February 14, 2025, opinions

Posted on by tadbartlett

Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Parra, 24-10214, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Haynes, Higginson, Douglas), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Hopkins v. Department of Defense, 24-10462, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Dennis, Ho, Oldham), First Amendment, Administrative Procedure Act, summary judgment
    • Vacating summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s challenge to Department of Defense prepublication approval/review procedures for manuscripts authorized by employees and former employees with security clearances. Summary judgment had been granted, dismissing the claims with prejudice for abandonment of the claims after plaintiff did not oppose the motion but instead had filed a motion to stay briefing on motion.
    • The Court held that the district court had abused its discretion in imposing an automatic grant of a dispositive motion for failure to comply with district court rules on the handling of motions.
  • Stancu v. The Highland Hilton, 24-10627, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Dennis, Ho, Oldham), employment discrimination
    • Affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s employment discrimination claims.
  • U.S. v. Delara, 24-10647, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Southwick, Engelhardt), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming sentence on conviction of illegal reentry.
  • U.S. v. Vasquez, 23-10900, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Wilson), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Ramirez, 24-20305, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Wilson), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Garcia, 24-40509, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Southwick, Willett, Oldham), criminal, sentence reduction
    • Dismissing as frivolous appeal from denial of motion for sentence reduction.
  • U.S. v. Brown, 24-50126, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Wilson), criminal, search and seizure
    • Affirming conviction of theft of mail and possession of a firearm by a felon, upholding denial of motion to suppress.
  • U.S. v. Goodwin, 24-50231, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Wiener, Ho, Ramirez), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • U.S. v. Galindo, 24-50287, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Higginbotham, Jones, Oldham), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.