Unpublished decisions
- U.S. v. Barrow, 24-10102, appeal from N.D. Tex.
- per curiam (Dennis, Oldham, Douglas), criminal, search and seizure
- Affirming conviction of various drug offenses, upholding district court’s denial of his motion to suppress and its refusal to sever his trial from his co-defendant’s.
- Soto v. Texas, 25-10361, appeal from N.D. Tex.
- per curiam (King, Haynes, Ho), prisoner suit
- Dismissing as frivolous Texas state prisoner’s appeal from dismissal of sec. 1983 claims.
- U.S. v. Velazquez, 24-10971, appeal from N.D. Tex.
- per curiam (King, Haynes, Ho), criminal
- Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
- Phillips v. Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers Compensation, 24-11020, appeal from N.D. Tex.
- per curiam (Southwick, Duncan, Engelhardt), sanctions
- Dismissing as frivolous appeal from administrative closure of case pursuant to sanctions order.
- U.S. v. Gurrola, 24-20471, appeal from S.D. Tex.
- per curiam (King, Stewart, Ho), criminal, sentencing, guilty plea
- Affirming 30-year sentence and conviction of distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, to possession of a machinegun, and to being a felon in possession of a firearm, pursuant to appeal waiver in guilty plea agreement.
- U.S. v. Milburn, 24-20534, appeal from S.D. Tex.
- per curiam (King, Southwick, Engelhardt), criminal, sentence reduction
- Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for sentence reduction, which defendant argued failed to take into account his request for an even greater sentence reduction.
- Kemp v. Powers, 25-30024, appeal from W.D. La.
- per curiam (Southwick, Oldham, Ramirez), sec. 1983
- Affirming dismissal of sec. 1983 claims against private parties, clerk of court, and judge arising from eviction proceedings.
- U.S. v. Burch, 24-40540, appeal from E.D. Tex.
- per curiam (Barksdale, Higginson, Douglas), criminal, sentencing
- Affirming conviction and 235-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute a detectable amount of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (actual) on premises where children are present or reside.
- U.S. v. Moreno-Martinez, 24-40645, appeal from S.D. Tex.
- per curiam (Barksdale, Stewart, Ramirez), criminal, sentencing
- Affirming 333-month sentence on conviction of conspiracy to kidnap two victims/
- U.S. v. Bridges, 24-40813, appeal from E.D. Tex.
- per curiam (King, Haynes, Ho), criminal
- Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
- Pohl v. U.S., 25-50081, appeal from W.D. Tex.
- per curiam (Clement, Engelhardt, Douglas), sovereign immunity
- Affirming order striking surreply regarding dismissal of plaintiff’s claims for employee benefits as barred by sovereign imunity.
- U.S. v. Hemphill, 24-50527, appeal from W.D. Tex.
- per curiam (Southwick, Oldham, Ramirez), criminal
- Affirming conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
- Hernandez-Lopez v. Bondi, 24-60577, petition for review of BIA order
- per curiam (King, Southwick, Engelhardt), immigration
- Denying in part and dismissing in part BIA order dismissing an appeal from an order of Immigration Judge (IJ) denying their motion to reopen and rescind an in absentia removal order.
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