2021 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1501 - 2000 of 2918

Ruiz v. LA State, et al
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30416
USA v. Viveros
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10215
USA v. Vernon
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10631
USA v. Blanchard
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10875
USA v. Mendoza
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11237
Nyabwa v. DOD
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20075
Wilhite v. Harvey, et al
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20181
Hardaway, et al v. Select Portfolio, et al
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20224
Patrick v. Walmart
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30403
USA v. Penaloza-Parra
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40134
USA v. Jackson
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40500
Arruda, et al v. Curves Intl, et al
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50734
USA v. Vazquez-Ovalle
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50924
USA v. Vazquez-Ovalle
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50934
USA v. Norbert
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60106
Guzman Rodriguez v. Garland
Date: June 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60907
Doe v. Mckesson  
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 17-30864

Justia Opinion Summary: On remand from the Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit certified the following questions of law to the Supreme Court of Louisiana: 1) Whether Louisiana law recognizes a duty, under the facts alleged in the complaint, or…

Ramirez v. Guadarrama
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10055
USA v. White
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10557
Priest v. Grazier, et al
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10652
USA v. Garrido
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10683
USA v. Diaz-Roman
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40070
USA v. Freeman
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50181
USA v. Naranjo
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50257
USA v. Turner
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50537
Guevara-De Rivera v. Garland
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60099
Jackson v. Baidoo
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 21-20135
USA v. Flores
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 21-50014
USA v. De La Rosa-Rodriguez
Date: June 25, 2021
Docket Number: 21-50107
Creuzot v. Green
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10864
Ityonzughul v. Garland
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60489
Rabbi v. Garland
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60800
USA v. Hill
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10878
USA v. Thomas
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11115
Clark v. CertainTeed
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30059
Fisher v. Bilfinger Industrial Srv
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30265
USA v. Martinez
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40669
USA v. Dobrovolsky
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40680
USA v. Barter
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40705
USA v. Ramirez-Pacheco
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50615
USA v. Gonzalez-Noriega
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50824
Singh v. Garland
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60055
Mirza v. Garland
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60132
Musoko Tshidibi v. Garland
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60431
Perez v. Garland
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60595
Viloria Rebolledo v. Garland
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60755
Kam v. Peyton
Date: June 24, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10127
W., et al v. Paley
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20429
Colvin v. LeBlanc  
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30888

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. 1983 claims based on allegations that defendants illegally extradited him from Pennsylvania to Louisiana and impermissibly extended his state sentence by thirty years.…

Harness, et al v. Hosemann
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60632
USA v. Bastida-Carranza
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11252
USA v. Espinoza-Naranjo
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40567
Tawani v. Garland
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60265
Guidry v. Lumpkin  
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 20-70005

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit withdrew its prior opinion on April 21, 2021 and substituted the following opinion. After petitioner was convicted of capital murder in Texas and sentenced to death, on federal habeas corpus review,…

USA v. Moyati Killian
Date: June 23, 2021
Docket Number: 21-30018
Spivey v. Wilson, et al
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40885
USA v. Vasquez
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50993
USA v. Whitman
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10624
USA v. Owens
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11108
USA v. Nguyen
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11122
Dean v. Akal Security, Inc.  
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30306

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, employees of a security company that contracted with the federal government to monitor detainees during air travel, filed suit challenging the company's meal-period policy. The company's policy automatically…

Thompson v. Microsoft Corp.  
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50218

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Microsoft on plaintiff's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for failure to accommodate, discrimination, and…

USA v. McElroy
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50225
USA v. Cuellar-Arreola
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-51034
Rubio-De Machuca v. Garland
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60282
Wu v. Garland
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60553
USA v. Jimison
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60555
USA v. Al Haj
Date: June 22, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10036
USA v. Rosales
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10648
USA v. Foots
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10669
USA v. Ramseur
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11112
USA v. Reyes
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11222
USA v. Ruiz-Camacho
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20009
Candace Curtis v. Anita Brunsting
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20566
USA v. Hawkins
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30207
Mouton v. USA
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30425
USA v. Rider
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40548
USA v. Joshea Cardwell
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40657
USA v. Villaurrutia
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40872
USA v. Ramos
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50527
Oldenburg, et al v. Univ of TX at Austin, et al
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50648
USA v. Shorter
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-51017
Guerra Portillo v. Garland
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60258
Adnan v. Garland
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60383
Alvarenga-Alvarado v. Garland
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60402
Deng v. FBI Agencies
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10187
USA v. Dugger
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 21-40048
Day v. USAA Casualty Insurance
Date: June 21, 2021
Docket Number: 21-50094
USA v. Penn
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20846
USA v. Reyes
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40912
USA v. Reyes
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-41060
Morris v. Lumpkin, et al
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51104
Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission  
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60896

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied Huawei's petition for review challenging an FCC rule barring the use of government subsidies to buy equipment from companies designated security risks to communications networks. As a preliminary…

Hernandez v. Lumpkin, et al
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10013
Hunter v. Schopmeyer, et al
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10301
USA v. Williams
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10803
USA v. Jerardo Alvarez
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11011
USA v. Trejo-Ramos
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11059
Green v. Windsor Park Asset Hold Trust, et al
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11226
USA v. Mack
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30160
USA v. Mayo
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30553
Thornton v. Lymous, et al
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30629
Hudgins v. Catoe, et al
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40355
Hope v. Harris, et al
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40379
USA v. Vega-Vazquez
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40852
USA v. Villalobos-Ortiz
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50285
USA v. Villalobos-Ortiz
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50292
USA v. Roberts
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50560
USA v. Lopez-Jimenez
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50779
USA v. Lopez-Jimenez
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50781
USA v. Gonzalez
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-51008
Villegas de Mendez v. Garland
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60175
USA v. Lacy
Date: June 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-61132
Craaybeek v. Lumpkin
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10173
Neutra Ltd. v. Terry
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10846
Neutra v. Phelan
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10847
SED Holdings, LLC v. TM Prop Solutions, LLC  
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20841

Justia Opinion Summary: After a federal jury found that 3 Star Properties fraudulently sold SED Holdings millions in loans and awarded SED over $14 million in damages, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the liability judgment against 3 Star but…

USA v. Ramos
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10205
Kelson v. Clark  
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10764

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Defendant Clark and Cox's motion to dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity for claims of failure to treat and the wrongful death of Hirschell Wayne Fletcher,…

Hawkland v. Hall, et al
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10901
IMA, Inc. v. Columbia Hospital Medical City  
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20032

Justia Opinion Summary: Colulmbia City seeks to compel IMA to arbitrate a dispute involving unreimbursed medical fees. The parties are connected by a series of intermediary agreements within a preferred provider organization (PPO) network that…

T.O. v. Fort Bend Independent School District  
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20225

Justia Opinion Summary: T.O. and his parents appealed the district court's dismissal of their claims arising under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act…

USA v. Wilson
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20270
D.C. v. Klein Indep Sch Dist
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20339
Chetlin v. Exxon Mobil Oil
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20641
Jobe v. National Transportation Safety Board  
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30033

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case involving the tragic crash of a sightseeing helicopter in Hawaii, at issue is whether communications between the NTSB and outside consultants must be disclosed to the public under the Freedom of Information…

Caytrans Proj Srv v. BBC Chartering, et al
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30623
Novak, et al v. Tilbury, et al
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30700
USA v. Zavala
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40184
Alamo Forensic Srv, et al v. Bexar Cty, et al
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50449
USA v. Oyuela-Baquedano
Date: June 17, 2021
Docket Number: 21-50007
USA v. Jaime
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10877
USA v. Stanbery
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11083
Burch v. Freedom Mortgage
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11197
USA v. Williams
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11240
USA v. Hernandez-Saldivar
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11380
Retana v. Twitter, Inc.  
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11389

Justia Opinion Summary: Internet services and social media providers may not be held secondarily liable under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for aiding and abetting a foreign terrorist organization—here, Hamas—based only on acts committed by a…

USA v. Givens
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40893
USA v. McLean
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10265
USA v. Graves
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10440
USA v. Aldridge
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10447
USA v. Aldridge
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10448
USA v. Aldridge
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10449
USA v. Aldridge
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10454
USA v. Aldridge
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10456
Martinez-Torres, et al v. Duane, et al
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10615
USA v. Hernandez
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11135
USA v. Degallado
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20308
L.A. Public Insurance Adjusters, Inc. v. Nelson  
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20319

Justia Opinion Summary: After LAPIA terminated defendant's employment, it filed suit against him in state court seeking damages for disparaging comments defendant allegedly made about the company while soliciting his former clients, as well as…

USA v. Nunez-Arellano
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20354
USA v. Powell
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30604
USA v. Rojas-Ramirez
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40065
USA v. Berlanga
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40140
USA v. Kingfisher
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40191
USA v. Suazo
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40415
USA v. Alaniz-Garcia
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40791
USA v. Rodriguez-Valdez
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50565
USA v. Robinson
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50586
Roberts v. Yellen
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50849
Crawford v. Hinds County Board of Supervisors  
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60372

Justia Opinion Summary: After being unable to serve on a jury in part because of the architecture of the Hinds County Courthouse, plaintiff, who needs a wheelchair to move about, filed suit seeking injunctive relief under the Americans with…

USA v. Garcia-Hernandez
Date: June 16, 2021
Docket Number: 21-40128
Seals v. Vannoy  
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30447

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief to petitioner, who was convicted of murder. Petitioner asserts that the State used race-based peremptory strikes during jury selection in violation…

USA v. Jones
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30980
Huskey v. Jones, et al
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60588
USA v. McCalister
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10642
USA v. Edwards
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10931
USA v. Basta
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11044
Pool, et al v. City of Houston, et al
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20328
USA v. Johnson
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20497
USA v. Martinez
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40168
USA v. Dobbs
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40536
USA v. Torres
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40697
Davis v. City of Andrews, et al
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50951
USA v. Sain
Date: June 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60633
USA v. Gutierrez-Pineda
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40947
USA v. Hines
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10671
USA v. Cardenas
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10708
USA v. Huerta-Tobon
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10976
L.A. Pub Ins Adjusters v. Nelson
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20319
USA v. Williams
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30470
USA v. Broadway
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30589
USA v. Brown
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30612
USA v. Ramirez Corona
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50066
USA v. Ashley
Date: June 14, 2021
Docket Number: 21-40335
USA v. Duncan-Bush
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20610
USA v. Williams
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-31055
USA v. McLaughlin
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10559
USA v. Silva
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10725
USA v. Garfias
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11198
Spell, et al v. Edwards, et al
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30712
United States v. Vasquez  
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40332

Justia Opinion Summary: The government sought to revoke defendant's citizenship based on his role as a former Salvadorian military officer in extrajudicial killings and a subsequent cover-up occurring during armed conflict in El Salvador. The…

USA v. Mario Escobedo
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40744
Friend v. McAdams, et al
Date: June 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60456
USA v. Bustos-Barron
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11305
USA v. Lopez-Parker
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10490
Bulkley & Associates, LLC v. Department of Industrial Relations  
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40020

Justia Opinion Summary: Bulkley is a Texas company that transports refrigerated goods interstate. After a Bulkley truck driver was injured while delivering goods to a customer in California, the Department of Industrial Relations cited Bulkley…

USA v. Muniz-Morales
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40215
Dean, et al v. Crosscountry Mortgage, et al
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40365
Rivero v. Fidelity Investments, Inc.  
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40371

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that an IRS transfer certificate is not necessary to transfer ownership of her account with Fidelity. The district court sua sponte dismissed the action for lack of…

USA v. Luis Rosas-Morales
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50161
USA v. Luis Rosas-Morales
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50165
USA v. Torres-Martinez
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50339
USA v. Berrios-Osorto
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50844
Rushing v. Yazoo County, et al
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60462
USA v. Jimenez-Lopez
Date: June 10, 2021
Docket Number: 21-40013
USA v. Garcia
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10133
USA v. Coats
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10419
USA v. Altman
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10627
Midwestern Cattle Marketing, LLC v. Legend Bank, N.A.  
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10663

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment on remand against Midwestern. Contrary to Midwestern's argument that the Fifth Circuit also remanded a separate claim of unjust enrichment, the…

USA v. Gomez
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11241
USA v. Spriggs
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20042
Arwady, et al v. Ho, et al
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20403
Offord v. City of Fulshear
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20445
USA v. Douglas
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30432
Durden v. Sanofi US Services
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30495
USA v. Munoz-Mancias
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40120
USA v. Alaniz-Garcia
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40792
Hercules v. Garland
Date: June 9, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60658
Epley v. Gonzalez
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10781
USA v. Moreno-Cordova
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20861
Castillo v. Garland
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60776
Klocke v. Watson
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10103
Budri v. FirstFleet, et al
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10612
Ernst v. Methodist Hospital  
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20321

Justia Opinion Summary: After Houston Methodist fired plaintiff following a job candidate's allegation that he had sexually harassed him, plaintiff filed suit against Houston Methodist for sex discrimination, retaliation, and race…

USA v. Gonzalez
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40163
USA v. Ruiz
Date: June 8, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40584
Brown v. Orleans Parish Sheriff, et al
Date: June 7, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30922
USA v. O'Donnell
Date: June 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10238
Gutierrez Acosta v. Garland
Date: June 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60089
Brown v. Saul
Date: June 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-61195
Cortez-Ramirez v. Garland
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60553
USA v. Echarte-Rivero
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10549
USA v. Fleifel
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10681
USA v. Rodgers
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11087
USA v. Guerrero-Garcia
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40190
TX Democratic, et al v. Hughs
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50667
Singh v. Garland
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60120
Colindres-Zelaya v. Garland
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60394
USA v. Sanchez-Barrera
Date: June 4, 2021
Docket Number: 21-50135
Nelson v. Marques
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11378
USA v. Carter
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51189
USA v. Hyde
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10772
USA v. Jones
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10871
USA v. Portillo
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10881
USA v. Pitts
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11149
Connors v. Halupis, et al
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20105
McGee v. Acevedo
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20350
USA v. Johnson
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20482
USA v. Franklin
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30453
Codrington v. Vannoy, et al
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30460
USA v. Jimenez-Archaga
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40418
USA v. Chaires
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40465
Grizzle v. Elliott, et al
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50286
Singh v. Garland
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60330
Harris v. Ramey's Marketplace
Date: June 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60889
Butler v. Porter  
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30029

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a federal prisoner filed a Bivens action against various staff members at the Oakdale Federal Correctional complex, claiming, inter alia, that he had been held in the prison's Special Housing Unit (SHU)…

USA v. Colorado-Cuero
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40126
Hernandez v. Sommers, et al
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50784
LABR v. Five Star Automatic Fire Protc
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51119
Leal v. Garland
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60669
Lifshen v. 20/20 Accounting Solutions
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10523
USA v. Brantley
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10531
USA v. Garcia
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10553
USA v. Herrera
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10735
USA v. Gonzalez
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10879
USA v. Marques-Mejia
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10973
USA v. Manriquez
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11019
USA v. Perez
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11120
USA v. Vasquez
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20302
Miller v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.  
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30240

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff filed suit against Reliance for denying his long-term disability claim, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Reliance. The district court concluded that plaintiff's absence on medical…

Michael Colbert v. Murphy Paul
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30789
USA v. Plata-Alvear
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40085
USA v. Reyes-Hernandez
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40416
USA v. Mario Escobedo
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40743
USA v. Davidson
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50579
USA v. Barr
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50656
USA v. Camacho-Gonzalez
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50810
USA v. Cantu
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-51055
Salinas-Hernandez v. Garland
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60966
Sanders v. Christwood
Date: June 2, 2021
Docket Number: 21-30016
USA v. Dodd
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40926
USA v. Delgado-Ramirez
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50879
Bermudez-Rios v. Garland
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60929
USA v. Olivarez
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10102
Darden v. Snow, et al
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10296
USA v. Orozco-Martinez
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10298
USA v. Jones
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10367
USA v. Tatum
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10430
USA v. Gomez
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10634
USA v. Cedano-Martinez
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10969
USA v. Matteson
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10972
USA v. Cardenas
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11039
USA v. Perez
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11127
USA v. Garcia-Cruz
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20155
Davis v. Sumlin  
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30010

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's denial of petitioner's habeas petition on the merits and concluded that petitioner failed to obtain permission from a three-judge panel of this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C.…

Long v. Vannoy
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30046
USA v. Thomas
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40047
USA v. Juan Gonzalez-Gonzalez
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40881
MoneyGram International, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue  
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60146

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the judgment of the tax court and held that MoneyGram, a global payment services company, is not a "bank" under the tax code, 26 U.S.C. 581, because customers do not give MoneyGram money for…

Cano-Luna v. Garland
Date: June 1, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60432
USA v. Garcia-Salinas
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20562
USA v. Cantu-Rios
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20866
USA v. Colorado-Cuero
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40124
Tejada-Reyes v. Garland
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60895
USA v. Lopez-Lopez
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10067
USA v. Hernandez-Serrano
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10485
USA v. Calzadilla
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10584
USA v. Ungu
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10665
USA v. Chesser
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10900
USA v. Alicia Roddy
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11133
USA v. Dansby
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11215
International Energy Ventures Management, LLC v. United Energy Group, Ltd.  
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20221

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed and remanded with instructions to deny IEVM's motion to compel arbitration and to enter judgment for UEG. The court concluded that the parties failed to contract around the general rule that…

USA v. Harris
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30029
GATX Third Aircraft, et al v. Collins, et al
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30277
USA v. Baker
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40018
USA v. Soriano-Torres
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40073
USA v. Javier Garcia-Navarette
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40774
USA v. McCoy
Date: May 28, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50877
USA v. Anyanwu
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10143
USA v. Campa
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10544
USA v. Jaime-Rodriguez
Date: May 27, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20280
USA v. Vasquez
Date: May 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40798
Cranor v. 5 Star Nutrition, LLC  
Date: May 26, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51173

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a class action complaint alleging that 5 Star negligently, willfully, and/or knowingly sent text messages to his cell phone number using an automatic telephone dialing system without prior express consent…

USA v. Casel
Date: May 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10733
USA v. Taylor
Date: May 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10801
USA v. Segura-Balderas
Date: May 26, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40745
USA v. Vasquez
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number: 18-50497
McCollum v. Valdez
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10729
USA v. Cantu-Saldivar
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40187
USA v. Mata
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40594
USA v. Harrison
Date: May 25, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60645
Canfield v. Lumpkin
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number: 18-10431
Watkins v. Three Administrative Remedy Coordinators of the Bureau of Prisons  
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40869

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), claiming that various prison…

USA v. Duvall
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10004
USA v. Soto-Salazar
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40237
Roman v. Anthony
Date: May 24, 2021
Docket Number: 21-30109
Canfield v. Lumpkin  
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number: 18-10431

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of habeas relief to petitioner who was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child—his 7 year old daughter—and sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment. Petitioner argues that his…

USA v. Rahim
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11341
USA v. Killough
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10578
USA v. Vasquez
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40278
Rubio v. Garland
Date: May 21, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60259
Maniar v. Garland  
Date: May 20, 2021
Docket Number: 18-60667

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit held that petitioner's conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering plainly constitutes an aggravated felony under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)(D). Section 1101(a)(43)(D) defines "aggravated felony" to…

USA v. Phillips
Date: May 20, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50694
Richardson, et al v. Famous Bourbon Manage, et al
Date: May 20, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30510
USA v. Morton
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10842
USA v. Russell
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10621
USA v. Williams
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11110
Alliance for Good Government v. Coalition for Better Government  
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30233

Justia Opinion Summary: Alliance and Coalition are nonprofit organizations that endorse political candidates in New Orleans. Alliance filed suit against Coalition, seeking to enjoin use of its trade name and logo for federal trademark…

United States v. Torres  
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50092

Justia Opinion Summary: Ramirez was the target of a drug trafficking investigation, and wiretaps were placed on his phones, providing access to voice and text conversations. Torres was a member of the Latin Kings, and purportedly a…

USA v. Rojas-Torres
Date: May 19, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50516
United States v. McClaren  
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 17-30524

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part Defendants McClaren, Keelen, Fortia, Scott, and Allen's convictions for numerous crimes related to their participation in a New Orleans street gang. The court…

Haddock v. Tarrant, et al
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11327
Haddock v. Tarrant County
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11327
Shin v. Allstate TX Lloyd's
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20698
Tucker v. City of Shreveport  
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30247

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action against police officers and the City of Shreveport, alleging that members of the police department used excessive force in effecting plaintiff's arrest. Specifically, plaintiff…

USA v. Allen
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30983
Cameron County Housing Authority v. City of Port Isabel  
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40717

Justia Opinion Summary: After Hurricane Dolly severely damaged a public housing development in Port Isabel, the conditional grant money that the CCHA was supposed to receive fell through. CCHA then filed suit against the City under the Fair…

USA v. O'Donnell
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10225
Jackson v. Valdez
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10344
USA v. Ramirez-Jaramillo
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10703
USA v. Thomas
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10950
USA v. McGee
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30586
USA v. Perez-Rodriguez
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40167
Academy of Allergy & Asthma in Primary Care v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc.  
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50179

Justia Opinion Summary: AAAPC and UAS filed suit against Quest for conspiring to force them out of the market of providing allergy and asthma testing. The district court dismissed plaintiffs' claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…

USA v. Medina-Oliden
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 20-51021
In Re: Jones  
Date: May 18, 2021
Docket Number: 21-10507

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied the motions for authorization to file a successive federal habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. 2244 and for a stay of execution. Movant was convicted of capital murder for killing his aunt and…

Fletcher v. LA Dept of Trans
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30668
USA v. Cheguez-Espinoza
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40978
USA v. Jordan
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51010
USA v. Crenshaw
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51016
United States v. Thomas  
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10757

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and upheld the district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence of a firearm discovered during a stop and…

USA v. Azpeitia-Rodriguez
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40132
USA v. Young
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40506
Phillips v. State of TX, et al
Date: May 17, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50347
Owensby & Kritikos, Inc. v. Boudreaux  
Date: May 15, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60610

Justia Opinion Summary: James Boudreaux was injured during his employment by Owensby & Kritikos, Inc. as an equipment-testing technician on platforms located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Plaintiff's injury resulted from an automobile…

Olivarez v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.  
Date: May 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20463

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit withdrew its prior opinion and substituted the following opinion. Plaintiff filed suit against T-Mobile and Broadspire, alleging transgender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

Flores v. Wal-Mart Stores TX
Date: May 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20551
USA v. Gilbert
Date: May 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30459
Ortiz-Hernandez v. Garland
Date: May 15, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60651
Lillie v. Office of Financial Institutions State of Louisiana  
Date: May 14, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30705

Justia Opinion Summary: This action stemmed from the collapse of Robert Stanford's Ponzi scheme. Plaintiffs, investors who purchased certificates of deposits (CDs) with Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (SIBL), filed suit against SEI Private…

USA v. Balderas
Date: May 14, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10992
Mills v. Adams Cty MS, et al
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60829
USA v. Fernandez
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10479
USA v. Lopez-Mejia
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10930
USA v. Rodriguez-Caraveo
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10974
Hutton, et al v. Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11145
USA v. Sanchez Vasquez
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20064
Stewart v. Metro Lloyds Ins of TX
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20507
Lawrence v. Ctr Prop, et al
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30534
USA v. Tamez-Gomez
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40051
USA v. Ozuna-Celaya
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40064
Burleson, et al v. Collin Cty Cmty Coll Dist
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40318
USA v. Salinas
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40546
USA v. Garcia
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40850
USA v. Mendoza-Valles
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50932
Alvarez-Sabillon v. Garland
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60088
Argueta-Luna v. Garland
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60144
Bhandari v. Garland
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60423
Castaneda-Alvarez v. Garland
Date: May 13, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60634
USA v. Serra-Romero
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11350
USA v. Gassaway
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20154
USA v. Raven
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40522
Vu Quang Nguyen v. Garland  
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60342

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision upholding the IJ's determination that defendant was subject to removal from the United States because he had been convicted of a crime involving moral…

Ulloa-Guzman v. Garland
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60799
Gonzales v. Garland
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60828
USA v. Ontanon-Espinoza
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11093
Olivarez v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.  
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20463

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against T-Mobile and Broadspire, alleging transgender discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Plaintiff's claims stemmed from his treatment while working as a retail employee…

Admin-Benefits v. Janesko
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20504
USA v. Garcia-Melchor
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40287
USA v. Drennen
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40406
USA v. Delgadillo
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50862
Mirza v. Garland  
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60132

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review challenging petitioner's order of removal after he threatened to commit a religiously motivated act of terrorism. Petitioner, who suffers from schizophrenia, was reported by…

Rodriguez-Granados v. Garland
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60290
Diaz-Barriga v. Garland
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60459
USA v. Kizzee
Date: May 12, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60825
Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of TX
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20506
Lang v. Johnson
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-31063
USA v. Gonzalez
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40836
Hitt v. McLane, et al
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50411
USA v. Golden
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51166
Antunez-Pineda v. Garland
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 19-60840
Williams v. Hunt Cty, et al
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10132
USA v. Akard
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10502
United States v. Bass  
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10588

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) & 924(e). In this case, defendant was approached by police officers after a…

USA v. Gallegos
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10854
Taylor Walker v. Skalka, et al
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20216
USA v. Cortez
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20394
United States v. Abrego  
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40118

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated defendant's sentence for making false statements and representations regarding firearm records. USSG 2K2.1(a)(4)(B) provides for a base offense level of 20 if, inter alia, the offense involved a…

USA v. Pinson
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40154
USA v. Li Xin
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40674
Jackson v. Pittman, et al
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40832
Resendez v. Abbott, et al
Date: May 11, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50647
Coleman v. Groom, et al
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11227
Thompson v. Sharad, et al
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 19-20013
USA v. Vidales
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50863
USA v. Medellin-Medina
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51054
USA v. Morris
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10630
USA v. Castillo-Gonzalez
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40204
USA v. Nava
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50773
USA v. Lujan
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50794
USA v. Rankin
Date: May 10, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60254
USA v. Tovar
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11381
USA v. Lowrimore
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10122
USA v. Lopez-Figueroa
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10593
Watkins v. Tregre  
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30176

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against her former boss, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff, for race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for retaliatory discharge under the Family Medical Leave…

USA v. Morrison
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30528
USA v. Reyes-Cruz
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40041
USA v. Castillo-Gonzalez
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40203
United States v. Haggerty  
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50203

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for malicious injury of property located on "Indian country" in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1152 and 1363. On Columbus Day in 2017, defendant poured red paint on…

USA v. Murray
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50594
Texas Democratic Party v. Hughs  
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50683

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of sovereign immunity in an action brought by voters and political organizations against the Texas Secretary of State seeking to enjoin the enforcement of HB 1888, a…

USA v. Smith, et al
Date: May 7, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60522
USA v. Rambo
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-10229
United States v. Gas Pipe, Inc.  
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11145

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions for one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, based on their efforts to defraud the FDA and to misbrand drugs. Defendants, along with two corporate entities…

Watkins v. Numerous Bur of Pris Officials, et al
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40924
United States v. Herman  
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50830

Justia Opinion Summary: Michael and Cynthia Herman were convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Michael was convicted of five counts and Cynthia of two counts of willfully filing false tax returns. Defendants'…

USA v. Sauzo
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51138
United States v. Khan  
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20030

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit reversed defendant's below-Guidelines sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge. The court concluded that defendant's sentence was substantively unreasonable where the district…

USA v. Player
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30585
USA v. Ramos-Tayun
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40417
Pena v. Saul
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40682
USA v. Riley
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50588
USA v. Mendoza-Valles
Date: May 6, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50932
USA v. Gipson
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40735
USA v. Sanchez
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-40802
USA v. Barnett
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 19-50913
USA v. Hernandez-Fuentes
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10184
USA v. Lambert-Duck
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10404
USA v. Adair
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10636
USA v. Hubbard-Nguyen
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10659
USA v. Vasquez
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10694
USA v. Bethley
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10701
USA v. Rivera-Solano
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20133
USA v. Garcia-Servin
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-20296
USA v. Johnston
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30579
USA v. Reyes-Cruz
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40042
USA v. Hinojosa-Uribe
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40366
TX Disposal Systems v. FCCI Ins, et al
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50274
United States v. Smith  
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50304

Justia Opinion Summary: The Fifth Circuit vacated defendant's guilty plea for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). The court concluded that there is no evidence in the record that defendant had either…

Alvarez v. Akwitti  
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50464

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a handwritten, pro se 42 U.S.C. 1983 complaint against defendant, an assistant warden, alleging that he had received threats from "a sexually violent predator inmate" on his cell block. A committee,…

Koteras v. Briggs Eqip
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50482
USA v. McCalister
Date: May 5, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50515
USA v. Lara-Benito
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-41002
Florence v. Lumpkin
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-41036
USA v. Renteria-Patino
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51081
USA v. Bays
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10196
Gonzales v. Balderas, et al
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10428
USA v. Turner
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-11116
Pierre v. Knauf Gips KG
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30329
Thomas v. LeBlanc
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-30344
USA v. Bryant, et al
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40108
USA v. Cabrera-Lopez
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40156
USA v. Garcia
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40198
USA v. Fuentes-Perez
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-40816
USA v. Fausto Martinez-Lopez
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-50477
Diaz-Diaz v. Garland
Date: May 4, 2021
Docket Number: 20-60190
USA v. Gutierrez
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-11283
USA v. Nelson
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-30130
White v. U.S. Corrections, LLC  
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 19-51074

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and other employees, filed suit against her former employer, US Corrections, L.L.C. (USC), and two other entities, alleging an overtime-pay claim and a recordkeeping claim under the Fair…

USA v. Cahoon
Date: May 3, 2021
Docket Number: 20-10300

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