2014 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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United States v. Montgomery, et al.  
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20741

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants appealed their convictions for conspiracy to avoid federal income tax and of filing false tax returns. The district court erred in not clarifying that plaintiffs' good-faith belief need not be objectively…

Matthew Kandl v. Steven Hurt, et al
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41206
USA v. Fred Romero
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50915
Matthew Kandl v. Steven Hurt, et al
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40435
USA v. Ricardo Montoya-Olachia
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40942
Hague v. UT Health and Science Center  
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50102

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, UTHSC, on her sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,…

USA v. Jesus Soriano-Silva
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50179
Planned Parenthood, et al v. Gregory Abbott, et al
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51008
Griffin, Jr. v. Ebbert  
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 11-60700

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed his habeas petition in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. After petitioner was transferred to FCI Sandstone in Minnesota, the Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed…

USA v. Carlos Bejarano
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10952
USA v. Kendrick Akins, et al
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40515
SEC v. Andrew Farmer
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11346
USA v. Miguel Hernandez-Mesa
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40940
Planned Parenthood, et al. v. Abbott, et al.  
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51008

Justia Opinion Summary: Planned Parenthood filed suit against the State for declaratory judgment and to enjoin provisions of 2013 Texas House Bill No. 2 (H.B. 2). H.B. 2 pertains to the regulation of surgical abortions and abortion-inducing…

In Re: James LeBlanc, et al
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30198
Neathery v. Thaler  
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 11-10968

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. 2254 application challenging his convictions for various sexual assault offenses. The district court denied…

USA v. Ruben Vargas-Ocampo
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 11-41363
USA v. David Thursby
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11233
Darryl Day v. Michael Seiler, et al
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11248
USA v. Christopher Purser
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20542
Regan Gatti v. Burl Cain
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31009
James Tyler v. Jimmy Smith
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30793
Cooley v. Housing Auth. of the City of Slidell  
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30797

Justia Opinion Summary: SHA appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff. The district court concluded that SHA acted arbitrarily and capriciously in terminating plaintiff's rental assistance benefits under the…

USA v. Walter Villeda-Mejia
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40089
USA v. Carlos Mejia-Mejia
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40889
Darryl Frazier v. USA, et al
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50005
Rafiq Rahim v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60400
State of Louisiana v. American National Property and Casualty Co., et al.  
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30071

Justia Opinion Summary: The State filed a class action suit against several insurers to recover on the homeowner insurance policies purchased by individual Louisiana citizens but assigned by the respective policy holders to the State in return…

State of Louisiana v. American Natl Prop & Cslty C
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30072
United States v. Purser  
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20542

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The court found that the Government initially breached the express terms of the plea agreement by objecting to the original PSR on…

United States v. Akins, et al.  
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40515

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants appealed their conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 50 grams or more of cocaine base, and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana. The court…

USA v. Bernardo Lacour
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51267
United States v. Shoemaker, et al.  
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60754

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Garner and Shoemaker were charged with various federal crimes arising from a bribe and kickback scheme involving a community hospital. In No. 12-60754, the Government appealed the district court's judgments of…

USA v. Raymond Shoemaker
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60791
EEOC v. Exxon Mobil Corporation
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10164
Michael Powers, et al v. Diana Clay, et al
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40283
USA v. Bernardo Lacour
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50010
Lizalde v. Vista Quality Markets  
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50015

Justia Opinion Summary: Vista, plaintiff's employer, appealed the district court's denial of Vista's motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff's on-the-job injury claim. The court held that even if the Benefit Plan and the Arbitration Agreement…

Royal Ten Cate USA, Inc., et al v. TT Investors, L
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50106
Trey Clayton v. Tate County School District, et al
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60608
Christopher Wilkins v. William Stephens, Director
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70014
Inclusive Communities Project v. TX Dept. of Housing, et al.  
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Numbers: 12-11211, 13-10306

Justia Opinion Summary: The district court held that ICP had proven that defendants' allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) in Dallas resulted in disparate impact on African-American residents under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42…

Flex Frac Logistics, L.L.C., et al. v. NLRB  
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60752

Justia Opinion Summary: Flex Frac petitioned for review of an order by the NLRB holding that Flex Frac's employee confidentiality policy is an unfair labor practice in violation of Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.…

Inclusive Commty Proj, Inc. v. TX Dept of Hsing &
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10306
Okin Adams & Kilmer, L.L.P. v. Hill  
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20035

Justia Opinion Summary: OAK made a request for attorney's fees in an underlying bankruptcy case for legal services it provided when representing debtors in Chapter 11 proceedings. OAK sought review of the district court's order vacating in part…

Ronald Moran, et al v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, L.L.C
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20242
Samuel Mayo v. Pasadena Police Department, et al
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20324
Brenda Adams v. Dolgencorp, L.L.C.
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30746
Estate of Randy Lynn Cheney v. Wanda Collier, et a
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60082
Randy Austin v. Kroger Texas, L.P.
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10772
USA v. Juan Castaneda Mendez
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10291
Stanley Coleman v. Debra Platt, et al
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60195
Alina Jimenez-Vasquez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60329
USA v. Cedric Oliver
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40807
USA v. Josue Martinez-Garcia
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10531
Sam Jones v. Sharon Knight, et al
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11061
USA v. Jon Holverson
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20060
USA v. Marcus Brumfield
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30695
USA v. Abdul Hafeez
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30850
Indusoft, Incorporated, et al v. Marcos Taccolini,
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50042
Basil Onyido v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60544
Bill Gates v. William Stephens, Director
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 11-70023
State of Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corporation,
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60704
Donald Williams, et al v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10233
Harry Goaz v. Rolex Watch U.S.A., Inc.
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10282
Bryan Chisolm v. DeSoto Police Department, et al
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11121
Justo Roque, Jr. v. AT&T Incorporated, et al
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30811
Indusoft, Incorporated, et al v. Marcos Taccolini,
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50042
USA v. Marlon Ramos-Cerrato
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50426
Antelmo Rocha-Ayala v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60344
In Re: Ray Jasper
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50245
Ray Jasper v. William Stephens, Director
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70012
El Paso CGP Co., et al. v. United States  
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20803

Justia Opinion Summary: El Paso appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the IRS, denying El Paso's tax refund claim. El Paso contended that the IRS, in settling a tax dispute with El Paso involving a refund and set-off,…

Dolgencorp, Inc., et al v. MS Band of Choctaw Indi
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60668
USA v. Jose Villalobos-Reyes
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10435
USA v. Susan Platt
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30556
William Ryan v. Christopher Phillips, et al
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30559
Brian Simmons v. Honeywell International, Inc.
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31199
Benjamin Roark v. Regina Flannery, et al
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40598
USA v. Noe Almeida-Olague
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40935
Nasim Iqbal, et al v. Bank of America, N.A., et al
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50218
Patrick Uzomba v. University Health Systems, et al
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50375
USA v. Antonio Duran-Olvera
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50843
Danny Grimes v. BNSF Railway Company
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60382
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41297
USA v. Jose Canales-Martinez
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41433
USA v. Jose Tovar
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41453
USA v. Charles Johnson
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51238
USA v. Jesus Ventura
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10066
USA v. Miguel Gomez-Torres
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20447
USA v. Jose Ramos-Bonilla
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40052
USA v. Santos Guevara-Geron
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40579
Fredy Corzo-Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60192
Gregory Russeau v. William Stephens, Director
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70005
USA v. Jorge Perez
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20389
USA v. Pedro Obrajero-Sanchez
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41257
Dolgencorp, Inc., et al v. MS Band of Choctaw Indi
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60668
Joseph Oguntodu v. William Stephens, Director
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10971
Prospect Capital Corporation v. Michael Enmon, et
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20024
Toby Shor, et al v. Zephyrus Corporation
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40456
Armando Sanchez-Cacatzun v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60340
United States v. Carrasco-Tercero  
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51243

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence for unlawfully reentering the United States. Defendant argued that the district court erred in applying a 12-level sentencing enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2L1.2. The court affirmed the…

BNSF Railway Co. v. United States  
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10014

Justia Opinion Summary: BNSF filed suit seeking refunds of certain taxes that it, and its predecessor companies, paid under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA), 26 U.S.C. 3201 et seq. The court concluded that, at least as applied to…

Mikkel Aaes, et al v. 4G Companies, et al
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20290
USA v. Lorenzo Rodriguez
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30742
Cynthia Gillie v. LA Dept of State Civil Service,
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30812
Freddie Lewis v. Corrections Corp. of America, et
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30909
USA v. Oscar Cabrera-Hernandez
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40078
Eduardo Sanchez v. Jeffery Calfee, et al
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41097
USA v. Norman Osorto-Guevarra
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50352
USA v. Michael Martinez
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50446
USA v. Chester Ennis
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50584
Mariano Gonzalez-Lopez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60430
Joe Harrell v. USA
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60637
Danny Kelly v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31064
Coleman v. Sweetin, et al.  
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40012

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed from the district court's sua sponte dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit as frivolous, for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, and for want of prosecution. Plaintiff filed…

USA v. Jeffrey Sykes
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10522
Harris, et al. v. New Orleans Police Dept., et al.  
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30337

Justia Opinion Summary: Brain Harris's surviving children filed suit against the city and police officers for excessive force after the officers shot and killed Harris. Officers arrived at Harris's home after his former wife called 911 when she…

USA v. Nobryan McGee
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30691
Rose Meyer v. Fred Bayles, et al
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30907
Brian Davis v. Betty Marak, et al
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30968
Reginald Lombard v. Langley Productions, et al
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30979
Dario Morrow v. FNU Vasquez
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40527
USA v. Santiago Ramirez-Tavera
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40840
Colette Custer v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50490
Neelam Sijapati v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60033
Navin K C v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60189
Duang Lin v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60433
Marvin Perez Rios v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60466
USA v. Carlos Bejarano
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10952
USA v. Claudia Atehortua-Castro
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11005
USA v. George Chivers
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11263
USA v. Darryl Moore
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31270
NCDR, L.L.C., et al. v. Mauze & Bagby, P.L.L.C., et al.  
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41243

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant is a Texas law firm engaged in an advertising campaign to solicit former dental patients from Kool Smiles dental clinics as potential clients. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's denial of its…

United States v. Foulks  
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10399

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to drug offenses. The court concluded that the district court did not err by imposing a two-level enhancement to defendant's sentence under U.S.S.G. 2D1.1(b)(5) for…

USA v. Jose Ramos
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10511
USA v. David Hatcher
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10636
USA v. Rosalio Sanchez-Martinez
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10842
USA v. Albeza Pena
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40410
USA v. Rafael Cabrera-Canales
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40488
USA v. Juan Pena-Gomez
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40925
USA v. Armando Galvan-Ramos
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50450
Nagabhusanam Kothakonda v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60331
Temesgen Fishaye v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60422
Naquin, Sr. v. Elevating Boats, L.L.C.  
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31258

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a Jones Act suit alleging that EBI was negligent in the construction and/or maintenance of the LC-400 shipyard crane. A jury concluded that plaintiff was a Jones Act, 33 U.S.C. 902(3), seaman and that…

USA v. Jaime Fraire
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10556
USA v. Jaime Fraire
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10562
Sergio Cardiel v. Apache Corporation
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10646
Taylor v. Bailey Tool & Manufacturing Co.  
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10715

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Bailey in Texas state court, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation claims under state law. Plaintiff then filed an amended petition in state court, adding claims for racial…

Reginald King v. Steven McCraw, et al
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20092
Jamie LaBranche v. Mary Becnel
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30893
USA v. Curtis Burnett
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40262
USA v. Saul Serrano
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50127
Santos-Sanchez v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 08-60469

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, sought review from the BIA's dismissal of his appeal from a removal order. At issue was whether petitioner's conviction for aiding or abetting improper entry under 8 U.S.C.…

USA v. Santos Contreras
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41437
USA v. Jarvis Conway
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41443
Erasmo Moreno v. Kerry Dixon, et al
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51288
Jerry Freeman v. Lesley Sims, et al
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10492
Nautilus Insurance Company v. Bellaire Security Pa
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20298
Leslie Jefferson v. James Longino, et al
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30321
USA v. Teodocio Carrera
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40331
USA v. Michael Yarbrough, et al
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40443
USA v. Jose Campos-Morales
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40797
USA v. Mateo Castillo-Ruelas
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50011
USA v. Jose Santos-Cortez
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50355
USA v. Juan Reyes
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50359
USA v. Roberto Rodriguez-Jimenez
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50457
Chenevert v. Travelers Indemnity Co.  
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60119

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, injured while employed by GC, filed suit against GC alleging that he was working as a seamen at the time of his accident and sought damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. 30104, for GC's negligence. Travelers,…

Ivan Hernandez-Cardoza v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60255
Jorge Alaniz-Huete v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60346
USA v. Stephen Luxford
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60390
Lakhwinder Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60411
Peter McLauchlan v. CIR
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60657
Donald Franco-Casasola v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60977
USA v. Serapio Castro
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40432
Quiency Edwards v. William Stephens, Director
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40535
USA v. Paul Copeland, Jr.
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50240
USA v. Rosalino Salgado-Silver
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50326
USA v. Juan Eguino-Orduno
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50420
USA v. Jose Davila
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50525
USA v. John Spivey, Jr.
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50770
USA v. Terry Brown
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60223
USA v. Nnanta Ngari, et al
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30106
Viegelahn v. Frost  
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50811

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor challenged the district court's determination that proceeds from the post-certification sale of an exempted homestead revert to the estate if not reinvested within six months. The "snapshot rule" of bankruptcy law…

USA v. Virgil Forester
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10303
USA v. Johnny Tiner
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10371
Doug Welborn, et al v. Bank of New York Mellon Cor
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30103
City of Alexandria v. Cleco Corporation
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30364
Steven Perez v. USA, et al
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40659
El Paso County Texas, et al v. Bank of America Cor
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50080
Duoline Technologies, L.L.C. v. Polymer Instrument
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50532
USA v. Erasmo Garcia-Gonzalez
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50553
USA v. Erasmo Garcia-Gonzalez
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50555
Noel Reyes Mata v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60253
Rafael Rivas Mancias v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60379
Klamath Strategic Invst Fund v. USA
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41286
USA v. Joshua Barrow
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50668
Angelica Sanchez v. Miriam Lopez Sanchez, et al
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50783
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30315
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30329
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31220
In re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31316
USA v. Gilberto Bolanos-Escamilla
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40590
USA v. Daryl McNair, Jr.
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50573
Gabriel Garcia v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60297
Metroplexcore, L.L.C. v. Perrin  
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20466

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose from a contracting dispute between MetroplexCore and Parsons, which contracted with the county to design, build, and operate a transit system. The court agreed that the summary judgment evidence did not…

Kevan Brumfield v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30256
Estate of Montana Lance, et al. v. Lewisville Indep. Sch. Dist.  
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41139

Justia Opinion Summary: Montana Lance locked himself inside the school nurse's bathroom when he was in the fourth grade and took his own life. Montana's parents filed suit against the school district alleging, among other claims, that the…

USA v. Kelvin Nunn
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50504
USA v. Sonia Mujica
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51115
BP RE, L.P. v. RML Waxahachie Dodge, L.L.C., et al
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51270
USA v. Eduardo Robles
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51292
Neil Gillespie, et al v. BAC Home Loans Servicing,
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10463
United States v. Urias-Marrufo  
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50085

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's denial of her motion to withdraw her guilty plea. The court affirmed,…

Tiblier, et al. v. Dlabal, et al.  
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50344

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. Plaintiffs claimed that the bonds that they invested in were an unsuitable investment for the…

USA v. Christina Layne
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50402
USA v. Raymundo Fonseca-Trevino
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50519
USA v. Reginald Lee
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31194
Calvin Rodrigue v. Morehouse Detention Center, et
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31229
USA v. Lorenzo Villegas-Espinoza
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51148
Amzak Capital Mgmt. v. Stewart Title  
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30675

Justia Opinion Summary: Amzak appealed the district court's summary judgment on its loan loss claims against its title insurance policy provider and related entities. The court concluded that Amzak failed to show that it suffered actual loss…

USA v. Michael Pena
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40531
Eric Watkins v. Weston L.
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40626
David Zebrowski v. U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons,
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60196
Ewing Construction Co., Inc. v. Amerisure Insuranc
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 11-40512
Neal Goulas v. Lagreca Services, Incorporated, et
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30651
Leslie Jefferson v. Dept of Public Safety & Corr,
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30866
USA v. Lamon Donnell
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40495
Bryan Gonzalez v. Victor Manjarrez, Jr.
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50079
USA v. Victor Cardiel-Gonzalez
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50140
Perez v. Stephens  
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-70002, 13-70006

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, sentenced to death for three murders, appealed the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief. Allegedly without consulting petitioner, his counsel decided not to file a…

Louis Perez v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70006
Nevada Partners Fund, et al v. USA
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 10-60559
Haleigh McBride, et al v. Estis Well Service L. L.
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30714
SEC v. ABC Viaticals, Incorporated
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10488
Pioneer Austin East Devel v. Pionerg, Incorporated
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10731
Gregory Gonzales v. Ernest Chandler
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10750
USA v. Juan Realzola-Ramirez
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40126
Lance Migliaccio v. Vasquez
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40450
USA v. Milton Hidalgo-Segura
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50207
In Re: Deepwater Horizon  
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30012

Justia Opinion Summary: The Parishes filed suit against BP and others involved in the "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill, seeking to recover penalties under The Louisiana Wildlife Protection Statute, La. R.S. 56:40:1. On appeal, the Parishes…

USA v. Ronald Wilkerson
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31044
M.C. Moore, et al v. Tangipahoa Parish School Boar
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31218
United States v. Salazar  
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50695

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant violated the terms of his supervised release by failing to register as a sex offender and to meet with his counselor, defendant was sentenced to a prison term plus an additional period of supervised…

W.W. Rowland Trucking Company v. CRC Insurance Ser
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20341
Maria Romero v. U.S. Department of Justice, et al
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20363
Scottsdale Insurance Company v. Logansport Gaming,
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30645
United States v. Fernandez  
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50131

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, convicted of methamphetamine-related offenses, appealed his sentence. The court concluded that the district court did not err in assessing two criminal history points for defendant's prior Colorado sentence.…

USA v. Trenton Wallace
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 11-11184
USA v. Arturo Herrera-Garcia
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11097
USA v. Ramiro Quintero
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20482
USA v. Rodney Theus
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30989
Maria Del Valle v. Pliva, Inc., et al
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41148
USA v. Joe Sterling
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41176
USA v. Gary Robinson
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41274
Sanchez v. R.G.L.  
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50783

Justia Opinion Summary: Three children who are natives of Mexico appealed the district court's finding under the Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, T.I.A.S. No. 11670, S. Treaty Doc. No. 99-11, that they…

USA v. Mario Avila
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50822
USA v. Roberto Bustamante
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51218
Jimmy Parker v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60503
Walter Lashley v. Pfizer, Incorporated, et al
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60861
USA v. Javier Cruz
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10047
USA v. Steven Perrone
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10218
USA v. Candace Clark
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10227
USA v. Jose Rodriguez-Soto
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10241
USA v. David Driedger
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10284
USA v. Cristobal Meza, III
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10302
USA v. Jose Delgadillo-Bernal
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10310
USA v. Bill Wood, Jr.
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10317
USA v. David Castro
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10321
USA v. Randall Ezzell
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10354
USA v. Jorge Gomez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10387
USA v. Antaneshia Woodson
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10410
USA v. Larry Wren, II
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10420
USA v. Noe Garcia
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10423
USA v. Shacolby Brady
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10433
USA v. Dominique Ausbie
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10480
USA v. Tricia Cannedy
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10481
USA v. Bertrina Woodard
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10499
USA v. Rigoberto Rodriguez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10507
USA v. Gordon Dunn
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10573
USA v. Roberto Perez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20019
USA v. Eric Ruiz
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20037
USA v. Lucio Hernandez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20048
USA v. Oscar Barahona
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20096
USA v. Eustacio Maldonado
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20173
USA v. Jose Aquino
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20210
USA v. Angel Madrid-Juarez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20320
William Harris v. Patricia Lykos, et al
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20361
USA v. Troy Ford
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30688
USA v. Gilberto Herrera
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30765
USA v. Gilberto Herrera
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30799
USA v. Rodolfo Carranza-Diaz
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40063
USA v. Robin Warren
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40093
USA v. Arturo Jimenez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40148
USA v. Rodney Stevenson
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40273
USA v. Hector Camero-Ruiz
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40300
USA v. Artemio Garcia, Jr.
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40345
USA v. Alfonso Paguay-Santos
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40366
USA v. Miguel Aceves
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40388
USA v. Eladio Crispin
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40406
USA v. Edgar Rivera-Gaona
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40445
USA v. Roberto Gonzalez-Mendoza
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40468
USA v. Florentino Vazquez-Salazar
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40483
USA v. Simon Alanis-Guerra
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40490
USA v. Rodolfo Meza-Yanez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40507
USA v. Victor Munoz-Zamora
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40515
USA v. Francisco Arguello-Ayala
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40516
USA v. Julio Armendariz-Vasquez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40522
USA v. Ernesto Rivera-Flores
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40526
USA v. Rolando Torres-Rivas
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40528
USA v. Julio Armendariz
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40530
USA v. Santos Guevara-Giron
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40573
USA v. Jose Marquez-Reyes
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40577
USA v. Juan Lopez-Hernandez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40586
USA v. Raul Rangel-Reyes
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40589
USA v. Flavio Rangel-Juarez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40621
USA v. Juan Amaro-Gaona
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40622
USA v. Mario Medrano-Sanchez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40628
USA v. Dorian Mendoza
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40641
USA v. Margarito Vargas-Rodriguez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40650
USA v. Rafael Chairez-Ollarzabal
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40700
USA v. Juan Recinos
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40712
USA v. Rayniero Morales-Pena
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40723
USA v. Geiman Reyes
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40724
USA v. Olman Herrera-Martinez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40740
USA v. Jose De La Torre Ortiz
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50224
USA v. Jose Rivera
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50265
USA v. Rene Rios
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50287
USA v. Gonzalo Delgado-Chavez
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50317
USA v. Senaida Gonzales
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50334
USA v. Kevorick Shedwin
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50610
Jose Perez, et al v. Texas Medical Board, et al
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50663
Jose Ramirez Galdamez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60455
Kenneth Francis v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60471
Jay Nottingham v. Joel Finsterwald, et al
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10849
Marcus Mayberry v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11226
USA v. Constantino Gamez-Teneria
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40777
Shawn Stewart v. Joaquin Guzman, et al
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10139
USA v. Taylor Mendez
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10483
USA v. Karen Tucker
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10616
USA v. David West
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10691
Vada De Jongh v. State Farm Lloyds, et al
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20174
Craig Williams v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20474
USA v. Phil Wilson
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30657
USA v. Wayne Handy
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40249
USA v. Anastacio Ortega
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40319
Leslie Holmes v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40486
USA v. Jose Villanueva-Torres
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40713
Cinderella Golden, et al v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50158
Eddie Gonzalez-Bonilla v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60248
USA v. Albert Craft, Jr.
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60388
Pt. Jawamanis Rafinasi, et al v. Coastal Cargo Com
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30668
Derwin Rogers v. State of Mississippi, et al
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60760
USA v. Alejandro Ceniceros
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10281
USA v. Yolanda Juarez-Luna
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10657
Advanced Nano Coatings, Inc., et al v. Joseph Hana
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20109
Dallas Taylor v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30081
Ronnie Lyles v. Seacor Marine, Incorporated
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30561
USA v. Larry Bruce
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30582
USA v. Eduardo Recio-Estrada
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40293
USA v. Ramiro Ortiz-Hinojo
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50156
United States v. Lagrone  
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10049

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her sentence after being convicted of two theft offenses involving Government property with a value less than $1,000, contending that 18 U.S.C. 641 did not permit her to be convicted of more than a…

USA v. JoDamon Preciado
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10149
USA v. Israel Hernandez
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10599
USA v. William Luck, II
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10828
USA v. Luan Nguyen
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40396
USA v. Ivan Rivas
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50390
Virginia Munoz v. Seton Healthcare, Incorporated,
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50500
USA v. Montray Cato
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10247
Samuel Babalola, et al v. Arun Sharma, et al
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20182
Manning Rollerson v. City of Freeport, Texas, et a
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20500
Kirk Bagby v. Jerry Karriker, III, et al
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40657
USA v. Francisco Albarran-Sanchez
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50365
USA v. Francisco Albarran-Sanchez
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50388
USA v. Michael Allen
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60218
Grimes v. BNSF Railway Co.  
Date: February 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60382

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed a judgment giving collateral-estoppel effect, in his Federal Railway Safety Act (FRSA), 49 U.S.C. 20109, suit, to a finding of fact made by a Public Law Board in the course of plaintiff's pursuit of…

Elibaldo Ramirez Revolorio v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 11-60074
Nicola Miller v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 11-60682
USA v. Gerardo Castillo-Chavez
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41200
Babalola, et al. v. Sharma, et al.  
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20182

Justia Opinion Summary: Relators filed suit against their former employers, alleging that defendants defrauded the Government by filing fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims. At issue was whether the district court properly held that, because…

Claude Williams v. Otis Elevator Company
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30584
Atlantic Sounding Company, Inc, et al v. Maurice F
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30885
Ernesto Garcia v. John Kerry
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40141
William Frey v. Natalie Buckingham, et al
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40333
Leo Pittman-Bey v. Casey Celum, et al
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40465
USA v. Geary Mills
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40510
Miresles-Zuniga v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60038

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought cancellation of removal but the IJ found that he was not statutorily eligible for the discretionary relief because of the "stop-time rule" in 8 U.S.C. 1229b(d)(1). The court concluded that the plain…

Gandhi Morka v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60236
USA v. Phillip Baker
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41430
Flora Lopez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60970
USA v. Chadwick Hunter
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10595
Babu Kalluvilayil v. Robert Burns, et al
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11050
Sammy Woods v. James Smith, et al
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20135
USA v. Irvin Lawrence
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20170
Felicia Jones v. U.S. Postal Service
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20275
Waste Connections, Inc. v. John Chevedden, et al
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20336
Gerard Mendonca v. Kern Reese, et al
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30751
Wesley Myers, et al v. CitiMortgage, Inc.
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40389
USA v. Ricardo Sepeda
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50304
Rana Saleem v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60208
Maria Salcido v. University of Southern MS, et al
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60444
Ernest Montgomery v. Warren County, et al
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60583
United States v. Baker  
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10834

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to receiving material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor. At issue was whether the district court properly applied a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. 2G2.2(b)(3)(F) for distribution…

Tejas Casing, Ltd. v. IPSCO Tubulars, Inc.
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20289
USA v. Enrique Gonzalez-Cavazos
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41168
USA v. Peter Ayika
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50483
Villanueva v. U.S. Dept. of Labor  
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60122

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed a complaint with OSHA, asserting that Saybolt and Core Labs had violated Section 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, Title VIII of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C.…

USA v. James Cuneo
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60537
USA v. Starlet Kizer, et al
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60575
USA v. Omar Correa-Huerta
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10454
USA v. Ted Ross
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10654
Stacey Ervin v. Dallas Cty District Atty's Off, et
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10661
Larry Allen, et al v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11003
Edith Ihegword v. Harris County Hospital Dist
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20186
USA v. Thomas Dooley, Jr.
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30502
Frank Bayer v. Social Security Administration
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30524
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30674
Mark Weisbart, et al v. Mary Shankles
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40387
USA v. Donald Paxson
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50012
Kyle Brock, et al v. Bank of America, N.A., et al
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50740
Sarmientos v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60086

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought review of the BIA's order affirming the IJ's determination that he was not eligible for cancellation of removal because he committed an aggravated felony. In 2005, defendant pleaded guilty to delivering…

Ezequiel Pedroza-Gomez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60316
USA v. Kimberly Nash
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51277
Carl E. Woodward, L.L.C., et al. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of CT  
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60561

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal presented the final set of issues arising from claims of negligent construction of a condominium project in south Mississippi. The district court held that a subcontractor's Commercial General Liability (CGL)…

Earthwise Energy, Incorporated v. Crusader Energy
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10176
Babu Kalluvilayil v. Barbara Lynn, et al
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11049
Debra Cohen v. Univ of TX Health Science, et al
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40791
Bettye Barnes v. BTN, Incorporated
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60328
USA v. Hernan Trevino
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 11-20859
USA v. Manasseh Philip
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11122
USA v. Heriberto Zamora
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40825
Robert Morris v. Brad Livingston
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50848
Ronald Ayers v. Bd of Regents Univ of TX Sys, et a
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51166
USA v. Jesus Sanchez-Quiroz
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10373
Babu Kalluvilayil v. TX Bd Mbr of Pardons and Par,
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11005
USA v. Benito Serrano-Vera
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30278
Walter Houston v. Tim Wilkinson, et al
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30826
Muhammad Dhaduk v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60133
Rodney Reed v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70009
Cristoval Silva-Trevino v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 11-60464
United States v. Walker  
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-40748

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence of 24 months imprisonment followed by 24 months of supervised release for violating conditions of an earlier sentence of supervised release. Defendant argued that the district court…

Demetrius Rankin v. USA, et al
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60914
Stephen Avdeef v. Rockline Industries, Inc., et al
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10512
Yvonne Brown, et al v. Texas Board of Nursing, et
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10818
Rodger Granger, Sr. v. Tangipahoa Parish Jail, et
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30306
USA v. German Sanchez-Valle
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40133
USA v. German Sanchez-Valle
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40145
Charles Noble v. Lear Siegler Services, Inc.
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40686
In Re: Torvos Simpson
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40718
In Re: Jermon Clark
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40729
Molly Properties, Incorporated v. Cincinnati Insur
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50567
Robert Hubbard v. Bolivar County Corrtl Facility,
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60107
Johnny Delaney v. MS Dept of Public Safety, et al
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60126
Michael Shankle v. Dianne Shankle
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60251
Merchants & Farmers Bank v. Frank Coxwell, et al
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60368
Aubrey Kilchrist v. SIKA Corporation
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10902
USA v. Nicholas Albarado
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11167
USA v. Juanetta Martin, et al
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31275
United States v. Chacon  
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41301

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after being convicted of illegal reentry. The district court applied a 16-level enhancement based on its determination that defendant had committed a crime of violence under U.S.S.G.…

Desmond Walton v. Jacquelyn Banks
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60325
Siwe v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60546

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sought review of the BIA's affirmance of the IJ's order of removal. Petitioner was granted asylum and was subsequently ordered removed on account of his criminal convictions. Because the court held that the…

Murugavel Jeyarajah v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60952
USA v. Joshua Cisneros
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10107
USA v. Tony Gomez
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10335
Samuel Russell v. City of Dallas, et al
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10536
USA v. Carlos Andrade
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20334
USA v. Armando Arellano-Velasquez
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40602
USA v. Jesus Ramirez, Jr.
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50125
David Salinas v. Charley Valdez, et al
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50231
Winnie Ngaruiya v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60300
USA v. Edwin Vasquez-Alvarado
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41348
Wells Fargo Captl Fin, L.L.C. v. Gordon Noble, et
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10468
Stephen Manley v. Invesco, et al
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20209
Christopher Glover v. Roy Jorgensen Associates, In
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20419
USA v. Luis Munguia
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30260
Derrick Scott v. Michael Thomas, et al
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30763
USA v. Juan Alviso-Gonzalez
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40364
David Conklin v. D. Randolph
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50396
Blanca Contreras Guardado v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60162
Suzanne Basso v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70005
Ghassan Naddour v. Nationstar Mortgage, L.L.C., et
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11042
USA v. Corey Watts
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30537
Sandi Vaughan v. Carlock Nissan of Tupelo, Inc., e
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60568
Liberty Mutual Ins Co., et al v. Jerroll Holloway
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60762
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., et al v. Ham Marine,
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60777
Travisha Mangwiro, et al v. Jeh Johnson, et al
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10520
Cecilia Alfaro v. National RR Psngr Corp., et al
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30188
Dean Vicknair v. LA Dept of Public Sfty & Corr, et
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30244
USA v. Eliseo Montes, Jr.
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50226
Jean Bunganga Mansi v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60081
American Midwest, Inc., et al. v. Clapper, et al.  
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 11-11140

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose from the collapse of a real estate transaction. The ART entities filed suit alleging that Clapper defrauded them by representing that "there was no title problems," and seeking a declaratory judgment that…

Kimberly Johnson v. Maestri Murrell Property Mgmt
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31175
USA v. Juan Ramirez, et al
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41217
Credit Union Liquidity Servs. v. Green Hills Dev. Co.  
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60784

Justia Opinion Summary: CULS appealed the dismissal of its petition for involuntary bankruptcy filed against Green Hills under 11 U.S.C. 303. Congress has made clear that a claimholder did not have standing to file an involuntary petition if…

Vera Chapman, et al v. A.S.U.I. Healthcare and Dev
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20081
Charles Davis v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40799
Silva-Trevino v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: January 31, 2014
Docket Number: 11-60464

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner challenged a new method the Attorney General and the Board used to determine that he had been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude for the purposes of admissibility under section 212 of the…

Carlos Ayestas v. William Stephens, Director
Date: January 31, 2014
Docket Number: 11-70004
Stephen Gabarick v. Laurin Maritime (America) Inc.
Date: January 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31109
ConocoPhillips, Inc. v. Local 13-0555 United Steelworkers Int'l Union  
Date: January 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31225

Justia Opinion Summary: USW appealed the district court's vacatur of an arbitral award against Conoco involving dismissal of a refinery employee who failed a workplace drug test. The court affirmed the district court's judgment that Conoco did…

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