February 27, 2025, opinions

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Unpublished

  • U.S. v. Patino, 24-10080, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Willett, Wilson), criminal
    • Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon.
  • U.S. v. Reagor, 22-10271, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • Richman, J. (Stewart, Richman, Haynes), criminal, sufficiency of evidence
    • Affirming conviction of making a false statement to a bank.
  • GCorp International, Inc. v. AmDocs, Inc., 24-10501, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Smith, Clement, Duncan), employment
    • Affirming summary judgment against plaintiff, upholding ruling that restrictive covenants in Employee Service Agreement restricting employment by competing companies was unenforceable under Texas law.
  • U.S. v. Yepson-Cortez, 24-10541, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Barksdale, Haynes, Wilson), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 34-month sentence on conviction for illegal reentry.
  • U.S. v. Jones, 23-11020, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Wiener, Stewart, Southwick), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 108-month sentence on conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon.
  • Branch v. Harris County Sheriff’s Office, 24-20120, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Wiener, Stewart, Southwick), § 1983, Fair Labor Standards Act
    • Affirming dismissal of sheriff’s office employees’ due process and FLSA claims challenging policy change on use of compensatory time-off accrued from working overtime.
  • U.S. v. Elie, 24-30101, appeal from W.D. La.
    • per curiam (Higginbotham, Jones, Oldham), criminal, sentence reduction
    • Affirming denial of motion for sentence reduction.
  • U.S. v. Sensat, 24-30354, appeal from E.D. La.
    • per curiam (Haynes, Higginson, Douglas), criminal, compassionate release
    • Affirming denial of motion for compassionate release.
  • U.S. v. Nunez, 23-40664, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Barksdale, Haynes, Wilson), criminal, sentencing, sanctions
    • Affirming conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon. Issuing sanctions warning to appointed counsel for inadequate advocacy and briefing.
  • U.S. v. Caldwell, 24-50099, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Haynes, Higginson, Douglas), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • DDR Weinert, Ltd. v. Ovintiv USA, Inc., 23-50479, appeal from W.D. Tex.
    • Jones, J. (Jones, Clement, Wilson), breach of contract
    • Affirming summary judgment for defendant on claims arising from royalty-payment provisions in mineral lease and the application of the equitable-recoupment doctrine.