Designated for publication Duncan, J. (Haynes, Duncan, Ramirez) (oral argument), sec. 1983 Affirming dismissal of claims of family of man who died during self-defense exercise in police cadet training. The court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of all § 1983 claims brought by Brittney Kennedy on behalf of her late husband, Marquis Kennedy, who suffered … More February 4-5, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Higginson, Wilson) (no oral argument), criminal, search and seizure Affirming conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, upholding denial of motion to suppress. per curiam (Richman, Engelhardt, Wilson) (oral argument withdrawn), Title VI, sec. 1983 Affirming dismissal of claims by student dismissed from medical school for unsatisfactory academic performance. … More January 30, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Southwick, Higginson, Wilson) (oral argument), insurance, jurisdiction Remanding appeal from denial of motion to compel arbitration to district court to consider motions pending in case in light of holding that court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction due to inapplicability of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards to … More January 27, 2026, opinions
Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Haynes, Oldham) (no oral argument), insurance, service of process Dismissing as frivolous appeal from dismissal of claim for insufficient service of process. per curiam (Jones, Duncan, Douglas) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing Affirming 155-month sentence on conviction of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. per curiam (Smith, Haynes, … More January 19, 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Unpublished decisions per curiam (Southwick, Higginson, Douglas) (oral argument), removal jurisdiction, lender liability Affirming summary judgment for lender defendant on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 Clement, J. (Elrod, Clement, Haynes) (oral argument), Haynes, J., dissenting; criminal, search and seizure Reversing denial of motion to suppress, and vacating conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a felon. Tony Lee Johnson, a convicted felon on supervised release, was arrested at his home in the Northern District of … More January 7, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (en banc denial from Richman, Graves, Ramirez, JJ.) (voting for rehearing: Elrod, C.J., Jones, Smith, Oldham, JJ.; voting against rehearing: Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Englehardt, Wilson, Douglas, Ramirez, JJ.) (oral argument on original panel hearing), Ho, J., concurring in denial of rehearing; Oldham, J., dissenting … More December 17, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (King, Jones, Wilson) (oral argument), insurance, certification Affirming dismissal of claims against Uber’s insurer by Uber passenger for hit-and-run accident, on basis of Louisiana law allowing transportation network companies to reject uninsured motorist coverage; and denying motion to certify question to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The plaintiff, Santo Guerrera, sued … More December 15, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Richman, J. (Smith, Dennis, Richman) (oral argument), Dennis, J., concurring; criminal, sentencing Affirming conviction and concurrent five-year and life sentences for conspiracy to stalk and cyberstalking using a dangerous weapon and resulting in death; but vacating conviction and consecutive life sentence for using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during a crime … More December 10-11, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication Jones, J. (Jones, Stewart, Ramirez) (oral argument), Medicaid Vacating summary judgment for plaintiff hospitals in challenge to Department of Health and Human Services regulation “that penalizes hospitals in states that have pursued alternatives to Medicaid expansion,” and remanding for further proceedings. A group of Texas hospitals challenged a 2023 regulation issued by … More December 9, 2025, opinions
