March 13, 2024, opinions

Unpublished

  • Securities and Exchange Commision v. Barton, 22-11242, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Stewart, Dennis, Wilson), securities fraud, receivership, mootness
    • Dismissing as moot appeal from order ratifying a settlement agreement executed by court-appointed receiver, due to subsequent events in the litigation.
  • U.S. v. Williams, 23-10040, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Wiener, Stewart, Douglas), criminal
    • Affirming conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
  • U.S. v. Ochoa-Perez, 23-10458, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Jolly, Engelhardt, Douglas), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 115-month sentence on conviction of illegal reentry.
  • U.S. v. Paniagua, 23-10791, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Wiener, Stewart, Douglas), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon.
  • Williams v. Progressive Property Insurance Co., 23-30627, appeal from W.D. La.
    • per curiam (Davis, Ho, Ramirez), insurance, jurisdiction
    • Affirming dismissal of hurricane insurance coverage claim for lack of diversity jurisdiction.
  • Save R Hood, Inc. v. Galveston County, 23-40441, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Clement, Elrod, Ho), Tax Injunction Act, takings, timeliness
    • Affirming dismissal under the Tax Injunction Act and under the statute of limitations applicable to § 1983 claims of claims arising from County’s failure to properly record reversion of title of property to plaintiff after plaintiff redeemed the property after a property tax delinquency seizure.