December 6, 2023, opinions

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Henderson, 22-11100, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Graves), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Sanchez-Ceja, 23-10307, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Jones, Smith, Dennis), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Sanchez, 23-10312, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Graves), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Lowery v. Gonzalez, 23-10366, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Graves), prisoner suit
    • Affirming dismissal of Texas state prisoner’s claims that his religious beliefs require that he be segregated from non-white inmates.
  • U.S. v. Litts, 23-10404, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Graves), criminal, guilty plea
    • Affirming guilty plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, rejecting argument that his plea was not freely and knowingly made.
  • U.S. v. Quibrera-Ruano, 23-10555, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Wiener, Stewart, Douglas), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Walls v. Sheriff’s Office of Caddo Parish, 23-30253, appeal from W.D. La.
    • per curiam (Jolly, Engelhardt, Oldham), qualified immunity
    • Affirming denial of qualified immunity dismissal for officer defendant in claim arising from the death of an arrestee of a heart attack suffered in the back of his patrol car.
  • U.S. v. Sumner, 23-30402, appeal from W.D. La.
    • per curiam (Elrod, Oldham, Wilson), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Valerio-Marquez, 23-40263, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Graves), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Fajardo-Perez, 23-40440, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Elrod, Oldham, Wilson), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Quintero-Reyes, 23-40455, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Willett, Duncan, Douglas), criminal, compassionate release
    • Affirming denial of motion for sentence reduction.
  • U.S. v. Tinney, 23-50252, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Graves), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Barro-Chaparro, 23-50442, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Willett, Duncan, Douglas), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Macias v. Department of Family Services, 23-50540, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Elrod, Oldham, Wilson), sovereign immunity, § 1983
    • Affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s § 1983 claims against state family protective agency arising from involuntary removal of children from the home, on the basis of sovereign immunity.
  • U.S. v. Guinn, 23-60386, appeal from S.D. Miss.
    • per curiam (Stewart, Graves, Oldham), habeas corpus
    • Denying COA and dismissing as frivolous appeal from denial of § 2255 petition as unnecessary after petitioner completed his sentence and was no longer in custody.