November 9, 2021, opinions

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Hernandez, 20-61032, appeal from S.D. Miss.
    • per curiam (Jolly, Willett, Engelhardt), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Noakes, 21-10225, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Costa, Ho), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Bickens, 21-10392, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Higginbotham, Higginson, Duncan), criminal, compassionate release
    • Remanding district court’s denial of motion for compassionate release, “for the limited purpose of allowing the district court to address Bickens’s argument that the district court’s failure to adjust his sentence under § 5G1.3(b) is an extraordinary and compelling reason that warrants a sentence reduction.”
  • U.S. v. Cosby, 21-40066, appeal from E.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Higginbotham, Higginson, Duncan), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Dimas-Vasquez, 21-40358, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Jolly, Willett, Engelhardt), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Khan v. Garland, 21-60372, petition for review of BIA order
    • per curiam (Elrod, Oldham, Wilson), immigration
    • Denying government’s motion for summary disposition; but denying Bangladeshi citizen’s petition for review of BIA order dismissing appeal of IJ’s denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).
    • Judge Oldham would have granted the motion for summary disposition.