anthony Booker v. Stephen Rancourt
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10456
USA v. Rodolfo Tafoya
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10522
USA v. Michael Brumfield
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30013
USA v. Ivan Millan-Bibiano
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40659
USA v. Jorge Gracia
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40704
USA v. Ramon Ortega
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50169
USA v. Gilberto Anaya-Montoya
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50345
USA v. Omar Verastegui-Saenz
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50491
USA v. Omar Verastegui-Saenz
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50496
USA v. Amador Limon
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50501
USA v. Juan Aguilera-Torres
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50505
USA v. Alberto Diaz-Hernandez
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50630
USA v. Alberto Diaz-Hernandez
Date: March 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50634
United States v. Brown
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11340
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence after he pleaded guilty to intentionally damaging a protected computer after temporarily disabling a portion of Citibank's network. The court held that defendant's conduct…
Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc.
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20174
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit granted en banc review of this case to reconsider Pierre v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co., 932 F.2d 1552, 1562 (5th Cir. 1991), and to determine the default standard of review that applies when a beneficiary…
USA v. Rafael Marroquin
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-40367
David Velzer v. Amegy Bank, et al
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20176
Daniel Askins v. Jeffrey Hagopian
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20531
United States v. Molina-Isidoro
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50070
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit declined defendant's invitation to announce general rules concerning the application of the government's historically broad border-search authority to modern technology for which the Supreme Court has…
Ruben Vela, Sr. v. Lorie Davis
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50359
Pedro Vivas-Lemus v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60160
Doe v. Office of Refugee Resettlement
Date: March 1, 2018
Docket Number:
18-40146
Justia Opinion Summary: The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) petitioned for an emergency stay of the district court's order denying removal under 28 U.S.C. 1442, in an action where an unaccompanied alien minor requested Texas's judicial…
Jay Cooper v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11413
Israel Rodriguez v. Wise County Jail, et al
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11792
Marjan Rroku v. David Cole, et al
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
16-31074
Penalva v. Sessions
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60286
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit dismissed the petition for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's denial of petitioner's motion to reopen. The court held that whether petitioner diligently pursued her rights to warrant…
Dedrick Smith v. Bonita Mosley
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60829
Antonio Freeman v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-11036
Michael Lane v. John Rupert, et al
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40253
USA v. Dianna Torres
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50513
Mario Mendoza-Mendoza v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 28, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60110
USA v. Cristo Gutierrez-Garza
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-10897
United States v. Huerra
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11783
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for distributing methamphetamine, using firearms to further a drug-trafficking crime, and possessing firearms as a convicted felon. The court held that the…
USA v. Jorge Bacio-Gonzales
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-40663
USA v. Otoniel Flores-Porras
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
16-50508
Fernando Barraza v. King, UTMB Employee, et al
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20064
USA v. Israel Avila
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20196
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30475
USA v. Travis Thornton
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30582
USA v. Jorge Gutierrez-Matamoros
Date: February 27, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40573
Williams v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20507
Justia Opinion Summary: The Williams Parties brought suit against Fannie Mae and Wells Fargo, asserting claims against defendants for breach of contract premised on a violation of the notice terms in a Deed of Trust, violations of the Texas…
Peter Reno v. Adrian Garcia
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20778
USA v. Servando Benitez-Reynoso
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51425
Don Williams v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10674
USA v. Abel Hinojosa
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40230
USA v. Rafael Suarez
Date: February 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40694
USA v. Lonnie Rotenberry
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11546
USA v. Deon Bonner
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10249
USA v. Kayla Underwood
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10568
USA v. Martin Arambul-Duran
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10964
USA v. Felix Cantu-Ontiveros
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20368
USA v. Jose Checo
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40297
USA v. Juan Figueroa-Villalobos
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40352
USA v. David Olivares
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40575
Olga Sarmiento v. City of Laredo, Texas, et al
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40767
USA v. Jose Ramirez-Ayala
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50271
USA v. Jose Ramirez-Ayala
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50303
David McIntyre, et al v. Eric Castro, et al
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50462
Nixsy Melgar-Castillo v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60130
USA v. Juan Pasillas
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11770
David McCallister v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-50233
USA v. Francisco Vega-Chaparro
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51176
USA v. Celso Perez-Hernandez
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51465
Ivette Garcia-Rojas v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60710
Claudia Garcia Rojas v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60719
USA v. Frank Owens, Jr., et al
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60741
King v. Davis
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
16-70018
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief to petitioner after he was convicted of the capital murder of James Byrd and sentenced to death. Byrd's dismembered body was found by Jasper police…
USA v. Lakeith Offord
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10102
USA v. Drew Windsor
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10115
USA v. Jace Martin
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10346
USA v. Edward Longoria
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10394
USA v. Jonathon Herrera
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10582
USA v. Bret Broussard
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30298
USA v. Brian Garcia
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30431
Ricky Justice v. Lorie Davis, et al
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40171
United States v. Garcia
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40175
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of bringing unlawful aliens into the United States for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, a violation of 8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii). The court…
USA v. Luis Velazquez-Hernandez
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40478
Victor Wilson v. J. Mossbarger, et al
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40546
USA v. Milton Lopez-Esquivel
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40572
USA v. Jorge Torres-Larraga
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40723
Thomas Dunham v. Dale Wainwright, et al
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50157
USA v. Jose Adame-Hipolito
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50221
Mario Torres-Sosa v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60006
Octzavius Weaver v. Marshall Fisher, et al
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60024
Ingrid Ruiz-Laju v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60080
USA v. Fernando Manguila-Paez
Date: February 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60494
United States v. Herrold
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
14-11317
Justia Opinion Summary: Texas Penal Code 30.02(a)(1) and (a)(3) are not distinct offenses, but are rather separate means of committing one burglary offense. To the extent that it was inconsistent with this holding, the Fifth Circuit overruled…
Thomas Florence v. Clemente Garcia, III, et al
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
15-41556
Masum Ahmed v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60830
USA v. Frank Lonero
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10193
USA v. Orlando Pina
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10388
USA v. Rodrigo Menchaca
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10554
USA v. Ulises Garcia
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10611
USA v. Ndufola Kigham
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10625
USA v. Abel Hinojosa-Zuniga
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20144
USA v. Rando Saavedra-Ramirez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20348
USA v. Kenvalleno Dixon
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30005
USA v. Heath Meshell
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30410
USA v. Lasandra Edwards
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30481
USA v. Bartolo Bautista-Quiroga
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40064
USA v. Ivan Huerta-Garcia
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40086
USA v. Rex Sanford
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40319
USA v. Victor Marquez-Villanueva
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40420
USA v. Carlos Urbina Fuentes
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40424
USA v. Noe Constanza-Cordon
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40437
USA v. Brenda Gonzalez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40451
USA v. Javier Sotelo-Perez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40453
USA v. Mario Sanchez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40465
USA v. Jorge Varela-Carias
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40503
USA v. Jesus Delgado-Gutierrez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40509
USA v. Edwin Garcia-Carcamo
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40514
USA v. Armando Pineda-Tapia
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40547
USA v. Luis Garcia-Martinez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40549
USA v. Doroteo Rubio-Duran
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40559
USA v. Doroteo Rubio-Duran
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40569
USA v. Roberto Ruano-Tenas
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40571
USA v. Darwin Rauda-Bonilla
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40583
USA v. Julian Hernandez-Mota
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40595
USA v. Carlos Blanco-Estrada
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40605
USA v. Roberto Esparza-Garcia
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40622
USA v. Emilio Rodriguez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40635
USA v. Andres Campos-Salazar
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40636
USA v. Juan Briseno-Nerio
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40652
USA v. Ruben Ruiz-Gaona
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40696
USA v. Alonso Trevino-Ovalle
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40707
USA v. Jose Trujillo-Rodriguez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40721
USA v. Baldemar Santana-Coronado
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50150
USA v. Andre Boyd
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50159
USA v. Jorge Ascanio-Sanchez
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50490
USA v. Juan Castaneda-Cornejo
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50608
Digna Mairena-Miller v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60086
USA v. Gabriel Adeniran
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60328
USA v. Gabriel Adeniran
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60332
In Re: Itron, Inc.
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60733
Justia Opinion Summary: Itron alleged that misrepresentations by three of SmartSynch's corporate officers (defendants) caused it unknowingly to assume an unwanted $60 million contractual obligation to a third party, Consert. Itron eventually…
Willie Washington v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: February 21, 2018
Docket Number:
17-70009
USA v. Marcus Fulbright
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11637
USA v. Galdina Rangel-Calderon
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41700
USA v. Martin Lozano-Avalos
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51035
USA v. Evaristo Martinez
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51095
USA v. Stevie Norwood
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51185
USA v. Luis Galaviz Burciaga
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51233
USA v. Celso Perez-Hernandez
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51466
Jose Mejia-Urbina v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60819
German Avila v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60844
USA v. Hector Rea
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10006
USA v. Danny Caudill
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10125
USA v. Julio Coronado
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10361
USA v. Alvin Lane
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10363
USA v. George Purdy
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10393
USA v. Jose Ramirez
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10450
USA v. Charles Tilghman
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10476
USA v. Haywood Hall
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10486
USA v. James Eason, Jr.
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10490
USA v. Juan Calzada-Cuellar
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10540
USA v. Roberto Cena-Martinez
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10687
USA v. Jose Ramirez-Hebert
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20207
USA v. Jose Martinez-Soto
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20383
Peggy Clark v. USA
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30804
USA v. Santos Membreno-Arevalo
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50296
USA v. Isaiah Edger
Date: February 20, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60560
Kassan Morgan v. Dana Richards, et al
Date: February 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-10245
United States v. Stanford
Date: February 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30285
Justia Opinion Summary: Stanford, then an attorney, was charged under 21 U.S.C. 841, 846(b)(1)(c), 813, 802(32)(A) with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance analogue (CSA); conspiracy to introduce and cause to be introduced…
Vaughn Monroe v. John Doe, et al
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20503
USA v. Brandon Guthrie
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41630
USA v. Ignacio Sanchez
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10172
USA v. Melissa Trevino
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10532
USA v. Junior Hernandez-Regalado
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10701
USA v. James Burke
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20307
USA v. Mohamed Omran
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30157
USA v. Randy Randall
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30308
Michael Paul v. City of San Antonio
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50272
John Sinclair v. J. Willis
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50353
USA v. Jose Contreras-Martinez
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50399
USA v. Jose Ramos-Martinez
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50497
Kibrom Beraki v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60040
Aristeo Palma Melchor v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60232
USA v. Rafael Castro-Jimenez
Date: February 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60351
USA v. Paul Schlieve
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
14-40577
United States v. Carbins, Jr.
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
16-30998
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for aiding and abetting aggravated theft, which carries a mandatory consecutive two-year prison term. The court held that the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant…
Marcus Keller v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
16-40822
USA v. Joel Cuevas
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41422
Jagroop Singh v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60653
Fort Worth 4th Street Partners v. Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10040
Justia Opinion Summary: FWP and its designees filed suit against Chesapeake and related entities to recover payment allegedly due under a provision of a Surface Use Agreement governing Chesapeake's use of FWP's land. The Fifth Circuit affirmed…
Luke Spencer v. FEI, Incorporated
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10159
USA v. Avelino Gresham
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10712
USA v. Nelson Melgar-Ramos
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20162
Continental Insurance Co. v. L&L Marine Transportation, Inc.
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30424
Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when one assisting tug allided with a bridge fender system and sank. The Fifth Circuit held that "tow" as used in Atlantic Specialty's policy was defined by its plain, ordinary meaning: a vessel that is…
Frith Malin v. Orleans Parish Comm District
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30490
Edward Mandel v. Steven Thrasher, et al
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40059
USA v. Rodrigo Damaso
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40185
Frankie Polk v. William Stephens, et al
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40234
USA v. Artis Miller
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40797
USA v. Adrian Garcia
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50349
USA v. Ramiro Ortiz-Membreno
Date: February 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50711
USA v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
16-30515
Creative Vision Resources, LLC v. NLRB
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60715
Georges Benamou, et al v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10353
USA v. Michael Bogar
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10429
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10546
USA v. Vincent Brown
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10629
ODonnell v. Harris County, Texas
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20333
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff and others filed a class action against the County under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that the County's system of setting bail for indigent misdemeanor arrestees violated Texas statutory and constitutional law, as…
USA v. Crisoforo Palencia
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40418
United States v. Scully
Date: February 14, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50223
Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and aiding and abetting a wire fraud scheme, the district court granted the Government's motion to restrain…
George Preston v. Bobby Hicks, et al
Date: February 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-30961
Jose Galvan v. Calhoun County, et al
Date: February 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41504
USA v. Jeremy Washington
Date: February 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30434
Steven Broussard v. Jefferson County, et al
Date: February 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40411
Joann Hartzog, et al v. J. Hackett, et al
Date: February 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60175
USA v. Septien Thompson
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20698
Ronald Newton v. Latasha Joseph
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41078
Jenny Berry v. Banner Life Insurance Company
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51198
USA v. Guillermo Fernandez
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10765
SGK Properties, LLC v. U.S. Bank National Assoc.
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20130
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of appellants' respective claims against U.S. Bank and Ocwen. The court held that there was complete diversity of citizenship among the parties and affirmed the…
USA v. Maurice Speights
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30043
USA v. Blake Rodgers
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30491
USA v. Pedro Perez-Hernandez
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40381
USA v. Pedro Perez-Hernandez
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40385
Jon Deutsch v. Annis Enterprises, Inc.
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50231
Cathryn Stout, et al v. Albert Santa Cruz
Date: February 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60262
USA v. Chayce Hodges
Date: February 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11787
Garcia Nunez v. Sessions
Date: February 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60140
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's order upholding the denial of petitioner's motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court held that the Board did not abuse its discretion in dismissing…
Jose Guerrero-Soto v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60693
James Cameron v. Grt New Orleans Fed Crdt Un
Date: February 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30592
Deutsch v. Annis Enterprises, Inc.
Date: February 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50231
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal, for want of Article III standing, plaintiff's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Plaintiff, a paraplegic, alleged that defendant's parking…
USA v. Marco Castro-Contreras
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11549
Nagravision SA v. Gotech International Technology Ltd.
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20817
Justia Opinion Summary: Nagravision, a Swedish company, filed suit against Gotech, a Chinese company, in the Southern District of Texas, alleging claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the Federal Communications Act (FCA).…
United States v. Perez-Melis
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41441
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit held that the district court did not plainly err when it questioned a witness during defendant's criminal trial. The court noted that, although the jury verdict convicting defendant of only one count of…
United States v. Draper
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-50960
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine. The court held that any error in the magistrate judge's participation in the plea…
Billy Wheater v. Frank Shaw, et al
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60163
Walter Sorto v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
16-70005
USA v. Audry Lane
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10370
Damien Ford v. John Doe, et al
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30216
USA v. Ken Stevenson
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30478
Amanda Hill v. Nancy Berryhill, Acting Cmsnr
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60007
Dawn Best v. William Johnson
Date: February 7, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60044
Singh v. RadioShack Corp.
Date: February 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11587
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a putative class action alleging that the RadioShack board of directors and plan administrative committee breached their fiduciary duties under the Employee…
United States v. Reyes-Contreras
Date: February 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41218
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's application of a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement for a crime of violence under USSG 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) based on defendant's prior conviction of manslaughter. The court…
Gonzalez-Segura v. Sessions
Date: February 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41413
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against plaintiff in an action seeking derivative U.S. citizenship. The court held that plaintiff could not prove his derivative citizenship as a…
United States v. Mississippi
Date: February 6, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60722
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of unitary status in the area of faculty and staff employment per a consent decree to monitor the school district's efforts to desegregate its school system. The…
USA v. Mauricio Luna-Barragan
Date: February 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40080
USA v. Oberlin Rivera-Martinez
Date: February 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50580
Renasant Bank v. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co.
Date: February 6, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60168
Justia Opinion Summary: Renasant Bank purchased a Financial Institution Bond (the Bond), which covers losses caused by employees only when certain criteria are met. A Mississippi statute, Miss. Code Ann. 81-5-15, requires bank employees to post…
Winfrey, Jr. v. Rogers
Date: February 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20702
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against defendant and others, after plaintiff was charged and then acquitted of murder. In this case, the Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's grant of defendant's motion…
Trois v. Apple Tree Auction Center, Inc.
Date: February 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51414
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a Texas citizen, filed suit against defendants, Ohio citizens, in Texas court based on a breach of contract claim and a misrepresentation claim. The Fifth Circuit held that the breach of contract claim could…
Davidson v. Fairchild Controls Corp.
Date: February 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20018
Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiffs were injured when oil from an airplane's air cycle machine leaked into the cabin and caused the cockpit to fill with smoke and fumes, they filed suit against several defendants. The Fifth Circuit…
Sangha v. Navig8 Ship Management Private Ltd.
Date: February 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20093
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's action against Navig8 based on lack of personal jurisdiction. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in resolving the…
United States v. Broussard
Date: February 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30298
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for the offense of depriving another of his rights while acting under color of law. In this case, defendant, while serving as a lieutenant in a Louisiana…
USA v. Emmanuel Santiago-Mijangos
Date: February 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40589
Rayborn v. Bossier Parish School Board
Date: February 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-30903
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against plaintiff on her claims of retaliation under Louisiana state law and the First Amendment, deprivation of her liberty and reputational…
Jon Deutsch v. Travis County Shoe Hospital
Date: February 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51431
Mejia v. Sessions
Date: February 2, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60179
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Honduras, sought review of the BIA's decision denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings so that he could apply for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the…
USA v. Juan Martinez-Salgado
Date: February 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20247
Star Financial Services, Inc. v. Cardtronics USA, Inc.
Date: February 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30258
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment for Cardtronics in a breach of contract action alleging that Cardtronics failed to correct certain account information, which resulted in…
USA v. Jordan Bautista-Gunter
Date: February 2, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50084
Legacy Commty Hlth Svc, Inc. v. Charles Smith
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20691
Barbara Thomas, et al v. J. Williams
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20783
Zimmerman v. Austin, Texas
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51366
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a former Austin City Councilmember, filed suit challenging four provisions of Austin's campaign-finance law: a base limit on contributions to candidates; an aggregate limit on contributions from persons…
Rodriguez Vazquez v. Sessions
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60211
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision finding petitioner eligible for deportation under 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(B)(i) for possessing a controlled substance in violation of Oklahoma law.…
Olga Diaz-Tovar v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60827
USA v. Junior Herrera
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10336
USA v. Edgar Rodriguez-Falcon
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40544
Scott Ristow v. Michael Hansen, et al
Date: February 1, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50121
USA v. Lionicio Alegria
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
15-41708
Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. v. Smith
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20691
Justia Opinion Summary: Legacy, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), filed suit against the Commission, alleging that Texas's reimbursement scheme violated the Medicaid Act. The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of…
Donald Lempar v. Bryan Collier, et al
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20731
Ball v. LeBlanc
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30052
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, death row inmates housed in cells without air conditioning, filed suit alleging a violation of their Eighth Amendment rights. A panel of the Fifth Circuit held that an Eighth Amendment violation had occurred…
USA v. Deshawn Hall
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40163
USA v. Jose Valerio
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40566
USA v. Adren Jackson
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50098
USA v. Jesus Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50571
Arnold Morris v. State of Texas, et al
Date: January 31, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50687
United States v. Velasquez
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
15-51164
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions and sentences arising from their participation in racketeering activities that centrally involve violence, murder, and the distribution of drugs for the Texas Syndicate…
USA v. Michael Stepich
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11568
USA v. Funaki Falahola
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11697
USA v. Dameyon Newton
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11768
Willie Atkins v. Frank Szymczak, et al
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20670
United States v. Ganji
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-31119
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed Defendants Ganji and Davis' convictions and sentences for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, holding that the evidence was insufficient to convict defendants. In regard to Dr. Ganji, the…
USA v. Jackie Trammell
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51386
USA v. Jorge Morales
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10378
Akenshai Towns v. Jackson Parish, et al
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30399
USA v. Mark Sanchez
Date: January 30, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50267
USA v. Anastasio Laoutaris
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
16-10516
Hoda Samuel v. USA
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11374
USA v. Gumaro Almanza
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
16-50396
Jones v. TDCJ
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10302
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated the magistrate judge's denial of a preliminary injunction after plaintiff filed suit alleging that prison officials exhibited deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs in violation of…
USA v. Johnny Wilson
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10498
LA Dept of Nat Resrc v. FEMA
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30140
USA v. Luis Garcia
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40328
USA v. Julio Rivera
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40336
USA v. Obdulia Lucio-Guevara
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40338
USA v. James Knighton
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40401
Carlos Kidd v. Brad Livingston
Date: January 29, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40912
United States v. Shepherd
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
15-50991
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of defendant's 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion, holding that his guilty plea was rendered involuntary by ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC). Defendant claimed that he is…
Caillouet v. JFK Capital Holdings, LLC
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
16-31151
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision vacating and remanding the bankruptcy court's order calling for a reduction in the trustee's requested fee. Determining that creditors have standing, the court…
USA v. Jimmy Gordon
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10312
USA v. Damonica Beasley
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10465
USA v. Funaki Falahola
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10641
USA v. Marcos Batz
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10738
USA v. Jeremy Hatley
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30288
USA v. Habiboola Niamatali
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40150
Seshadri Raju v. Erin Murphy
Date: January 26, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60550
Travis Blank v. Collin County, et al
Date: January 25, 2018
Docket Number:
15-40733
USA v. Marcus Hill
Date: January 25, 2018
Docket Number:
16-10431
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: January 25, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11560
USA v. Lee Robertson
Date: January 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10553
Donis Denby v. Bosco, et al
Date: January 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40598
Jose Pineda v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: January 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60074
Ana Perez-De Yos v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: January 25, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60134
George Jones v. Dustin Anderson
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
15-10514
Darden v. City of Fort Worth, Texas
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11244
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied the petition for panel rehearing and denied the petition for rehearing en banc. The court withdrew the previous opinion and issued the following opinion.
After Jermaine Darden suffered a heart…
USA v. Michael Faseler, II
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41602
USA v. Joel Herrera-Garcia
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10207
USA v. Jose Ortega
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10307
USA v. Michael Dagnan
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10335
USA v. Juan Viramontes-Sanchez
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10377
United States v. Williams
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30198
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's motions to suppress evidence filed after defendant pleaded guilty to drug-related charges. The court held that officers had reasonable suspicion to conduct the searches of…
LaBarrie Watson v. Jerry Goodwin
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30208
USA v. Leslie Bloxom
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30365
USA v. Ernest Zubiate
Date: January 24, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50257
Ontiveros Soto v. Contreras
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11541
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's grave-risk defense in plaintiff's action seeking return of their child to Mexico pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of…
Elsa Rodriguez v. Houston Independent Sch Dist
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20720
USA v. Jorge Torres, Jr.
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-50364
USA v. William Schlosser
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51340
Singh v. Sessions
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60059
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied the petition for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protections under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).…
United States v. Johnson
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60574
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for carjacking and two related firearms offenses. The court held that even if the district court erred by excluding a government witness's Facebook posts,…
Ports America Louisiana, Inc. v. DOWCP, et al
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60835
United States v. Alvarez
Date: January 23, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40078
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's sentence requiring defendant to obtain mental health treatment as a special condition of supervised release after she pleaded guilty to transportation of an undocumented…
Jamie LaBranche v. Department of Defense
Date: January 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30600
Rogelio Garcia v. Nancy Berryhill, Acting Cmsnr
Date: January 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40362
United States v. Fairley
Date: January 22, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60001
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for theft of government property (counts two and three) and conspiracy to commit theft of government property (count one). The court held that errors in the indictment, jury instruction,…
Mance v. Sessions
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
15-10311
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's decision to enjoin the enforcement of federal laws that generally prohibit the direct sale of a handgun by a federally licensed firearms dealer (FFL) to a person who is not…
Merlin Hill v. Michael Walker, et al
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
15-60327
John Spells v. New Orleans City
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-31229
USA v. Gerardo Martinez-Valadez
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41455
Gilbert Herrera, et al v. Terry Dishon, et al
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20002
USA v. Bryant Freeman
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30423
USA v. Bryant Freeman
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30426
USA v. Adan Alvarez
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40240
USA v. Julian Hernandez-Mota
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40581
USA v. Jody Solomon
Date: January 19, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60445
Christy Williams v. Tarrant County College Dist
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11804
USA v. Jaime Chavez
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41406
Sun v. Commissioner
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60270
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the trial court's conclusion that the $19 million given to petitioner to invest was not a tax-free loan. The court affirmed the trial court's finding that the money became income to petitioner…
USA v. Manuel Escamilla
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10234
USA v. Christopher Alexander
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10725
Wilbert Pete v. City of Houston
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20293
USA v. Jesus Martinez-Contreras
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40345
USA v. George Stewart
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40442
USA v. Vicente Santana-Alonso
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40502
USA v. Harold Lindsay, III
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50005
USA v. Hector Gaytan
Date: January 18, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50287
USA v. Ernesto Pecson, Jr.
Date: January 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10119
USA v. Dondell Pea
Date: January 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30163
USA v. Adolfo Ortega
Date: January 17, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50567
USA v. Melissa Slade
Date: January 16, 2018
Docket Number:
15-11225
USA v. Sean Hager
Date: January 16, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51330
H. Lefoldt, Jr. v. Donald Rentfro, et al
Date: January 16, 2018
Docket Number:
16-60491
John Spurlock v. Aaron Jones, et al
Date: January 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30053
USA v. Ryan Turcotte
Date: January 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40300
USA v. Douglas Williams
Date: January 16, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60002
USA v. Sean Hager
Date: January 15, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51330
USA v. Olga Murra
Date: January 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10117
USA v. Jeffrey Denman
Date: January 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10565
Ricardo Adame v. Refugio County
Date: January 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40731
Jacklon Haywood v. MS Department of Corrections
Date: January 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60489
Paul Slater v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: January 15, 2018
Docket Number:
17-70011
Uranga v. Davis
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
15-10290
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of a petition for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254. The court held that petitioner's Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) motion was timely filed and tolled the…
Michael Bohannan v. Wesley Griffin
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11226
Western-Southern Life Assurance Co. v. Kaleh
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20546
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's judgment in favor of Western in an action alleging breach of three personal guarantees. In this case, defendant signed the guarantee agreements in conjunction with a real…
United States v. Suarez
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41267
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy and for firearm offenses. The court held that defendant's convictions were supported by sufficient evidence. However,…
Pena v. Rio Grande City, Texas
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41522
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the city and two officers, alleging the use of excessive force under 42 U.S.C. 1983, and negligence under the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA). The Fifth Circuit held that the district court…
United States v. Murra
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10117
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of two counts of forced labor and two counts of harboring an illegal alien for profit. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting…
USA v. Jason Childs
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10430
USA v. Kelly Turner
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10677
USA v. Oliverio Valencia-Garcia
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20116
USA v. Mario Ciriza-Saenz
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50380
Young Kim v. Hospira, Incorporated
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50562
Cesar Giral-Benitez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: January 12, 2018
Docket Number:
17-60079
USA v. Oscar Melanson
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11532
USA v. Fausto Becerra
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41612
Benedict Emesowum v. City of Houston, et al
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20245
Morgan v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc.
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30523
Justia Opinion Summary: 28 U.S.C. 1446(b)(3)'s removal clock begins ticking upon receipt of the deposition transcript. The Fifth Circuit dismissed Murphy Oil's appeal of an order of remand under section 1446(b)(3), based on lack of…
USA v. Miguel Sanchez, Jr.
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40183
USA v. Joe Sterling
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40492
USA v. Martin Garza, Jr.
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40781
USA v. Fernando Lopez-Rivera
Date: January 11, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50347
USA v. Donielle Ross
Date: January 10, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11443
USA v. Roel Galvan
Date: January 10, 2018
Docket Number:
16-40499
USA v. William Lewis
Date: January 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20358
USA v. Mark Garza, Jr.
Date: January 10, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50140
Lester v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
14-31383
Justia Opinion Summary: Mobil Oil removed the underlying suits as a mass action under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA). On interlocutory appeal, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Plaintiffs Bottley and…
USA v. Bradley Sparkman
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-20008
United States v. Barton
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41095
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's child pornography conviction and sentences. The court held that there was sufficient evidence to convict defendant of distributing child pornography; defendant's convictions and…
Paul Devoe, III v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
16-70026
Jeffrey Quintana v. Unknown Agents, et al
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10053
USA v. Jose Huerta
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10242
Calderone v. Sonic Houston JLR
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20029
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment against plaintiff in an action alleging that he was unlawfully terminated under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), 12 U.S.C.…
Carl Haskell v. Charles Daniels
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40035
USA v. Erick French
Date: January 9, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50092
USA v. Timothy Nimerfroh
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11545
United States v. Petras
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11631
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed Defendant Petras and Shaker's conviction for interfering with the performance of the duties of a flight crew by intimidation, in violation of 49 U.S.C. 46504. The court held that defendants…
Larry Doiron, Inc. v. Specialty Rental Tools & Supply
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-30217
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit considered this case en banc to modify the criteria set forth in Davis & Sons, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Corp. for determining whether a contract for performance of specialty services to facilitate the drilling…
United States v. Villalobos
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-41691
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated defendant's restitution order after he pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child. The court held that, especially given the victim mother's inability to speak at sentencing, it was…
United States v. Sertich
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51210
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of ten counts of willfully failing to account for and pay over to the IRS the federal income taxes he withheld from his employees, in violation of 26 U.S.C. 7202, and one…
USA v. Tyrone Forman
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40513
USA v. Elio Diaz-Diaz
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40515
USA v. Ricardo Sanchez-Olivera
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50280
USA v. Gerardo Madrid
Date: January 8, 2018
Docket Number:
17-50404
USA v. Christian Winchel
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11208
Jeremy Lowrey v. James Beach, et al
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-11433
USA v. Sean Hager
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
16-51330
USA v. Pedro Meza
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10233
USA v. Ashley Simpson
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10313
USA v. Heliodoro Catalan
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10348
Leroy Carrington, et al v. Anthony Maye, et al
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-10731
USA v. Jesus Ramirez-Hidalgo
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20084
USA v. Ely Delafunte
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-20326
USA v. Curtis Roller
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30138
USA v. Faustino Ngay
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-30206
Julia Flores v. USA
Date: January 5, 2018
Docket Number:
17-40016
