March 9-10, 2023, opinions

Designated for publication Higginbotham, J. (Higginbotham, Higginson, Oldham), Oldham, J., dissenting in part; qualified immunity Dismissing for lack of appellate jurisdiction officers’ appeal of denial of qualified immunity summary judgment on plaintiff’s excessive force claim against one officer, false arrest claim against four officers, and fabrication of evidence claim against another officer, arising from the … More March 9-10, 2023, opinions

February 28, 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

January 31, 2023, opinions

Designated for publication per curiam (Higginbotham, Oldham, by quorum), qualified immunity Denying en banc rehearing on panel decision (Higginbotham, Costa, Oldham) that had (over Judge Oldham’s dissent) affirmed in part and reversed in part denial of qualified immunity for state Department of Public Safety & Corrections officials on claims they ignored the administrative failure of … More January 31, 2023, opinions

January 20-23, 2023, opinions

Unpublished per curiam (Higginbotham, Graves, Ho), criminal, First Step Act Affirming denial of motion for sentence reduction under the First Step Act. per curiam (Higginbotham, Duncan, Engelhardt), class action Vacating certification of class in suit against Louisiana Department of Health and related officials regarding alleged violation of required services under Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, … More January 20-23, 2023, opinions

January 18-19, 2023, opinions

Designated for publication Southwick, J. (Southwick, Haynes, Higginson), securities law Reversing dismissal of securities claims (specifically, violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) by pension plan investor against amusement park corporation based on alleged material misrepresentations and omissions regarding development of amusement parks in China, and remanding for further … More January 18-19, 2023, opinions

January 3-6, 2023, opinions

Catching up from traveling, so summaries of published opinions will not include the usual detail. Designated for publication Elrod, J. (joined by Richman, Jones, Smith, Stewart, Southwick, Haynes, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, JJ.); Haynes, J. (joined by Richman, C.J.), concurring in judgment only; Ho, J. (joined by Richman, Southwick, JJ.), concurring in part … More January 3-6, 2023, opinions

December 7, 2022, opinions

Unpublished per curiam (Dennis, Elrod, decided by quorum), intervention Reversing district court’s denial of intervention-of-right to five entities involved in the electric transmission market in case brought to challenge constitutionality of Texas statute providing a regulatory right of first refusal to the owner of an existing utility facility for the connection of new electric transmission … More December 7, 2022, opinions

December 1-2, 2022, opinions

Designated for publication per curiam (Soutwick, Oldham, Wilson), immigration Denying petition for rehearing of August 3 decision, and substituting new opinion denying Salvadoran citizen’s petition for review of BIA order dismissing appeal of IJ decision denying motion to reopen; the Court held that the petitioner’s receipt of a Notice of Hearing after an allegedly defective … More December 1-2, 2022, opinions

October 20, 2022, opinions

Designated for publication Jolly, J. (Jolly, Willett, Oldham), Natural Gas Act Granting in part and denying in part BP’s petitions for review of FERC enforcement orders against BP that, in the wake of Hurricane Ike in 2008, BP exploited resulting chaos in the commodities markets to manipulate the natural gas market, which orders levied a … More October 20, 2022, opinions