United States Fifth Circuit - June 2002 Opinion Summaries
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IN RE OLYMPIC NATURAL GAS CO.United States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, ContractsPayments made by bankruptcy debtor were settlement payments made to a forward contract merchant, thus, pursuant to Bankruptcy Code section 546(e),... |
06/28/2002 | 01-20950 |
OGAN v. COCKRELLUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas CorpusDenial of petition for writ of habeas corpus, based on claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, was proper where counsel's decision not to object... |
06/28/2002 | 00-20942 |
GULIG v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUEUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax LawTax court's denial of a motion to add a claim, due to untimeliness, was an abuse of discretion where the motion was made nearly two months before... |
06/27/2002 | 01-60538 |
LIVERPOOL & LONDON S.S. PROT. & INDEM. ASS'N LTD. v. QUEEN OF LEMAN M/VUnited States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Insurance LawUnited States substantive law determines the existence of a maritime lien for unpaid insurance premiums, under the terms of a Protection and Indemnity... |
06/27/2002 | 01-31142 |
BELTRAN v. COCKRELLUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas CorpusDefense counsel's failure to investigate whether a co-defendant had a tattoo which formed the basis of the defense strategy, failure to use tentative... |
06/27/2002 | 00-41103 |
NOLEN v. NUCENTRIX BROADBAND NETWORKS INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt CollectionA claim on behalf of cable subscribers, for collection of unlawful debts in the form of late fees in violation of RICO, was properly dismissed where... |
06/26/2002 | 01-40808 |
NAT'L UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA v. WILLISUnited States Fifth Circuit
Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance LawBecause a corporate officer failed to provide notice of the claims asserted against him when he was first made aware of circumstances that could... |
06/26/2002 | 01-20723 |
US v. SMITHUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingConvictions for attempted murder under 18 U.S.C. section 1114 were adequately supported where evidence showed that Dallas police were assisting a... |
06/26/2002 | 01-10017 |
GALVAN v. COCKRELLUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureA claim of ineffective assistance fails where appellant knew about the possibility of a plea and chose not to enter into a plea bargain; jury... |
06/25/2002 | 00-11279 |
US v. ADAMUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Tax LawIn appeals from a conviction for failure to pay over taxes, 1) a six-year statute of limitations applies to violation of 26 U.S.C. section 7202, 2)... |
06/25/2002 | 01-10445 |
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