October 20, 2025, opinions

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Unpublished decisions

  • BPX Production Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, 23-20034, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • Richman, J. (Richman, Haynes, Duncan) (oral argument), insurance
    • Reversing in part and affirming in part dismissal of claims against insurer for a declaration of insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify: reversing the magistrate judge’s dismissal of BPX’s duty-to-defend and duty-to-indemnify claims, vacating and remanding BPX’s declaratory judgment claim, and affirming the magistrate judge’s dismissal of BPX’s common law bad-faith claim.
  • All About Property, L.L.C. v. Midland Mortgage, 24-20092, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Graves, Engelhardt, Oldham) (no oral argument), foreclosure, abstention
    • Affirming denial of motion for Colorado River abstention and grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant on claims to enjoin foreclosure.
  • T.P. v. Bisignano, 25-30112, appeal from E.D. La.
    • per curiam (Jones, Duncan, Douglas) (no oral argument), social security
    • Affirming dismissal of suit challenging the Social Security Commissioner’s final decision denying disability-insurance benefits.
  • U.S. v. Guerrero-Espinoza, 25-40037, appeal from S.D. Tex.
    • per curiam (Jones, Duncan, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal
    • Granting Anders motion to withdraw, and dismissing appeal.
  • Awolaja v. Bondi, 25-60038, petition for review of BIA order
    • per curiam (Richman, Southwick, Willett) (no oral argument), immigration
    • Denying in part and dismissing in part Nigerian citizen’s petition for review of BIA order affirming order of an immigration judge (IJ) denying withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture.
  • Fasken Land & Minerals, Ltd. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 23-60377, petition for review of NRC order
    • per curiam (Elrod, Jones, Wilson) (no oral argument), administrative law, standing
    • On remand from U.S. Supreme Court, holding that petitioner lacked standing to challenge NRC’s nuclear waste permitting decision, and dismissing petition for review of NRC decision.