Month: October 2021

October 26, 2021, opinions

October 27, 2021

Designated for publication Mandawala v. Northeast Baptist Hospital, 20-50981, appeal from W.D. Tex. Smith, J. (Jones, Smith, Haynes), Haynes, J., concurring in judgment only; discrimination, recusal Affirming dismissal of pro se plaintiff’s claims against school, arising from failure of classes, for racial discrimination, First Amendment retaliation, loss of procedural due process, defamation, and intentional infliction … More October 26, 2021, opinions

October 21-25, 2021, opinions

October 27, 2021

Designated for publication Ghedi v. Mayorkas, 20-10995, appeal from N.D. Tex. Willett, J. (Stewart, Costa, Willett), Fourth Amendment, Administrative Procedures Act Affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment and APA claims against various federal officials in their official capacities arising from being subjected to air travel restrictions and inconveniences. While the Court disagreed with the district … More October 21-25, 2021, opinions

October 20, 2021, opinions

October 21, 2021

Designated for publication U.S. v. Martinez, 20-50984, appeal from W.D. Tex. Costa, J. (King, Costa, Ho), criminal, sentencing, supervised release Granting Anders motion to appointed defense counsel to withdraw as no non-frivolous grounds for appeal exist, but specifically addressing why there is not a non-frivolous argument that the orally pronounced terms of supervised release did … More October 20, 2021, opinions

October 19, 2021, opinions

October 20, 2021

Designated for publication Talasek v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P., 21-20069, appeal from S.D. Tex. Clement, J. (Owen, Clement, Duncan), insurance, ERISA Affirming summary judgment in favor of defendant employer in its capacity as the ERISA administrator of the plaintiff’s deceased husband, dismissing the plaintiff’s estoppel claim for life insurance proceeds following her husband’s death. The … More October 19, 2021, opinions

October 18, 2021, opinions

October 19, 2021

Unpublished Naquin v. Medtronic, Inc., 20-30793, appeal from E.D. La. per curiam (Davis, Elrod, Oldham), product liability Affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s product liability claims against manufacturer of implantable cardia defibrillator. Rosales-Santos v. Garland, 20-60189, petition for review of BIA order per curiam (Wiener, Dennis, Haynes), immigration Dismissing in part and denying in part petition for … More October 18, 2021, opinions

October 15, 2021, opinions

October 18, 2021

Designated for publication Butler v. Denka Performance Elastomer, L.L.C., 20-30365, appeal from E.D. La. Higginson, J. (Haynes, Higginson, Oldham), Haynes, J., dissenting in part; Oldham, J., dissenting in part; toxic tort, removal Affirming the district court’s denial of plaintiff’s motion to remand this CAFA-removed toxic tort suit; reversing 12(b)(6) dismissal of plaintiff’s claims against former … More October 15, 2021, opinions

October 13-14, 2021 opinions

October 15, 2021

Designated for publication Hawkins v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 20-20281, appeal from S.D. Tex. Wiener, J. (Wiener, Dennis, Duncan), Duncan, J., dissenting; Administrative Procedure Act, Fair Housing Act Reversing district court’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ APA and FHA claims against HUD, holding that HUD is bound by its prior self-imposed obligation to provide … More October 13-14, 2021 opinions

October 12, 2021 opinions

October 13, 2021

Designated for publication Securities and Exchange Commission v. Blackburn, 20-30464, appeal from E.D. La. Costa, J. (Dennis, Higginson, Costa), securities law Affirming the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the SEC against three defendants for selling unregistered securities and misleading investors in operating a penny stock company, and affirming remedy of disgorgement of defendants’ … More October 12, 2021 opinions

October 11, 2021 opinions

October 12, 2021

Unpublished Bruno v. Ford, 21-20204, appeal from S.D. Tex. per curiam (Davis, Jones, Elrod), Fair Labor Standards Act Vacating district court’s summary judgment dismissing plaintiff’s FLSA claims, and remanding for further proceedings. U.S. v. Pontefract, 21-30032, appeal from W.D. La. per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Willett), habeas corpus Denying certificate of appealability, and affirming district court’s … More October 11, 2021 opinions

October 8, 2021 opinions

October 11, 2021

Unpublished Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc. v. Snyder, 16-60773, appeal from S.D. Miss. per curiam (Owen, Dennis, Willett), abortion law Granting joint motion to dismiss appeal as moot, and remanding to district court to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint for lack of jurisdiction. Blessit v. Texas Office of the Attorney General Galveston County Child Support Enforcement Division, 20-40135, … More October 8, 2021 opinions