2017 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 2001 - 2500 of 3205

USA v. Oscar Flores
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41602
Jimmy Torres v. T. Werlich
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30292
David Abston v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30315
Samuel Wallace v. M. Carvajal, Warden
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30322
USA v. Catherine Romero
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31009
USA v. Cecilio Broca-Martinez
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40817
Robert Back v. UTMB-Corrtl Mge Hlthcare, et al
Date: May 9, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50440
James Harris v. David Duke, et al
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11049
USA v. Cameran Flanagan
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50864
EEOC v. BDO USA, L.L.P.
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20314
Ivory Simon v. James LeBlanc
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30073
Charlie Spears v. Shelton Scales, et al
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30620
Selenberg v. Bates  
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30649

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's holding that a promissory note debtor gave to appellee was a nondischargeable debt under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(2)(A). Appellee had retained debtor to represent her in bringing…

Romain v. Walters  
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30929

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's determination that plaintiffs were not prevailing parties and denial of recovery of attorneys' fees. Plaintiffs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1988, seeking both declaratory…

USA v. Jorge Zamora-Lopez
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40404
USA v. Ramon Resendez-Gonzalez
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40818
Xiafei Chen v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60110
Rubin Weeks v. State of Mississippi, et al
Date: May 8, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60196
USA v. Jose DeLeon
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10908
Janvey v. Dillon Gage Inc. of Dallas  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-11211, 16-10212

Justia Opinion Summary: The court-appointed receiver of the Stanford entities filed suit alleging that six transfers from SCB to Dillon Gage were fraudulent transfers under the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (TUFTA), Tex Bus. & Com. Code…

USA v. Rosbel Flores-Vera
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41600
USA v. Francisco Diaz-Sierra
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41662
USA v. Cameran Flanagan
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50864
USA v. Eddie Mendoza
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51144
Ralph Janvey v. Dillon Gage Inc. of Dallas, et al
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10212
USA v. Son Le
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20170
USA v. Ivan Hernandez
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20693
USA v. Luis Ramirez Castillo
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20737
Charles Wallace, Sr. v. State of Louisiana, et al
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30250
United States v. Velasco  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30341

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's application of a four-level sentencing enhancement under USSG 2A2.2(b)(2)(B) for use of a dangerous weapon, concluding that shoes in conjunction with the hard ground…

USA v. Elmer Neiva-Orejuela
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40048
USA v. Abraham Hernandez-Zavala
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40352
Patricia Grant v. Deborah Seabron, et al
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50101
United States v. Colorado Cessa  
Date: May 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50326

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit held that a superseding indictment is lawful when returned by a grand jury located in the venue where the alleged crime occurred but from which the case has been transferred. Furthermore, it was not…

Ruben Pena-Hernandez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60819
Edward Burdett v. Remington Arms Company, L.L.C.,
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11216
EEOC v. BDO USA  
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20314

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's grant of BDO's request for a protective order, holding that BDO did not prove its prima facie case of attorney-client privilege as to all of the log entries at issue, and…

USA v. Abraham Hernandez-Zavala
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40352
USA v. Fernando Deleon, III
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40675
USA v. Ramon Resendez-Gonzalez
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40818
USA v. Christopher Guerra
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41030
USA v. Bajune Moseby
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41213
Michael Hurtado v. Trentin Farrell, et al
Date: May 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50039
USA v. Hau Nguyen
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10004
James Russian v. Rodney Chandler
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10693
USA v. Miguel Mendoza-Diaz
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10702
USA v. Juan Loredo-Lopez
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11277
USA v. Emilio Velasquez
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20127
Jason Hendrix v. Lloyd Aschberger, et al
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20156
USA v. Keith Stephens
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20475
Larry Allen v. Houston Independent Sch Dist
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20573
USA v. Rolando Garcia-Hernandez
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20631
Kevin Costello v. U.S. Bank Trust, N.A.
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20739
Claimant ID 100110725 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30947
William Browder v. Tom Garey, et al
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40285
Doe v. Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District  
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40882

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a former student of the school district, filed suit alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. 1983; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681(a); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29…

USA v. San Davila
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41386
USA v. Justin Blalock
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51014
USA v. Douglas Weidner
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51202
Mohamed Uddin v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60160
Mark Liu, et al v. CIR
Date: May 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60583
Jason Walker v. Patti Hope
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11219
Timothy Chatmon v. West Texas Counseling & Rehab,
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11239
La'Derrick Edwards v. Barry Martin, et al
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11245
Eddie Jackson v. Sandy McCain, Warden
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30994
USA v. Juan Franco-Villagrana
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51225
Carlos Garcia-Membreno v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60912
USA v. David Reed
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10464
In Re: William Hermesmeyer
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11189
USA v. Rafal Archuleta, Jr.
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11358
USA v. Donielle Ross
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11443
USA v. Mario Herrera
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11468
USA v. Alexis Arevalo
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20112
USA v. Rodney Ford
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20344
Lucinda Francis v. South Central Actn Cncl, Inc.
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20533
USA v. Dion Barnes
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30828
USA v. James Russell
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31004
Bradley Smith v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31020
K. S., et al v. NW Independent School District
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40093
USA v. Pedro Ayala-Ayala
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40171
USA v. Hector Garza-Gonzalez
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41319
USA v. Jaime Hernandez-Hernandez
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41382
USA v. Reynaldo Ulloa-Argueta
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41423
USA v. Christopher Holley
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50520
Reginald Shumpert v. John Gaunt, et al
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50632
USA v. Fidel Mendez-Hernandez
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51127
USA v. Fidel Mendez-Hernandez
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51129
Roberto Flores-Romero v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60105
Joseph Egland v. DOWCP, et al
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60494
USA v. Wilbert Concho
Date: May 2, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60753
Carla Frew, et al v. Thomas Suehs, et al
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 14-41232
Ysidro Valencia v. Bryan Collier, et al
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41742
USA v. Adrian Sanchez Heredia
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10406
USA v. Jesus Montalvo Davila
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20081
USA v. Efren Bucio-Cano
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40933
Michael Parr v. Wright, et al
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50368
USA v. Lee Conley
Date: May 1, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50489
USA v. Jaquentez Myers
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11103
EEOC v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C., et al
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20078
Rufina Samayoa-Gonzalez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60886
USA v. Manuel Lopez-Martinez
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10816
Derlon Crain v. State Health & Hospital Dept., et
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30247
Stacy Lebeouf v. Bain Manning
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30531
Claimant ID 100001528 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30842
United States v. Broca-Martinez  
Date: April 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40817

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained from an initial stop, holding that a state computer database indication of insurance status may establish reasonable suspicion…

Carla Frew, et al v. Thomas Suehs, et al
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 14-41232
Mayford Davis, Jr. v. Catherine Zellers, et al
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11201
USA v. Tori Aldridge
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20445
USA v. Vincent Aldridge
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20446
USA v. Jaime Retana-Lerman
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50190
Rufina Samayoa-Gonzalez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60886
Chamberlin v. Fisher, Commissioner  
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70012

Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury convicted Lisa Jo Chamberlin of two counts of capital murder and sentenced her to death, the district court granted habeas relief on the ground that the state court erred in finding that there was no racial…

Donald Blanton v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10422
USA v. Thomas Wright
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11010
Oraretin Omokoro v. Ricky Hamilton, et al
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20594
Claimant ID 100247288 v. BP Exploration & Prodn, I
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30786
USA v. Joseph Pronnette, Jr.
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30976
USA v. Cecilio Shilon-Mendez
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40297
Taofeek Quadri v. Red River Army Depot
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40729
USA v. Noe Medina
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41445
Sylvia Fuentes, et al v. City of Corpus Christi, T
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41471
USA v. Victor Mancha
Date: April 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51051
Alex Howard v. Brian Blanchard, et al
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 14-51313
USA v. Shannon Buck
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10349
USA v. George Snelson
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10390
USA v. J. Jaimes
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11392
USA v. Gaspar Santana-Guzman
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11553
Kevin Pawlik v. Charles Maiorana, Warden
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30088
USA v. Demar Watson
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30677
Aaron Jordan v. Derek Brumfield, et al
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30734
USA v. Justin Serna
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40135
USA v. Severiano Santibanez
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40405
Collins Nyabwa v. Sharon Keller, et al
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50048
Christopher Cobos v. Ector County Courthouse
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50072
USA v. Jaime Torres
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50312
USA v. Melvin Ward
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50970
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Flowers  
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60310

Justia Opinion Summary: State Farm filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that a homeowner's insurance policy issued by State Farm to Cedric Flowers was void ab initio as a result of material misrepresentations made by him in his application…

Prystash v. Davis  
Date: April 26, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70014

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, sentenced to death for his involvement in a murder-for-hire, sought a certificate of appealability (COA) to challenge the district court's denial of his habeas petition. The court denied a COA as to the…

Daniel Roberts v. Bexar County Sheriff's Dept, et
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 14-51244
Jacked Up, LLC v. Sara Lee Corp.  
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11019

Justia Opinion Summary: Jacked Up and Sara Lee signed a licensing agreement whereby Sara Lee would produce and sell energy drinks developed by Jacked Up. Sara Lee sold its beverage division to the J.M. Smucker Company and Smucker decided not to…

Johnathan Franklin v. Chad Samuels, et al
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40390
United States v. McClure  
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41641

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant plead guilty to being a felon in possession. On appeal, defendant challenged the denial of his motion to dismiss his indictment for narcotics trafficking, contending that prosecution of the charges is barred by…

USA v. Juan Zepeda-Morales
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41644
Labinot Kurtaj v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60633
Guifen Hu v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60868
USA v. Shaun Skinner
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10231
USA v. Guillermo Perez
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11100
Terry Chambers v. Kohler Company, et al
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11404
USA v. Eulalio Moreno
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20571
USA v. Jose Jaimes-Benitez
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40198
Christine Caldwell-Blow v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40997
Nora Rodriguez v. City of Corpus Christi
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41004
USA v. Raymundo Ramirez-Castro
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41090
USA v. Jaime Cruz-Benitez
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41106
United States v. Ortega  
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50301

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant pleaded guilty to charges of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, he challenged the district court's…

USA v. Juan Linares-Briceno
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50392
USA v. Juan Linares-Briceno
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50402
USA v. Miguel Jimenez
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50564
USA v. Joel Estrada-Fernandez
Date: April 25, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51046
Charles Livecchi v. City of Grand Prairie Texas, e
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 09-10214
Warren Canady v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20003
Reginald Guillory v. Paul Day, et al
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20742
USA v. Hermelindo Segundo
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41593
USA v. Azizi Ansari
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30227
USA v. Fred Joiner, III
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30784
USA v. Jorge Pedro-Fernandez
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40781
Livier Hernandez v. Select Portfolio Svc, Inc.
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41308
Carlos Gonzalez v. J. S. Willis, Warden
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50141
USA v. Lawrence Woods
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50406
Shun Chen v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60012
USA v. Richard Moore
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60316
USA v. Deon Smith
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60599
USA v. Ray Hilderbrand
Date: April 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60683
SEC v. Life Partners Holdings, Inc.  
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 14-51353

Justia Opinion Summary: The SEC brought an enforcement action against LPHI and two of its senior officers, Pardo and Peden, alleging violations of reporting and anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws. The SEC alleged that LPHI, a…

Neiman v. Bulmahn  
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-31094

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, shareholders of ATP, filed a securities class action concerning ATP's collapse into bankruptcy. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants, each of whom was an officer or director of ATP, misrepresented the…

USA v. Kendra Ward
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11063
Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas  
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20174

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a dependent eligible for benefits under the Eyesys Vision Inc. group health plan, filed suit challenging Humana's denial of benefits. The district court ultimately granted summary judgment for Humana. The…

Jessie Perry v. Anthony Allemand, et al
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30323
USA v. Omar Valdez
Date: April 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51099
Nicholas Brooks v. Ryder System, Incorporated
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20634
State of Texas v. Kleinert  
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51077

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a federal task force officer, was indicted for manslaughter after he unintentionally shot and killed an unarmed suspect while trying to arrest the suspect. The district court dismissed the indictment, applying…

Lincoln v. Barnes  
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10327

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose out of a police shooting of John Lincoln. John was shot and killed in front of his daughter, Erin. Erin and her aunt Kelly subsequently filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the Cities of Colleyville…

USA v. Nova Finau
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10397
USA v. Jeremy Allen
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10400
United States v. Jones  
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10463

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2119 and 2, and to one count of using, carrying, or brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18…

Shane Foster v. Ivy Woods
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30756
Trevor Charles, et al v. Thomas Atkinson, et al
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31120
USA v. Rogelio Rincon-Gomez
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41114
USA v. Gregorio Torres-Perez
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41215
USA v. Juan Araujo-Contreras
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50026
USA v. Esse Mazaheri
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50278
USA v. Ariel Pantoja
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50562
Wilfred Sheppard v. Arcelia Love
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51445
Acuity Specialty Products, Inc v. NLRB
Date: April 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60367
Albert Harris v. Marsha Moberly, et al
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20075
Mike Jabary v. City of Allen, et al
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40009
Mike Jabary v. City of Allen, et al
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40099
Mike Jabary v. City of Allen, et al
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40772
USA v. Elwood Cluck
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50966
USA v. Garland Johnson
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10099
Burdett v. Remington Arms Co., LLC  
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11216

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against defendants after he was injured when his rifle suddenly discharged, firing a bullet through his foot. Plaintiff alleged five products liability claims and one claim under Texas law. The…

Halle v. Galliano Marine Service, LLC  
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30558

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., against Defendants Galliano Marine Service and C-Innovation, seeking to recover unpaid wages for overtime worked during his…

USA v. Alvaro Gutierrez-Cardona
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40138
Sealed Appellee v. Sealed Appellant
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50354
Russell Cervantes, et al v. Cotter & Sons, Incorpo
Date: April 19, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50646
USA v. Adrian Gomez-Ureaba
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10670
USA v. Silvano Garcia-Ibarra
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10870
USA v. Jordan Porter
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11123
Cleopatra DeLeon, et al v. Greg Abbott, et al
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51241
Decatur Hospital Authority v. Aetna Health, Inc.  
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10313

Justia Opinion Summary: Wise Regional, a Texas municipal hospital authority, filed suit against Aetna, an insurance plan administrator, in state court over a dispute regarding medical insurance claims Wise Regional submitted on behalf of its…

USA v. Jessica Bryant
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10475
USA v. Schanny Ramos
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10677
USA v. Miguel Rangel-Vieyra
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10760
USA v. Sean Sharer
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10788
USA v. Celso Jaimes-Medero
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10962
USA v. Wesley Ward
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11034
USA v. Sergio Ruiz-Tapia
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11043
USA v. Hector Flores
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11103
USA v. Corey Toney
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11173
USA v. Augustine Moreno
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11212
USA v. James Combs, Jr.
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11215
USA v. Quintus Record
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11274
USA v. Armando Rodriguez
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20240
USA v. Sharon Iglehart
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20261
Guilbeau v. Hess Corp.  
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30971

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff purchased property on which oil and gas operations had been conducted. Plaintiff filed suit against Hess, asserting claims for damages stemming from contamination caused by the oil- and gas-related activities…

USA v. Daniel Hernandez-Velasquez
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40143
USA v. Alfredo Monsivais-Cornelio
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40388
Stephen Hartman v. Layne Walker, et al
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40396
USA v. Domingo Garces
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40699
USA v. Jose Ramos-Moreno
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40853
USA v. Jose Nieto-Costales
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41031
USA v. Jose Lopez-Linares
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41047
USA v. Bladmer Mercado-Garcia
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41054
USA v. David Flores-Ochoa
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41061
USA v. Roman Sanchez-Garcia
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41079
USA v. Jorge Vasquez
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41085
USA v. Larry Boykin, Jr.
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41096
USA v. Victor Valencia-Albarran
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41098
USA v. Tiburcio Rubio-Lara
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41124
USA v. Pablo Ortiz-Rios
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41153
USA v. Antonio Guerra-Salinas
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41186
USA v. Juan Zarate-Ramirez
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41227
USA v. Pedro Morones-Chaves
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41235
USA v. Ignacio Rodriguez-Cepeda
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41244
USA v. Victor Matamoros-Perez
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41266
USA v. Otoniel Guzman-Abrego
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50241
USA v. Helena Tantillo
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50468
USA v. Saul Anchondo
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50517
USA v. Waymon Eason, Jr.
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50644
USA v. Martin Chavez
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50698
USA v. Isais Mendoza-Barcenas
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50781
Alexander v. City of Round Rock  
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50839

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against law enforcement officers and the city under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging violations of his First, Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights after officers pulled him over for suspicious…

USA v. Roman Centeno
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51027
USA v. James Hall
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51068
USA v. Prospero Sosa-Huerta
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51100
USA v. Mario Estrada
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51136
USA v. James Putnam
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60165
736 Building Owner, L.L.C., et al v. Regions Bank
Date: April 18, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60492
Junious Vital, et al v. National Oilwell Varco, L.
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20758
USA v. Juan Sosa
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41729
USA v. Cristian Escarcega
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51090
USA v. Celeste Blair
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10148
USA v. Israel Molina-Montiel
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20035
Aric Hall v. Texas Cmsn on Law Enforcement, et al
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41462
USA v. Alberto Castruita-Escobedo
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50436
USA v. Belia Mendoza
Date: April 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50501
USA v. Dantana Tanksley
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11078
Whiskey Badidi v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60834
Randy Austin v. Kroger Texas, L.P.
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10502
Alviar, Jr. v. Lillard  
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11501

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against his former employer, Macy's, and his former supervisor, John Lillard, in state court. Macy's removed to federal court, plaintiff moved to remand, and Lillard moved to dismiss. The district…

Streamline Prodn Systems, Inc. v. Streamline Manuf
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20046
Bordelon Marine, L.L.C. v. Bibby Subsea ROV, L.L.C
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30847
USA v. Adam Dyer
Date: April 14, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50555
Duane Buck v. William Stephens, Director
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 14-70030
USA v. Dantana Tanksley
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11078
USA v. Mansour Sanjar, et al
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20025
Paul Leggett v. T. Selman, Warden
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20720
Raymond Jackson v. Bryan Collier, et al
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40894
United States v. Nguyen  
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10186

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, owner of a wholesale salon equipment business, appealed his 36 month sentence after pleading guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false and fraudulent tax return. The court held that the…

USA v. Mario Perez
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10768
USA v. Adrian Carabello
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20645
Jacob Bell, Sr. v. LA Dept of Public Sfty & Corr,
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30144
Herbert Butler v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30312
USA v. Quentrell Fountain
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30796
USA v. Tract 31A, Lots 31 and 32
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40588
USA v. Yair Parroquin-Luna
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41355
USA v. Alberto Torres-Gonzalez
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50086
John Futch v. Cheron Nash, Warden
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50147
USA v. Praful Patel, et al
Date: April 13, 2017
Docket Number: 17-20013
USA v. Jermaine Chapman, et al
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30538
Julio Nicolas-Brandi v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60584
USA v. Lucy Yang
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11090
John Doe v. USA
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20567
Felicia Jones v. USPS
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20789
Juan Zuniga-Hernandez v. Rachel Chapa, Warden
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40065
USA v. Crystal Martinez
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40518
USA v. Paula Dominguez-Garcia
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40964
USA v. Edgar Munoz-Ramirez
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41200
USA v. Ariana Sandoval
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41228
United States v. Mesquiti  
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50034

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for one count of bank robbery and aiding and abetting thereof. Defendant argued that the district court deprived him of his constitutional right to counsel by allowing him to represent…

USA v. Diego Villalobos, Jr.
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51105
H. Lefoldt, Jr. v. Donald Rentfro
Date: April 12, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60245
USA v. Michael Herrold
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 14-11317
Quentin Ridley v. Barbara Jones, et al
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11214
Juan Carcamo-Cruz v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60850
Streamline Prodn Systems, Inc. v. Streamline Manuf
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20046
Doe v. United States  
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20567

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the United States, alleging that the Government violated his Fifth Amendment due process rights by accusing him of a crime during the course of a criminal proceeding in which he was not named…

USA v. Aureliano Villarreal-Garcia
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40884
USA v. Aureliano Villarreal-Garcia
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40887
USA v. Armando Maravilla-Briseno
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41055
USA v. Steve Carroll
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50054
Kevin Stafford v. Eddie Lange, et al
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50235
USA v. Marcus Garza
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50708
Lefoldt, Jr. v. Rentfro  
Date: April 11, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60245

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant and the chief financial officer of NRMC signed three documents detailing terms upon which defendant would provide audit services for NRMC. Defendant moved to compel arbitration and to stay proceedings in…

Acker v. General Motors, LLC  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11174

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a GM employee, filed suit against GM for interference and retaliation under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act…

Vernon King, Jr. v. Bryan Collier, et al
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20262
McBride v. Estis Well Service, LLC  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30481

Justia Opinion Summary: This consolidated case under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. 883, and general maritime law, involved an accident on a barge in the navigable waterways of Louisiana. Defendant, the barge owner, appealed the district court's…

United States v. Henry  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30731

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of marijuana. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's denial of his motion to suppress. In this case, officers believed that…

United States v. Guillen-Cruz  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40131

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his 24 month sentence after pleading guilty to being found in the United States after a previous deportation. Defendant argued that the district court inappropriately imposed a sentencing enhancement…

USA v. Jose Robledo-Arechar
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41245
Cabral v. Brennan  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50661

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a Mexican-American in his mid-40's, filed suit against the Postal Service under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq., and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29…

Rockwell v. Davis  
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70022

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, sought a certificate of appealability (COA), challenging the district court's denial of habeas corpus relief. The court concluded that no reasonable jurist would…

In Re: Christopher Frank
Date: April 10, 2017
Docket Number: 17-30172
United States v. Doyle  
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10549

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor and was sentenced to 48 months in prison, as well as three years of supervised release. Defendant did not appeal, but moved for…

Gregory Milton v. Charles Daniels
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41388
Miguel Saenz-Lopez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60401
USA v. Darrius King
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10460
Rosemary Thompson, et al v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20104
Vernon King, Jr. v. Bryan Collier, et al
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40058
USA v. Felix Castillo-Andino
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40915
USA v. Arturo Gonzalez-Navarro
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50310
Henry Harris v. Jackson County, Mississippi, et al
Date: April 7, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60432
Allen Hardaway v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 14-41405
USA v. Kelly Burkett
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10945
Daniel Rios-Arias v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60712
USA v. Roderick Johnson
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10407
USA v. Chester Brown
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11322
Lourdes Alcala, et al v. Deutsche Bank Natl Trust
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20609
Lefoldt, Jr. v. Rentfro  
Date: April 6, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60491

Justia Opinion Summary: The Trustee filed suit against Officers of NRMC alleging that the Officers breached their fiduciary duty of care, loyalty, and good faith. The district court has not been able to identify clear controlling precedents…

Hanks v. Rogers  
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11295

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that defendant used excessive force against him in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment to defendant based on qualified…

USA v. Eric Coline
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20234
USA v. Michael Reed
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10055
USA v. Mary Medina
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10150
United States v. Guzman-Reyes  
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10387

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and illegal reentry into the United States, he appealed his sentence. The court concluded that the district court did not clearly err…

USA v. Jerrol Bluford
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20288
Darrel Thorn v. Melvin McGary, et al
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30700
Todd Oubre v. Schlumberger, Limited, et al
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41446
USA v. Martin Velasco
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50791
Manuel Baeza Hernandez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 5, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60018
G. Scott, et al v. FDIC
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 14-60911
USA v. Christopher Blanton
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11196
USA v. Christopher Blanton
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11197
USA v. Jhonny Pena
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30905
Charles Stephens v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60910
USA v. Casey Rose
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10608
USA v. Roderick Hall
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10665
USA v. Daryn Reid
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10748
USA v. Mike Salinas
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10928
USA v. Daniel Larios-Villatoro
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20194
William Burleigh, IV, et al v. Kenneth James, et a
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30014
USA v. Ulises Cavazos-De La Fuente
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50904
Brent Crummey, et al v. CIR
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60620
Whitaker v. Davis  
Date: April 4, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70013

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment on his federal habeas claims. Petitioner claimed prosecutorial misconduct related to references at…

Lynn Henton v. William Stephens, et al
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41185
USA v. Andre Taylor
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50909
USA v. Roy Wells, Jr.
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51050
USA v. Howard Grant
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20138
USA v. Jesus Lopez
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40620
USA v. Manuel Buenfil-Catalan
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40799
USA v. Roberto Rodriguez
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41259
USA v. Cruz Aranda
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50106
Kermit Rogers v. Lee County, Mississippi, et al
Date: April 3, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60537
Robert Back v. TDCJ-ID, et al
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50982
Fernando Alameda-Rodriguez v. Jefferson Sessions,
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60703
Jon Castorena v. Christopher Zamora, et al
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20001
Jonathan Davidson v. City of Stafford, Texas, et a
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20217
USA v. Isaac Smith
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30472
USA v. Luis Ramirez
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40575
Moore v. Bryant  
Date: March 31, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60616

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, an African-American, Mississippi lawyer, filed suit against the Governor of Mississippi, claiming that the Mississippi flag, which depicts the Confederate battle flag, violates his rights under the Equal…

United States v. Castillo-Rivera  
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10615

Justia Opinion Summary: After defendant was convicted of illegal reentry, he received an 8-level enhancement for his sentence under USSG 2L1.2(b)(1)(C) for being previously deported after conviction for an aggravated felony. On appeal,…

Ricky Gipson v. Tim Wilkinson, et al
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-30682
William Fisher v. Lufkin Industries, Inc.
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40428
Jorge Saucedo-Martinez v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60740
United States v. Casillas  
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60773

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant plead guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of actual methamphetamine. On appeal, defendant argued that the Government breached the plea agreement when it recommended a role…

USA v. Kenneth White
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10046
USA v. Jayson Moore
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10187
USA v. Marcos Martinez-Uriote
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11003
Samuel Ashley, Jr. v. USA
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11597
Service Steel Warehouse Co. v. McDonnel Group, L.L
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30990
USA v. Alfred Mendieta
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50424
USA v. Alfred Mendieta
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50426
Armando Armendariz, et al v. David Chowaiki, et al
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50905
USA v. Alonso Gutierrez
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50942
Jack Chester v. Directv, L.L.C.
Date: March 30, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60533
USA v. Christine Estrada
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10915
Travis Blank v. Collin County, et al
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-40733
USA v. Florence Lopez
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51088
Vickie Cook, et al v. City of Dallas, et al
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10105
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC v. Berry  
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10604

Justia Opinion Summary: The lender, Ocwen Loan Servicing, filed suit against the borrower. The borrower asserted affirmative defenses and a counterclaim alleging numerous violations of the Texas Constitution's home equity loan provisions. The…

USA v. Sherry Walter
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10645
USA v. Ashton Hughes
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10689
D. Smitherman v. Bayview Loan Servicing, L.L.C., e
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20328
United States v. Escamilla, Jr.  
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40333

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of conspiring to possess and possessing with the intent to distribute marijuana and heroin. On appeal, defendant argued that the district court erroneously failed to suppress incriminating…

USA v. Gilberto Ruiz
Date: March 29, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50480
Franklin Jones v. Buck Taylor
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41447
USA v. Felipe Ramirez-Arellano
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10635
USA v. Rudy Garcia
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11325
USA v. Mario Barazza-Corral
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30057
In Re: Louisiana Crawfish Producers  
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30353

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against oil and gas companies and their insurers, claiming that the companies' dredging activities caused damage to the fisheries the fishermen used. The district court granted summary judgment for…

USA v. Jamal Campbell
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30787
USA v. Jamal Campbell
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30788
USA v. Andres Ramos Ordonez
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40916
USA v. Adrian Pena
Date: March 28, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50029
Lavelle Evans v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11066
United States v. Sanjar  
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20025

Justia Opinion Summary: Six defendants appealed their convictions for Medicare fraud, as well as paying and receiving kickbacks for referrals. Defendants' scheme involved fraudulently billing Medicare for services provided at a community mental…

McManaway v. KBR, Inc.  
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20641

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, former American and British soldiers assigned to protect employees of an industrial water injection facility, filed suit claiming that KBR did not responsibly handle the contamination at the facility, leading…

USA v. Jay Jurdi
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41272
Jose Iruegas-Valdez v. Sally Yates
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60532
Stephanie Odle v. Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10347
Calletano Galarza-Morales v. Terry Means, et al
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10476
BWP Media USA, Inc. v. T & S Software Associates, Inc.  
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10510

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, BWP Media and National Photo Group, filed suit against T&S, an internet service provider, for direct and secondary infringement. Plaintiffs alleged that T&S hosted an internet forum on which third-party users…

USA v. Victor Marroquin
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10639
USA v. Octavio Jimenez
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10703
USA v. Dang Nguyen
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20178
Kuwait Pearls Catering Co. WLL v. Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.  
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20270

Justia Opinion Summary: KPCC filed suit against KBR, a general contractor supporting the Government's military operations in Iraq, alleging claims for breach of contract, fraud, and promissory estoppel. At issue was a 2010 contract for, inter…

Memorial Hermann Health System v. Southwest LTC, L
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20477
USA v. Jose Paredes-Rodriguez
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40472
USA v. Jamison Ellis
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40490
USA v. Aurelio Reyes-Navarro
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40864
USA v. Calixto Silva-Espinosa
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40873
USA v. Isaac Munoz-Ortega
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41058
USA v. Melvin Cano-Romero
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41217
Blayne Williams v. City of Austin
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50390
USA v. Jose Flores
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50442
Morris v. Thompson  
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50448

Justia Opinion Summary: Air Force Captain Meredith Morris and her husband filed suit against Air Force Captain Michael Thompson for injuries Captain Morris sustained on Randolph Air Force Base. The district court granted Thompson's motion to…

Makric Enterprises, Inc. v. CIR
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60410
Raul Cortez v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70011
Rhoades v. Davis  
Date: March 27, 2017
Docket Number: 16-70021

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of two murders and sentenced to death, sought a certificate of appealability (COA) on five claims for habeas relief. The court denied a COA on petitioner's claim that the convicting court…

USA v. Javier Gradandos
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41019
Kipp Flores Architects, LLC v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.  
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20255

Justia Opinion Summary: After KFA filed suit against Hallmark for copyright infringement, Hallmark commenced a "no asset" bankruptcy case. KFA, relying on its "deemed allowed" claim, 11 U.S.C. 502(a), as a final judgment, subsequently filed…

USA v. Eduardo Guerrero
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30975
USA v. Muhammad Sarfraz
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40244
USA v. Astrit Bekteshi
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40778
Ashley Womack v. Rustin Wright
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41192
William Gaskin v. Christopher Epps, Commissioner,
Date: March 24, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60182
Mitchell Stevens v. Darrel Vannoy, et al
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 14-31259
Brian Justice v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-20615
USA v. Eduardo Ontiveros
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 15-51121
USA v. Sergio Lagos
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20146
USA v. Francisco Garcia-Vazquez
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40920
USA v. Francisco Garcia-Vazquez
Date: March 23, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40921
Joshua Conlan v. Michael King, et al
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50786
USA v. Tony Alvarez
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10178
USA v. Kevin Hudson
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10524
Settlement Funding, LLC v. Rapid Settlements  
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20109

Justia Opinion Summary: Peachtree filed suit against Rapid for tortious interference with its contracts. Peachtree and Rapid are two companies in the business of identifying individuals who are the beneficiaries of structured settlements, which…

Cantu Services, Incorporated v. Melvin Frazier, et
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-31035
USA v. Maria Martinez
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40874
USA v. Jose Martinez-Vargas
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41001
Raybourne and Dean Conslt Ltd. v. Metrica, Incorpo
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50888
Gonzalez v. United States  
Date: March 22, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60062

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff was injured while riding her bicycle over a ramp at DeSoto National Forest, she filed suit against government officials under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. 2671-2680. Plaintiff alleged…

USA v. Candido Perez-Conde
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41375
USA v. Joel Ramos-Jaime
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11071
USA v. Jamone Jones
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20319
USA v. Santos Hernandez-Calix
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40623
USA v. Emilio Gomez
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50229
Air Evac EMS, Incorporated v. State of Texas, Dept
Date: March 21, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51023
American Humanist Assoc. v. Birdville I.S.D.  
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Numbers: 15-11067, 16-11220

Justia Opinion Summary: AHA and Isaiah Smith filed suit against the school district, alleging that the school district's policy of inviting students to deliver statements, which can include invocations, before school-board meetings violated the…

USA v. Tony Simpson
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-11079
USA v. Reynaldo Martinez
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-41422
Damian Egwumba v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60385
Denis Diaz-Villanueva v. Jefferson Sessions, III
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 15-60676
USA v. Jerry Reed
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10500
Conservation Force, et al v. Delta Air Lines, Inco
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11062
American Humanist Association, et al v. Birdville
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11220
Michael Rodgers v. City of Dallas
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11624
Sasol North America, Inc., et al v. GTLpetrol, L.L
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20122
Fan Gu v. Invista S.A.R.L.
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20463
Sue Easterling v. Tensas Parish School Board
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30532
USA v. Joshua Herrera
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-41135
USA v. Rigoberto Zuniga-Espinoza
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50082
Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. State of Texas, Department of Insurance  
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-51023

Justia Opinion Summary: Air Evac filed suit against state defendants, claiming that, as applied to air-ambulance entities, Texas' workers'-compensation system was federally preempted. Air Evac argued that, because the Airline Deregulation Act…

Ronnie Price, et al v. DOWCP, et al
Date: March 20, 2017
Docket Number: 16-60404
Jerry Castillo, Jr. v. David Munoz, et al
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50878
USA v. Victor Martinez-Ramirez
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10870
USA v. Sergio Lagos
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20146
BP Exploration & Prodn, Inc., et al v. Claimant ID
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30482
Mohammed Omran v. Nicole Roy, et al
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-30592
United States v. Kirkland  
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40255

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his 300 month sentence after pleading guilty to attempting to use a means of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor to engage in sexual activity for which any person can be…

USA v. James Kirkland
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40256
USA v. Santos Dias
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40862
USA v. Santos Dias
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-40865
USA v. Keith Ford
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50108
United Motorcoach Association, Inc. v. City of Austin  
Date: March 17, 2017
Docket Number: 16-50115

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a national association of charter-bus companies, sought to enjoin regulations affecting their operations enacted by the City of Austin. At issue was whether federal law preempted the City's exercise of its…

James Hall v. Abilene's Task Force, et al
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-10836
Eric Tillotson v. Jaime Esparza, et al
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-50861
Billie Coble v. Lorie Davis, Director
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 15-70037
Aldous v. Darwin National Assurance Co.  
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-10537

Justia Opinion Summary: The district court granted summary judgment to Darwin, concluding that plaintiff was judicially estopped from claiming defense costs in excess of $668,068.38. The district court further found that Darwin was entitled to…

Ruiz v. Brennan  
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-11061

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff filed an administrative complaint claiming disability discrimination by the Postal Service, the Postal Service and EEOC determined that her case was subsumed within a pending administrative class action.…

Streamline Production Systems, Inc. v. Streamline Manufacturing, Inc.  
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20046

Justia Opinion Summary: Streamline Production filed a trademark infringement suit against Streamline Manufacturing, seeking damages under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., and Texas common law. The parties stipulated to an injunction and…

USA v. Jorge Mercado-Rodriguez
Date: March 16, 2017
Docket Number: 16-20370

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