October 4, 2023, opinions

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Designated for publication

  • Sealed Appellee v. Sealed Appellant, 22-11146, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • Clement, J. (Clement, Haynes, Oldham), criminal, civil commitment
    • Affirming order of indefinite civil commitment pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4246 because appellant was committed the Attorney General under § 4241(d) when the petition was filed.

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Jones, 22-11010, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Clement, Haynes, Oldham), criminal
    • Affirming Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Walker v. City of Houston, 22-20537, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Stewart, Dennis, Wilson), excessive force, municipal liability
    • Affirming summary judgment dismissal of excessive force claims against arresting officers and municipal liability claim against city.
  • Sonder USA, Inc. v. 635 N. Scott Street, L.L.C., 22-30360, appeal from E.D. La.
    • Clement, J. (Clement, Haynes, Oldham), breach of contract
    • Affirming judgment in favor of hotel operator against property management company for breach of leases.
  • U.S. v. Jones, 22-30480, appeal from E.D. La.
    • per curiam (King, Willett, Douglas), criminal, supervised release, sentencing
    • Vacating sentence on revocation of supervised release, and remanding for resentencing.
  • Chapoy v. Union Pacific Railroad, 22-40791, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Willett, Douglas), Federal Employers Liability Act, timeliness
    • Vacating summary judgment on timeliness issues and remanding for further proceedings on railroad employee’s asbestosis claims.
  • U.S. v. Ortega, 22-50895, c/w 22-50921, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Clement, Haynes, Oldham), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming sentence on revocation of supervised release.
  • Morales-Perez v. Garland, 22-60529, petition for review of BIA order
    • per curiam (Stewart, Dennis, Wilson), immigration
    • Denying in part and dismissing in part Honduran citizen’s petition for review of BIA order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision that she is ineligible for immigration relief.
  • U.S. v. Pavon-Rivera, 23-10069, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Jones, Southwick, Ho), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 48-month sentence for illegal reentry.
  • U.S. v. Rodriguez-Flores, 23-40149, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Higginbotham, Stewart, Southwick), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.