August 28, 2025, opinions

Unpublished decisions

  • U.S. v. Ojelade, 24-10981, Appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Richman, Southwick, Willett), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 292-month sentence on conviction of wire fraud affecting financial institutions.
  • U.S. v. Turner, 24-11094, appeal from N.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Dennis, Ho, Oldham), criminal
    • Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon.
  • U.S. v. Choice, 25-20092, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (King, Haynes, Ho), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Voice of the Experienced v. LeBlanc, 25-30322, appeal from M.D. La.
    • per curiam (Stewart, Clement, Wilson), prisoner suit
    • Dismissing appeal of TRO as moot as underlying TRO is vacated by operation of the Munsingwear doctrine.
  • U.S. v. Malone, 24-30753, appeal from E.D. La.
    • per curiam (Richman, Southwick, Willett), criminal, sentence reduction
    • Affirming district court’s grant of sentence reduction of only four months.
  • U.S. v. Moctezuma-Acosta, 24-40524, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Richman, Southwick, Willett), criminal, sentencing
    • Affirming 240-month sentence on conviction of conspiring to transport illegal aliens within the United States, conspiring to launder money, engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity (two counts), and being found in the United States after deportation.
  • Byrd v. Delone, 24-40719, appeal from E.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Barksdale, Graves, Duncan), prisoner suit
    • Affirming dismissal of Texas state prisoner’s sec. 1983 suit.
  • Tamayo-Lara v. Bondi, 25-60114, petition for review of BIA order
    • per curiam (Jones, Richman, Willett), immigration
    • Denying Honduran citizen’s petition for review of BIA order denying motion to reopen.
  • U.S. v. McLeod, 24-60648, appeal from S.D. Miss.
    • per curiam (Stewart, Graves, Oldham), criminal
    • Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon.