Tag: construction law

September 1, 2026, opinions

September 2, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (King, Smith, Ramirez) (oral argument), criminal, restitution Affirming restitution award on misdemeanor depravation of rights conviction. Luis Enrique Padilla, the former chief of the Sunset Police Department in Sunset, Louisiana, used excessive force against a handcuffed individual, R.A., during a hit-and-run investigation in December 2023. Padilla “warned ‘let me show … More September 1, 2026, opinions

April 15, 2026, opinions

April 16, 2026

Designated for publication Wilson, J. (Elrod, Smith, Wilson) (oral argument), liens, breach of contract, construction law, certification Certifying question to Mississippi Supreme Court regarding statutory requirement for lien enforceability. Cuevas Machine Company subcontracted with O’Neal Constructors to perform fabrication and machining services at a filtration plant owned by Calgon Carbon Corporation in Hancock County, Mississippi. … More April 15, 2026, opinions

January 13, 2026, opinions

January 14, 2026

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

March 27-30, 2024, opinions

April 2, 2024

Unpublished per curiam (Jones, Southwick, Ho), prisoner suit Affirming dismissal of Texas state prisoner’s suit as frivolous. per curiam (Wiener, Stewart, Douglas), criminal, sentencing Affirming imposition of standard supervised release terms as part of sentence for conviction of kidnapping, carjacking, and transportation of a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce. per curiam (Jolly, Smith, Haynes), criminal … More March 27-30, 2024, opinions

September 10, 2021 opinions

September 13, 2021

Designated for publication Barilla v. City of Houston, 20-20535, appeal from S.D. Tex. Higginson, J. (Owen, Clement, Higginson), First Amendment, standing Reversing district court’s dismissal on grounds of lack of standing of First Amendment suit by plaintiff, an accordionist and would-be busker, challenging Houston ordinances that restrict busking. Plaintiff alleges “that but for the Busking … More September 10, 2021 opinions