Designated for publication Smith, J. (Jones, Smith, Graves), administrative law Granting petition for review of Federal Railroad Administration refusal to grant waiver of standard track-inspection regulations so BNSF could test new technology, vacating FRA’s refusal order, and remanding. Following successful waivers and tests of automated track inspection technology, the FRA denied a waiver-request for wider … More March 15, 2023, opinions
Designated for publication Willett, J. (Graves, Willett, Engelhardt), insurance, preemption, sovereign immunity, standing Affirming dismissal of former federal employee’s claim against health insurer and federal Office of Personnel Management arising from the denial of coverage for proton therapy for cancer; district court had dismissed claims against OPM under sovereign immunity, and against Blue Cross on … More March 13-14, 2023, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Wiener, Elrod, Engelhardt), immigration Denying Mexican citizen’s petition for review of BIA order issuing a final order of removal after IJ’s decision that he was ineligible for asylum because of a conviction of Texas aggravated robbery. Petitioner had been a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. since 2003. In 2014 … More March 3-6, 2023, opinions
Unpublished per curiam (Richman, Barksdale, Duncan), unfair trade practices, § 1983 Affirming in part and dismissing for lack of jurisdiction in part appeal from dismissal of dentist’s claims against members of the state dentistry board and individuals who had assisted the board in an alleged conspiracy to deprive the plaintiff of his dental license. per … More March 2, 2023, opinions
Designated for publication Engelhardt, J. (Graves, Willett, Engelhardt), criminal, jurisdiction, Miranda Reversing dismissal of indictments in international bribery and money laundering cases, and reversing granting of motion to suppress, and remanding for further proceedings. The Court first held that the district court erred in holding that it did not have jurisdiction over the cases based … More February 28, 2023, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (en banc Court); Clean Air Act, standing Ordering en banc rehearing, and vacating panel opinions in matter from July 29, 2020 (968 F.3d 357; Davis, Costa, Oldham; opinion by Costa, J.; dissent in part by Oldham, J.) and August 30, 2022 (47 F.4th 408; Davis, Costa, Oldham; opinion by Costa, … More February 27, 2023, opinions
Designated for publication King, J. (King, Graves, Ho), insurance Reversing district court’s judgment that Texas’s Emergency Care Statutes’ provision that medical insurers must reimburse out-of-network emergency care providers at their “usual and customary rate” creates a private right of action. After the Texas Supreme Court, on a certified question, held that the statutes do not … More February 16, 2023, opinions
Designated for publication Jones, J. (Jones, Southwick, Oldham), § 1983, qualified immunity Affirming dismissal of claims arising from conviction and thirty years of incarceration for capital murder and subsequent release of original plaintiff upon determination that someone else committed the murder. District court dismissed claims under 12(b)(6) against the DA and former coroner upon finding … More February 15, 2023, opinions
Unpublished per curiam (Smith, Clement, Wilson), criminal Affirming conviction of assaulting a federal officer. per curiam (Smith, Clement, Wilson), immigration Denying in part and dismissing in part Mexican citizen’s petition for review of BIA order affirming IJ’s denial of application for cancellation of removal and protection under the CAT. per curiam (Wiener, Elrod, Engelhardt), criminal … More February 7, 2023, opinions
Designated for publication Wilson, J. (Jones, Ho, Wilson), Ho, J., concurring; criminal, Second Amendment Vacating conviction for possession of a firearm by someone subject to a domestic violence restraining order, declaring 18 USC § 922(g)(8) facially unconstitutional in light of N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111 (2022). After … More February 2, 2023, opinions
