Unpublished per curiam (Richman, Jones, Ho), Bivens claim Affirming in part and vacating in part plaintiff federal inmate’s Bivens claims arising from delayed and denied medical care for injuries, and remanding for further proceedings. Engelhardt, J. (Higginbotham, Smith, Engelhardt), qualified immunity Affirming denial of motion to dismiss excessive force claims on the basis of qualified … More June 10, 2024, opinions
Designated for publication Smith, J. (joined by Jones, Stewart, Southwick, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Ramirez, JJ.); Haynes, J., concurring in judgment only; Richman, C.J., dissenting (joined by Elrod, Graves, Douglas, JJ.); criminal, sufficiency of evidence, Miranda rights, due process On en banc rehearing of panel opinion that had reversed on the basis … More June 5-7, 2024, opinions
Designated for publication Wilson, J. (Clement, Engelhardt, Wilson), commercial litigation Affirming summary judgment in favor of bank, holding that Mississippi law allowed a loan guaranty to be transferred from original lender and that guarantor could not assert equitable defenses belonging to the borrower. Unpublished per curiam (Dennis, Elrod, Ho), mineral law After receiving response from … More June 4, 2024, opinions
Designated for publication Engelhardt, J. (King, Ho, Engelhardt), Ho, J., dissenting in part; First Amendment, antitrust, standing, mootness, amendment In First Amendment and antitrust claims by physicians’ professional association against governing boards and against the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security arising from labeling as misinformation or disinformation of some physicians’ views on Covid … More June 3, 2024, opinions
We report after each month on interesting statistics from the data we generate from the daily opinion summaries from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and at the end of each court year (Oct.-Sept.) we will aggregate that–all of which provides useful insights into the inner workings of the Court, the relative … More May 2024 opinion statistics
Unpublished per curiam (Jolly, Higginson, Duncan), employment discrimination Affirming dismissal of employment discrimination claims. per curiam (Barksdale, Southwick, Graves), insurance Affirming summary judgment for insurer in coverage dispute.
