2015 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 3001 - 3287 of 3287

Superior MRI Serv. v. Alliance Health Serv.  
Date: February 18, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60087

Justia Opinion Summary: MRI, on behalf of itself and as successor-in-interest to P&L, filed suit against Alliance for, inter alia, tortious interference with business relations and tortious interference with contract. The district court…

United States v. Fidse  
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50734

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant plead guilty to two obstruction offenses because he lied to government officials in connection with his asylum application and during a subsequent investigation into his terrorism connections. On appeal,…

Loden, Jr. v. McCarty  
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70033

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of rape and murder, appealed the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. In this case, the state court's decision…

Lawrence Thompson v. Adrian Garcia, et al
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20505
Lawrence Thompson v. Adrian Garcia, et al
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20510
Lisa Colvin v. Board of Suprs of the Univ, et al
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30086
Arthur Laguette v. U.S. Bank N.A., et al
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50421
Primus Jackson, Jr. v. Corporation Service Company
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20575
Karen Echols, et al v. Ryan Gardiner, et al
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20756
USA v. Carlos Guerra
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41036
Colony Insurance Company v. Marty Price, et al
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10317
USA v. Adrian Johnson
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10543
Brian Lewis v. Baton Rouge Police Department, et a
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30261
Brian Lewis v. Baton Rouge Police Department, et a
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30320
August Walter v. BP America, Incorporated
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30451
Brian Lewis v. Baton Rouge Police Department, et a
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30826
USA v. Manuel Rendon-Lucas
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40472
USA v. Mauro Galaviz-Marin
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50179
Steven Perez v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50484
USA v. Jose Torres-Diaz
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50518
USA v. Israel Brito
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50348
Bhupendra Patel, et al v. Jeh Johnson, Secretary,
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10493
USA v. Enrique Avellaneda-Jaimes
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20286
USA v. Wilbert Mathes
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31313
USA v. Armando Villalobos
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40147
USA v. Juan Ramirez-Sanchez
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40496
Owen Smith, et al v. Bank of America, N.A., et al
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50256
USA v. Demecio Hernandez-Guevara
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50541
USA v. Rodney Womack
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11169
Michael Davis v. Rodney Chandler
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10323
USA v. Juan Barajas
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10495
Charles Lowman, et al v. Jerry Whitaker Timber Con
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30787
USA v. William Harrison
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40276
USA v. Leonel Juarez-Guerrero
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40915
Jamel Blanton v. Newton Associates, Inc., et al
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50087
USA v. Randy Randall
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-31193
Antonio Cox v. William Stephens, Director
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20446
James Rodriguez, et al v. Harris County, Texas, et
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20491
United States v. Fields  
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51060

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, convicted of second degree sexual assault of a child, subsequently pled guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 42 U.S.C.…

Mpatanishi Garrett, et al v. Coventry II DDR/Trade
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10525
TF-Harbor, L.L.C. v. City of Rockwall Texas, et al
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10645
USA v. Alberto Perez-Ortega
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40418
USA v. Robert Raiford
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60534
BNSF Railway Company v. Alstom Transportation, Inc
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11274
USA v. Elvis Mosquera-Valois
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20733
USA v. Michelle Minter
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10382
Garrett v. Coventry II DDR  
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10525

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant and her law firm appealed the bankruptcy court's contempt order holding them in civil contempt for failing to pay sanctions imposed for prior misconduct. The misconduct stemmed from appellant's misconduct in…

USA v. Joel Sanchez, Jr.
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40312
USA v. Daniel Sosa
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40438
USA v. Reynaldo Perez-Palacios
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40449
BNSF Railway v. Alstom Transportation  
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11274

Justia Opinion Summary: BNSF filed suit against Alstom, seeking declaratory relief based on a Maintenance Agreement between the parties. The district court compelled arbitration based on an arbitration agreement in the Agreement. On appeal,…

Patrick Bell v. Fausto Avila, et al
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20380
Fite Oil & Gas, Incorporated v. SWEPI, L.P.
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31244
James Higginbotham v. Ron King
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60442
USA v. Everardo Flores
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10279
Tara Moyer v. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10609
Fort Bend Indep School Dist v. Douglas A., et al
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20101
Raymond Heck, et al v. Kenneth Buhler
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30752
USA v. Gustavo Cervantes-Perez
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50154
USA v. Robert Handlon
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50834
USA v. Brandon Thomas
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31197
USA v. Jose Cardenas
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41177
USA v. Pedro Carrillo-Torres
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41191
USA v. Anthony Salazar
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10971
Esma Etienne v. Spanish Lake Truck & Casino
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30026
USA v. Charles Sykes
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30778
USA v. 2010 Ford Fusion SE Hybrid
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50772
Charlene Emanuel v. Bastrop Independent Sch Dist
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50817
Cordell Davis, et al v. City of Fort Worth
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11242
United States v. Wright  
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20533

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for distributing child pornography and possessing child pornography. The court affirmed the district court's finding that defendant was not in custody at the time he spoke…

USA v. Rodney Giles
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-40314
USA v. Serafin Villanueva
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51187
USA v. Bentley Jenkins
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10089
USA v. Bentley Jenkins
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10091
USA v. John Trowbridge, Jr.
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20333
USA v. Lashanda Harris
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30140
Donald Dennis v. Brian Blanchard, et al
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50544
Cordell Davis, et al v. City of Fort Worth
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11242
Lloyd Flanner v. Chase Investment Svcs Corp.
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31132
USA v. Rosalio Salas
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10164
USA v. Darren Reagan
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10532
Willis Wiley v. Bhupatrai Vachhani
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20337
Esma Etienne v. Spanish Lake Truck & Casino
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30026
USA v. Jose Gallegos-Hernandez
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50445
USA v. Jorge Moreno
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41019
USA v. Raul Rios
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51154
USA v. Thomas Stacy
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10522
USA v. Jose Reyes-Escobar
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20130
USA v. Eleazar Garza-Perez
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40295
USA v. Carol Morris
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50875
Jose Vasquez Alvarado v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60028
Roger Trent, et al v. Steven Wade, et al
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10960
USA v. Richard Plato
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20222
United States v. Reyna-Esparza  
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41347

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to harbor an alien and subsequently challenged his sentence. The court applied a four-level enhancement for brandishing a weapon under U.S.S.G. 2L1.1(b)(5)(B) and…

Gregory Martino v. Pika International, Inc., et al
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50425
United States v. Torres-Perez  
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Numbers: 14-10154, 14-10202

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants plead guilty to illegal reentry after removal from the United States and subsequently appealed their sentences. The government concedes on appeal that it was error to withhold a third-level reduction for…

United States v. Alvarez-Rincon
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10202
Mary Harmon v. Beaumont Independent Sch Dist, et a
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40833
USA v. Patrick Rodriguez
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50209
Ruth Zufelt v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc.
Date: January 29, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60240
USA v. Robert Montgomery
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-40880
United States v. Ochoa-Gomez  
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41258

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of crystal methamphetamine. The court affirmed, concluding that the district court could plausibly determine…

USA v. Carlos Ruiz
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51049
USA v. Devon Spicer
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20119
USA v. Juan Amado-Reyes
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40532
USA v. Patrick Rodriguez
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50209
Richard Tabler v. William Stephens, Director
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 12-70013
USA v. Olusola Elliott
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20560
James Henry, et al v. Corpcar Services Houston, Lt
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20744
USA v. Leocadio Perez
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20758
United States v. Montgomery  
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-40880

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for possessing and receiving child pornography, challenging the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence of pornography found on his phone. The court held that the pornography on…

USA v. Jeanie Henges
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41077
Berkley Regional Insurance Co. v. Philadelphia Ind
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51180
USA v. Sara Havens
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10222
USA v. Anna Woods
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10445
USA v. David Agee
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10530
USA v. Juan Gallegos-Ortiz
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10812
Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. Advance Products &
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30068
Felder's Collision Parts v. All Star Advertising  
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30410

Justia Opinion Summary: Felder's filed an antitrust suit against All Star and GM, alleging that GM's "Bump the Competition" program, which lowers the consumer price for GM-manufactured parts below the prices of equivalent "generic" auto parts…

Kevin Schmidt, et al v. J-Lu Company Limited, L.L.
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31012
Landry Dixon v. 24th Judicial District Court, et a
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-31030
Mayla Campos, et al v. Webb County Sheriff's Dept
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40480
Berkley Regional Insurance Co. v. Philadelphia Ind
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50099
USA v. Gilberto Gaspar
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20407
Thomas Billard v. Howard Prince
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30820
USA v. Tennie White
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60649
USA v. Ruben Lopez-Trevino
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10521
USA v. Ki Crowder
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10558
Mt. Hawley Insurance Company v. Advance Products &
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30068
Brandon Lavergne v. Acadia Parish, et al
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30248
Brandon Lavergne v. University of LA Lafayette
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30254
Brandon Lavergne v. Steven Bajat, et al
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30256
Brandon Lavergne v. St. Landry Parish
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30276
Brandon Lavergne v. Herman Clause
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30305
Brandon Lavergne v. Lafayette Parish
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30309
Brandon Lavergne v. Jimmie Peters, et al
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30369
USA v. Rivelino Yepez-Rosas
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40222
USA v. Denisha Pore
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60167
USA v. David Hatcher
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10636
Fontenot v. McCraw  
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20611

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that the City misreported charges under the Texas Driver Responsibility Program to plaintiffs and that the State overcharged plaintiffs as a result. On appeal, defendant, the Director of…

Lauren Peters v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50157
Eduardo Sanchez v. Dawn Grounds, et al
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40402
Ratliff Ready-Mix, L.P. v. Barry Pledger
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50023
USA v. Francisco Perez-Villalba
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50075
Pablo Vasquez v. William Stephens, Director
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70019
Thomas Whitaker, et al v. Brad Livingston, Executi
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20750
Yilver Ponce v. Virgil Lucas, et al
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31116
United States v. Harrison  
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10078

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and subsequently moved to withdraw his guilty plea. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's refusal to hold an evidentiary hearing on the…

TCI Courtyard, Incorporated v. Wells Fargo Bank, N
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10635
Meche v. Key Energy Servs., LLC  
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30032

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the captain of a crew boat, filed suit against his employer and his supervisor under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. 50101, and general maritime law, seeking maintenance and cure and damages. All parties…

USA v. Javier Casas
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40365
USA v. Dennis Padilla-Garcia
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40664
USA v. Eliazar Garza
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50071
USA v. Victor Estupinan-Solis
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50354
USA v. Erik Bejarano-Ordonez
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50442
Ward v. Stephens  
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70015

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death, seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) under 28 U.S.C. 2253(c)(2). Petitioner, afflicted with mental illness, shot and killed a code enforcement officer…

Kevin Landry v. USA
Date: January 21, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50782
USA v. Lauro Trevino, Jr.
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41048
USA v. Karl Copeland
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10422
USA v. Elmer Banegas-Arias
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40018
USA v. Gerardo Hernandez-Barrientos
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50279
USA v. Muhammad Raza
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50498
Plaquemines Holdings, L.L.C. v. CHS, Inc.
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30957
David Walding, et al v. USA, et al
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50890
Gerald Eldridge v. William Stephens, Director
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70023
USA v. Marvin Thompson
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30361
USA v. Rene Matamoros
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40095
USA v. John Gebara
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40163
USA v. Nefi Rizo-Reyes
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40316
USA v. Rene Gomez-Fuentes
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50189
BNSF Railway Company v. USA
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10014
Anthony Calais v. Ronald Theriot, et al
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31247
USA v. Robert Brooks
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50592
USA v. Eleuterio Barrera, Jr.
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50996
USA v. Robert Arledge
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60020
USA v. Oghenero Aluya
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10081
USA v. Michelle Tengowski
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10346
Fred Bieler v. HP Locate, L.L.C., et al
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10632
Brandon Lavergne v. Date Line NBC, et al
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30252
USA v. Jose Iracheta-Reyes
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40380
USA v. Dahin Garcia-Monroy
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40405
George v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.  
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50368

Justia Opinion Summary: After RSL denied plaintiff's claim for long-term disability benefits, plaintiff, a helicopter pilot with an amputated leg, filed suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(1)(B).…

USA v. Richard Rodriguez
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50531
USA v. Richard Bellock
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60254
Timothy Davis, et al v. Chase Home Finance, L.L.C.
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60259
Vine Street LLC v. Keeling  
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 07-40440

Justia Opinion Summary: Borg Warner appealed the district court's determination that it is liable to Vine Street for 75% of the costs associated with cleaning up a plume of perchlorethylene (PERC) that discharged from a dry cleaning business…

USA v. Marco Nevarez-Morales
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 12-10382
Abraham & Veneklasen Joint Venture v. American Quarter Horse Assoc.  
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11043

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against AQHA, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1, 2, and Texas antitrust law. Plaintiffs' allegations stemmed from votes by the Stud Book and Registration Committee of the AQHA,…

Waste Mgmt. of WA v. Kattler  
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20356

Justia Opinion Summary: The underlying litigation in this appeal stemmed from WM's suit against a former employee for misappropriating confidential business information and violating the terms of his employment agreement. This appeal arose from…

USA v. Rodolfo Segundo-Lopez
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51201
In Re: Curtis Rhine
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10708
In Re: Lenthell Rosemond
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10717
In Re: Kenneth Johnson
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10730
United States v. Fernandez  
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30151

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender and subsequently challenged a life-term special condition of supervised release requiring him to install computer filtering software blocking/monitoring…

USA v. Julio Gomez
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40012
USA v. Carlos Martinez-Tello
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40599
James Reed v. Eddy Lange, et al
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50501
In Re: Leyumba Webb
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50678
Nationwide Mutual Ins Co., et al v. Lexington Relo
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60302
USA v. Derrick Briscoe
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number: 12-50345
American Zurich Insurance Co. v. Sandra Jasso
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51097
USA v. Harvey Brown
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30216
USA v. Carlos Gonzalez-Aguirre
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40351
USA v. John Segretto
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60212
USA v. Jose Castro-Najera
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20023
USA v. Jim Dial
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20554
USA v. Paolo Ramirez-Chavez
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50923
Andrea Guajardo, et al v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51025
Safety National Casualty Corp. v. DHS, et al
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20057
Geaux Live Digital, L.L.C. v. Taylor and Ross Entr
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30396
USA v. Archie Peoples
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50237
USA v. Raul Chavira
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50251
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 12-30883
Trent v. Wade  
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10960

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, members of the Trent family, filed suit against police officers under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging violations of their Fourth Amendment rights to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. After Defendant…

Yancy Branch v. Steve Radar, Warden
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-31102
Graziosi v. City of Greenville  
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60900

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff was terminated, she filed suit against the City and Chief Freddie Cannon under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that the termination was a result of engaging in protected speech under the First Amendment. The…

Perry Austin v. William Stephens, Director
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 13-70024
USA v. Francisco Martinez-Medina
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50225
James Moore v. City of Columbus, Mississippi, et a
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60191
Elvis Barillas-Rivera v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60218
Richard Masterson v. William Stephens, Director
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number: 14-70021
USA v. Darryl Taylor
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11018
Floyd Savant v. APM Terminals
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20572
Wilson v. Epps  
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60574

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed suit alleging that prison officials violated his constitutional rights by failing to respond to his grievances about prison conditions and procedures. The magistrate judge dismissed…

USA v. Uriel Valencia-Torres
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10036
Killen v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co.  
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10052

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against Reliance Standard after she was denied extended long-term disability benefits. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Reliance Standard and plaintiff appealed. The court…

Operating Tech Elec, Inc. v. Generac Power Systems
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10412
USA v. Andrei Gluck
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10419
Robert Davis v. William Stephens, Director
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10808
USA v. Francisco Rodriguez
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20105
USA v. Juan Mejia
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20383
Derrick Scott v. Lonnie Nail, et al
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30291
USA v. Shelley Callahan
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30509
In Re: Julius Jackson  
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30805

Justia Opinion Summary: Movant seeks authorization to file a successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion, seeking to challenge his conviction for assault on federal property resulting in serious bodily injury. The court held that it may authorize the…

USA v. Abraham Hernandez-Alday
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40208
USA v. Jose Mercado-Chavez
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40342
USA v. Guzman Gregorio-Ocana
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40447
USA v. Tommy Garcia
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50002
USA v. Mario Vega-Renova
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50015
USA v. Jose Dehijar-Rodriguez
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50352
USA v. Jose Dahijar-Rodriguez
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50353
USA v. Allan Arias-Ramos
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50367
United States v. Diehl  
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 11-51076

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for ten counts of sexual exploitation of a child/production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). The court joined its sister circuits in holding that 18…

USA v. John Almaguer
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50331
United States v. Olvera  
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51161

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, pro se and in forma pauperis, appealed the denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion as time-barred. Defendant claimed that an amended judgment, entered after his sentence was modified under Federal Rule of Criminal…

USA v. Juan Arriaga, Jr.
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10385
USA v. Tyrell Daniels
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10486
USA v. Mario Alas
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10774
USA v. Timothy Flakes, Jr.
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30358
Dung Trang v. Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mtge, et al
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50281
Samuel Pierce, et al v. Hearne Independent School
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50788
USA v. John Scott
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20557
Mable Caleb, et al v. Terry Grier, et al
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20582
Ray Benoit, Jr. v. Craig Weber
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-30733
USA v. Hilario Torres-Hernandez
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-40674
USA v. Melbin Alcantara Mejia
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-40883
USA v. Edward Salinas
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-41156
USA v. Sandro Fernandez-Vaca
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 13-50965
Harvey Hoffman v. Baylor Health Care System
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10258
Tracy Nixon v. Greg Abbott
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10262
USA v. Gonzalo Galvan-Garcia
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10520
Nathaniel Perkins v. Barrett Daffin Frappier Turne
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-20284
Mark Hamil v. William Nader
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30405
USA v. Alvaro Medina
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40068
USA v. Jose Gomez-Ramirez
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40412
USA v. Jorge Hernandez-Perez
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50070
USA v. Ricardo Rosales-Gonzalez
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50152
USA v. Ricardo Rosales-Gonzalez
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50153
USA v. Santiago Rodriguez-Jaimes
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50165
USA v. Jose Bruno-Sandoval
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50358
Maurice Goree v. Rachel Chapa
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50636
Xincheng An v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60099
Darlene Amrhein v. La Madeleine, Incorporated, et
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-10670
USA v. Reginald Mosley
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20675
USA v. Francisco Moreno-Torres
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-40205
Edwin Retana v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 13-60739
USA v. Jaymie Sellers
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-10021
USA v. James Cooley
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-30211
USA v. Ramon Vasquez-Diaz
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-40187
USA v. Marc Schwartz
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50038
USA v. Ezequiel Garcia-Garcia
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-50309
Roger Garcia Alvarez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number: 14-60501
USA v. Soul Crus
Date: January 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-20788
Anthony Gibson v. Jeffrey Kilpatrick
Date: January 2, 2015
Docket Number: 12-60905
Wooten v. McDonald Transit Assoc, Inc.  
Date: January 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-11035

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against his former employer under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 621-634. Plaintiff alleged discrimination and retaliation under the Act, but defendant never answered or…

USA v. Ernesto Fuentes
Date: January 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-20654
United States v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez  
Date: January 2, 2015
Docket Number: 13-51021

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to illegal reentry in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. The district court applied a sixteen-level enhancement to defendant's offense level for a crime of violence under…

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