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Unpublished

• Mills v. Adams County, Mississippi, 19-60829, appeal from S.D. Miss.
  • per curiam (Wiener, Southwick, Duncan), prisoner suit
  • Dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction due to untimely filed notice of appeal.

• U.S. v. Fernandez, 20-10479, appeal from N.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Duncan), criminal
  • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.

• U.S. v. Lopez-Mejia, 20-10930, appeal from N.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Wiener, Southwick, Duncan), criminal, sentencing
  • Affirming 75-month sentence on guilty plea conviction to illegal reentry after removal from the United States.

• U.S. v. Rodriguez-Caraveo, 20-10974, appeal from N.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Haynes, Willett, Ho), criminal, sentencing
  • Granting summary affirmance of conviction of illegal reentry after deportation and 32-month sentence.

• Hutton v. Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co., N.A., 20-11145, appeal from N.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Jolly, Graves, Costa), foreclosure
  • Affirming dismissal of mortgagee’s claims arising from foreclosure.

• U.S. v. Vasquez, 20-20064, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Duncan), criminal
  • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.

• Stewart v. Metropolitan Lloyds Insurance Co. of Texas, 20-20507, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Jones, Costa, Duncan), insurance
  • Affirming dismissal of homeowner’s claim against her insurance company arising from partial collapse of house structure.

• Lawrence v. Center Properties, LLC, 20-30534, appeal from E.D. La.
  • per curiam (Jolly, Elrod, Graves), landlord-tenant
  • Affirming dismissal of tenant’s claims against landlord arising from mold and other defects in apartment, as time-barred.

• U.S. v. Tamez-Gomez, 20-40051, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Duncan), criminal
  • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.

• U.S. v. Ozuna-Celaya, 20-40064, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Duncan), criminal
  • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.

• Burleson v. Collin County Community College District, 20-40318, appeal from E.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Smith, Ho, Barker (by designation)), First Amendment
  • Affirming dismissal of plaintiffs’ claims for First Amendment retaliation, for failure to state a claim.

• U.S. v. Salinas, 20-40546, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Haynes, Willett, Ho), criminal, sentencing
  • Affirming 57-month sentence on conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 13.90 kilograms of cocaine.

• U.S. v. Garcia, 20-40850, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Haynes, Willett, Ho), criminal, compassionate release
  • Affirming denial of motion for compassionate release.

• U.S. v. Mendoza-Valles, 20-50932, appeal from W.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Clement, Higginson, Engelhardt), criminal
  • Granting summary affirmance of guilty plea conviction for illegal reentry into the United States after a prior removal.

• Alvarez-Sabillon v. Garland, 20-60088, petition for review of BIA order
  • per curiam (Wiener, Southwick, Duncan), immigration
  • Denying Honduran citizens’ petition for review of BIA order dismissing their appeal of an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of their application for asylum and withholding of removal.

• Argueta-Luna v. Garland, 20-60144, petition for review of BIA order
  • per curiam (Haynes, Willett, Ho), immigration
  • Denying El Salvadoran citizen’s petition for review of BIA denial of his application for withholding of removal and for protection under the Convention Against Torture.

• Bhandari v. Garland, 20-60423, petition for review of BIA order
  • per curiam (Haynes, Willett, Ho), immigration
  • Denying Nepalese citizen’s petition for review of BIA order upholding the immigration judge’s (IJ’s) adverse credibility finding regarding portions of his testimony and in dismissing his appeal of the IJ’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.

• Castaneda-Alvarez v. Garland, 20-60634, petition for review of BIA order
  • per curiam (King, Smith, Wilson), immigration
  • Denying Guatemalan citizen’s petition for review of BIA order affirming a decision of the immigration judge (“IJ”), who made adverse credibility determinations and denied her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture.