Month: April 2025

April 29, 2025, opinions

April 30, 2025

Opinions designated for publication Higginbotham, J. (Elrod, Higginbotham, Southwick), criminal, sentence reduction Affirming denial of motion for sentence reduction. Higginson, J. (Smith, Higginson, Douglas), criminal, sentencing, sufficiency of evidence Affirming convictions and sentences for conspiracy to import and importation of methamphetamine. Unpublished opinions per curiam (Stewart, Clement, Willett), criminal, sentencing Affirming sentence on conviction of … More April 29, 2025, opinions

April 28, 2025, opinions

April 29, 2025

Opinions designated for publication Clement, J. (Stewart, Clement, Willett), arbitration Affirming district court’s order granting defendant’s motion to confirm arbitration award and denying plaintiff’s motion to vacate arbitration award, regarding payment of “stand-by costs” under contract for construction of natural gas pipeline. Unpublished opinions per curiam (Graves, Willett, Wilson), prisoner suit Affirming dismissal as frivolous … More April 28, 2025, opinions

April 25, 2025, opinions

April 26, 2025

Opinions designated for publication Richman, J. (King, Richman, Higginson), prisoner suit, Eighth Amendment, appointment of counsel Vacating dismissal of plaintiff’s Eighth Amendment claims arising from denial of effective care for chronic hepatitis C virus, vacating denial of motion for appointment of counsel, and remanding for appointment of counsel and leave to amend complaint. The Court … More April 25, 2025, opinions

April 24, 2025, opinions

April 25, 2025

Unpublished opinions per curiam (Higginbotham, Jones, Oldham), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Elrod, Engelhardt, Guidry), criminal, sentencing Affirming sentence on conviction of illegal reentry. per curiam (Higginbotham, Jones, Oldham), criminal Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal. per curiam (Barksdale, Stewart, Ramirez), criminal, sentencing Affirming 24-month sentence on … More April 24, 2025, opinions

April 23, 2025, opinions; plus a couple PSAs

April 24, 2025

First, a return to the daily summaries of U.S. Fifth Circuit opinions; then, an explanation for the six-week pause in the daily summaries and a couple public service announcements: Unpublished opinions per curiam (King, Jones, Oldham), bankruptcy Affirming dismissal of putative creditor’s adversary claim challenging bankruptcy court’s discharge of debtor’s debts. per curiam (Smith, Stewart, … More April 23, 2025, opinions; plus a couple PSAs