Tag: § 1983

Take the Fifth: Oct. 15, 2020 opinions

October 16, 2020

Designated for Publication Taylor v. McDonald, 18-11572, appeal from N.D. Tex. Smith, J. (Smith, Clement, Oldham), prisoner suit, § 1983, qualified immunity Affirming qualified-immunity-based dismissal of prisoner’s § 1983 suit for deprivation of due process by keeping him confined to a psychiatric unit without an involuntary commitment proceeding. Prisoner had initially consented to transfer to … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 15, 2020 opinions

Take the Fifth: Oct. 14, 2020 opinions

October 15, 2020

To create a little efficiency for the writers of this blog, Take the Fifth will take a different tack beginning today. We will continue to include full summaries of those opinions designated for publication, but for unpublished opinions will only continue to provide links to the opinions and basic statistical information regarding basic outcome, district … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 14, 2020 opinions

Take the Fifth: Oct. 9, 2020 opinions

October 12, 2020

U.S. v. Strother, 19-40361, appeal from E.D. Tex., designated for publication Higginson, J. (Higgonbotham, Jones, Higginson), criminal, sentencing, guilty plea Affirming conviction and sentence. Defendant had pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon. Thereafter, his counsel successfully moved to withdraw as counsel, and defendant filed a pro se motion to withdraw his … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 9, 2020 opinions

Take the Fifth: Oct. 8, 2020 opinions

October 9, 2020

Janvey v. GMAG, LLC, 17-11526, appeal from N.D. Tex., designated for publication Stewart, J. (Stewart, Dennis, Willett), Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act, fraudulent transfer After earlier vacating prior panel decision and referring to Texas Supreme Court to answer legal question regarding Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act (“TUFTA”), Court entered new opinion reversing district court’s judgment … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 8, 2020 opinions