Unpublished decisions per curiam (Jones, Duncan, Douglas) (no oral argument), civil Affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s suit under Rule 41(b). David Pete, proceeding pro se, sued Equifax and JND Legal Administration for $200 billion under various theories. The district court denied his in forma pauperis motion—finding he had falsely claimed the U.S. Attorney General owed him … More April 8, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Engelhardt, J. (Higginson, Willett, Engelhardt) (oral argument), Willett, J., concurring in part; class action, employment, Americans with Disabilities Act Affirming district court’s rejection of two proposed classes and certification of one modified subclass of United Airlines employees who sought religious accommodations from COVID-19 vaccine mandate and who were accommodated with unpaid leave. … More March 9, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Summerhays, J. (Jones, Engelhardt, Summerhays, by designation) (oral argument), maritime law Affirming summary judgment for vessel owner on longshore worker’s claim of vessel negligence. Balvina Renteria, a longshore worker unloading cargo from the M/V Star Juventas, fell about ten feet when she stepped on plastic sheeting covering a gap between stacked rolls … More March 6, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Wilson, J. (King, Higginson, Wilson) (no oral argument), immigration, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, res judicata Withdrawing December 15, 2025, opinion and substituting new opinion affirming dismissal of challenge to denial of visa for foreign student plaintiff sought to sponsor under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, but in change from original panel opinions … More February 12-13, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Smith, J. (Elrod, Smith, Wilson) (oral argument), civil rights, injunction, appellate jurisdiction Dismissing for lack of appellate jurisdiction appeal from denial of motion to dismiss or strike plaintiffs’ motion to modify a desegregation injunction for the Parish School Board. The case arises from a long-running school desegregation injunction imposed on the School … More February 10, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Richman, Ho; Dennis on panel but not participating in this order) (oral argument at the merits stage), Ho, J., dissenting from denial of panel rehearing; municipal liability, qualified immunity, First Amendment Denying petition for panel rehearing of October 7, 2025, opinion that had affirmed qualified immunity dismissal of police officers … More January 13, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Southwick, Higginson, Douglas) (oral argument), removal jurisdiction, lender liability Affirming summary judgment for lender defendant on plaintiff’s claims that lender caused plaintiff to be terminated by one of its clients. Also, held that district court did not err in denying plaintiff’s motion to remand because there was not a clear and … More January 8, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Higginbotham, Ho, Douglas) (oral argument withdrawn), criminal, sentencing Affirming sentence on conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon. The Court affirmed the sentence of Eddie Hudson. The court found no error in the district court’s decision to treat Hudson’s 2008 Arkansas robbery conviction as a prior “crime of … More December 5, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Smith, J. (Smith, Stewart, Haynes) (no oral argument), bankruptcy Affirming bankruptcy court’s dismissal of creditor’s claim for contribution. The court affirmed the bankruptcy court (and district court) in rejecting Spin’s claim that it should be paid under a receivables-sale agreement with Jet Oilfield Services (“Jet”). Under the agreement, Spin paid Jet $3,000,000 … More December 4, 2025, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Jones, Richman, Ramirez) (no oral argument), prisoner suit Dismissing as frivolous appeal from dismissal of Texas state prisoner’s suit, per curiam (Barksdale, Oldham, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming 121-month sentence on conviction of receipt of child pornography. per curiam (Jones, Richman, Ramirez) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Dismissing appeal … More November 12, 2025, opinions
