Designated for publication Douglas, J. (Clement, Oldham, Douglas) (oral argument withdrawn), breach of contract, expert witness, mandate Affirming defense judgment after bench trial on remand from reversal of earlier summary judgment for defendant. Energy trading firm MIECO contracted with natural gas producer Pioneer for the daily sale of 20,000 million British thermal units of natural … More October 8, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication per curiam (Richman, Dennis, Ho, on panel; but Ho, J., writing separately with respect to the issuance of the mandate) (panel originally orally argued); municipal liability, qualified immunity, en banc, mandate Order vacating order withholding issuance of mandate from October 7, 2025, opinion (“per curiam” Dennis, Richman, Ho; Ho, J., concurring; Dennis, … More February 6, 2026, opinions
Designated for publication Willett, J. (single-judge order), immigration, mandate Denying motion to reopen case. Jose Ernesto Romero-Lozano, removed from the U.S. in 2014 and illegally reentering eight years later, was placed in withholding-only proceedings after DHS reinstated his removal order in 2022. An Immigration Judge denied his application, and the BIA affirmed in November 2023. … More August 12, 2025, opinions
Designated for publication U.S. v. Barry, 19-11091, appeal from N.D. Tex. Smith, J. (Smith, Clement, Oldham), criminal, sentencing Affirming sentence that was based on a calculation of drug-quantity involved that relied in part on a conversion of the amount of cash possessed by defendant into the amount of drugs that would have been sold to … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 16, 2020 opinions
