FindLaw

United States Fifth Circuit - September 2006 Opinion Summaries

  FILL IN AT LEAST ONE FIELD    
Court: Docket Number:
Legal Topic: Party Name:
Industry: Date:
Date Range: to
Format is YYYYMMDD
Enter Keywords or text: [options]
Description Date Docket #
US v. Castro-Trevino
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Conviction for exporting from the U.S. into Mexico 11,500 rounds of ammunition is affirmed over claims that defendant's guilty plea was not supported... 		09/29/2006 05-40850
US v. Fierro-Reyna
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Sentence for guilty plea to illegal reentry after deportation in violation of 8 U.S.C. section 1326, is vacated and remanded because the statutory... 		09/29/2006 05-51198
US v. Velasco
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing 
A conviction under section 12-4(b)(1) of the Illinois aggravated battery statute is a "crime of violence" for sentence-enhancement purposes. A... 		09/27/2006 05-10451
Royal Ins. Co. of Am. v. Caliber One Indem. Co.
United States Fifth Circuit
Contracts, Elder Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law 
In a suit brought by an excess carrier against two primary insurance carriers to recover funds it paid on behalf of the parties' common insured to... 		09/26/2006 04-20895
US v. Cordero
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing 
Defendant's conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm is affirmed over a claim that evidence was seized pursuant to a search warrant issued... 		09/26/2006 04-51314
Hall v. White, Getger, Meyer Co., LPA
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies 
A judgment upon remand making an award to plaintiff in a legal malpractice case without any pre- or post-judgment interest is reversed in part and... 		09/21/2006 04-50707
US v. Ibarra-Zelaya
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law, Sentencing 
Defendants' convictions for hostage taking and smuggling of illegal aliens are affirmed over claims of error regarding sufficiency of the evidence,... 		09/21/2006 05-20115
Cheatham v. Allstate Ins. Co.
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies 
In a suit brought by former employees against their employer, Allstate Insurance, under the Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA), the Fair Labor... 		09/21/2006 05-60424
Coliseum Square Ass'n, Inc. v. Jackson
United States Fifth Circuit
Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate 
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) do not require the Department of Housing and Urban... 		09/19/2006 03-30875, 04-30522
Foulston Siefkin LLP v. Wells Fargo Bank of Texas N.A.
United States Fifth Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law 
Summary judgment awarding a former trustee reimbursement for fees and expenses he claimed he incurred, but admitted he did not pay, as a defendant in... 		09/19/2006 05-10468

FindLaw Career Center


      Post a Job  |  View More Jobs

    View More