United States Fifth Circuit - February 2001 Opinion Summaries
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REYES-REQUENA v. USUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureBecause Bailey v. US, 516 US 137 (1995), is a substantive, non-constitutional decision concerning the reach of a federal statute, a second 28 USC 2255... |
02/28/2001 | 99-41254 |
FED. DEPOSIT INS. CORP. v. MCFARLANDUnited States Fifth Circuit
Commercial LawThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, when acting as receiver, must abide by state reinscription rules to preserve assignee liens. |
02/28/2001 | 99-30756 |
HOWERY v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil ProcedureWhere plaintiff alleges that violation of federal law provides one avenue for relief under state law, but not the only avenue for relief, the claim... |
02/28/2001 | 99-20878 |
US v. JIMENEZ-NAVAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Immigration Law, International LawThe Vienna Convention on Consular relations does not provide judicially enforceable rights of consultation between a detained foreign national and his... |
02/28/2001 | 99-11300 |
GILES v. GEN. ELEC. CO.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment LawBecause the legal issue was well-litigated and the issue did not develop further between the close of evidence and defendant's post-trial motion, the... |
02/26/2001 | 99-11059 |
SYS. PIPE & SUPPLY, INC. v. KURNATOVSKIYUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil ProcedureThe discharge of cargo at the port of Houston may be a sufficient contact with the state of Texas for exercise of personal jurisdiction, so the... |
02/26/2001 | 00-20273 |
SEC. AND EXCHANGE COMM'N v. FOREX ASSET MGMT. LLCUnited States Fifth Circuit
Banking Law, Injury & Tort Law, RemediesA distribution of assets to victims of the fraud on a pro rata basis was a permissible equitable remedy even if other remedies were available to the... |
02/26/2001 | 00-10224 |
GLENN v. CITY OF TYLERUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional LawHandcuffing too tightly, without more, does not amount to excessive force. Where officers had probable cause to arrest plaintiff and did not act... |
02/22/2001 | 00-40133 |
WILLIAMS v. DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSITUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional LawA regional transportation authority organized under Tex. Transp. Code Ann. ch. 452 is not an arm of the state entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity... |
02/22/2001 | 00-10361 |
BROWN v. LYFORDUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil RightsDoubts as to the credibility of the witnesses, even where the interrogation techniques are highly coercive, does not necessarily preclude a reasonable... |
02/21/2001 | 99-41297 |
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