2011 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 3179

USA v. Adan Lopez-Lara
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50242
Mahesh Jani v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60006
USA v. Juan Marin-Corona
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 09-31210
USA v. Lester Ruston
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10069
USA v. Ngozi Nnaji, et al
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10598
USA v. Gomesindo Mendez
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11143
USA v. Leslie Lang
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20624
USA v. Tyrone Jordan
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40510
USA v. Manuel Chavez-Betancourt
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50605
USA v. Arturo Perez
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20061
Richard Blaustein v. Burt Huete, et al
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30057
USA v. Anthony Thoma
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30148
USA v. Oscar Puluc-Garcia
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50325
Time Insurance Company v. Estate of Larrye White, et al
Date: October 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60230
Paul Jackson v. T. Bunton, et al
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11288
Paul Jackson v. T. Bunton, et al
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11289
Fred Moore, et al v. City of DeSoto, et al
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11298
USA v. Adnan Mirza
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20725
Shelita Guillion v. Herbert Cade
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30604
USA v. Javier Porras-Burciaga
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51164
USA v. Dwayne Love
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51191
Mississippi Care Ctr of Morton v. Michael Leavitt
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60594
USA v. Thomas Herrera
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10045
Gulf & MS River Trans Co., Ltd v. BP Oil Pipeline Co.
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30443
Edward Smith v. Lonestar Construction, Inc., et al
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50474
Susan Lapara v. Silver Slipper Casino Venture, et al
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60225
P & O Ports Texas, Inc. v. DOWCP, et al
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60298
USA v. Meera Sachdeva
Date: October 25, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60639
USA v. Richard Goyette
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11282
C. R. Pittman Construction Co, et al v. National Fire Insurance Co.
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30950
USA v. Jose Rosadao
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40889
Texas Pipeline Assoc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n  
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60066

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners petitioned for review of Order 720, which adopted the Posting Rule, and 720-A of the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC). Petitioners contended that the Posting Rule exceeded the authority granted to…

Bosamia, et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60921

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from petitioners', the sole shareholders of two Subchapter S corporations, India Music and HRI, engagement in the business of importing and selling music, making those entities related parties under…

USA v. Richard Goyette
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10337
Allen Miller v. David Graham, et al
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20020
Makhan Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 24, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60013
USA v. Bryan Ewing
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 09-11128
USA v. Burton
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20016
USA v. Akbar Muhammad
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10255
USA v. Wade Smith
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10495
USA v. Gus Hopkin
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10522
USA v. James Harrison
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10951
USA v. Jen Chi
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11123
USA v. Hosam Smadi
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11162
USA v. Dominicus Haley
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11197
USA v. Chevis Hall
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11206
USA v. Salvador Ascencio-Lopez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11224
USA v. Roberto Solorzano-Renteria
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11261
USA v. Devinn Mitchell
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11303
USA v. Hector Alvarez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20100
USA v. Manuel Cavazos-Aguirre
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20613
USA v. Daniel Estrada
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20727
Citation Oil & Gas Corporation v. DOI
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20729
USA v. Diego Aria
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20768
USA v. Israel Rio
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20809
USA v. Ramon Flore
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20838
USA v. Jose Rodriguez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30890
USA v. Lorenzo Jackson
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30947
USA v. Dwayne Crenshaw
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30957
Kelvin Landry v. Burl Cain, Warden, et al
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31073
USA v. Gilberto Castilla
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40786
USA v. Pedro Perez-Serrano
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40981
USA v. Jose Cortez-Flore
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41019
USA v. Jesus Romo-Mendoza
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41229
USA v. Sergio Del Angel-Martinez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41292
USA v. German Lopez-Garcia
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41301
USA v. Jose Rico-Rivera
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41309
USA v. Pedro Rodriguez, Jr.
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41329
USA v. Anderson Hernandez-Umana
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41330
USA v. Luis Arias-Lopez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41338
USA v. Adolfo Cerda, Jr.
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41348
USA v. Miguel Sala
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50294
USA v. Henry Villanueva
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50686
USA v. Arthur Salazar, Jr.
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50722
USA v. Charles King
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50732
USA v. Jose Gomez-Vallejo
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50773
USA v. Oscar Castillo-Lario
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50827
Garriott v. NCsoft Corp.  
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50939

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed a jury verdict awarding damages to its former employee for breach of a stock options contract. Defendant argued that the jury instruction misstated the governing Korean law, that the jury's verdict…

USA v. Thomas Tubb
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51043
USA v. Eduardo Orozco-Gomez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51103
USA v. Jose Arriaga-Leyva
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51142
USA v. Juan Leyva-Ojeda
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51147
USA v. Noe Jaime
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51149
USA v. Maximiano Alonso
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51181
USA v. Danny Covington
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10074
USA v. Chadwick Heath
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10093
USA v. Jesus Peyrefitte-Toro
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10146
USA v. Theresa Calton
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10189
USA v. Luciano Martinez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10203
USA v. Douglas Brandon
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10231
USA v. Koby Spark
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10265
USA v. Jorge Salazar
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20049
USA v. Juan De La Torre
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20073
USA v. Jose Cruz
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20101
USA v. Anthony Dade
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30376
USA v. Juan Lopez-Hernandez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40052
Marvin Waddleton, III v. Norris Jackson, et al
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40055
USA v. Luis Cristales-Hernandez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40058
USA v. Juan Guerrero
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40062
USA v. Elvis Rivera-Villalta
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40070
USA v. Modesto Hernandez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40071
USA v. Jose Torrez-Balanzar
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40072
USA v. Ernesto Mendoza-Lopez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40080
USA v. Jose Arroyo-Davila
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40081
USA v. Elvis Rivera-Villalta
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40084
USA v. Leandro Gutierrez-Rivera
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40098
USA v. Guillermo Cepeda
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40105
USA v. Raul Rodriguez-Cervante
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40135
USA v. Jesus Macias-Nevarez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40169
USA v. Alejos Aguillon-Oviedo
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40174
USA v. Manuel Rodriguez-Gonzalez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40176
USA v. Ismael Tapia-Cerda
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40177
USA v. Adalberto Suarez-Flore
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40182
USA v. Jaime Soli
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40235
USA v. Byron Saavedra-Orellana
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40240
USA v. Gabriel Gonzalez-Medina
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40251
USA v. Esterling Garcia
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40252
USA v. Sebastian LLamas-Collazo
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40283
USA v. Mario Montiel-Ruiz
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40300
USA v. Mario Gutierrez-Pena
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40332
USA v. Mario Gutierrez-Pena
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40335
USA v. Rodrigo Escobedo-Coronado
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40341
USA v. Donaciano Rodriguez-Mendez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40502
USA v. Donaciano Rodriguez-Mendez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40522
USA v. Alberto Cardena
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40612
USA v. Pedro Mireles-Sifuente
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40625
USA v. Alejandro Hernandez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50076
USA v. Jasiri Jordan
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50099
USA v. Ramon Gomez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50198
USA v. Ricardo Rosales-Gonzalez
Date: October 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50228
USA v. Eric Hampton
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20111
USA v. Florentino Tovar-Rivas
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 09-50489
United States v. Bernegger  
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60932

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Peter Bernegger and his co-defendant were charged in a six-count indictment with various counts of mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy for inducing investors to invest money in two start-up…

USA v. Adrian Jiminez-Garcia
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10983
United States v. Sarabia, Jr.  
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40125

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant was acquitted by a jury of one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana, the Government sought to retry him on an additional possession count on which the jury could not…

USA v. Eugene Rodriguez, Jr.
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51228
USA v. David Medrano
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10047
USA v. Efren Zuniga-Mendoza
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10144
USA v. Jesus Sosa-Guerra
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40064
USA v. Guadalupe Cruz, Jr.
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40093
USA v. Blas Fria
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40103
USA v. Hipolito Segura-Sanchez
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40576
USA v. Moises Gutierrez-Castro
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50072
USA v. Jose Amaya-Portillo
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50162
USA v. Norberto Adolio Roble
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20344
USA v. Ricardo Castillo
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20839
United States v. Zamora, et al.  
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30092

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants, Roberto Zamora and Fletcher Freeman, Jr., appealed from their convictions related to drug trafficking. Zamora and Freeman separately raised a number of challenges to their convictions. The court held that the…

United States v. Tickles; United States v. Gibson  
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Numbers: 10-30852, 10-31085

Justia Opinion Summary: The court considered these cases jointly without oral argument because they raised a single issue: whether defendants, who were convicted inter alia of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, were entitled to…

Griffin, Sr. v. United Parcel Service, Inc.  
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30854

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff brought suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12102, against defendant for failing to provide a reasonable employment accommodation in consideration of his diabetes. The district court…

USA v. Jabar Gibson
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31085
USA v. Marco Barron-Sanchez
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41322
USA v. Roy Bradford
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10122
USA v. John Milton, III
Date: October 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30229
Dimarco Lewis v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 09-31090
USA v. Eugenio Osorio-Marroquin
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20737
Reginald Williams v. Department of Correction
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30628
Gerald Hennings, Jr. v. CDI Corporation
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30853
Lejo Baham v. Nabors Drilling USA L.P.
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30924
USA v. Frenando Valdez-Lopez
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30992
USA v. Juan Saucedo-Vianey
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41232
United States v. Carrillo  
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50243

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted by a jury of possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and sentenced to 172 months' imprisonment. Defendant raised several issues on appeal. The court held that defendant did not…

Richard Arrieta, et al v. Loc 745 of the Intl Brhd, et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10373
Gerardo Esquivel-Solis v. Neuces Cty Sheriff Detention, et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10454
Daniel Conwill, IV v. Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P., et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30360
John Allums v. Lance Phillips, et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40222
Corey Dalfrey, et al v. Boss Hoss Cycles, Incorporated, et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40535
Lucia Oporto, et al v. City of El Paso, Texas, et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50060
Anthony Roberson v. Robert Breen, et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50126
Johnnie Propes v. District Attorney Office, et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50417
A.K.W. v. Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., et al
Date: October 18, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60293
USA v. Lorenzo De La Cruz
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40719
Weaver v. Texas Capital Bank N.A.  
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10835

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from SL Management's Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition where Texas Capital appeared as a creditor in SL Management's bankruptcy suit. During the pendency of SL Management's bankruptcy case, Texas Capital…

Spencer ad hoc Equity Committee v. Idearc, Inc.  
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10858

Justia Opinion Summary: Spencer Committee appealed two orders of the district court: (1) the denial of the Spencer Committee's appeal of the bankruptcy court's confirmation order of the reorganization plan (Plan) by Idearc on the grounds of…

USA v. Gary Minter
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11286
Velazquez, et al. v. Countrywide Home Loans  
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20609

Justia Opinion Summary: In the Chapter 13 case of appellees, Countrywide sought the recovery of attorney's fees incurred in connection with the bankruptcy as well as a determination that compliance with Federal Bankruptcy Procedure 2016 was not…

Austin v. Cain  
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30342

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of two counts of attempted first degree murder, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one count of aggravated battery, and was sentenced to four concurrent terms of…

Edward Miller v. Nationwide Life Insurance Co
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30859
USA v. Bernardo Torres-Reye
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51011
Ilir Krasniqi v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60884
USA v. Carlos Coria
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10005
Omar Al-Dahir, et al v. FBI, et al
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30260
Helen McCann, et al v. P P G Industries, Incorporated, et al
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30391
Alvaro Santana-Lim v. USA
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40104
USA v. Jose Nieto-Mosqueda
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50165
Qianggui Huang v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 17, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60109
USA v. Anthony Martin
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10836
Christopher Smith v. Steven Milhauser, et al
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11113
USA v. James Brown
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20750
Anthony Bailey v. Burl Cain
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30958
Richard Kyles v. Gerald Garrett, et al
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40938
USA v. Juan Saldivar
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41105
Syful Milon v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60959
USA v. Iris Rivera
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10109
William Barber, Jr. v. Eric Shinseki, et al
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30147
USA v. Undre McCurdy
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30165
Regions Financial Corporation, et al v. Parish Partners Company, L.L.C
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30294
USA v. Dora Flores-Quintana
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40076
Shirley Charles v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40350
USA v. Randall Thirsk
Date: October 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60060
Jimenez, et al. v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n, et al.  
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40892

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, Mr. and Ms. Jimenez, sued the County under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging constitutional violations stemming from their arrests. Ms. Jimenez claimed that, because she was arrested for a minor offense, she could be…

USA v. Gerardo Rivera
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 09-41082
Alvaro Albanil, et al v. Coast 2 Coast, Inc., et al
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20424
Evans, et al. v. Sterling Chemicals, Inc., et al.  
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20493

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal required the court to determine what effect, if any, a retiree benefits-related provision included in an asset purchase agreement had on the acquiring company's retiree benefits plans governed under the…

USA v. Adalid Agurcia
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40463
Henry Jackson, Jr. v. Christopher Epps, Commissioner
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-70029
USA v. Jaime Argueta-Lopez
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10056
A. Blanks v. Vought Aircraft Industries Inc
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10181
Veronica Johnson v. Hankook Tire America Corp., et al
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20178
USA v. Wilson Aguilar
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50215
Medley v. Thaler  
Date: October 12, 2011
Docket Number: 08-11009

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the dismissal of his habeas petition as untimely filed under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA), 28 U.S.C. 2244(d). Petitioner argued that the court should treat his petition as…

Case Under Seal
Date: October 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10181
A. Blanks v. Vought Aircraft Industries Inc
Date: October 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11103
Rex-Tech International, LLC v. James Rollings, et al
Date: October 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20253
USA v. Daryl McNair, Jr.
Date: October 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50966
USA v. Anthony Birtha
Date: October 12, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30137
USA v. Jesus Hernandez-Zuniga
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11281
Mid-Continent Casualty Company v. John Strickling
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20726
USA v. Fernando Perdomo-Tavera
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41186
Matkin-Hoover Engineering, Inc v. Everest National Insurance Co.
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51058
USA v. James Hamilton
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10418
Ben Williams, Sr., et al v. CIR, et al
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30008
USA v. Jorge Robles-Roble
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50051
USA v. Jesse Gutierrez
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50146
Joelle Ogletree v. Glen Rose Indep School Dist
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50170
John Quintanilla, Jr. v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: October 11, 2011
Docket Number: 11-70002
Greater Houston Small Taxicab v. City of Houston  
Date: October 10, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20381

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a group representing taxicab companies that hold only one to three permits for cabs, asserted that the city's plan to distribute new taxicab permits violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth…

USA v. Rafael Galan-Castro
Date: October 10, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40925
USA v. Omar Ramirez-Guerra
Date: October 10, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50014
Mohammad Abdul-Majeed v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 10, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60014
USA v. Reynaldo Barron-Martinez
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-50926
USA v. Daniel Bernardino
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10460
USA v. James Morri
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10707
In re: Cecil Bradford  
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Numbers: 10-11236, 10-11249

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner pleaded guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and one count of felony possession of a firearm. Petitioner, proceeding pro se, subsequently filed two petitions for habeas relief…

Cecil Bradford v. Rebecca Tamez
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11249
Johnell Dempsey v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30442
Shannon Marrs v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, et al
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31224
USA v. Raul Garcia-Pinon
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40562
United States v. Rodriguez  
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41188

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence of 27 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release for illegal reentry after deportation. The court affirmed the judgment of the district court and held that the staleness of…

USA v. Terrence Mitchell
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51140
Tajudin Jaralah v. Sodexo, Incorporated, et al
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60666
Hector Rodriguez Zuniga v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60855
Gary Cooper v. Diane Reed, et al
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10009
Nikita Goffney v. J. Sauceda, et al
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20152
USA v. David Mare
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40308
In re: Malcolm Hartzog
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60049
USA v. Malcolm Hartzog
Date: October 7, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60054
Ocean-Oil Expert Witness, Inc. v. Ashton O'Dwyer
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: 09-30829
USA v. Richard Jackson
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: 09-31221
USA v. Cesar Diaz-Corte
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40272
USA v. Marcos Bailon
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41353
Dana Caples v. Prudential Ins Co. of America, et al
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30120
USA v. Brandon Jame
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50083
American Home Assurance Co, et al. v. Cat Tech L.L.C.  
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20499

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when Cat Tech sought indemnification from its insurers after Cat Tech damaged several components of a hyrotreating reactor owned by Ergon Refining, Inc. and arbitrators entered an award against Cat Tech…

USA v. Merlin Mirele
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30722
USA v. Amon People
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31217
USA v. Samuel Perry, III
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50953
Wesley v. General Drivers, et al.  
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10120

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved a claim brought under 42 U.S.C. 1981 by a terminated employee against his former union, which represented him in a grievance hearing in connection with his termination. Plaintiff alleged that…

Wilson v. Birnberg, et al.  
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20035

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff brought suit against various officials arising from his name not being placed on the 2010 primary election ballot in Houston. Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim. The…

Willie Johnson v. Manpower Professional Services, et al
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20199
Robert Rine v. Michael Astrue, Commissioner
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20240
USA v. Santiago Gonzalez-Roja
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40322
Delois Everett v. Ctrl MS, Inc. Headstart Pgrm
Date: October 5, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60026
Smith, et al. v. HD Smith Wholesale Drug Co.  
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 08-20171

Justia Opinion Summary: Bankruptcy trustee and nondebtor spouse appealed the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment to H.D. Smith. The trustee and spouse argued that the bankruptcy court erred in holding that H.D. Smith had an enforceable…

USA v. Leroy Marston
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20580
Antoine Shockley v. John Fox, et al
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41172
USA v. David Delacruz
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50967
John Ameser v. Nordstrom, Incorporated
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10310
Derrick Oliphant v. M. Martin
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40348
Ralph Smith v. Neita Hullum, et al
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50205
Roque Barrientos v. City of Eagle Pass, Texa
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50265
Leroy Nesbit v. West Bolivar School District
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60275
Mary Miller v. North Mississippi Med Clinic
Date: October 4, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60335
USA v. Ramiro Huerta-Ortega
Date: October 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40924
Arthur Lowe v. Nancy Davenport, et al
Date: October 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40985
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co v. Christopher Etheridge, et al
Date: October 3, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60609
Steve Doyle, III v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Date: October 3, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30200
Frances Carner v. LA Health Service & Indem Co.
Date: October 3, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30205
Dennis Sears v. Kathleen Blanco, et al
Date: October 3, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30261
Edward Smith v. TX Dept of Criminal Justice, et al
Date: October 3, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50470
USA v. Sergio Perez
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 09-10520
Southgate Master Fund, L.L.C. v. United States  
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 09-11166

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff partnership was formed for the purpose of facilitating the acquisition of a portfolio of Chinese nonperforming loans (NPLs). The IRS determined that plaintiff was a sham partnership that need not be respected…

C. R. Pittman Construction Co, et al v. National Fire Insurance Co.
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30950
Juarez v. Brownsville Indep. Sch. Dist., et al.  
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40611

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from allegations of improprieties at the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD), including allegations that appellants were manipulating the bidding process for the BISD's Stop Loss Insurance…

USA v. Joseph Enox
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10037
Amerisure Insurance Company v. Navigators Insurance Company
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20117
SPSL OPOBO Liberia, Inc., et al v. Marine Worldwide Svcs, Inc.
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30270
Ronnie Mackey v. Robert Helfrich, et al
Date: September 30, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60165
USA v. Richard Puentes-Fuente
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10354
Terry Brown v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40333
Jeffrey Huntley v. Bayer MaterialScience, L.L.C.
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41276
USA v. R. Holloway
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50973
USA v. James Lawhun
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51008
Antonio Nava-Almaguer v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60947
Sasiram Budhathoki v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60949
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10219
USA v. Roque Garcia
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20259
Gregory Krug v. USA, et al
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40016
USA v. Leonardo Jimenez-Tovar
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40047
USA v. Pablo Davila
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40195
USA v. Pablo Davila
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40199
Robert McClure v. Morale
Date: September 29, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50274
Porter v. Epps  
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60324

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), was found liable under 42 U.S.C. 1983 for violating plaintiff's constitutional rights by unlawfully incarcerating him for fifteen months…

Jane Doe, et al v. Covington County Sch Dist, et al
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60406
LHC Nashua Partnership, Ltd. v. PDNED Sagamore Nashua, LLC, et al.  
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20331

Justia Opinion Summary: This litigation arose out of a contract between the parties in which PDNED agreed to transfer its rights to LHC to purchase shopping mall property from a third party. LHC alleged that, based on representations made by…

USA v. Alex Julca
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20682
USA v. David Argueta
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20777
Angela Foster, et al v. United of Omaha Life Ins Co.
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31016
League of United Latin American Citizens v. City of Boerne  
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Numbers: 10-50290, 10-50416

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant sought to intervene in a suit under the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973, that was originally filed in 1996 by the League of United Latin American Citizens, District 19 (LULAC), against the city of Boerne,…

League of United Latin America v. City of Boerne, et al
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50416
Micah Rudisill v. Bruce Pearson
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60573
USA v. Francisco Salizar-Proa
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10079
Charles Stockwell v. Gordon Kanan, et al
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10107
Kendrick Green v. Harold Atkinson
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10158
USA v. Harold Jackson
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30015
USA v. Lawrence Crandle, Jr.
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30262
Tom Jones v. City of Austin, et al
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50244
Morgan, et al. v. Plano Indep. Sch. Dist, et al.  
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40373

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, four former elementary-school students, sued the school district because school officials have, at various times and in various ways, prevented them from evangelizing while at school. At issue was whether the…

Kamal Patel v. Ronald Thompson, et al
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11061
Kujanek v. Houston Poly Bag I, Ltd.  
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20664

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff sued his former employer under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001, et seq., to recover profit sharing and retirement benefits that were allegedly withheld from him. The district…

Albert Morris v. American Home Mortgage Svc Inc, et al
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20854
USA v. Ashton O'Dwyer, Jr.
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30701
United States v. Macias, Jr.  
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50614

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm and subsequently appealed the district court's denial of his motion to suppress a firearm uncovered during a warrantless automobile search by a…

McCamey v. Epps, et al.  
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60224

Justia Opinion Summary: Following his conviction for a meth-related offense, defendant exhausted his state remedies on claims that he did not knowingly and intelligently waive conflict-free counsel or an impartial jury. The federal magistrate…

Gulf Coast Hotel-Motel Ass'n v. Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Co, et al.  
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60844

Justia Opinion Summary: This was an antitrust case involving a dispute between competing programs to sell vouchers for rounds of golf at golf courses along Mississippi's Gulf Coast. The district court granted defendants' motion to dismiss,…

Charles Land v. Gina Stone, et al
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10147
USA v. Gregory Caletka
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30060
USA v. Victor Iracheta-Perez
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40037
USA v. Shannon Pitt
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40319
USA v. Roberto Perez-Rodriguez
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50149
USA v. Roberto Perez-Rodriguez
Date: September 27, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50150
Christopher Flores v. Emily Jacobs, et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11155
USA v. Vincent Bazemore, Jr., et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11239
Klier v. Elf Atochem North America, Inc.  
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20305

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose from the settlement of a class action where defendant paid substantial sums for res judicata protection from the claims of persons assertedly injured by the toxic emissions of an industrial plant. The…

USA v. Travis Davi
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30716
Friends of St. Francis Xavier v. FEMA  
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30918

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from FEMA's determination that the Holy Cross School was eligible for public assistance funds to construct a new school campus on the site of Cabrini Church and Cabrini School in Gentilly to replace its…

USA v. Brandon Berry
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31023
Wilbur Babin, Jr. v. Caddo East Estates I, Limited, et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31195
Kriti Filoxenia Spec Mrtm Ent v. Yasa H. Mehmet M/V, et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31232
USA v. Jose Gonzalez-Ochoa
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40726
USA v. Ivan Torre
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41271
David Jennings v. Rissie Owens, et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51061
Tony Reynolds v. Christopher Epps, et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60681
OakTree Capital Management LP, et al v. NLRB
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60749
Mei He v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60915
USA v. Larry Caillier, II
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30099
USA v. Elijah Sam
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30162
Iberia Credit Bureau Incorpora, et al v. Cingular Wireless, et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30221
Jed Lineberry v. Federal Bureau of Prison
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40298
Bobby Franklin v. D. J. Laughlin, et al
Date: September 26, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50207
USA v. Jesus Rivera-Pinon
Date: September 23, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20731
USA v. Roque Rangel, Jr.
Date: September 23, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10124
Robin McKenzie v. Michael Astrue
Date: September 23, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10359
Emilio Cintron v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 23, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50175
USA v. Sinegal
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 08-30328
USA v. Jose Orozco-Lopez
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10861
United Bank & Trust Company v. Federal Reserve Bnk of Atlanta
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30772
USA v. Jose Ramirez
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31028
USA v. Kentrell Washington
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31229
Russell Kiser, Jr. v. Mark Dearing, et al
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40606
USA v. Marvin Morale
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41034
USA v. Jason Watt
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41083
USA v. Jose Hernandez-Garcia
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41136
USA v. Jose De Los Santos-Vallejo
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41317
USA v. Monte Armstrong
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41350
USA v. Cesar Flore
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50880
USA v. Gildardo Bustamante-Olague
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51094
USA v. Rogelio Hernandez-Portillo
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51221
USA v. James Haney
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10184
USA v. Keith Broussard
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30004
USA v. Adam Toler
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30064
USA v. Juan Chavez-Varga
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30066
Andre Turner v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30300
USA v. Octavio Gonzalez-Carranza
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40060
Sanburg Financial Corporation v. American Rice, Inc.
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40301
USA v. Alejandro Valdez-Acosta
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50058
USA v. Larry Calloway
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50062
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60239
Robert Tear v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10113
Young v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.  
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20455

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when plaintiff lost his right to previously awarded, but unexercised, Restricted Units under Merrill Lynch's "Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan for Managers and Producers" (the Plan). Plaintiff…

Patrick Turner, et al v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., et al
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30231
USA v. Agon LeBlanc, Jr.
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31141
USA v. Cornelius Kelly
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31151
USA v. Carmina Pando-De Madrid
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51006
USA v. Iris Alvarado-Mejia
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51091
Phillips v. Leggett & Platt, Inc.  
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60585

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff brought an age discrimination suit against her former employer and at issue, on appeal, was whether plaintiff's claim was time barred. The district court held that plaintiff did not experience an adverse…

USA v. Robert King
Date: September 21, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60092
Larry Hudson, Jr. v. UTMB, et al
Date: September 20, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40780
James Evans v. Jamie Baker, et al
Date: September 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10248
USA v. George Whitehead, Jr.
Date: September 20, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10387
Paper, Allied-Industrial Chemical and Energy Workers Int'l Union v. Exxon Mobil Corp.  
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 07-30559

Justia Opinion Summary: The Union, representing certain employees at ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge refinery and chemical plant, brought suit to compel ExxonMobil to arbitrate two labor grievances pursuant to the parties' collective bargaining…

USA v. Hall
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 08-50334
Tolbert v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins.  
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 09-10730

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed from the district court's grant of summary judgment to National Union with respect to his claims under the Texas Insurance Code (Insurance Code), Tex. Ins. Code Ann. 541.003, 541.051, 541.052, 541.061,…

United States v. Conn  
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 09-50614

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and to possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine. Defendant appealed his consecutive prison terms of 240 months and…

Delroy Forde v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 09-60893
USA v. Tracy Harri
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10286
USA v. Manuel Contrera
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20645
USA v. Orlando Amador
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20815
Pot of Gold Incorporated v. Sampak L.L.C., et al
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30725
USA v. David Torres-Avalo
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40658
USA v. Ronnie Kelley
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50725
Sylvia Del Bosque v. AT&T Advertising, L.P.
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51197
R and J Partners v. CIR
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60675
Richard Roberg, et al v. Jo-Ann Franchi, et al
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30088
Victor Baxter v. USP Pollock
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30194
USA v. Felicia Carroll
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30252
Ray Terese v. 1500 Lorene, L.L.C., et al
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30350
Williams v. Executive Risk Spclt. Ins. Co.  
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30646

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff brought a class action in Louisiana state court on behalf of a class of Louisiana medical providers against three Louisiana defendants, alleging that defendants failed to comply with the preferred provider…

USA v. Ramon Duran-Espinoza
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40046
USA v. Hector Carreon
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40088
USA v. Edwin Hernandez
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40278
Sylvia Del Bosque v. AT&T Advertising, L.P.
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50089
USA v. Jessie Berry
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50176
John Frees v. Maye
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50296
In re: Tony Spark  
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50447

Justia Opinion Summary: Movant was convicted on a guilty plea of aiding and abetting a carjacking resulting in death, an offense he committed when he was sixteen years old. Movant, a federal prisoner, moved the court for authorization to file a…

Juan Rodriguez Pencheo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60025
John Weckesser, et al v. Chicago Bridge and Iron, et al
Date: September 19, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60046
Amacker, et al. v. Renaissance Asset, et al.  
Date: September 16, 2011
Docket Number: 08-41217

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellants, investors in a commodity pool, brought suit alleging that futures commission merchants violated the Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. 1-27f, by aiding and abetting an investment pool operator in his scheme to…

USA v. Jose Guerrero-Soto
Date: September 16, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41268
David Wilson v. Gerald Birnberg, et al
Date: September 16, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20035
CB Legal Search, L.L.C. v. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard
Date: September 16, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20127
USA v. David Metcalf
Date: September 16, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50050
Frame, et al. v. City of Arlington  
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 08-10630

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, five individuals with disabilities, alleged that defendant recently built and altered sidewalks that were not readily accessible to them and requested injunctive relief under Title II of the Americans with…

Kathleen Werner v. Dept of Homeland Security
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31258
USA v. Robert Green
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50824
USA v. Mollin Hill
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51036
USA v. Daniel Pinale
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51187
USA v. Aaron Gaytan-Estrada
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51210
George Dulin v. Bd of Cmsnr of the Greenwood
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60095
USA v. Elisha Nunnery
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60767
USA v. Ray Contrera
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20294
USA v. Ray Contrera
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20295
USA v. Kevin Brown
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50178
Edward Smith v. Anna Kleinschmidt, et al
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50472
Jennifer Roussell v. Brinker International, Inc.
Date: September 14, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20561
Jennifer Roussell v. Brinker International, Inc.
Date: September 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20614
George Jackson v. R. Harri
Date: September 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40886
USA v. Ismael Leonardo-Doroteo
Date: September 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51175
Shahvaiz Nadeem v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 14, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60908
Bethy Burton v. Reagan County, et al
Date: September 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10240
Duane Buck v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 14, 2011
Docket Number: 11-70025
USA v. Jeremiah Strange
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10955
USA v. Juan Jackson
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11108
USA v. Brian Miller
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11132
USA v. Alberto Cervantes-Martinez
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11170
USA v. Juan Landa-Ordaz
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11172
American Home Mortgage Corp., et al v. Rusco Company
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11190
John Young v. Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20455
USA v. Richard Cruz
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20475
Dale Hamer v. James Jones, et al
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20842
Tom Franklin v. US Bank NA, et al
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10089
Mervin Spencer v. St. John the Baptist Parish, et al
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30172
USA v. Osborn Scott, et al
Date: September 13, 2011
Docket Number: 11-30211
Jesse Hernandez v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 09-70029
USA v. Rene Salazar
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10419
United States v. Garcia  
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10869

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Defendant subsequently appealed the reduction of his…

Oviedo v. Hallbauer, et al.  
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20736

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant filed suit in the 9th District Court for Montgomery County, Texas, against defendants, alleging claims of negligence resulting in personal injury in the course of her treatment while pregnant. Plaintiff…

USA v. David McFadden
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30095
Dediol v. Best Chevrolet Inc., et al.  
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30767

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment for his former employer on his claims of hostile work environment and for constructive discharge. The court held that summary judgment was granted in…

P H I, Incorporated v. OPEIU, et al
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30858
PHI, Incorporated v. OPEIU, et al
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31040
John Doe, et al v. Silsbee ISD, et al
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40319
USA v. Louis Simpson
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40433
Kenney Matheson v. USA
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-41295
Lloyd Maxwell v. United States, et al
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60966
Michael Yowell v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 10-70026
Matthew Misczak, et al v. Chase Home Finance, L.L.C.
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10187
Garabed Melik-Keramian v. Michael Astrue, Commissioner
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 11-20078
USA v. Ricardo Guzman-Najera
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: 11-50069
USA v. Oscar Garcia-Rodriguez
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 09-20406
USA v. Oscar Garcia-Rodriguez
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 09-40635
Alief Independent Sch. Dist v. C. C.  
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20285

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from a dispute regarding the individualized education program (IEP) of C.C., a child with a disability. At issue was whether a school district, after being declared in compliance with the Individuals…

Joslyn Johnson v. City of Houston, et al
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20743
United States v. Pizzolato  
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30729

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to multiple crimes related to his conduct in running a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. The district court disregarded the plea agreement's recommendation of an applicable sentencing range of 151-188…

Brandon McDonald v. Pat Knauth, et al
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-40169
USA v. Eduardo Paez-Rocha
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50064
USA v. Lesvia Barrera
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50693
USA v. Edith De Flore
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 10-51134
USA v. Jesus Sandoval-Fierro
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 11-10148
Kyle Tate v. Lynn Carvel, et al
Date: September 9, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60150
Swindle, et al. v. Livingston Parish, et al.  
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 08-31249

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs brought this action for damages under 42 U.S.C. 1983 on behalf of their minor daughter, who allegedly was deprived of her constitutional rights when she was expelled from public school and refused alternative…

Richard Abrams v. Bank of Texas, N.A.
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-11255
Hardy Anderson v. Wilkerson
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30396
MGD Partners, L.L.C., et al v. First American Title Ins Co.
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-31043
United States v. Barraza  
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50450

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a state court judge and former criminal defense attorney, was convicted of two counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements, stemming from defendant's use of his position as a state judge to…

USA v. Jesus Herrera-Escobedo
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-50655
Khalid v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60373

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a citizen of Pakistan, petitioned the court for review of the BIA's decision dismissing his appeal of an IJ's decision ordering him removed from the United States. Petitioner maintained that he was eligible…

Jennifer Frensley v. North Mississippi Medical Ctr
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60817
Dickson Meniru v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60818
Backari Mackey v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 10-60879
Antwon Parker v. David Fortner, et al
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 11-40188
USA v. Freddie Mason
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: 11-60091
USA v. Mares-Calderon
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 08-41246
Estate of Wilbert Lee Henson, et al v. Wichita County, Texas
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-10837
Estate of Wilbert Lee Henson, et al v. Wichita County, Texas
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 09-10881
USA v. Jesus Gloria
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10423
USA v. Steven Adam
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10472
John Jefferson, Jr. v. MillerCoors, L.L.C.
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10774
United States v. Scott  
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-10964

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 63 months imprisonment, as well as three years of supervised release. Defendant subsequently appealed his sentence.…

USA v. Nelson Hernandez
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-20864
USA v. Christopher Comeaux
Date: September 7, 2011
Docket Number: 10-30234

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