October 14, 2024, opinions

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Designated for publication

  • Rucker v. Marshall, 23-60557, appeal from N.D. Miss.
    • Duncan, J. (Southwick, Duncan, Kernodle, by designation), qualified immunity
    • Reversing denial of qualified immunity summary judgment for defendant officers arising from arrest of plaintiff after plaintiff refused to identify himself or exit his car.

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Hunt, 24-10018, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Wilson), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Jones, 22-30633, appeal from W.D. La.
    • per curiam (Stewart, Richman, Scholer, by designation), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 78-month sentence on conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm in a school zone; vacating imposition of supervised release condition requiring participation in an outpatient substance abuse program and submitting to drug testing; and remanding for resentencing.
  • Jones v. Heuer, 24-50348, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Higginbotham, Stewart, Haynes), § 1983, habeas corpus
    • Affirming dismissal of habeas and § 1983 claims.
  • Rex Real Estate I, L.P. v. Rex Real Estate Exchange, Inc., 23-50889, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Higginbotham, Stewart, Haynes), voluntary dismissal
    • Dismissing appeal from district court’s order granting motion for voluntary dismissal, holding that defendant “forfeited any argument that this court has jurisdiction to hear its appeal.”