Take the Fifth

Unpublished

• U.S. v. Harris, 21-50738, appeal from W.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Smith, Clement, Wilson), criminal, search and seizure
  • Affirming conviction of possession with intent to distribute 5F-AMB (synthetic marijuana), upholding district court’s denial of motion to suppress.

• U.S. v. Ixcopal-Hernandez, 21-50807, appeal from W.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (King, Higginson, Willett), criminal
  • Affirming conviction for illegal reentry.

• Molina-Dominguez v. Garland, 21-60644, petition for review of BIA order
  • per curiam (Higginbotham, Graves, Ho), immigration
  • Dismissing as moot Honduran citizen’s petition for review of IJ’s decision upholding asylum officer’s negative credible fear finding.

• U.S. v. Mack, 22-10719, appeal from N.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Wiener, Elrod, Engelhardt), criminal
  • Affirming conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

• Guzman v. U.S. Immigration Department, 22-20374, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Barksdale, Elrod, Haynes), habeas corpus
  • Affirming denial of § 2241 petition.

• Pontchartrain Partners, L.L.C. v. Z.E. Services, L.L.C., 22-30420, appeal from E.D. La.
  • per curiam (Graves, Ho, Duncan), maritime law
  • Affirming summary judgment in favor of defendant in action stemming from a maritime personal injury suit and the borrowed servant defense.

• U.S. v. Tatum, 22-40476, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Wiener, Elrod, Engelhardt), criminal, sentencing
  • Affirming sentence and special conditions of supervised release term on conviction of conspiracy to import 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

• U.S. v. Gonzalez-Contreras, 22-40505, appeal from S.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Smith, Southwick, Douglas), criminal
  • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.

• U.S. v. Escalada, 22-50171, appeal from W.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Stewart, Duncan, Wilson), criminal
  • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.

• U.S. v. Frausto, 22-50201, appeal from W.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Smith, Southwick, Douglas), criminal
  • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.

• U.S. v. Torres de Lopez, 22-50505, appeal from W.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (Higginbotham, Graves, Ho), criminal, search and seizure
  • Affirming conviction of conspiracy to harbor aliens, and upholding district court’s denial of motion to suppress.

• U.S. v. Avila, 22-50553, appeal from W.D. Tex.
  • per curiam (King, Higginson, Willett), criminal, sentencing
  • Affirming 200-month sentence on conviction of conspiracy to possess at least 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

• Sousa-Santos v. Garland, 22-60194, petition for review of BIA order
  • per curiam (Smith, Southwick, Douglas), immigration
  • Dismissing in part and denying in part Brazilian citizen’s petition for review of BIA order denying her motion for reconsideration of first motion to reopen and denial of second motion to reopen.