USA v. Reynold Murrell
Date: July 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50952
Carlos Cortina v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: July 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60156
Carlton Strother v. B. Blackmon
Date: July 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60539
Brinsdon v. McAllen Independent School District
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
15-40160
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied rehearing en banc, withdrew its prior opinion, and substituted this opinion. The court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment as a matter of law for defendants on plaintiff's…
John Galbraith v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
15-40596
United States v. Montoya-De La Cruz
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Numbers:
15-50804, 15-50808
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentences for illegal reentry and violation of the terms of his supervised release. The court held that the district court erred by failing to provide defendant an allocution…
USA v. Ramiro Montoya-De La Cruz
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
15-50808
United States v. Isidro-Esteban
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40340
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence after he pleaded guilty to being found unlawfully present in the United States. Defendant objected to the recommendation that his prior convictions be categorized as…
USA v. Earnest Ross
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40582
United States v. Flores
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Numbers:
16-40868, 16-40890
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's sentences for illegal reentry into the United States and violating a condition of his supervised release. The court held that, although the district court committed a clear or…
USA v. Jose Flores
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40890
USA v. Chad Calhoun
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41148
Rogelio Jimenez v. Dept of Homeland Sec Img
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50936
USA v. Reymundo Montoya-Ortiz
Date: July 3, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51137
United States v. Reyes-Ochoa
Date: June 30, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41270
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated and remanded defendant's 41 month sentence for illegal reentry after deportation. The court held that the district court plainly erred by imposing a 16-level "crime of violence" enhancement…
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. v. Traxxas, L.P.
Date: June 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40686
Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal involved a dispute between the parties over the Monster Jam Merchandise License Agreement. Traxxas argued that it clearly owed no additional royalties under the plain language of the contract, while FMS…
USA v. Efrain Lucero-Alvarez
Date: June 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41573
Melva Vallery v. American Girl Dolls
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30472
Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast v. Gee
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30987
USA v. Benjamin Cano
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11656
C. G. v. Waller Independent School Dist
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20439
Danielle Burks v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20526
Leslie Davis, Jr. v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40732
Aaron Carter, Jr. v. J. Mossbarger
Date: June 29, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40740
United States v. Zamora-Salazar
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20307
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions and sentences for conspiracy to import and importation of methamphetamine. The court held that there was sufficient evidence to support defendant's convictions, and the…
USA v. Jaime Estrada-Monzon
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40542
USA v. Julian Martinez-Rodriguez
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41191
USA v. Jorge Posada-Guevara
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41539
USA v. Jorge Posada-Guevara
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41543
Victor Saldano v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: June 28, 2017
Docket Number:
16-70025
Herrera Morales v. Sessions
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number:
15-60761
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a ten year old native and citizen of El Salvador, petitioned for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture…
Trevino v. Davis
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number:
15-70019
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief on petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel (IATC). The court held that, assuming counsel's performance was deficient, petitioner…
Reyes v. North Texas Tollway Authority
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10767
Justia Opinion Summary: The $25 fee assessed by the Authority is rationally related to the government's interest in recovering costs spent to collect unpaid tolls. Plaintiffs, drivers who were assessed fees after they repeatedly refused to pay…
CenturyTel of Chatham, LLC v. Sprint Communications Co.
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30634
Justia Opinion Summary: CenturyLink filed suit against Sprint for damages resulting from Sprint's refusal to pay $8.7 million in access charges. Sprint counterclaimed, seeking a declaration that it was not required to pay CenturyLink the higher…
USA v. Martin Franco-Galvan
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41556
USA v. John Spivey, Jr.
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50977
Brewer v. Hayne
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Numbers:
16-60116, 16-60342
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs Brewer and Brooks filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that defendants, forensic consultants, violated their constitutional rights under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments when, as retained government…
Levon Brooks v. Steven Hayne
Date: June 27, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60342
Hicks-Fields v. Pool
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20003
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, heirs of Norman F. Hicks, Sr., filed suit against the County and other defendants under 42 U.S.C. 1983, the Texas Tort Claims Act, and the Texas Wrongful Death Act. The district court ultimately granted…
C. G. v. Waller Independent School Dist
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20439
Eric Flores v. R. Moore, et al
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20587
Alvarez v. City of Brownsville
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40772
Justia Opinion Summary: After the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that plaintiff was "actually innocent" of assault on a public servant in Texas court, he filed suit against the City and law enforcement officers under 42 U.S.C. 1983.…
United States v. Colorado Cessa
Date: June 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50328
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering. The Fifth Circuit remanded for further findings on the Brady and Giglio claim, holding that the district court clearly erred in concluding that…
Plummer v. University of Houston
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
15-20350
Justia Opinion Summary: After the University found that two former students violated the University's sexual misconduct policy, the students filed suit alleging that they were denied constitutional due process and were discriminated against in…
USA v. Eric Cruz
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11098
Credeur v. Louisiana
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30658
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against her employer, the Office of Attorney General for the State of Louisiana (DOJ), alleging failure to accommodate, harassment, and retaliation in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act…
Jeffery Fussell v. Darrell Vannoy
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30808
Jonathan Rodriguez-Ruiz v. Becky Clay
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30833
USA v. German Lopez-Ayala
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40073
USA v. Joshua Ford
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40773
USA v. Tariq Mahmood
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41315
Allan Story v. Ralph Strother, et al
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50658
USA v. Lamart Kwaja
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50755
Donald Patton v. J & K Logging, L.L.C.
Date: June 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60836
USA v. Edwin Portillo-Bernabel
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41562
Jerry Wanzer v. Debra Gloor, et al
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
15-50296
USA v. Alexander Cobos
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11059
Mishon Thompson v. Mario Campos, et al
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11121
C. G. v. Waller Independent School Dist
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20439
Welsh v. Fort Bend Independent School District
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20538
Justia Opinion Summary: On September 26, 2014, plaintiff filed suit against the school district, alleging discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims (Welsh I). On December 16, 2014, the school district filed a plea to the…
USA v. Carlos Linares
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30650
Noah Robinson v. Francisco Lara, Warden
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40760
USA v. Martin Franco-Galvan
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41556
Stephanie Bekendam v. TDCJ-CID/Parole, et al
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50380
Maxmed Healthcare, Inc. v. Price
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50398
Justia Opinion Summary: Maxmed sought judicial review of the Secretary of Health and Human Services' determination that the Medicaid program overpaid Maxmed by almost $800,000 for home health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries.…
USA v. Timmy Perrin
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51060
USA v. Patrick Minor
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51190
Barber v. Bryant
Date: June 22, 2017
Docket Numbers:
16-60477, 16-60478
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit challenging the constitutionality of a Mississippi statute, HB 1523, asserting that the state government disapproves of and is hostile to same-sex couples, to unmarried people who engage in sexual…
In re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30377
Merritt Hawkins & Assocs. v. Gresham
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10439
Justia Opinion Summary: MHA filed suit against defendants, two former employees, based on the alleged breach of non-compete and non-solicitation provisions in its employment contracts, tortious interference, and theft of computer files. The…
USA v. Walter Salgado-Rosales
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10461
USA v. Jose Santos-Reyes
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11479
International Marine, LLC v. Integrity Fisheries, Inc.
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30456
Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved an allision causing significant damage to a submerged moor line for a mobile offshore drilling unit used by Shell. Tesla, an offshore survey company, contracted with International to provide and…
USA v. Jose Mejia-Castro
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40033
USA v. Riley Vallejo
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40869
USA v. Michael Hawley
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41038
USA v. Jaime Guerrero
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41150
William Abbott v. USA
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41168
USA v. Eusebio Salazar, Jr.
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41194
USA v. Ignacio Rodriguez-Cepeda
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41243
USA v. Richard Taylor
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41482
USA v. Nabor Cruz-Perez
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41563
USA v. Alejandro Sosa, Jr.
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50356
USA v. Raul Vargas-Ortiz
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50516
USA v. Antonio Yahuaca
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50838
USA v. Hector Diaz-Osuna
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60212
USA v. James Cuneo
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60585
Donald Patton v. J & K Logging, L.L.C.
Date: June 21, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60836
USA v. Nelson Mendez-De Paz
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41543
USA v. Carlos Colmenares-Martinez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41548
Young v. Davis
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
15-70023
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The Fifth Circuit granted a certificate of appealability on two issues: (1) a Mills claim that the omission of a jury instruction—required under Texas law—that…
USA v. Dejuan Willis
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10314
USA v. Felipe Pinon
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10491
USA v. Nancy Freeman
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11024
USA v. William Benham
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11074
USA v. Jay Carlson
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11076
USA v. Jonathan Morris
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11129
USA v. Stacy Myers
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11267
USA v. Marcus Caldwell
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11306
USA v. Adrienne Logan
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11356
USA v. Raul Garate-Velarde
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11380
USA v. Jamie Tucker
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11425
USA v. Javier Tovar
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11430
Brian O'Grady, et al v. Dennis Birenbaum
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11512
USA v. Rudy Lopez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11513
USA v. Fabian Soto
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11543
USA v. Julio Arias-Barron
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20162
Eric Flores v. TDCJ, et al
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20459
USA v. Fletcher Freeman, Jr.
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-31029
USA v. Rolando Araguz-Aguillon
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40528
USA v. Osvaldo Aguilar-Aguilar
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40552
USA v. Pedro Arce-Ordones
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40934
USA v. Carlos Torres-Palos
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41059
USA v. David Paiz-Cornejo
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41076
USA v. Elvis Castro-Rodriguez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41249
USA v. Alonso Barrera-DeLeon
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41265
USA v. Francisco Villela-Ramirez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41352
USA v. Manuel Rodriguez-Sanchez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41362
USA v. Daniel Lopez-Lopez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41363
USA v. Manuel Rodriguez-Sanchez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41367
USA v. Jose Villa-Zavala
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41368
USA v. Luis Leal-Villegas
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41395
USA v. Oscar Cordova-Avelar
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41454
USA v. Roberto Martinez-Ramirez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41484
USA v. Jose De Hoyos-Lopez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41498
USA v. Jose Murillo-Camacho
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41506
USA v. Angel Labra
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41520
USA v. Jesus Rivera-Nava
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41548
USA v. Roberto Garcia-Almanza
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41645
USA v. Santos Gonzales
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41647
USA v. Brenda Ugarte
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50313
USA v. Sandra Tejada
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50340
USA v. Edgar Mier Garces
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50858
USA v. Alejandro Garcia-Lozada
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50922
USA v. Edilberto Banegas
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51048
USA v. Hector Giron
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51064
USA v. Hector Perez-Gonzalez
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51110
USA v. Oswaldo Sanchez-Cruz
Date: June 20, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51397
Douglas Barnes v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30768
Joe Guerra, et al v. Frank Bellino
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
15-51252
Michael Davis v. Rodney Chandler, Warden
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10337
James Truman v. James LeBlanc, et al
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30488
USA v. Jesus Corona-Rojas
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40224
Edionwe v. Bailey
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41310
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a wrongful termination suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and 1988, alleging violations of procedural and substantive due process stemming from legislation that abolished the University of Texas-Pan American…
USA v. Jose Ramos
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41483
American Academy of Implant Dentistry v. Parker
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50157
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit challenging a provision in the Texas Administrative Code regulating advertising in the field of dentistry, Tex. Admin. Code 108.54. Section 108.54 prohibits dentists from advertising as specialists…
Octavio Huerta v. USA, et al
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50410
USA v. Michael Ottogalli
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50831
USA v. Emiliano Saucedo-Rios
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51239
Virginia Lay v. Singing River Health Sys Fdn
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60431
Sammons v. United States
Date: June 19, 2017
Docket Number:
17-50201
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit pro se asserting a takings claim against the United States. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's conclusion that, under the Tucker Act, plaintiff must pursue his claim in the Court of…
Jose Jaimes Sierra v. Nasly Riascos Tapasco
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20660
USA v. Jeffery Alexander
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30179
Johnny Jackson v. Charles Daniels, Warden
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40660
USA v. Jose Servando-Trujillo
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41502
USA v. Cesar Valdez
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50319
Eddie Brown v. Theressia Lyons, et al
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60538
Harvey Anderson v. Ben Wade
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60582
Brenda Kappos v. CIR
Date: June 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60605
Salazar v. South San Antonio Independent School District
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number:
15-50558
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the District for damages under Title IX of the Education Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., because he was repeatedly molested as a student by Michael Alcoser, while he was a vice principal…
USA v. Andre Rawls
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10306
USA v. Pamela Harris
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10329
USA v. Alexis Gonzalez-Badillo
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40418
Balle v. Nueces County
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40789
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging claims arising out of injuries he sustained while he was detained at a facility operated by Nueces County and was under the care of the facility's medical…
USA v. Antonio Romero-Borego
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41438
Sorto v. Davis
Date: June 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-70005
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit had previously issued a nondispositive opinion denying certificates of appealability (COAs) with respect to petitioner's Miranda and ineffective assistance of counsel claims.
After reviewing…
USA v. Steve Zuniga
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
14-11304
USA v. Eduardo Rodriguez
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
15-40357
Anson Chi v. John Doe
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10584
USA v. Jesus Jimenez
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11204
USA v. Nikie Frye
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11528
USA v. Gerardo Rodriguez-Trevino
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11655
USA v. Mohammed Raza
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20624
USA v. Eloy Silva
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40167
USA v. Juan Rodriguez-Aguirre
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41136
USA v. Carlos Delgado
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41156
USA v. Juan Becerra, Jr.
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41447
USA v. Danny Tarin
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50492
Sarbpreet Singh v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60010
Dalia Ruano-Perez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: June 14, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60138
USA v. Jesus Jimenez
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11204
Camil Kreit v. Christopher Quinn
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20744
USA v. Darien Reliford
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30652
Stacy Conner v. Lorie Davis, Director, et al
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40324
USA v. James Caravayo
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50136
USA v. Sergio Jimenez-Ibarra
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50629
USA v. Juan Elizondo-Ramos
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51140
USA v. Arturo Maldonado-Nunez
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51228
Donald Smith v. Ronald Woodall, et al
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60080
USA v. Chris Cosner
Date: June 13, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60673
USA v. Eddie Douglas
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
15-10084
USA v. Nilson Madrid-Martinez
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
15-10249
USA v. Crystal McCain-Sims, et al
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
15-20730
USA v. Aaron Hernandez
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
15-51084
USA v. Isaias Reyna-Reyna
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20333
USA v. Lloyd Brown, III
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30143
In re: Settoon Towing, LLC
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30459
Justia Opinion Summary: The Oil Pollution Act (OPA), as confirmed by the Act's legislative history, grants to an OPA Responsible Party the right to receive contribution from other entities who were partially at fault for a discharge of oil.…
Lee v. Offshore Logistical & Transport
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-31049
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Offshore under the Jones Act, alleging maritime claims for negligence and unseaworthiness arising out of an alleged injury he suffered. The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's grant of…
USA v. Jaime Perez-Solis
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40844
USA v. Steven Seibert
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41151
USA v. Laura Ramos-Gonzales
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41353
Jose Zamora v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50345
USA v. Joshua Bradford
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50932
USA v. Jose Rivera-Alonso
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50969
USA v. Salvador Damian Lopez
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51138
Robert Frascarelli v. USPC
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60235
Chipotle Services, L.L.C. v. NLRB
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60667
USA v. Lacey Horn
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60703
USA v. Rallen Marshall
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60711
USA v. Eugenio Munoz-Canellas
Date: June 12, 2017
Docket Number:
17-40245
USA v. Agustin DeLeon Garza
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number:
15-50846
Cristobal Orozco v. City of Angleton, et al
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20448
TOTAL Gas & Power North America, Inc. v. FERC
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20642
Justia Opinion Summary: Total Gas and two of its trading managers filed a declaratory judgment action against the Commission arguing that the Commission was precluded from adjudicating violations or imposing civil penalties because the Natural…
USA v. Javier Garza-Flores
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40698
USA v. Ricky Mendoza Rodriguez
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50895
Robert Frascarelli v. USPC
Date: June 8, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60235
Richard Alsenz v. Aurora Bank, FSB, et al
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number:
12-20524
Edward Trotter v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30222
United States v. Brooker
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10698
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's revocation of defendant's term of supervised release and sentence of 24 months in prison. The court held that, even if the district court was required to consider the…
Billy Hale v. Bryan Collier, et al
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11123
USA v. Sandra Thompson
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30453
Vera Claiborne v. Recovery School District
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30667
USA v. Juan Trevino
Date: June 7, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41289
Bryan Park v. Dee Anderson, et al
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
15-11068
Elsa Lopez-Lopez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
15-60823
United States v. Leatch
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10701
Justia Opinion Summary: A court does not depart under USSG 4A1.3 when calculating a defendant's applicable guideline range, but instead departs from the applicable guideline range under section 4A1.3 after having calculated that range. After…
USA v. Arnulfo Davila
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10720
USA v. Jose Conejo-Rodriguez
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11408
USA v. Barbara Holmes, et al
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20790
USA v. Brian Ornelas
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40055
USA v. Manuel Guardiola
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50264
USA v. Ronald Kennedy
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50423
Luz Pena v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60082
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n v. US DOT
Date: June 6, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60324
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction the Association's appeal of the FMCSA's grant of permanent operating authority to two Mexico-domiciled motor carriers. The court held that the Association failed to…
United States v. Zuniga
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
14-11304
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant conditionally pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to…
USA v. Jack Zimmerman
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
15-10564
United States v. Rodriguez
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
15-40357
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's motion for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. 2255(f)(4). The court held that the facts underlying defendant's claim -- that defense counsel…
Richard Warner v. Rodney Chandler
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11169
USA v. Robert Hammons
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11396
USA v. Anthony Malfitano
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20126
USA v. Nicolas Fuentes-Cruz
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40228
USA v. Dexter Hewitt
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50456
USA v. Samuel Adams
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50678
Julio Novoa v. Angela Minjarez, et al
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50955
Guo Chao-Qing v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: June 5, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60100
Randy Austin v. Kroger Texas, L.P.
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10502
D. L. v. Clear Creek Indep School Dist
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20673
Tyrone Young v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30601
USA v. Fabian Gonzalez-Loya
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40446
ASARCO v. Montana Resources
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40682
Justia Opinion Summary: ASARCO filed suit against MRI, challenging MRI's refusal to bring ASARCO back into a partnership in a Montana copper mine. MRI argued that ASARCO's decisions during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing prevent it from suing…
USA v. Ismael Esparza
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41476
USA v. Junior Morris
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51062
USA v. Samuel Baker
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51087
USA v. David Manning
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51189
USA v. Rosario Divins
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51203
Felix Zihumo v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60113
Herb Vest v. CIR
Date: June 2, 2017
Docket Number:
17-60026
Eric Borcik v. Crosby Tugs, L.L.C.
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30435
USA v. Eli Torres, et al
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
15-51184
Jones, Jr. v. Wells Fargo Bank
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10042
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Wells Fargo and JPMorgan for breach of fiduciary duty after the banks served as trustees for plaintiff's trusts. The district court dismissed all but one of plaintiff's claims, finding a…
USA v. Jonathan Ruckman
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11414
USA v. Mario Robledo-Duran
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11477
USA v. Benito Perez
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11548
Suran Wije v. Ann Stuart, et al
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40495
USA v. Jorge Bacio-Gonzales
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40663
United States v. Bams
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41197
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and use of an interstate facility in aid of racketeering. In this case, the officer stopped defendant because…
United States v. Rico-Mejia
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50022
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit withdrew the prior opinion and substituted this opinion. The court held that the district court erred by imposing a sixteen-level enhancement under USSG 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) based on a prior conviction…
Maria Saldana-Fountain v. USA, et al
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50384
USA v. Kelly Shambaugh
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50959
USA v. Gember Alfaro-Romero
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51049
USA v. Raul Rodriguez-Cervantes
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51310
Santiago Morales v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: June 1, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60072
USA v. Darwin Mejia-Guerra
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
15-11134
USA v. Manuel Chacon-Lara
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41626
United States v. Massey
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10438
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and the district court sentenced him under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. 924(e), based on a prior Texas felony conviction…
USA v. Rene Barrientes
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10596
USA v. Jack Taylor
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10599
United States v. Abbott Laboratories
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10814
Justia Opinion Summary: Relator filed suit under the False Claims Act (FCA), alleging that his former employer, Abbott, violated the FCA by submitting to Medicare claims by medical providers engaged in the off-label use of Abbott's medical…
USA v. Hugo Melendez-Gonzalez
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20572
Richard Logan v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30624
Theoshamond Norman v. Jerry Johnson
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30706
Jalil Floyd v. Nurse Assistant, et al
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40606
USA v. Wayne Maitland
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41089
USA v. Javier Sanchez-Ramos
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41293
Fairmont Cash Management v. James
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41449
Justia Opinion Summary: The ATF revoked Cash Cow Pawn Shop's federal firearms license (FFL) after numerous violations of the Gun Control Act. The district court affirmed the revocation decision. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the grant of summary…
USA v. Reymond Lopez-Fregoso
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41560
Lower Colorado River Authority v. Papalote Creek II LLC
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50317
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit held that, because the matter was not ripe at the time the district court entered judgment in this case, the district court's judgment was void for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Therefore, the…
USA v. Ramiro Hernandez
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60635
USA v. James Williams, II
Date: May 31, 2017
Docket Number:
17-10028
Earl Million v. Dawn Grounds, et al
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41444
Duarte v. City of Lewisville, Texas
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41456
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff and his family challenged the City's ordinance restricting where certain individuals convicted of sex offenses may live within the city. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment…
USA v. Israel Andrade-Favela
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10880
Eric Flores v. R. Moore, et al
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11033
USA v. Miguel Martinez
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11236
USA v. Juan Andrade-Figueroa
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11350
USA v. James Williams
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11567
Dewan v. M-I, LLC
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20182
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, two oilfield workers, filed suit against their employer for unpaid overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. The district court granted summary judgment to the…
Eric Flores v. Director, TDCJ
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20406
USA v. Leonel Fajardo-Galvan
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20417
Kelvin Wells v. Cmsnr of Social Security
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30753
USA v. Charles London
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-31022
Willie Jefferson v. Robert Smith, et al
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40040
USA v. Luis Pineda-Urquia
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40042
Abelardo Gonzalez v. I. Taylor
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40061
USA v. Christopher Brown
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40125
USA v. Tomas Galvan-Fuentes
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40516
Rhea v. Alan Ritchey, Inc. Welfare Benefit Plan
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41032
Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff settled a medical malpractice claim, the employee benefit plan organized under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., sought reimbursement. The Fifth Circuit…
USA v. Oscar Figueroa
Date: May 30, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41126
USA v. Fabian Fleifel
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10173
USA v. Santiago Sandoval
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10523
USA v. Randy Hogan
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11429
Richard Black v. Van Kyzar, et al
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30071
USA v. Carlos Russell
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-31077
USA v. Jose Prado-Mendoza
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40108
USA v. Angelo Holmes
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40145
USA v. Jesus Gasca
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40189
USA v. Lucas Hill
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41241
USA v. Marcos Ramirez-Cantu
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50712
USA v. Jose Fuerte-Nambo
Date: May 26, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50720
USA v. Calvin Shelton
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number:
15-20681
Lynn Rowell, et al v. Leslie Pettijohn
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number:
15-50168
Thomas Sawyer v. Caryn Die, et al
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10238
USA v. Lyle Williams
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10805
USA v. Joshua Chavez
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11367
USA v. Michael Short
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30346
USA v. Jorge Turrubiartes-Gonzalez
Date: May 25, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40328
Jorge Ibanez-Beltran v. Loretta Lynch
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
15-60183
BHTT Entertainment v. Brickhouse Cafe & Lounge
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10687
Justia Opinion Summary: Brickhouse appealed a default judgment in a trademark dispute between the parties. The court held that it had appellate jurisdiction in this case because a motion to recall the mandate and a motion to reopen the case…
USA v. Jennifer Vanmeter
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11184
United States v. Westbrooks
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20409
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, operator of a tax preparation business, was convicted of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the administration of the tax code and of three counts of filing fraudulent tax returns. The Fifth Circuit upheld the…
Coleman v. Lincoln Parish Detention Center
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30109
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. 1983 pro se complaint as frivolous and for failure to state a claim. The Fifth Circuit affirmed, holding that plaintiff's claims for declaratory and injunctive relief…
USA v. Carlos Carbarin-Ortiz
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41205
United States v. Ramos-Gonzales
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41353
Justia Opinion Summary: Where there is no relevant evidence of drug use, the essential characteristic of a defendant that makes surveillance for drug use reasonable and appropriate is absent. Defendant appealed the district court's reimposition…
USA v. Marco Rodriguez-Garcia
Date: May 24, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41361
United States v. Sanchez-Villarreal
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41303
Justia Opinion Summary: Even in light of Amendment 794's clarifying guidance to USSG 3B1.2, it is proper for a sentencing court to consider the "critical" or "essential" nature of a defendant's role when assessing application of section 3B1.2.…
United States v. Garcia
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10863
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery, and possessing and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's firearm conviction because Hobbs Act robbery falls…
USA v. Joe Banda
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11111
Coker, v. Whittington
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30679
Justia Opinion Summary: Two former sheriff's deputies were terminated for violating the Sheriff's Code of Conduct because they moved in with each other's wife and family before getting divorced from their current wives. The district court held…
United States v. Moreno
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30785
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant challenged a detention order that was issued because he was caught violating the conditions of pretrial release set by a federal magistrate judge in California. The Fifth Circuit affirmed, holding that the…
Bert Montgomery v. USA
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50222
Frascarelli v. USPC
Date: May 23, 2017
Docket Number:
16-60235
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner challenged the Commission's determination that the federal offense most analogous to defendant's crime was second-degree murder. Petitioner, an American who killed his girlfriend in Mexico, was sentenced for…
USA v. Michelle Freytag
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
15-20646
In re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30377
Justia Opinion Summary: At issue in this appeal was the computation of economic losses arising out of the BP oil spill and based on the BP Settlement Agreement. The district court approved a policy adopted by the Claims Administrator (Policy…
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10493
USA v. Mark Brown
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11082
Renegade Swish, LLC v. Wright
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11152
Justia Opinion Summary: Renegade Swish filed suit against Emily Wright in state court for breach of employment agreement-related claims, and Wright counter-claimed based on violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Renegade Swish…
Arnulfo Davila v. Rodney Chandler
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11495
USA v. Jorge Ruiz-Rabanales
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11510
Jeffrey Kruebbe v. Jon Gegenheimer, et al
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30469
Jeffrey Kruebbe v. Jon Gegenheimer, et al
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30886
Jeffrey Kruebbe v. Raylyn Beevers, et al
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-31054
United States v. Wallace
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Numbers:
16-40701, 16-40702
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, and aiding and abetting retaliation against a witness in a crime investigation. The Fifth Circuit held that the district court did not err in denying…
USA v. William Wallace
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40702
USA v. Benito Gomez-Jimenez
Date: May 22, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41620
Michael Bohannan v. Wesley Griffin, et al
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number:
15-11217
United States v. Ocampo-Vergara
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Numbers:
15-41235, 15-41286
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Ocampo-Vergara, Salazar, and Ortiz-Fernandez were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin. The Fifth Circuit affirmed, holding that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the…
United States v. Ocampo-Vergara
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41286
USA v. Valentin Muniz-Saavedra
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41637
United States v. Enrique-Ascencio
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10274
Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after removal, he challenged the application of a 16-level sentencing enhancement under USSG 2L1.2 for a prior drug trafficking conviction. The Fifth Circuit affirmed,…
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10493
EEOC v. Emcare, Inc.
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10598
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury found that EmCare terminated three employees in retaliation for complaining of sexual harassment in the workplace, the district court denied EmCare's motion for judgment as a matter of law. The Fifth Circuit…
USA v. Oscar Reyna-Lozano
Date: May 19, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40086
Derick Duncan v. William Stevens, et al
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
15-10899
Moises Sanchez v. William Stephens, et al
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41726
USA v. Anthony Daniels
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10232
USA v. Theresia Waller
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11214
USA v. Arnold Crayton
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11240
United States v. Cluff
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20116
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion for a new trial, holding that the Government did not breach the plea agreement. In this case, the Government was not estopped from recommending…
USA v. Marcelous Tucker
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20346
USA v. Julio Bochas
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20446
David Patterson v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30152
USA v. Hiking Dupre
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30209
USA v. Juan Ramirez-Villalzana
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40529
USA v. Jaime Lazaro-Garcia
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40765
USA v. Rafael Hernandez-Soriano
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40905
USA v. Jose Velasquez-Argueta
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-41377
United States v. Torres
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50320
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded the denial of defendant's motion for a sentence reduction. The court held that the district court's stated view that its hands were tied with regard to reducing the…
USA v. Robert Bahena, Jr.
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50818
USA v. Oscar Martinez-Leon
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50909
USA v. Andres Majano-Chica
Date: May 18, 2017
Docket Number:
16-51045
USA v. Jesus Cruz-Castillo
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41706
USA v. Jose Benavides-Cira
Date: May 17, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40792
John Scott v. Billy Pierce, et al
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number:
15-20593
USA v. Raul Martinez-Rodriguez
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41688
USA v. Adan Casillas
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number:
15-60773
USA v. Melisa Zuniga
Date: May 16, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11593
Brown v. Megg
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number:
15-60706
Justia Opinion Summary: Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 28 U.S.C .1915(g), a third strike bars a prisoner from proceeding in forma pauperis unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. A strike…
Carlos Molina v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number:
15-60749
USA v. Jesse Carrillo, Jr.
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10885
USA v. Jose Banegas
Date: May 15, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11018
Koch v. United States
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30811
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff and his wife filed suit against the Government under the third-party liability provision of the Longshore and Harborworkers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), 33 U.S.C. 905(b), after plaintiff was injured while aboard…
USA v. Raul Martinez-Rodriguez
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
15-41688
Luis Guido Cruz v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
15-60857
USA v. Antonio Ramirez-Olvera
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11210
Salas v. GE Oil & Gas
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20379
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against his former employer, GE, alleging claims of discrimination and retaliation. The district court granted GE's motion to compel arbitration and dismissed the case, only to reopen it later to…
Jarrel Caldwell v. Lillian Lozano, et al
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-20403
United States v. Scott
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30300
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant and others opened fire at a second-line parade in New Orleans on Mother's Day 2013, shooting a rival gang member and 19 innocent bystanders. Defendant pleaded guilty to charges related to the shooting pursuant…
TDX Energy v. Chesapeake Operating
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30450
Justia Opinion Summary: The most natural reading of La. R.S. 30:103.1 and 103.2 is that operators forfeit their right to contribution when they fail to send timely reports to lessees with oil and gas interests in lands upon which the operator…
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-30717
Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's order holding Crystal and two of its officers jointly and severally liable for a payment that Crystal received pursuant to the BP settlement. The district court granted a…
Davis v. Dynamic Offshore Resources
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40059
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Dynamic for negligence and gross negligence after he was injured during a personnel-basket transfer to Dynamic's 86A platform. The district court granted summary judgment to Dynamic, holding…
USA v. Fredy Rodriguez-Martinez
Date: May 12, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40731
Miguel Bacilio v. Blake Burns, et al
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number:
16-10037
In Re: Eric Cathey
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Numbers:
16-20312, 16-70015
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner challenged the district court's transfer of his habeas petition to the Fifth Circuit based on the ground that the petition was second or successive. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the transfer order, holding that…
USA v. Rudy Arriola
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40259
Eric Cathey v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: May 11, 2017
Docket Number:
16-70015
USA v. Miguel Quintero
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number:
16-11407
USA v. Roman Saldivar-Vasquez
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number:
16-40484
USA v. David Mendoza
Date: May 10, 2017
Docket Number:
16-50288
Herbert Hay v. UTMB, et al
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number:
15-20725
Slade v. Progressive Security Insurance
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number:
15-30010
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that defendants unlawfully used WCTL to calculate the base value of total loss vehicles. Plaintiffs alleged that using WCTL, instead of lawful sources such as the National Automobile…
