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United States Fifth Circuit - April 2006 Opinion Summaries

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Majd v. Gonzales
United States Fifth Circuit
Immigration Law, International Law 
A petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum and related relief based on alleged persecution by Israeli forces is denied where the... 		04/18/2006 05-60141
US v. Charon
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
A sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the use of relevant conduct to calculate defendant's... 		04/17/2006 05-10360
US v. Rodriguez-Mesa
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
A sentence for transporting an alien is vacated where, although there was no error in application of an enhancement for "intentionally or recklessly... 		04/17/2006 04-41757
Newby v. Enron Corp.
United States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice 
In a legal malpractice suit against a law firm involving statements made in a legal opinion regarding a transaction with later-bankrupt Enron... 		04/17/2006 05-20219
Mauder v. Metro. Transit Auth. of Harris County
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law 
Summary judgment for defendant, county transit authority, on an employee's claims brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is affirmed... 		04/14/2006 05-20299
Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp.
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law 
On remand from the Supreme Court, dismissal of plaintiff's Title VII suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed pursuant to the Supreme... 		04/14/2006 03-30365
Penley v. Collin County
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
Dismissal of an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 complaint against several county officials alleging improper destruction of blood evidence that was... 		04/13/2006 05-40565
ICEE Distribs. Inc. v. J & J Snack Foods Corp.
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark  (Industry: Food & Beverage)
Grant of summary judgment for defendants on a trademark-infringement claim is reversed in part, and modification of an injunction is vacated in a... 		04/12/2006 04-30060
US v. Ingles
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing  (Industry: Food & Beverage)
A conviction for mail fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud due to defendant's involvement in an arson scheme to defraud an... 		04/12/2006 05-30155
US v. Magwood
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Food & Beverage)
Defendant's sentence following revocation of his supervised release is affirmed over a challenge to the district court's failure to allow him the... 		04/11/2006 05-20352

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