2000 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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Bobby Joe Burton, Petitioner v. United States of America, Respondent
Date: December 22, 2000
Citation: 237 F.3d 490
Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries Inc; Health Service District 1 Pointe Coupee, Doing Business As Pointe Coupee General Hospital;hospital Service District No 1 Avoyelles Parish, Doing Business As Bunkie General Hospital; Farley Wayne Luttrell; Robert Ford; et Al; Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Inc; New Orleans Primary Health Care Health Department/health Care for the Homeless Inc; Desoto Comprehensive Health Center Inc; St Helena Community Health Center Inc; David Raines Community Health Center Inc; Bayou Comprehensive Health Foundation Inc; Catahoula Parish Hospital District No 2 Inc; Capitol City Family Health Center Inc; Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center Inc; Delta Rural Health Services Inc; Leesville Rural Health Services Inc; Natchitoches Outpatient Medical Center Inc; St Gabriel Health Clinic Inc; Teche Action Board Inc, Doing Business As Tech Action Clinic; Excel Inc, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. David W Hood, Secretary Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, Defendant - Appellant.louisiana Nursing Home Association; I H S Luling; I H S Shreveport; I H S Gonzales; I H S Lafayette; et Al, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. David W Hood, Individually and in His Official Capacity As Secretary of the Department of Health & Hospitals for the State of Louisiana, Defendant - Appellant.calcasieu Association of Retarded Citizens Inc; Evangeline Association of Retarded Citizens Inc; Southern Comfort Community Homes; Preferred Living Inc; Iberia Association of Retarded Citizens Inc; Multi Care Inc; Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center Inc; New Orleans Primary Health Care Health Department/health Care for the Homeless Inc; Desoto Comprehensive Health Center Inc; St Helena Community Health Center Inc; David Raines Community Health Center Inc; Bayou Comprehensive Health Foundation Inc; Catahoula Parish Hospital District No 2 Inc; Capitol City Family Health Center Inc; Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center Inc; Delta Rural Health Services Inc; Leesville Rural Health Services Inc; Natchitoches Outpatient Medical Center Inc; St Gabriel Health Clinic Inc; Teche Action Board Inc, Doing Business As Tech Action Clinic; Excel Inc, Plaintiffs - Appellees v. David W Hood, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, Defendant-appellant.doctors Hospital of Opelousas Limited Partnership, Doing Business As Doctors Hospital of Opelousas; University Rehabilitation Hospital Inc, Doing Business As Physicians Hospital of New Orleans; Dixon Medical Center Inc; Westcarroll Hospital Inc; Hospital Service District Morehouse Parish, Doing Business As Morehouse General Hospital; et Al, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. David W Hood, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals, Defendant-appellant
Date: December 11, 2000
Citation: 235 F.3d 908
Gates v. Cook
Date: November 20, 2000
Citation: 234 F.3d 221
Franklin Rodriguez Delgado, et al. (individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated), Plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees, v. Shell Oil Company; Dow Chemical Company; Occidental Chemical Corporation (individually and As Successor to Occidental Chemical Company and Occidental Chemical and Agricultural Products, Inc.); Standard Fruit Co.; Standard Fruit and Steamship Company; Dole Food Company, Inc.; Dole Fresh Fruit Co.; Chiquita Brands, Inc.; Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Del Monte Tropical Fruit Company, Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants,del Monte Fresh Produce, N.a., Defendant-third Party Plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant, v. Dead Sea Bromine Company, Ltd.; Ameribrom, Inc., Third Party Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.jorge Colindres Carcamo, et al. (individually, and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated), Plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees, v. Shell Oil Company; Occidental Chemical Corporation (individually and As Successor to Occidental Chemical and Occidental Chemical and Agricultural Products, Inc.); Standard Fruit Company; Standard Fruit and Steamship Company; Dole Food Company, Inc.; Dole Fresh Fruit Company; Chiquita Brands, Inc.; Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants,dow Chemical Company, Defendant-third Party Plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant, v. Del Monte Fresh Produce Company (sued As Del Monte Tropical Fruit Company); Dead Sea Bromine Company, Ltd.; and Ameribrom, Inc., Third Party Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants,del Monte Fresh Produce, N.a., Inc., Third Party Defendant-fourth Party Plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant, v. Bromine Compounds, Ltd., Fourth Party Defendant-appellee-cross-appellant.juan Ramon Valdez, et al., Plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees, v. Shell Oil Company; Occidental Chemical Corporation (individually and As Successor to Occidental Chemical Company and Occidental Chemical and Agricultural Products, Inc.); Standard Fruit Company; Standard Fruit and Steamship Company; Dole Food Company, Inc.; Dole Fresh Fruit Company; Chiquita Brands, Inc.; Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants,dow Chemical Company, Defendant-third Party Plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant, v. Del Monte Fresh Produce, N.a.; Del Monte Tropical Fruit Company; Dead Sea Bromine Company, Ltd.; Ameribrom, Inc., Third Party Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.isae Carcamo, Plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee, v. Dow Chemical Company; Occidental Chemical Corporation (individually and As Successor to Occidental Chemical Company and Occidental Chemical and Agricultural Products, Inc.); Standard Fruit Company; Standard Fruit and Steamship Company; Dole Food Company, Inc.; Dole Fresh Fruit Company, Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants,shell Oil Company, Defendant-third Party Plaintiff-appellee-cross-appellant, v. Dead Sea Bromine Company, Ltd.; Ameribrom, Inc., Third Party Defendants-appellees-cross-appellants.ramon Rodriguez Rodriguez, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Shell Oil Company; Standard Fruit & Steamship Company; Chiquita Brands; Chiquita Brands International, Inc.; Standard Fruit Company, Defendants-third Party Plaintiffs-appellees,anddole Food Company, Inc.; Dole Fresh Fruit Co.; Dow Chemical Company; Occidental Chemical, Defendants-appellees, v. Bromine Compounds, Ltd.; Amvac Chemical Company; Dead Sea Bromine Company, Ltd., Third Party Defendants-appellees
Date: November 16, 2000
Citation: 231 F.3d 165
In Re: Billy Ray Tatum, Movant
Date: November 15, 2000
Citation: 233 F.3d 857
Sally Campbell; Louisiana Christian Coalition, Plaintiffs-appellees, v. St. Tammany Parish School Board; Eddie Fielding, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; A.r. Smith, Also Known As Smitty Smith, in His Official Capacity As a Member Ofthe St. Tammany Parish School Board; Gregory J. Saurage, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Donald J. Villere, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Patti Young, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Daniel G. Zechenelly, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Betty Verzwyvelt, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; John C. Lamarque, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; E. Roth Allen, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; James Panks, Sr., Also Known As Ronnie Panks, Sr., in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Anthony Tedesco, Also Known As Tony Tedesco, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Ray A. Alfred, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Mary K. Lynch, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Charles T. Harrell, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Neal M. Hennegan, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Leonard P. Monteleone, in His Official Capacity As Superintendent of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; William B. Brady, in His Official Capacity As Administrative Supervisor of the St. Tammany Parish School Board, Defendants-appellants
Date: October 26, 2000
Citation: 231 F.3d 937
No. 99-11294
Date: October 20, 2000
Citation: 230 F.3d 788
Pizza Hut, Inc. v. Papa John's International, Inc.
Date: September 19, 2000
Citation: 227 F.3d 489
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., et al., Plaintiffs,united States Fidelity and Guaranty Co; Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co; Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc; Argonaut Insurance Company; Argonaut Midwest Insurance Company; Argonaut Southwest Insurance Company; Commercial Union Insurance Company; American Central Insurance; American Employers' Insurance Company; Employers Fire Insurance Company; the Northern Assurance Company of America; United States Fire Insurance Company; North River Insurance Company; Insurance Company of North America; Banker's Standard Insurance Company; Century Indemnity Co; Cigna Fire Underwriters Insurance Company; Cigna Insurance Co; Cigna Property & Casualty Insurance Company; Cigna Speciality Insurance Company; Indemnity Insurance Company of North America; Pacific Employers Insurance Company; Hartford Insurance Company; Hartford Fire Insurance Company; Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest; Hartford Insurance Company of the Southeast; ]hartford Underwriters Insurance Company; Twin City Fire Insurance Company; Travelers Insurance Company; Travelers Indemnity Company of America; the Travelers Indemnity Company; the Travelers Indemnity Company of Connecticut; the Travelers Indemnity Company of Illinois; Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company; Phoenix Insurance Company; Aetna Casualty & Surety Company; Cigna Indemnity Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company; Liberty Insurance Corporation, Plaintiffs-appellants, v. W. Fox Mckeithen, Etc., et al., Defendants,w. Fox Mckeithen, Louisiana Secretary of State; Ken Duncan, Louisiana State Treasurer; Glynn Voisin, Judge, Director of Workers' Compensation of Louisiana; James H. Brown, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance; Madlyn B. Bagneris, Secretary of Social Services of Louisiana, in Their Official Capacities As Members of the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Second Injury Board; Chris Weaver, Acting Secretary, Louisiana Department of Labor, Defendants-appellees
Date: September 15, 2000
Citation: 226 F.3d 412
Peggy Masterson Stinnett; Peggy Masterson Stinnett, Trustee of the R.b. Masterson Trusts; the Bennett Masterson Trust #1 and the Ben Masterson Stinnett Trust; Laurel S. Emmett; Sidney S. Boyce; Mary Kritser Miller; George Shelby Miller; John Siebert Miller; Martha Miller Jarnagin; Elizabeth K. Masterson, Co-trustee of the R. B. Masterson Iii Trust; William A. Masterson, Co-trustee of the R. B. Masterson Iii Trust; Mary Lewis Kleberg, Trustee of the Mary Lewis Kleberg Trust; Nationsbank Corporation, Trustee of the T. B. Masterson Jr. Trust; First National Bank of Amarillo, Trustee of the Anna Belle Kritser Testamentary Trust; Trustee of the David Sloan Kritser Trust; Trustee of the Shelby Masterson Kritser Trust; Trustee of the Tom Moylan Kritser Trust; and Trustee of the Mary Kritser Miller Trust; Amarillo National Bank, Joint-trustee of the Michael Weymouth Campbell Life Income Trust; Mary Ann Musick, Joint-trustee of the Michael Weymouth Campbell Life Income Trust; Ann Campbell Musick, Custodian for Sarah Elizabeth Campbell; Michael Campbell, Custodian for Sarah Elizabeth Campbell; Texas Commerce Bank-austin, Na, Trustee of the Zachary T. Scott, Jr. Trust No. 1 U/a Dated November 1, 1941; the Zachary T. Scott, Jr. Trust No. 2 U/a Dated January 17, 1944; the Zachary T. Scott, Jr. Trust No. 3 U/a Dated December 16, 1952; the Ann Scott Hearon Trust No. 1 U/a Dated November 1, 1941; the Ann Scott Hearon Trust No. 2 U/a Dated January 17, 1944; and the Ann Scott Hearon Trust No. 3 U/a Dated December 16, 1952; George C. Miller, Executor of the Mary Kritser Miller Estate; Amarillo National Bank, Trustee of the Susan Weymouth Snyder Trust;the Betsy Bradshaw Life Income Trust; the Edmond L. Bradshaw Revocable Trust; the Mary Ann Campbell Musick Trust; the Thomas C. Campbell Revocable Trust; the Thomas C. Campbell Children's Trust F/b/o Karly Nicole Campbell; the Thomas C. Campbell Trust F/b/o Skyler Elise Campbell; the Shannon Kay Parr Revocable Trust; the Michael W. Campbell Ii Trust; the M. W. Campbell Children's Bond Trust; the Michael Weymouth Campbell Children's Trust F/b/o Michael Weymouth Campbell, Iii and Sarah Elizabeth Campbell; the Thomas Betsy Jane Campbell Lien Trust; and the Betsy Campbell Lien Trust; Plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees, v. Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Defendant-third Party Plaintiff-appellee-cross Appellant, v. Mesa Operating Limited Partnership, Third Party Defendant-appellee-cross-appellant
Date: September 8, 2000
Citation: 227 F.3d 247
In Re David Earl Gibbs, Movant
Date: August 21, 2000
Citation: 223 F.3d 312
St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co., Plaintiff-counter Defendant-appellee, v. Robert T. Williamson; Sonya Williamson; Arlone Belaire, Defendants-counter Claimant-appellants, v. Richard Vale; Haynes Best Western of Alexandria, Inc.; H. L. Haynes; Mrs. H. L. Haynes; Best Western International, Inc.; American General Fire and Casualty Co.; Maryland Casualty Co.,counter Defendants-appellees.robert T. Williamson; Sonya Williamson; Arlone Belaire, Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Richard Vale; et al., Defendants,richard Vale; Haynes Best Western of Alexandria; Best Western International, Inc.; H. L. Haynes; H. L. Haynes; American General Fire and Casualty; Maryland Casualty Co.; St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company; H.l. & H. Holding Co.; Defendants-appellees.st. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Robert T. Williamson; et al., Defendants,robert T. Williamson; Arlone Belaire; Sonya J. Williamson, Defendants-appellees.robert T. Williamson; Sonya Williamson; Arlone Belaire, Plaintiffs-appellees, v. Richard Vale; et al., Defendants,st. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, Defendant-appellant.st. Paul Mercury Insurance Co.; Haynes Best Western of Alexandria, Inc.; Best Western International, Inc.; H. L.haynes; H. L. Haynes, Mrs.; H & L Holding Co.; American General Insurance Co.; Richard S. Vale; Maryland Casualty Co., Plaintiffs-appellees, v. Sonya Williamson, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor Children, Robert T. Williamson, Individually and on Behalf of His Minor Children; Lawrence J. Smith, Defendants-appellants
Date: August 17, 2000
Citation: 224 F.3d 425
In Re David Earl Gibbs, Movant
Date: August 15, 2000
Citation: 223 F.3d 308
In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena
Date: July 25, 2000
Citation: 220 F.3d 406
In Re: Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Petitioner
Date: June 28, 2000
Citation: 217 F.3d 293
Robert Brister, Roger Baker, Eric Samson, and William Medaille, Plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellants,v.larry Faulkner, Etc., et al., Defendants,edwin R. Sharpe, in His Official Capacity As Vice President for Administration and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin; Donald L. Evans, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; Honorable Tom Loeffler, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; Rita C. Clements, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; Thomas C. Hicks, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr., in His Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; Patrick C. Oxford, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; A.w. "dub" Riter, Jr., in His or Her Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; A.r. (tony) Sanchez, Jr., in His Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; Martha E. Smiley, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System; and Larry Faulkner, in His Official Capacity As President of the University of Texas at Austin, Defendants-appellants- Cross-appellees
Date: June 28, 2000
Citation: 214 F.3d 675
In Re: Billy D. Jacobs, Also Known As Ya Qub, Petitioner
Date: June 12, 2000
Citation: 213 F.3d 289
In Re: Ricky Nolen Mcginn, Movant
Date: June 1, 2000
Citation: 213 F.3d 884
Beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis, Individually and in His Official Capacity As Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles v. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe Mccollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, Iii; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants Defendants-appellees.beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated Plaintiffs-appellants,cindy Pineda; Karla Pineda Intervenor Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis, Individually and in His Official Capacity As Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles v. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe Mccollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, Iii; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants Defendants-appellees.beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis, Individually and in His Official Capacity As Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles v. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe Mccollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, Iii; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants Defendants-appellees.beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated Plaintiffs-appellees,cindy Pineda; Karla Pineda Plaintiffs-appellees, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles v. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe Mccollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, Iii; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants Defendants-appellants.beth Pederson; Lisa Ollar; Samantha Clark, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated Plaintiffs-appellants,cindy Pineda; Karla Pineda Plaintiffs-appellants-appellees, v. Louisiana State University; William E. Davis, Individually and in His Official Capacity As Chancellor of Louisiana State University; Joe C. Dean; Elaine D. Abell; Clarence L. Barney; Milton C. Chapman; Elenora A. Cawthon; David Conroy; Charles v. Cusimano; Gordon E. Dore; Janice M. Foster; Jimmy A. Lalonde, Jr.; Joseph Lesage, Jr.; Rolfe Mccollister, Jr.; Roger H. Ogden; Nicholas Smith, Jr.; Joseph L. Waitz; Charles S. Weems, Iii; John R. Williams; Milton J. Womack; All Defendants Defendants-appellees-appellants
Date: June 1, 2000
Citation: 213 F.3d 858
In Re: Douglas C. Greene, Appellant
Date: May 26, 2000
Citation: 213 F.3d 223
Arguello v. Conoco, Inc.
Date: April 10, 2000
Citation: 207 F.3d 803
Sally Campbell; Louisiana Christian Coalition, Plaintiffs-appellees, v. St. Tammany's School Board; Eddie Fielding, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; A.r. Smith, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Also Known As Smitty Smith; Gregory J. Saurage, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Donald J. Villere, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Patti Young, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Daniel G. Zechenelly, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Betty Verzwyvelt, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; John C. Lamarque, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; E. Roth Allen, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; James Panks, Sr., in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Also Known As Ronnie Panks, Sr.; Anthony Tedesco, Also Known As Tony Todesco, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Ray A. Alfred, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Mary K. Lynch, in Her Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Charles T. Harrell, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Neal M. Hennegan, in His Official Capacity As a Member of the St. Tammany Parish School Board; Leonard P. Monteleone, in His Official Capacity As Superintendent of St. Tammany Parish School Board; William B. Brady, in His Official Capacity As Administrative Supervisor of St. Tammany Parish School Board, Defendants-appellants
Date: March 9, 2000
Citation: 206 F.3d 482

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