October 8, 2021 opinions

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Unpublished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.
  • U.S. v. Ybarra, 20-50371, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Willett), criminal, First Step Act
    • Dismissing as frivolous appeal from denial of motion for sentence reduction under the First Step Act.
  • Cat and Dogma, LLC v. Target Corp., 20-50674, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Wiener, Elrod, Higginson), copyright infringement
    • Reversing district court’s 12(b)(6) dismissal of plaintiff’s copyright infringement claims, and remanding for further proceedings.
  • U.S. v. Lothringer, 20-50823, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Davis, Elrod, Oldham), tax
    • Affirming summary judgment in favor of government, holding that taxpayer defendant could be held personally liable for his corporation’s failure to pay taxes.
  • Gutierrez v. Garland, 20-61185, petition for review of BIA order
    • per curiam (Dennis, Higginson, Costa), immigration
    • Denying Mexican citizen’s petition for review of BIA order denying his application for cancellation of removal.
  • Coomer v. Roth, 21-10182, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Willett), prisoner suit
    • Vacating in part and affirming in part dismissal of prisoner’s suit arising from confiscation of property, and remanding for further proceedings.
  • U.S. v. Zavala-Maravilla, 21-40132, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Stewart, Graves), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Texas, 21-50949, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Stewart, Haynes, Ho), abortion law
    • Temporarily holding in abeyance Texas’s emergency motion to stay preliminary injunction pending appeal, pending briefing by U.S. government and further decision by motions panel.