September 17, 2024, opinions

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Richardson, 23-11183, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Southwick, Engelhardt), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Wicks v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 23-11247, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Stewart, Higginson), insurance
    • Affirming judgment in favor of defendant life insurer upholding denial of accidental death benefits.
  • U.S. v. Meyer, 23-11273, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Haynes, Higginson, Douglas), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Diaz-Garcia, 24-10131, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Stewart, Duncan), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Rudzavice, 24-10406, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Haynes, Higginson, Douglas), criminal, compassionate release
    • Affirming denial of motion for compassionate release.
  • Wiggins v. Poyner Spruill L.L.P., 24-20011, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Davis, Smith, Higginson), defamation
    • Affirming summary judgment in favor of plaintiff’s employer’s law firm on defamation claims arising from law firm’s actions in prior proceedings before the district court and the EEOC, applying Texas’s judicial-proceeding privilege.