2015 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 3287

Joseph Amaya v. City of San Antonio
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50038
USA v. Michael Lane
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50109
USA v. Juan Quezada Rebulloza
Date: November 4, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50253
USA v. Greg Monroe
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40131
USA v. Mario Accituno
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40442
Kyana Fennell, et al v. Marion Independent School
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51098
Balvinder Singh v. Loretta Lynch
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60450
Mario Cho-Ajanel v. Loretta Lynch
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60511
Martin Dailey v. Shintech, Incorporated
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20147
USA v. Alejandro Hernandez-Vazquez
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50305
Regina Vargas v. John McHugh
Date: November 3, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50544
Victor Rosser v. William Stephens, Director
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41107
Ismael Padilla v. William Stephens, Director
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10384
United States v. Illies  
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30112

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and subsequently appealed his sentence. The district court sentenced him to 27 months in prison, to be served consecutively to any other…

Yvette Garcia v. Penske Logistics, L.L.C.
Date: November 2, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40061
Michael Pete v. Charles Daniels
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41157
United States v. Rodriguez-Guerrero  
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41289

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and subsequently appealed his sentence. The court concluded that the district court did not err in applying a…

USA v. Jose Gallo-Reyes
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41296
USA v. Fidel Torres
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41445
USA v. Christopher Hornyak
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50299
Julio Medina-Garcia v. Loretta Lynch
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60483
United States v. Mississippi  
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60542

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from desegregation litigation between the United States, the District, and Intervenors, a class representing current and future students attending the District's schools. The district court moved for…

Howard Hughes Company, L.L.C. v. CIR
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60915
Howard Hughes Properties, Inc. v. CIR
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60921
Kendricks Kilcrease v. Charles Daniels
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40049
USA v. Bernardo Franco-Guevara
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40198
Cameron Griffin v. USA
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50294
Effort Alexander v. DeSoto County, Mississippi, et
Date: October 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60308
United States v. Stanford  
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 12-20411

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, four counts of wire fraud, five counts of mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to obstruct a SEC investigation, one count of…

Joint Heirs Fellowship Church, et al v. David Reis
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20630
Cardoni v. Prosperity Bank  
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Numbers: 14-20682, 15-20005

Justia Opinion Summary: Prosperity entered into contracts with a number of F&M bankers that included covenants not to compete, not to solicit, and not to disclose confidential information obtained while working at Prosperity. Prosperity sought…

Frank McCall, Jr. v. Donald Washington, et al
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31351
United States v. Moore  
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51197

Justia Opinion Summary: The government appealed the district court's grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found in a search of his residence. The warrant application sought authorization to search all vehicles and outbuildings…

USA v. Landon Anderson
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51342
USA v. Lamin Daniels
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10133
Chris Cardoni, et al v. Prosperity Bank
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20005
Monica Cordero v. Avon Products, Incorporated
Date: October 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40563
USA v. Felix Maduka
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20621
USA v. Len Davis
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30516
In Re: Len Davis
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30552
Rosie Washington v. State of Louisiana, et al
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31231
USA v. Omar Rojas
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41374
Ramiro Tula Rubio v. Loretta Lynch
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60183
Prog Wst Solutions of LA, Inc. v. Lafayette City-P
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30134
Prog Wst Solutions of LA, Inc. v. Lafayette City-P
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30147
Vincent v. City of Sulphur  
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30182

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendants under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging civil rights violations because the police issued an “Official Notification of Trespass Warning” prohibiting her from entering city-owned property,…

Carter v. Stephens  
Date: October 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-70005

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, filed a motion for a certificate of appealability (COA) as to three issues. The court denied a COA for petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of…

USA v. Pablo Herrera-Espinosa
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20535
USA v. Johnathan Hall
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11263
USA v. Robert Cravin
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11298
Jimmy Moore v. William Stephens, Director
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11345
USA v. Kenton Harrell
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20664
USA v. Hugo Morales-Tellez
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41082
Lal Bhatia v. Loretta Lynch, et al
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60899
Howard Hughes Co. v. Commissioner  
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Numbers: 14-60915, 14-60921

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners are subsidiaries of the Howard Hughes Corp., an entity involved in selling and developing commercial and residential real estate. Petitioners used the completed contract method of accounting in computing…

Howard Hughes Properties, Inc. v. CIR
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60921
Lorraine McCord v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20088
Dawn Bailey v. US Bank, National Association
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20146
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20178
Treaty Energy Corporation v. David Hallin, et al
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30113
Joann Waters v. City of Hearne, Texas, et al
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50165
USA v. Israel Casas-Gil
Date: October 27, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60131
USA v. Antonio Ramirez-Olvera
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11276
Jimmy Moore v. William Stephens, Director
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11345
Marlon Williams v. William Stephens, Director
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20543
Charles Boren, et al v. US National Bank Associati
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20718
USA v. Michael Davis, Jr.
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30130
Robert Namer v. Broadcasting Board of Gov, et al
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31353
Freddie Fountain v. Rick Thaler
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40644
USA v. Victor Monterola-Mata
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41161
Murphy Oil USA, Inc. v. NLRB  
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60800

Justia Opinion Summary: Murphy Oil petitioned for review of the Board's decision, holding that Murphy Oil violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. 158(a), by requiring its employees to agree to resolve all…

USA v. Elmo Menchaca-Lopez
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40301
Pete Keller, Jr. v. Coastal Bend College
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40710
In Re: Ricky Chase  
Date: October 26, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60452

Justia Opinion Summary: Movant, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, requests authorization to file a successive 28 U.S.C. 2254 application to assert claims that he is intellectually disabled and ineligible for execution under…

William Scott v. Bill Pierce
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 12-20379
USA v. Seth Acosta
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11244
William Scott v. Brad Livingston
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20626
USA v. James Hunter
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31262
USA v. Geary Mills
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41128
United States v. Cordova-Soto  
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50053

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her conviction for illegal reentry in the United States as a previously removed alien. The court rejected defendant's claim that the IJ’s failure to make an express determination of voluntariness…

USA v. Arnoldo Lopez
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50797
USA v. Arnoldo Lopez
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50800
Juan Carrasco v. Michael O'Toole, et al
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51054
United States v. Smith  
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60688

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, an alderman for the City of Canton, appealed his conviction and sentence for soliciting or accepting a bribe. The jury found that defendant agreed to accept several thousand dollars in exchange for influencing…

USA v. Daniel Patrick
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40269
USA v. Pat Patterson
Date: October 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50146
USA v. Joaquin Gavilan
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10626
USA v. Kevin Meachem
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11028
USA v. Antony Ntete
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11054
USA v. Barry Bailey
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11150
USA v. Barry Bailey
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11151
USA v. Armando Ramirez-Hernandez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11173
USA v. Deon Moore
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11182
USA v. Miguel Zapata
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11197
USA v. Seth Acosta
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11244
USA v. Jacurtis Reece
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11279
USA v. Mario Morones-Ramirez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11288
USA v. Dillard Richardson
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11297
USA v. Quincy Poole
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11320
USA v. Gabriel Martinez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11338
USA v. Alana Ahsing
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11358
USA v. Raymond Fisk
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11377
USA v. Lenyn Acosta
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20367
USA v. Gerber Salvador Espinal
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20635
USA v. Margarita Zamora-Cuidas
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20720
USA v. Oscar Genrea-Torres
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20724
USA v. Felipe Mercado-Veliz
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31304
USA v. Armando Castaneda-Villa
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40755
USA v. Francisco Baeza-Lozano
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40810
USA v. Gregorio Castorena-Hernandez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40879
USA v. Melesio Mendez-Arroyo
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40919
USA v. Manuel Garcia-Contreras
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40940
USA v. Esteban Corona-Rosales
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41027
USA v. Juan Guajardo-Prieto
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41055
USA v. Rogelio Mora-Patino
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41064
USA v. Lucino Alonzo
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41140
USA v. Abraham Juarez-Puente
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41162
USA v. Jose Rebulloso-Garcia
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41177
USA v. Gabriel Garcia-Gaona
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41207
USA v. Johnny Aparicioabarca
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41223
USA v. Honorio Garcia-Campos
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41245
USA v. Ascencion Gonzalez-Anaya
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41277
USA v. Walther Velasquez-Galeano
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41357
USA v. Vicente Silva-Rodriguez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41365
USA v. Ivan Hernandez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41379
USA v. Cesar Cuevas-Medina
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41411
USA v. Jose Espinal-Velasquez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41413
USA v. Marco Ayala-Garcia
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41428
USA v. Luis Cantu-Moreno
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41429
USA v. Juan Hernandez-Guerrero
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41433
USA v. Trevion Ethridge
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41436
USA v. J. Plancarte-Ramirez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41451
USA v. Vicente Rosales
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41453
USA v. Mauro Gamez-Gonzalez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41456
USA v. Jesus Espinoza-Martinez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50467
USA v. Tyrone Bougere
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50695
USA v. Jesse Dominguez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50794
USA v. Jesus Garcia-Pillado
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50872
USA v. Gregorio Zuniga-Navarro
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51279
Amin Karimi v. Loretta Lynch
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60447
USA v. Benito Agramon
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10004
USA v. Allen Burkins, Jr.
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10014
USA v. Brent West
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10028
USA v. Rodalmer Ramirez-Rojas
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10043
USA v. Sergio Delgado
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10080
USA v. Lorenza Anzley
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10115
Nicholas Daniels, et al v. Federal Home Loan Mtge
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10236
USA v. Alberto Sanchez-Ramos
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20033
Michael Van Deelen v. James Cain, et al
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20197
Guzman v. Jones  
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40007

Justia Opinion Summary: This law suit arose from a motor vehicle accident between a truck driven by Melvin Jones and owned by Celadon and another vehicle driven by plaintiff. The parties agree that Jones was at fault for the accident and that…

USA v. Rene Vargas-Alvarez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40019
USA v. Ismael Riso-Mendoza
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40026
USA v. Ismael Riso-Mendoza
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40027
USA v. Fabian Echartea-Alvarado
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40029
USA v. Jose Alvarenga-Guardado
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40050
USA v. Jose Torres-Martinez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40059
USA v. Jesus Meza-Garcia
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40060
USA v. Emerito Medina-Sabillon
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40065
USA v. Isaac Medina
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40069
USA v. April Ravell
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40071
USA v. Miguel Rodriguez-Mejia
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40072
USA v. Eduardo Flores-Camarillo
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40074
USA v. Manuel Martinez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40083
USA v. Carlos Luna-Erives
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40090
USA v. Julio Perez-De La Rosa
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40092
USA v. Abraham Ortega
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40102
USA v. Hilario Olvera-Mendez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40110
USA v. Manuel Martinez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40114
USA v. Julio Perez-De La Rosa
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40115
USA v. Geovanny Raymundo-Castillo
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40127
USA v. Eliseo Mendez-De La Paz
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40129
USA v. Eliseo Mendez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40131
USA v. Ezequiel Campuzano-Martinez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40134
USA v. Irma Rubio-Hernandez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40135
USA v. Ruben Ruiz-Vazquez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40139
USA v. Ramon Machuca-Anzaldo
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40140
USA v. Juan Gomez-Lopez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40142
USA v. Juan Aragon-Carrillo
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40144
USA v. Nicandro Elorza-Altamirano
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40149
USA v. Omar Millan-Arteaga
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40153
USA v. Jesus Sanchez-Ceballos
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40158
USA v. Mario Flores Hernandez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40165
USA v. Pedro Cruz-Granados
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40168
USA v. Mario Flores-Hernandez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40173
USA v. Rodrigo Sanchez-Rodriguez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40181
USA v. Joel Salgado-Padilla
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40184
USA v. Iram De Jesus-Perez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40189
USA v. Orlando Nunez-Pena
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40194
USA v. Rene Gomez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40202
USA v. Gonzalo Sobrevilla-Revolloso
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40205
USA v. Raul Garcia-Lopez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40210
USA v. Jorge Maya-Osorio
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40211
USA v. Juan Aramburo-Moreno
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40214
USA v. Jesus De La Paz
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40224
USA v. Heriberto Martinez-Garza
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40240
USA v. Homero Mendez-Solis
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40241
USA v. Ruben Paredes-Carmona
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40247
USA v. Mauricio Vazquez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40255
USA v. Alejandro Morales-Vega
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40258
USA v. Nelson Soriano-Moreno
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40272
USA v. Jose Barrera-Lopez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40280
USA v. Jeremias Lopez-Sanchez
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40287
USA v. Martin Netro-De Leon
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40351
USA v. Fernando de la Garza-Garza
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40423
USA v. Angel Hernandez-Amaya
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40440
Florida Harris, et al v. Anthony Lowrie
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40455
USA v. Frankie Villagran-Pecina
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40489
USA v. Misael Garcia-De La Cruz
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40566
USA v. Rodolfo Cifuentes
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50080
USA v. Sergio Madrid-Madrid
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50091
Garolyn Fields v. RRRB
Date: October 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60158
United States v. Munoz-Navarro  
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10441

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The district court sentenced defendant under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. 924(e)(1), to the…

USA v. Arturo Lemus, Jr.
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11240
USA v. Gwendolyn Climmons-Johnson
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20392
Donald Boswell v. Claiborne Parish Detention Ctr,
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31250
Martin Resource Mgmt. Corp. v. Zurich Am. Ins.  
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40512

Justia Opinion Summary: MRMC purchased a primary-insurance policy from Zurich and excess insurance from AXIS. MRMC filed suit to recover under its primary- and excess-insurance policies after suffering losses in a state lawsuit. The trial court…

USA v. Jose Acosta
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41129
Fnu Sugiharto, et al v. Loretta Lynch
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60670
Morgan, Jr. v. Colvin  
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30322

Justia Opinion Summary: Plantiff filed suit challenging the denial of his claim for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 423. Because the ALJ based his decision on a credibility assessment of plaintiff's…

USA v. Isauro Pena-Garza
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40307
USA v. Bruce Ervin
Date: October 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50428
USA v. Clarence Haines, et al
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31287
Nickleson v. Stephens  
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41313

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murder, appealed the district court's denial of his petition for habeas relief. At the hearing for petitioner's application for habeas relief, petitioner's counsel asserted for the first time…

USA v. Guillermo Campa-Barrera
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10815
Ybarra v. Dish Network, L.L.C.  
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11316

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against DISH for violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227, because DISH called plaintiff's cell phone 15 times to collect an unpaid balance. The district court granted…

King-White v. Humble Indep. Sch. Dist.  
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20778

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against the school district and its employees, alleging claims related to the sexual molestation of A.W. by her teacher. The district court dismissed the claims under Rule 12(b)(6) as time-barred.…

Victor Johnson v. N. Cain, et al
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31279
Courtland Lindsay v. Micheal Dollahite
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41163
Hilda Garza v. Starr County, Texas, et al
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41343
USA v. Ruben Balleza
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20214
USA v. Fredis Ayala-Ramirez
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40088
Phoung C. v. Killeen Independent Sch Dist
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50204
In Re: Marco Alferez
Date: October 20, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50620
USA v. Mario Ramirez-Avitua
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10265
USA v. David Heredia-Holguin
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10846
William Krieg v. Joshua Keeney, et al
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10993
USA v. Alexander Ortega
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20310
USA v. Crystal Washington
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20547
USA v. Ronald Norman
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20694
USA v. Segundo Bobadilla-Chucari
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41049
Vauda Shipp, Jr. v. Frank Lara
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41345
USA v. Denis Flores-Hernandez
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41439
Jeanetter Graham v. Alex Hodge, et al
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60891
Bartel v. Alcoa Steamship Co.  
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Numbers: 15-30004, 15-30005, 15-30032

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed these consolidated cases, alleging exposure to asbestos aboard vessels operated or owned by the various defendants. At issue was whether the cases, originally filed in state court, properly belong in…

William Bartel v. American Export Isbrantsen, et a
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30005
Lawrence Craig v. American Overseas Marine Corp.,
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30032
USA v. Scottron Medlock
Date: October 19, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30204
USA v. David Heredia-Holguin
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10846
Christopher Collier v. Myron Batts
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11375
Torres v. S.G.E. Management, L.L.C.  
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20128

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants appealed the district court's order certifying a class of some 150,000 plaintiffs. Plaintiffs filed suit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. 1961-68, alleging that…

USA v. Dwayne Hupp
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31378
Hemphill v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.  
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60058

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment to State Farm in plaintiff's suit contending that State Farm's breach of its fiduciary duty caused the excess judgment in an underlying lawsuit. The court…

Riverside Construction Company v. Entergy Mississi
Date: October 16, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60252
United States v. Muniz  
Date: October 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20739

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her sentence for conspiracy to transport and conceal illegal aliens, during which offense the death of a person resulted. The district court found that defendant was aware that the victim was sick…

United States v. Haines  
Date: October 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31287

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Haines, Porter, and Iturres-Bonilla were convicted of charges related to their involvement in a heroin ring. The court concluded that there was sufficient evidence to convict defendants of one count of…

USA v. Octavio Montenegro-Muniz
Date: October 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51274
Chuc Nguyen, et al v. American Commercial Lines, L
Date: October 15, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30070
Neurl & Neurophysiology Assoc v. Peter Tarbox
Date: October 15, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50105
United States v. Rosenthal  
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41329

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, an attorney, was found guilty of charges related to widespread corruption involving defendant, a state judge, and a former state legislator. On appeal, defendant claims that he is entitled to a new trial due…

Alejandro De La Paz v. Jason Coy, et al
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50768
USA v. Mickey Perez
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10026
USA v. Sandra Corrales-Aguilar
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10141
USA v. Raul Ramirez-Martinez
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40119
Chris Stallworth v. William Stephens, Director
Date: October 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50018
USA v. Ricky Cole
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11034
USA v. Patrick Mire
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50248
Fennell v. Marion I.S.D.  
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51098

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d, and 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the district and two district employee, alleging discrimination based on race and a hostile educational…

USA v. Giovanni Teran
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10451
USA v. Oscar Perdomo
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30080
USA v. Duane Byers
Date: October 13, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40274
Donald Deal v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al
Date: October 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30890
USA v. Vicente Rosales-Jaimes
Date: October 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41449
USA v. Benedicto Lazaro-Lopez
Date: October 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51282
USA v. Christina Moreno
Date: October 12, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10005
USA v. Henry Bryant
Date: October 12, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10276
USA v. Timothy Scott
Date: October 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51234
USA v. Ismael Martinez-Mata
Date: October 9, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10038
USA v. Jorge Buck-Soltero
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50792
USA v. Nicholas Schofield
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11293
Maria Delgado v. United States Marshals, et al
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31092
USA v. Annette Dicicco
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31392
USA v. Fidel Rebollar-Gomez
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50679
Marcelino Salazar v. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10097
George Campbell v. DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc., et
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20131
Melissa Kennedy v. Parkview Baptist School, Inc.
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30065
Chuc Nguyen, et al v. American Commercial Lines, L
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30070
Toby Arant v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated, et al
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30276
USA v. Rodolfo Gonzalez-Quesada
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40018
USA v. Christian Lira-Alvarez
Date: October 8, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40209
USA v. Kamardeen Ogunleye
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11245
Darryll Taylor v. Steven Swift, et al
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51086
Demond Cook v. Wade Lamotte, et al
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30076
USA v. Espigmenio Hernandez, Jr.
Date: October 7, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50401
Petrobras America Incorporated v. Vicinay Cadenas,
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20780
USA v. Efrain Grimaldo
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31098
Taft Wilson v. Steve Rader, Warden
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31113
USA v. Ahaoma Ohia
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31344
USA v. Nino Rodriguez
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40667
Courtland Lindsay v. Rusk State Hospital
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41166
USA v. Austin Frazier
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60198
Israel Ortega, Sr. v. Bonita Mosley
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60603
USA v. Jemarious Fair
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60845
USA v. Terrence Priestley
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10173
USA v. Mario Irias
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40085
USA v. Eulalio Gandiga-Martinez
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40256
Charles Crisp v. Sears Roebuck & Company, et al
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50214
Robert McCollum v. Puckett Machinery Company
Date: October 6, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60166
USA v. Bobby Martinez
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41328
USA v. Hector DeHoyos
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50946
USA v. Hector De Hoyos
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50947
USA v. Sandra Chino-Lazaro
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40080
Even Thomas, III v. Beaumont Indep School District
Date: October 5, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40161
In re: Chinese-Mft Drywall, et al
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31355
USA v. Gerardo Torres-Beccara
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40430
USA v. Gelder Arqueta-Regalado
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41313
Rowland Martin, Jr. v. Charles Grehn, et al
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50093
USA v. Lazaro Viana Echeverria
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50408
Eric Eddy v. Printers House (P) Ltd.
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10370
Gregory LaFleur v. Charles McClelland, Jr., et al
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20195
Kyrt Wentzell, et al v. JPMorgan Chase Bank Natl A
Date: October 2, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60179
Eleazar Vasquez v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-40965
Esquivel v. Lynch  
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60326

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitioned for review of the BIA's affirmance of the IJ's conclusion that he was ineligible for cancellation of removal and order of removal. At issue was whether the BIA erred…

USA v. John Flato
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11016
East Texas Baptist University, et al v. Sylvia Bur
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20112
Ferguson v. Bank of New York Mellon  
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20585

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiffs defaulted on their residential mortgage loan, they sought to enjoin BNY from foreclosing by claiming that the assignment of the deed of trust (DOT) to BNY was void. Plaintiffs also filed a false-lien…

USA v. Jorge Ortiz-De La Rosa
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40478
Sanger Insurance Agency v. HUB International, Limi
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40854
USA v. Terrell Rogers
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40985
USA v. Oved Rivera-Pineda
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41196
Carlos Zuniga v. Loretta Lynch, et al
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51130
Marlon Ramos v. Loretta Lynch
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60787
Troy Clark v. William Stephens, Director
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70034
USA v. Ramon Valle-Regalado
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20051
Anthony Hood, et al v. Tessa Pope, et al
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20085
USA v. Bahram Mechanic
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20359
USA v. Braulio Luna-Hernandez
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50046
USA v. Taylor Moorefield
Date: October 1, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50117
NiGen Biotech, L.L.C. v. Paxton  
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10923

Justia Opinion Summary: NiGen, manufacturer and distributor of dietary supplements, Isodrene and The HCG Solution, appealed the dismissal of its constitutional and state law claims against the Attorney General based on state sovereign immunity.…

Syed Rizvi, et al v. DHS, et al
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20569
Cedric Cleveland, et al v. Liberty County Sheriff'
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40691
USA v. Ramiro Fortonel-Ocampo
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40927
USA v. Jaime Ceron-Martinez
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41397
USA v. Wilmer Martinez-Melendez
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41454
DeJoria v. Maghreb Petroleum Exploration  
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51022

Justia Opinion Summary: Maghreb appealed the district court's grant of plaintiff's motion for non-recognition of a Moroccan judgment under Texas's Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgment Recognition Act, Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann.…

USA v. Quentin Jeffries
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51250
Javier Medina Murillo v. Loretta Lynch
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60482
Gaspar Marcos-Cardona v. Loretta Lynch
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60605
United States v. Barnes  
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60846

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Barnes, Jones, and Hall appealed their convictions for (1) conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 or more grams of methamphetamine, less than fifty kilograms of marijuana, and some amount of…

USA v. Lorenzo Salgado
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10204
USA v. Jerry Thompson, Jr.
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30116
USA v. Jose Zavala-Rodriguez
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40078
USA v. Rigoberto Nieto-Zapata
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40259
Christopher Moser, et al v. Leslie Schachar
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40321
USA v. Benito Barrera-Patino
Date: September 30, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50260
Randy Cole, et al v. Michael Hunter, et al
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10228
USA v. John Hockett
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11117
USA v. Mark James
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20727
USA v. Sadar Cade
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20731
Randell Laws v. Lynn Hughes, et al
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20759
Randy Marshall v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30246
Mark Barto v. J. Ray McDermott Intl Vessels, et al
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31326
USA v. Christina Martinez
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40262
USA v. Ronzell Mitchell
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40286
USA v. Ray Lenoir
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60543
Shu-Hui Wu v. Mississippi State University
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60917
Randy Cole, et al v. Michael Hunter, et al
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10045
Gregory Guth v. Roedel Parsons Koch Blache
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30043
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40035
USA v. Alvaro Zermeno-Campos
Date: September 29, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40154
Underwood Cotton Company, Inc. v. Clark Freight Li
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11327
USA v. Lawrence Tyler
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20546
USA v. Candy Dominguez
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41121
USA v. Carlos Quintanilla-Ventura
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41261
Bruce Oxner v. Keith Roy
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41395
USA v. Gerardo Tavarez-Grado
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51165
Victor Reyes-Bonilla v. Loretta Lynch
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60491
USA v. Florina Zapata-Melendez
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10118
USA v. Jesus Lopez
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10172
Angela Vann v. Mattress Firm, Incorporated
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20082
USA v. Jamal Holland
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30022
Britney Jones v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30031
Cynthia Murray v. Chick-Fil-A, Incorporated
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40058
USA v. George Enriquez
Date: September 28, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50072
Cole v. Hunter  
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Numbers: 14-10228, 15-10045

Justia Opinion Summary: After Ryan Cole, a seventeen-year-old, was severely injured in an armed encounter with police, he and his parents filed suit against the officers for, among other things, use of excessive force in violation of Ryan's…

Smith v. Robbins  
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20588

Justia Opinion Summary: W. Steve Smith, trustee of a complex Chapter 7 estate, appealed the bankruptcy court's removal of him as trustee. Smith also appealed his removal from all of his other pending cases. Smith had traveled with his wife and…

USA v. Jose Santos-Avila
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20744
USA v. Omar Calzada
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50925
USA v. Christina Collier
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51145
USA v. Laterral Hamilton
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60469
Cesar Verdugo-Soto v. Loretta Lynch
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60685
Michael White, M.D. v. DEA
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60832
Randy Cole, et al v. Michael Hunter, et al
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10045
Garrard Myers v. Hercules Offshore Svcs, L.L.C.
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30020
USA v. Juan Chino-Tellez
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50025
USA v. Juan Chino-Tellez
Date: September 25, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50026
USA v. Kenny Washington
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10623
Ted Radcliffe v. William Stephens, Director
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10884
Pina-Galindo v. Lynch  
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60752

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitioned for review of the BIA's finding that he is statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)(C). Petitioner contends that, because that…

USA v. Heriberto Latigo
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20386
David Corey, et al v. Deepwater Specialists, Inc.,
Date: September 24, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30249
Little Pencil, L.L.C., et al v. Lubbock Indep Scho
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10731
USA v. Javier Ybarra
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10938
United States v. Schofield  
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11293

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's requirement that he register as a sex offender after his release from…

Top Dollar Pawn, Gun, & Car v. Caddo Parish, et al
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31166
Top Dollar Pawn, Gun, & Car v. Caddo Parish, et al
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31178
Sanger Ins. Agency v. HUB Int'l  
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40854

Justia Opinion Summary: Sanger filed suit claiming that it was forced to abandon certain prospective business plans after coming up against the anticompetitive practices of HUB, a major player in the nationwide market for veterinary insurance.…

USA v. Pelly Mason
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51223
Jose Suria v. Richard Wathen, Warden, et al
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10455
USA v. Yuri Melendez
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20040
Robert Bruce v. Terry Terrell, et al
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30024
USA v. Jose Evangelista-Gonzalez
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40245
In Re: Autry Barney
Date: September 23, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40435
USA v. Antonio Ramirez-Olvera
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11276
Shan Kovaly v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, L.L.C.
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20697
Kathryn Rothkamm v. USA, et al
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31164
USA v. Saul Rios-Luna
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40999
USA v. John Berry
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50489
Singh Swaran v. Loretta Lynch
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60472
Crystal Molina v. Brown County, et al
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10354
Michael Comeaux v. William Stephens
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20013
USA v. Erik Martinez-Perez
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40086
USA v. Cristobal Vielma-Esquivel
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40104
USA v. Carlos Aragon-Carrillo
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40143
USA v. Patrick Kelly
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40395
USA v. Francisco Colorado Cessa
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50058
USA v. Francisco Colorado Cessa
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50102
J. Crook v. Pedro Galaviz, et al
Date: September 22, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50244
Rothkamm v. United States  
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31164

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit for wrongful levy after the IRS levied her account at a bank, which she asserts was her separate property, when her husband incurred a tax liability. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of…

USA v. Thomas Thompson
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41447
USA v. Everardo Lopez-Porcayo
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51275
USA v. Jose Rodriguez-Martinez
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10047
USA v. Francisco Rodriguez
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20103
Camsoft Data Systems, Inc. v. Southern Electronics
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30133
Mnstry of Oil of the Repub v. 1,032,212 Barrels of
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40062
J. Crook v. Pedro Galaviz, et al
Date: September 21, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50244
Clarence Stephens v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11225
USA v. Javier Madrigal
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20088
USA v. Wade Bigelow
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20502
USA v. Perla Rodriguez
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41262
USA v. Aurelio Zarate-Lopez
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41329
USA v. Aurelio Zarate
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41330
Louis Doss, et al v. John Young
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51169
Marvin Rodriguez-Bonilla v. Loretta Lynch
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60493
Bender v. U.S. Parole Comm'n  
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60656

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a U.S. citizen, was convicted in a Costa Rican tribunal of three counts of rape and sentenced to thirty years in prison. Petitioner was subsequently transferred to an American federal prison. On appeal,…

USA v. Gadiel Hidalgo-Peralta
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 15-50015
Effort Alexander v. DeSoto County Soil and Water
Date: September 18, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60314
Allstate Ins. Co. v. Plambeck  
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10574

Justia Opinion Summary: Allstate filed suit against telemarketing companies, chiropractic clinics, and affiliated law offices spanning several states, contending that they had violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act…

USA v. Raul Ramirez
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11348
Bush v. Thoratec Corp.  
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30896

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Thoratec, manufacturer of the Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implanted in her husband, and subsequently filed suit against the Government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28…

USA v. Marco Marchan
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40493
Oda Garcia v. City of Laredo, et al
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40994
USA v. Jose Rangel
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50815
USA v. Jesus Cardenas
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50906
USA v. Juan Ceniceros-Gonzalez
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10134
Stephanie Michael v. USA
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20108
First Metro Church of Houston v. Genesis Group
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20186
USA v. Sareel Poindexter
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30215
USA v. Cesar Padilla-Paz
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40096
USA v. Rene Gomez
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40201
Riverside Construction Company v. Entergy Mississi
Date: September 17, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60252
Weiser-Brown Operating Co. v. St. Paul Surplus  
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20442

Justia Opinion Summary: In this breach of contract dispute, a jury found that St. Paul breached its insurance contract with plaintiff by failing to pay plaintiff’s insurance claim for costs associated with the “loss of control” of an oil well…

Miguel Rishmague, et al v. Robert Winter, et al
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11118
Barry Rupert, et al v. Robert Winter, et al
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11119
Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors v. Chase Capital Corp.  
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50046

Justia Opinion Summary: The Committee appealed a consolidated district court judgment affirming several bankruptcy court judgments. The court held that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in approving the Settlement Agreement - a…

United States v. Prieto  
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50653

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence following his conviction for failing to register or update his registration as a sex offender. The court concluded that, although the district court erred in imposing a pornography…

Frontier Custom Builders, Inc. v. CIR
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60518
USA v. Raymond Shoemaker, et al
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60536
USA v. Rocky Cameron
Date: September 16, 2015
Docket Number: 15-60014
ExxonMobil Corporation v. Elec Reliability Service
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 12-20474
Roger Trent, et al v. Steven Wade, et al
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10960
Donald Jackson, et al v. Pearl Public School Distr
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60631
United States v. Preciado-Delacruz  
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11023

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. On appeal, defendant challenged his sentence, contending that the district court violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by…

In Re: BP, P.L.C. Securities, et al
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20420
USA v. Travis Barlow
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31150
USA v. Ruben Martinez
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40814
DTND Sierra Investments, L.L.C v. HSBC Bank USA, N
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51142
Naylor v. Securiguard, Inc.  
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60637

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from Securiguard's treatment of certain break periods for guards stationed at a Navy base. The guards filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., seeking damages for…

USA v. Jose Ramirez
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10059
USA v. Arnulfo Mireles
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10103
USA v. Bruce Dellere
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10132
USA v. Roberto Berrones-Vargas
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 15-10257
Anderson Wallace, Jr. v. Terrebonne Parish School
Date: September 15, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30323
Jackie Ladapo v. Target Stores, Incorporated
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11349
Derrick Davis v. Winn Correctional Facil, et al
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31087
USA v. Narciso Valdez
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41010
USA v. Bayron Borjas-Pereira
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-51161
Charles Dixon, et al v. Richard Freese, et al
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60906
US Bank National Association v. Russell Budnick, e
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-20073
Ronald Alsup v. Unum Life Ins Co. of America, et a
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-30346
USA v. Antonio Sandoval
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40124
Carlos Alaniz v. Sirius Intl Ins Corp.
Date: September 14, 2015
Docket Number: 15-40497
USA v. John Garcia
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11279
Christopher O'Neal v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30707
USA v. Vencent Scales
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10725
USA v. Leslie Hofman
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-11275
USA v. Jose Ramon
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40249
USA v. Angeles Ramirez
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41318
United States v. Castillo  
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-41425

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant conditionally plead guilty to bringing in and harboring aliens, and subsequently appealed the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence arising from a traffic stop. The officer that pulled…

USA v. Brian Hudson
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50004
USA v. David Martinez
Date: September 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50908

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