Unpublished Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc. v. Snyder, 16-60773, appeal from S.D. Miss. per curiam (Owen, Dennis, Willett), abortion law Granting joint motion to dismiss appeal as moot, and remanding to district court to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint for lack of jurisdiction. Blessit v. Texas Office of the Attorney General Galveston County Child Support Enforcement Division, 20-40135, … More October 8, 2021 opinions
Unpublished U.S. v. El Hage, 20-10409, appeal from N.D. Tex. per curiam (Elrod, Oldham, Wilson), habeas corpus Denying COA from denial of § 2255 petition challenging petitioner’s conviction of conspiring to distribute a controlled substance. Thomas v. Grundfos, CBS, 20-20505, appeal from S.D. Tex. per curiam (Davis, Elrod, Oldham), employment discrimination Affirming summary judgment dismissal … More October 7, 2021 opinions
Designated for publication U.S. v. Gardner, 20-50481, appeal from W.D. Tex. Higginbotham, J. (Higginbotham, Stewart, Wilson), criminal, guilty plea Vacating conviction for possession with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, and remanding for district court to hold an evidentiary hearing on defendant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. … More October 6, 2021 opinions
Designated for publication Lefebure v. D’Aquilla, 19-30702, c/w 19-30989, appeal from M.D. La. Ho, J. (Owen, Graves, Ho), Graves, J., dissenting; standing Treating petition for rehearing en banc as a petition for panel rehearing, and denying petition for panel rehearing, but withdrawing Feb. 9, 2021 opinion and substituting with new opinion with same result–reversing judgment … More October 5, 2021 opinions
Designated for publication Goldring v. U.S., 20-30723, appeal from E.D. La. Engelhardt, J. (Jones, Southwick, Engelhardt), tax Affirming in part and reversing in part district court’s summary judgment in favor of government dismissing taxpayers’ refund claims in their entirety. In separate litigation, one of the taxpayers had prevailed in a suit to have her stock … More October 1-4, 2021 opinions
Designated for publication Johnson v. BOKF National Association, 18-11375, appeal from N.D. Tex. Dennis, J. (Higginbotham, Dennis, Ho), Ho, J., concurring in judgment only; banking law Affirming district court’s dismissal of putative class action against bank alleging that extended overdraft charges were usurious interest under the National Bank Act, for failure to state a claim. … More September 29, 2021 opinions
Designated for publication Rodriguez v. Garland, 20-60008, petition for appeal pf BIA order Higginbotham, J. (Higginbotham, Willett, Duncan), immigration Granting Uruguayan citizen’s petition for review of BIA order dismissing appeal from IJ’s denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings and rescind his absentia removal order, and remanding for further proceedings consistent with Niz-Chavez v. … More September 27-28, 2021 opinions
Unpublished U.S. v. Portillo-Garcia, 20-40722, appeal from S.D. Tex. per curiam (Southwick, Oldham, Wilson), criminal, sentencing Affirming 35-month sentence on conviction of being an alien who had previously been removed and was found in the United States. Smith v. Lumpkin, 20-50261, appeal from W.D. Tex. per curiam (Jolly, Willett, Engelhardt), prisoner suit Affirming dismissal of … More September 23, 2021 opinions
Designated for publication Allen v. State of Louisiana, 20-30734, appeal from M.D. La. Duncan, J. (Davis, Duncan, Oldham), Oldham, J., concurring; Voting Rights Act Affirming Middle District of Louisiana’s denial of state’s motion to dismiss VRA claims challenging the composition of Louisiana’s state supreme court districts. The Court held that the question of VRA compliance … More September 17, 2021 opinions
Designated for publication Texas v. U.S., 21-40618, appeal from S.D. Tex. Costa, J. (Southwick, Graves, Costa), immigration, Administrative Procedure Act Granting partial stay, pending appeal, of nationwide injunction entered by district court to enjoin the U.S. from relying on immigration enforcement priorities announced in DHS and ICE memos following President Biden’s inauguration. The DHS and … More September 15, 2021 opinions
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