Tag: jurisdiction

Take the Fifth: Oct. 19, 2020 opinions

October 20, 2020

Designated for publication Richardson v. Hughs, 20-50774, appeal from W.D. Tex. Smith, J. (Higginbotham, Smith, Oldham), Higginbotham, J., concurring; election law, sovereign immunity Staying, pending appeal, the district court’s injunction of Texas’s procedures regarding mail-in ballot signature verification and voter-notification procedures. Texas’s absentee mail-in balloting procedures–a system that, as confirmed by 5th Circuit’s October 14th … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 19, 2020 opinions

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. 2, 2020 opinions

October 2, 2020

Basic Capital Management, Inc. v. Dynex Capital, Inc., et al., 19-11272, appeal from N.D. Tex., designated for publication King, J. (King, Stewart, Southwick), commercial, fraudulent transfer, alter ego, limitations, res judicata Affirming 12(b)(6) dismissal on time-bar and res judicata grounds of plaintiffs’ complaint asserting claims fraudulent transfer and alter ego. Plaintiffs had gained a $55 … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 2, 2020 opinions