November 3, 2023, opinions

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Little, 21-11225, c/w U.S. v. Gibbs, 21-11228, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Richman, Stewart, Douglas), criminal, sufficiency of evidence, jury instructions, sentencing
    • Affirming convictions and sentences arising from multi-million-dollar healthcare fraud conspiracy.
  • U.S. v. Salguero-Tziboy, 22-51110, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Dennis, Engelhardt, Wilson), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 97-month sentence on conviction of harboring illegal aliens for the purpose of commercial advantage and private financial gain.
  • U.S. v. Ochoa-Perez, 23-10460, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Ho, Engelhardt), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. TaQue, 23-10467, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Willett, Duncan, Wilson), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Segura, 23-20027, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Ho, Engelhardt), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming conviction, but vacating consecutive sentences and remanding for resentencing, on convictions of discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and in a different case for illegal reentry.
  • Escalon v. Trafigura Trading, L.L.C., 23-20191, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Clement, Duncan, Douglas), Helms-Burton Act
    • Affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s claims regarding property confiscated by the Castro regime as foreclosed under the Helms-Burton Act where she inherited the rights to the property after the cutoff date in the Act, even though the decedent had acquired the property prior to the cutoff date.
  • U.S. v. Johnson, 23-30172, appeal from W.D. La.
    • per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Engelhardt), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 30-month sentence for conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud with forfeiture allegations and bank fraud with forfeiture allegations.
  • U.S. v. Lister, 23-40261, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Barksdale, Engelhardt, Wilson), criminal, supervised release
    • Affirming revocation of supervised release.