2014 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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Jaime Quan-Barrera v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60587
Terry Anderson v. Tupelo Regional Airport Auth
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60666
USA v. George Grace, Sr.
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30926
Creditor Trust of Reostar Engy v. Mark Zouvas, et
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11131
Roy Davis v. Brenda Hough, et al
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20124
Cotemar S.A. de C.V., et al v. Hornbeck Offshore S
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20230
Linda Taylor v. Texas Southern University
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20637
American Commercial Lines, L.L.C. v. D.R.D. Towing Co., L.L.C.  
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30739

Justia Opinion Summary: ACL sought a declaratory judgment that certain vessels chartering agreements with DRD were void ab initio. The district court dismissed based on the equitable doctrine of judicial estoppel. The court held that the…

United States v. Palacios  
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40153

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to reentry of a deported alien. The government withheld an additional one-level reduction under U.S.S.G. 3E1.1(b) for pretrial acceptance of responsibility solely…

USA v. Raul Garza, Sr.
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40844
USA v. Jerome Cole
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50230
In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation  
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31213

Justia Opinion Summary: This case concerned gypsum wallboard (Chinese drywall) manufactured by Chinese companies and sold to United States companies. Homeowners experienced problems with the drywall and affected parties sued entities involved…

USA v. Jesus Martinez
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10510
USA v. Quaylan Anderson
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10811
USA v. Jeffery Southerland
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10965
Shannon Douthit v. K. Dean, et al
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20540
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30095
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30315
Pamela Alonso, et al v. Samera Abide, et al
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30723
United States v. Hinojosa  
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40351

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 211 kilograms of marijuana. The district court found that defendant was responsible for 2,648.8 additional…

USA v. Ludwing Gonzales-Manzanares
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40584
USA v. Fernando Romero-Romero
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40695
Bryan Cooper v. Paul Morales
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51102
Bruce Gunkle, et al v. CIR
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60245
USA v. Brett Barnes
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10571
USA v. Juan Perez-Manuel
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10645
JGM Holdings, L.L.C., et al v. T-Mobile USA, Incor
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10678
USA v. Larry Hays
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10977
Jose Briones v. Velparita Ivory, et al
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11030
USA v. Alvin Thomas, III
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30276
Trudy Bovie-Clark v. Sentry Select Insurance Co.,
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30761
USA v. Benson Wanambisi
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30903
USA v. Gregory Covey
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40733
USA v. Michael Garza
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50589
USA v. Bobby Martinez
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50826
Gunkle, et al. v. CIR  
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60245

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners appealed the judgment of the Tax Court rendered pursuant to I.R.C. 7483. The court affirmed the Tax Court's judgment sustaining the Commissioner's determination that petitioners had an income tax deficiency…

Jewell Allen, et al
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40505
AE Marketing, L.L.C. v. Heritage Organization, L.L
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10985
Detgen, et al. v. Janek  
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10396

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, Medicaid beneficiaries with near total disabilities, filed suit after being denied coverage for ceiling lifts under a categorical exclusion in the state's implementing Medicaid regulations. The district court…

AE Marketing, L.L.C. v. Heritage Organization, L.L
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10557
AE Marketing, L.L.C. v. Heritage Organization, L.L
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10558
Glenn Palmer v. Chris Daniel
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20378
Michael Nalls v. Annette Lasalle, et al
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30894
Aloysius Graham v. Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P., et
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31239
USA v. Roberto Bahena-Garcia
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40913
Kenneth Crissup v. Thomas Greenwell, et al
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40961
USA v. Jorge Carrillo
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50419
United States v. Murillo-Acosta  
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50637

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to using a fraudulent visa as proof of permission to enter the United States. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's application of a two level enhancement for previous deportation…

USA v. Bryan Sanchez
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50690
Robert Hubbard v. Kemper Neshoba Regn Corrtl, et a
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60479
Isabella Silva-Blanco v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60511
Hancock County Board of Supr, et al v. Karen Ruhr,
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60614
USA v. Jesse Guzman
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11417
Gareth Falconer v. LeHigh Hanson, Incorporated, et
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20507
Robert Bruce v. Bodie Little, et al
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30054
Roy Eckhardt, et al v. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals,
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40151
USA v. Carlos Castillo-Alvarado
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50460
Emilio Carranza-Garcia v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60552
Terry Anderson v. Tupelo Regional Airport Auth
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60666
USA v. Ramon Anderson
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30275
USA v. Ramon Anderson
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30280
Tony Chaney v. Louisiana Work Force Cmsn, et al
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31138
Ricky Bazile v. Jackson Parish Commission, et al
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31223
USA v. Juan Ortega-Garcia
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40857
USA v. Oscar Ferrera Osorio
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50213
USA v. Luis Torres-Rivera
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50427
Jesus Corral-Trevizo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60337
Nilda Flores Munoz v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60601
USA v. William Causey
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 11-31106
USA v. Issac Chandler
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10900
Eckhardt, et al. v. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al.  
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40151

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed various products liability and general tort claims against the Brand Defendants - who initially developed and received FDA approval for metoclopramide - and Generic Defendants - who manufactured and sold…

Donald Howard v. David Langston, et al
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40890
Nadean Griffin, et al v. Kennard Indep School Dist
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41132
USA v. John Cockerham
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50288
USA v. Miguel Gonzalez-Luevano
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50769
Sealed Petitioner v. Sealed Respondent
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60157
In re: Robert Campbell  
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20293

Justia Opinion Summary: Movant, a death row prisoner, contended that he is intellectually disabled and is, therefore, constitutionally ineligible for the death penalty under Atkins v. Virginia. The court concluded that the evidence in the…

Robert Campbell v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70020
USA v. Cassetti Brown
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30235
United States v. Gutierrez-Mendez  
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40709

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for conspiring to harbor illegal aliens for commercial advantage or private financial gain. The court concluded that the district court erred in admitting bad-act evidence…

Hoffman v. Cain  
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-70022

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, appealed the district court's denial of habeas relief. The court concluded that petitioner failed to demonstrate ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland…

Stanley Rothenberg v. Maureen Cruz
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10651
Alfonso, IV v. United States  
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30824

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. 2671, against Louisiana national guardsmen for alleged negligence arising from post-Hurricane Katrina activities undertaken while they were in…

USA v. Daniel Herrera
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40892
Raymond Christoph v. C. Young, et al
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11214
Joseph Oguntodu v. Cheryl Gary, et al
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11099
Colbert, et al. v. Brennan, et al.  
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30069

Justia Opinion Summary: This suit arose when Kenyon filed a revocatory and oblique action against defendants to collect on the judgment against Brennan's Inc. The court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to hear this appeal where the…

USA v. Luis Casares
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50641
Greg Phillips v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60512
USA v. Mauricio Morales-Aguilar
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10850
USA v. Federico Diaz-Navarro
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10942
Diann Iacobucci, et al v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11356
Lewis Love v. Jody Bendily, et al
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30962
Mosaic Underwriting Service, et al v. Moncla 101,
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30975
Frederick Brown v. Bd of Cmsnrs Port of N.O.
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31157
USA v. Luis Lopez-Sepulveda
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50523
USA v. Samir Garcia
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50836
Sealed Petitioner v. Sealed Respondent
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60157
Brandon Lavergne v. Laincy Martinez
Date: May 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30228
Regions Bank v. Tauch  
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 11-30846

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose out of a Loan Agreement and Term Note between Regions and First KT and a Limited Guaranty Agreement executed by defendant as a security for the loan. Baron has since acquired all of Regions' rights…

USA v. Philip Ware
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20827
USA v. Donald West
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10629
USA v. Michael Banchs
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11010
Melvin Wiand v. USA
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11114
USA v. Elizabeth Childs
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30679
Sterling Blade v. Timothy Keith, et al
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30898
Lewis Love v. Jody Bendily, et al
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30962
Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P. v. Buffco Production, I
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40458
USA v. John Saenz
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40757
USA v. Manuel Carbajal
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40838
USA v. J. Felix-Hernandez
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50260
Clifton Jackson v. Smith, et al
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50906
Helen Lee-Khan v. Austin Indep Sch District
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50983
Claudia Dawson v. Anderson County, Texas, et al
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41223
M3Girl Designs, L.L.C. v. Blue Brownies, L.L.C., e
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10112
M3Girl Designs, L.L.C. v. Blue Brownies, L.L.C., e
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10182
Randy Warren v. Bank of America, N.A.
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10353
USA v. Richard Bouldin
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11338
State of LA Dept Health & Hosp v. U.S. Dept of Hea
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30240
Marucci Sports, L.L.C. v. Nat'l Collegiate Athl. Assn., et al.  
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30568

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a baseball bat manufacturer, filed an antitrust suit against the NCAA and the NFHS, alleging that they imposed a regulation, the Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution Standard (BBCOR), that restrained trade in…

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Hill, et al.  
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30830

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Exxon Mobil alleging damages caused by exposure to naturally occurring radioactive material. On appeal, Exxon Mobil challenged the dismissal of its intervention based on the district court's…

USA v. Carlos Galvan-Lopez
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31121
USA v. Raul Nunez-Segura
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40529
Doe, et al. v. Robertson, et al.  
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50459

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against federal officials and others after they were sexually assaulted while being transported from an immigration detention center. Plaintiffs claimed violations of their Fifth Amendment due…

John Moore v. TX Court of Criminal Appeals, et al
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50557
Paulina Marquez v. Barbara Garnett
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50599
USA v. Juan Gomez
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50692
Glenda Gotora v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60165
Mirza Hussain, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60281
Ju Wang v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60380
Justin White v. William Stephens, Director
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10540
Westbrook Navigator L.L.C., et al v. Navistar, Inc., et al.  
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10858

Justia Opinion Summary: These appeals concerned a suit filed under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq., and two bankruptcy proceedings. The district court concluded that the bankruptcy trustee had exclusive standing to assert the…

USA v. Oscar Soto
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50984
USA v. Debra Eyerly
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20150
Craig Schneider v. Gulf Industries, Incorporated
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30846
USA v. Arturo Coreas
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50841
Jose Oviedo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60617
Justin White v. William Stephens, Director
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10540
United States v. Willett  
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10425

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and six counts of aiding and abetting healthcare fraud. The court concluded that the evidence was sufficient to justify the district court…

J&J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Mandell Family Ventures L.L.C., et al.  
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10485

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved the rights to broadcast the Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. v. Ricky Watton WBC Welterweight Championship Fight. On appeal, defendants challenged summary judgment in favor of J&J on its Federal…

Nathaniel Thomas v. USA
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10744
USA v. Traybeon Ford
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20155
United States v. Salazar  
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20162

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for multiple drug and gun violations. Defendant decided to testify during trial and confessed to all of the crimes charged. At the trial's conclusion, believing no factual issue remained…

Brendon Lands v. Lemoine, et al
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30611
USA v. Christopher Jack
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30831
USA v. Salvador Cuellar-Ramirez
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40624
USA v. Martin Malta
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40694
United States v. Hemphill  
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50267

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. On appeal, defendant contended that the district…

USA v. Oscar Edgardo-Guillen
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50473
USA v. John Posey
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50570
USA v. Terry Robinson
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50681
Jinquan Liu v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60353
Risa Pittman v. Boyd Biloxi, L.L.C.
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60530
Ryan Wolfe v. James Meziere, et al
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60611
Jeffrey Vaccaro v. William Stephens, Director
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50930
United States v. Jefferson  
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60661

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her conviction and sentence for embezzling government funds, witness tampering, and several other offenses related to her work at a Mississippi housing authority. The court concluded that the district…

Gerald Reyelts, et al v. Cary Cross, et al
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10896
Steven Seys v. Julie Doucet, et al
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10919
Preston Exploration Company, et al v. GSF, L.L.C.,
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20345
USA v. Derek Wyandon
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30701
Moffett v. Bryant  
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30781

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against a Louisiana state court judge under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and 1985, alleging a deprivation of civil rights. The judge presided over a custody proceeding between plaintiff and his ex-wife. Plaintiff…

USA v. Luan Nguyen
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40030
USA v. Otto Martinez-Mier
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50386
Milton Chica Sorto v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60517
Mark McManaway, et al v. KBR, Incorporated, et al
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20763
Asarco, L.L.C., et al. v. Jordan Hyden Womble Culbreth  
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Numbers: 12-40997, 12-40998, 13-40409

Justia Opinion Summary: Baker Botts and Jordan Hyden served as debtor's counsel to ASARCO during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and helped ASARCO confirm a reorganization plan that paid all of its creditors in full. At issue on appeal was whether…

Asarco, L.L.C. v. Baker Botts, L.L.P., et al
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40998
Dwayne Valentine v. Dir, TDCJ Corrtl Inst Div, et
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20101
Rigberto Sigaran, et al v. US Bank National Assn
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20367
Bernardette Guidry v. Gulf Coast Teaching Family S
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30540
Tim Sosebee, et al v. Steadfast Ins Co., et al
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30738
USA v. Lonnie Truitt
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30858
Jems Fabrication, Incorporated v. Benetech, L.L.C.
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30934
Gilbert v. Donahoe  
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40328

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff's suit against her former employer, the USPS, arose out of events that occurred during her employment. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's dismissal of her complaint. The court concluded that…

Asarco, L.L.C. v. Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40409
USA v. Omar Montoya
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40475
Norman Birl, Jr. v. Leontyne Haynes, et al
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40493
USA v. Alejandro Contreras-Meneses
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40519
USA v. Ernesto Gomez-Martinez
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40592
USA v. Luis Ramirez-Miranda
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50358
Misty Blanton, et al v. Continental Insurance Comp
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20344
USA v. Juan Hernandez-Medrano
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50316
USA v. Eli Valdez
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50576
USA v. Jennifer Kinabrew
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10548
Maetta Green v. Medco Hlth Solutions of Texas, et
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10667
USA v. Andres Morales-Gomez
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20038
Jerry Green v. William Stephens, Director
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20080
Salazar v. Maimon  
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20234

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA), 42 U.S.C. 11607(b)(3), against defendant for the return of their child. The parties settled and plaintiff filed a motion for attorneys'…

Patrizia Lalonde v. Christus Hlth TX Occupational,
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20477
USA v. Andres Morales-Gomez
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40086
Allison Stewart, et al v. City of Corpus Christi T
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40710
USA v. Edderly Gomez Hernandez
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40861
USA v. Guillermo Vasquez
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40863
Eric Erickson v. Wells Fargo, N.A.
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50089
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Eric Erickson
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50143
Judith French, et al v. EMC Mortgage Corporation,
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50417
USA v. Noe Rodriguez-Martinez
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50554
Christopher Leverson v. Jean Sullivan, et al
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51034
Todd Massey v. USA
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60760
USA v. Janice Stallons, et al
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10668
USA v. George Mark
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10861
William Hunter v. Allied Barton Security Svc, et a
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11166
Brian Brister v. Texas Tech Univ Hlth Sci Ctr
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11293
USA v. Leonides Chapa
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20259
USA v. Luis Galindo
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40900
USA v. Abraham Hamilton
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50655
USA v. Jose Vallejo-Luna
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50737
Jesus Lopez v. Ramon Vaquera, et al
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50790
Darryll Taylor v. Duvelza Ureste, et al
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50815
Pamela Connery, et al v. John Norsworthy
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20658
USA v. Josue Martinez-Garcia
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10530
USA v. Eddie Warner, Jr.
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40711
Maria Rodriguez-Reyes v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60386
Excel Willowbrook, L.L.C., et al v. JPMorgan Chase
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20367
USA v. Jose Deleon, et al
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20441
United States v. Cannon, et al.  
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20514

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants appealed their convictions for committing a hate crime under the Mathew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, 18 U.S.C. 249(a)(1). The court affirmed, concluding that the Supreme…

USA v. Rafael Corona-Jimenez
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50869
USA v. Ernesto Navarette
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10954
Jonibach Mgmt. Trust v. Wartburg Enterprises, Inc.  
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20308

Justia Opinion Summary: Wartburg appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment for Bumbo, a South African seller of plastic baby seats, on counterclaims by Wartburg alleging breach of contract. The court held that Wartburg's retailer…

Chelsea Brown v. Wal-Mart Louisiana, L.L.C.
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30910
USA v. Hiking Dupre
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30926
USA v. Gildardo Benitez-Garcia
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40804
USA v. Paul Martinez
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10299
Kyev Tatum, Sr., et al v. Tarrant Regional Water D
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10252
USA v. Jon Lyons
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11241
Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Travelers Indemnity C
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10537
USA v. Jose Cardenas
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10764
Joseph Chisley, Jr. v. Terry Terrell
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30881
Southern U.S. Trade Assn, et al v. Unidentified Pa
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31086
USA v. Erick Ochoa-Rodriguez
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40481
USA v. Samuel Fajardo-Mendez
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40570
Eric Sanders v. Harold Flanders
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50235
USA v. Gerardo Ramos-Sabido
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50410
Reginald Johnson, et al v. Clare Crook, et al
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50594
Katrina Hicks v. Austin Independent School Dist
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50689
USA v. Ernesto Nieto-Torres
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 11-50492
USA v. Ericka Beh
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11148
USA v. Ndem Oduu
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30703
Felix Ledezma v. Joseph Young
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30967
USA v. Noe Fermin-Sanchez
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40951
USA v. Leonel Persona-Devora
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50448
USA v. Gregory Neal
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50654
Daniel Pazo-Ricano v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60553
Karen Austen v. Weatherford College
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11070
Hess Mgmt. Firm, L.L.C., et al. v. Bankston, et al.  
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31016

Justia Opinion Summary: Hess sought to enforce debtor's guaranty on a contract between Hess and Premier. Debtor was a member in Premier and served as guarantor of the agreement. The agreement stated that Hess would provide certain management…

Cynthia Spenrath v. Guardian Life Insurance Co.
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20196
Amerimex Recycling, L.L.C. v. PPG Industries, Inco
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30680
Laurie Futral v. Paul Chastant
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30856
Zapata, et al. v. Melson, et al.  
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40762

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit for damages under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics against ten federal officers, in their individual capacities, based on their alleged roles in contributing to the…

Muhammad Khan v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60243
USA v. James Eason, Jr.
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10642
USA v. Elizabeth Escobedo
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10782
USA v. Ovsanna Agopian
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10792
Moshe Leichner v. Karen Edenfield
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10836
Carlos Hernandez v. J. Houston, et al
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20269
Maurice Mitchell v. Thomas Reynolds, et al
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20590
USA v. Johnny Layne
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30208
Jonas Dennis v. Postal Service, et al
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30363
Eric Dressner v. Robert Crowe, et al
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30980
Roger Singha, et al v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, L
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40061
USA v. Leonardo Lopez
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40425
Christopher Blackwell v. Troy Fox, et al
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40636
USA v. Jennifer Rodriguez
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40668
Marilyn Woods v. Turner Industries Grp, L.L.C.
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40905
USA v. Juanita Leyva
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50093
USA v. Dennys Soto-Flores
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50429
Vemex Trading Corporation v. Technology Ventures,
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 11-20723
Donn Martin v. William Stephens, Director
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10628
USA v. Omar Rios
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20722
USA v. Jose Guzman-Orozco
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40933
USA v. Ismaldo Valadez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40964
Maria Del Valle v. Pliva, Inc., et al
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41148
Walter Lashley v. Pfizer, Incorporated, et al
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60861
David Kates v. State of Texas
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10447
USA v. Brian Willin
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10478
USA v. Janice Demmitt
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10491
USA v. Michael Gordon
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10542
USA v. Torri Anderson
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10628
USA v. Wilford Ellis
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10634
USA v. Kenneth Mims, Jr.
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10637
USA v. Carlos Almeda, Jr.
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10664
USA v. David Johnson
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10704
USA v. Njeazeh Ambeabet
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10768
USA v. Oscar Ayala-Rodriguez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10779
USA v. Omar Martinez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10831
USA v. Douglas Lasley
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10840
USA v. Jose Castro-Arce
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10844
USA v. Osamu Hack
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10947
USA v. William Simmons
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20123
USA v. Luis Villalobos
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20204
USA v. Celso Pineda-Alejandre
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20223
USA v. Carlos Rosario-Ramos
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20245
USA v. Alberto Ramirez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20260
USA v. Odilon Garcia
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20284
USA v. Jose Martinez Luevanos
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20297
USA v. Jose Pruneda-Garza
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20300
USA v. Richard Anderson
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20304
USA v. Jose Sanchez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20311
USA v. Rolando Euceda-Lopez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20332
USA v. Carlos Penaloza-Lopez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20340
USA v. Misael Ortega-Hildalgo
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20424
USA v. Juan Vallejo
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20462
USA v. Juan Hernandez-Robles
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20503
USA v. David Shelton
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30900
Ted Durbin v. Burl Cain, Warden, et al
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31028
USA v. Celso Pineda-Alejandre
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40436
USA v. Luis Gonzalez-Pena
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40447
USA v. Abel Marin-Leal
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40505
USA v. Juan Guerra-Balli
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40520
USA v. Diego Lumbreras-Ramirez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40533
USA v. Eugenio Garcia-Amaro
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40550
USA v. Rodrigo Bernal-Estevez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40591
USA v. Joshua Calhoun
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40615
USA v. Raymundo Chapa
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40653
USA v. Gregorio Lopez-Gamez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40658
USA v. Rolando Lopez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40660
USA v. Guillermo Arenas-Casanova
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40670
USA v. Pedro Torres-Davila
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40676
USA v. Eric Harper
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40682
USA v. Pedro Laguna-Aldaco
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40715
USA v. Salvador Fernandez-Montano
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40716
USA v. Isidro Sanchez-Saldana
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40738
USA v. Eduardo Camarillo-Valdez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40775
USA v. Andres Borjas-Burciaga
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40782
United States of America v. Christus Health, et al
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40785
USA v. Misael Segura-Miranda
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40796
USA v. Misael Segura-Miranda
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40802
USA v. Louis Arenas
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40820
USA v. Francisco Millan-Arteaga
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40851
USA v. Mario Flores-Miranda
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40856
USA v. Fidel Alfaro-Jimenez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40859
USA v. Seider Hernandez-Flores
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40864
USA v. Armando Ramirez-Rojas
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40870
USA v. Juana Martinez-Ramirez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40873
USA v. Pedro Estrada-Rodriguez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40975
USA v. Raul Belmontes-Villalobos
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40979
USA v. Saul Lara-Perez
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40987
USA v. Enrique Parra
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50349
USA v. Antonio Molina-Ortega
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50367
USA v. Leonel Montelongo
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50399
USA v. Gabriel Gonzalez-Galindo
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50487
USA v. Saul Solis-Arroyo
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50566
USA v. Oscar Urquidi
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50672
USA v. Ernesto Avila
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50803
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60549
United States v. Garcia-Carrillo  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11161

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to illegal reentry and was sentenced to 89 months of imprisonment. Because defendant refused to waive his right to appeal, the Government declined to move for a one-level reduction for acceptance of…

USA v. Loren Willis
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41113
Carl E. Woodward, L.L.C., et al v. Travelers Indem
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60561
Escamilla v. Thaler  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-70029

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. 2254. The court granted a COA as to petitioner's claim that trial counsel's…

Mitchell Wagner v. Gilbert Campuzano, et al
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11024
Christopher Ajayi v. Walgreen Company
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11089
USA v. Luis Yanten-Mora
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20299
Charles McLendon v. Big Lots Stores, Incorporated,
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20338
Ricky Gipson v. Tim Wilkinson, et al
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30825
USA v. Raul Sanchez
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40690
USA v. Juan Mendez-Zuniga
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40772
USA v. Miguel Echevarria-Jimenez
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40834
USA v. Ramiro Rodriguez, Jr.
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50198
USA v. Andre Barlow
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50547
USA v. Juan Ferrel-Valladolid
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50779
Marcos Flores-Lobo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60499
Patrick Smith v. Robert Roe, et al
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40761
USA v. Rogelio Mata-Ramirez
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41156
Domingo Robledo v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10307
USA v. Lucian Spann
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10413
Zan Green v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10508
USA v. Emilio De La Garza-Montemayor
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20207
USA v. James Weeks
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30644
Reuel Anderson, et al v. USA
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30897
Sattani, et al. v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60219

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners, a married couple who are natives and citizens of India, appealed the BIA's decision denying their petition for adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, and voluntary departure. The court concluded that…

Diane Cowan v. Bolivar County Bd of Education
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60464
USA v. Christopher Brown
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60730
Blake Perritt, et al v. Westlake Vinyls Company, L
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30145
Chong Kim v. Odes Ho Kim, et al
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 10-10882
United States v. Pascacio-Rodriguez  
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40264

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after being convicted under 8 U.S.C. 1326(a) and (b) as an alien unlawfully present in the United States following deportation. The district court concluded that defendant's prior…

USA v. Anthony Johnson
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10737
Benedict Emesowum v. Houston Police Department
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20257
Mack v. Equable Ascent Financial, LLC  
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40128

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit pro se under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., against Equable, as successor in interest to Hilco. Plaintiff alleged that Hilco obtained his consumer credit report without…

USA v. Jesus Garcia-Garcia
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50310
RW Development, L.L.C. v. Cunningham Group Archite
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60010
Maoxun Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60525
Peter Bernegger v. Sarah Adams, et al
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60629
Daniel Gomez v. Eddie Wheeler, et al
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10185
USA v. Bassey Ekanem
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10638
James McCoy, Sr. v. William Stephens, Director
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10995
USA v. David Kates
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11082
Emma Du Bois v. Brenda Bradley, et al
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20451
Marilyn Lewis v. Jefferson Prsh Hosp Dist No. 2
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30813
Brumfield, et al. v. Dodd, et al.  
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31262

Justia Opinion Summary: The Louisiana legislature established the Scholarship Program in 2012 to provide funding to low-income parents with children in failing schools so that they may have the option of sending them to better schools,…

USA v. Spencer Elam
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40297
USA v. Kenneth Buholtz
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40431
Freddie Walker, Sr. v. Webco Industries, Incorpora
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40646
USA v. Suhaily Castillo
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40766
USA v. Suhaily Castillo-Maldonado
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40778
USA v. Raul Rivas-Rebollar
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40901
USA v. Vanessa Queen
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50489
John Moore v. TX Court of Criminal Appeals, et al
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50557
Lopez v. Sentrillon Corp.  
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50790

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed state law claims against Sentrillion, a general contractor, for injuries he sustained during a construction project for the U.S. Custom and Border Patrol. Sentrillion filed third-party indemnity and…

USA v. Jose Padron-Steele
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50874
USA v. Denis Agbor
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60370
Jorge Rodriguez Galvan v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60453
Kim, et al. v. Dome Entertainment Center, Inc.  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 10-10882

Justia Opinion Summary: A non-debtor spouse contended that her homestead rights in the Texas residence that she shares with her husband, the debtor in bankruptcy, precluded a forced sale of the property and alternatively, that if a sale…

Richard Haase, et al v. Countrywide Home Loans, In
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20806
Yvonne Robinson v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, L.L.C.
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41411
United States v. Rounds  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51081

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for being in possession of child pornography (Count One) and using a facility of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a juvenile to engage in sexual activity (Count…

Rodney Allen v. Shamelle Lyles, et al
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10851
William Alexander, et al v. Roland Smith
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10948
USA v. Apolino Jimenez
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20236
Edmund Scheidel v. Public Safety and Corrections,
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30828
Danyon McCarroll v. Seatrax Services, Incorporated
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30891
USA v. Larue Johnson
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40828
USA v. Juan Enriquez-Mendez
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40944
USA v. James Lister, Jr.
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40962
USA v. Roman Montiel-Ramirez
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41014
USA v. Manuel Carrillo-Moreno
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50264
Leola Stuart v. City of San Antonio, et al
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50879
Jingmei Xu, et al v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60260
Amare Enyew-Kassa v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60266
Nakia Sutton v. Christopher Epps, et al
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60343
Sergio Saldana-De La Cruz v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60410
USA v. Mariano Alvarez, et al
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 09-41207
USA v. Carlos Bejarano
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10952
USA v. Claudia Atehortua-Castro
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11005
USA v. Jack Kyle
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11014
Haase, et al. v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et al.  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20806

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against defendants after plaintiffs failed to make the required payments on their home equity loan. On appeal, plaintiffs challenged the district court's dismissal of their claims. Determining that…

Samuel Williams, et al v. Christopher Epps
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60933
Otis Fairley v. Mildred Davis, et al
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60959
USA v. Jerrill Russell
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10374
Willis v. Cleco Corp.  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30217

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against his former employer, Cleco, alleging race discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. 1981. On appeal, plaintiff challenged the district court's grant of summary…

Brand Coupon Network, L.L.C. v. Catalina Marketing Corp., et al.  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30756

Justia Opinion Summary: BCN filed suit against Catalina and three of its individual officers or employees, alleging deceptive trade practices, trademark violations, and related fraud and tort claims. BCN's claims stemmed from defendants'…

USA v. Corey Green
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40332
USA v. Jose Godoy-Garcia
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50442
USA v. Mario Garcia-Rodriguez
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50529
Ana Aguilar Rivera v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60252
Lisa Ashcraft, et al v. City of Vicksburg, et al
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60563
Ladd v. Thaler  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70011

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, appealed the district court's denial of his petition for habeas relief. The parties' experts agreed that petitioner suffered from some degree of deficit in…

Kent Sprouse v. William Stephens, Director
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70018
In Re: Times Picayune, L.L.C.
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30298
Payne v. Progressive Fin. Serv., Inc.  
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10381

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Progressive for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA),15 U.s.C. 1692 et seq., as well as violations of Texas state law. The district court dismissed the suit for lack…

USA v. DJ Lowe
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20100
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20257
USA v. A'Bleze Oakie
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30702
Janet Carlow v. Daniel Rivera, et al
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40810
Robert Jacobsen v. John Sramek, et al
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40926
USA v. Jesus Garcia-Garcia
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50310
Sprouse v. Stephens  
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70018

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of capital murder of a police officer, appealed the denial of his petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254. Petitioner argued that the voluntary-intoxication instruction required by…

Tommy Sells, et al v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70014
Margarita Aviles v. Russell Stover Candies, Inc.
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11227
Crawford Professional Drugs, et al. v. CVS Caremark Corp., et al.  
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60922

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit in Mississippi state court against defendants seeking damages and declarative injunctive relief. Plaintiffs asserted two claims: first, common-law trade-secret misappropriate and intentional…

USA v. Roddy Wright
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10618
Clyde Collins, et al v. Carey Ebert, et al
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11027
Christian Vallejo v. Garda CL Southwest, Inc.
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20344
Donna White v. Aetna Life Ins Co. of Hartford, et
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30500
Gary Landry v. James LeBlanc, et al
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30753
USA v. Eblin Ocampo-Cruz
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40112
USA v. Jesus Osorio-Bautista
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50651
Tommy Sells, et al v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70014
USA v. Rene Lara-Castro
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41322
USA v. Pablo Urias-Bejarano
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51240
USA v. Silvia Padilla-Loera
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51286
Maria Villarreal v. Texas A & M System
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20215
George Neely, et al v. J.M. Trippon & Company, et
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20434
USA v. Antonio Dominguez-Hernandez
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50536
USA v. Jesus Osorio-Bautista
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50651
Christopher Krabill, et al v. Countrywide Bank, FS
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50755
USA v. Mario Granjeno-Espanol
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50789
USA v. Mario Granjeno-Espanol
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50798
Yasmin Hughes v. Christopher Epps, et al
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60220
Raymond Gutierrez v. Corrections Corp. of America
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60451
USA v. Michelle Turner
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20707
Jerald Dorsey v. Thomas Relf, et al
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10356
Angel Henderson v. Grand Prairie Indep Sch Dist
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11214
Tyler Adams, Jr. v. Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30342
Brian Lewis v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31150
Morgan, et al. v. Plano Indep. Sch. Dist., et al.  
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40433

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against an elementary school principal who did not allow him to distribute religious material to other adults at his son's in-class winter party. On appeal, plaintiff challenged the district court's…

USA v. Nelson Vivero-Ramos
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40903
Somprasong Songcharoen, et al v. Plastic & Hand Su
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60315
Tommy Sells, et al v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70014
Stephanie Odle v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10037
USA v. Jesus Orta
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40146
Michael Garrett v. Rick Thaler, Director
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40599
USA v. Hipolito Posada
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40734
Jose Avalos-Martinez v. Jeh Johnson
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60025
Rodney Mayes, et al v. Michael Kollman, et al
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60302
Amar Chhetri v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60416
Cowan v. Bolivar County Bd. of Educ.  
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60464

Justia Opinion Summary: In this nearly fifty-year-old desegregation case, the United States appealed the district court's order implementing a freedom of choice plan intended to desegregate the formerly de jure African-American middle school…

United States v. Segura  
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11262

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to failure to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 18 U.S.C. 2250(a). On appeal, defendant challenged his 120-month sentence. The court…

USA v. Mace McGrew
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50469
Odle v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10037

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff was an original member of the class of plaintiffs in Betty Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. After the Supreme Court decertified the Dukes class, plaintiff filed this putative class action in the Texas…

USA v. Everda Baron
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10506
Tranquilino Yara, et al v. Perryton Indep School D
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10684
Christine Kellam v. Metrocare Services
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10716
Rhonnie Simmons v. William Stephens, Director, et
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20399
Charlotte Sinclair, et al v. School Board of Allen
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30579
Ivan Webb v. Town of St. Joseph, et al
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30667
William Huskey v. Carolyn Colvin
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30946
USA v. Gary Carrington, Sr.
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40664
USA v. Leonardo Rodriguez-Medina
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50192
21st Century Financial Services v. Manchester Financial Bank  
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50389

Justia Opinion Summary: The Bank sought to vacate an arbitration award in favor of 21st Century. The court concluded that the district court did not clearly err in determining that the Bank had actual or constructive notice of the arbitration;…

Mitchell Weber v. R. McMichael, et al
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60210

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