United States Fifth Circuit - February 2003 Opinion Summaries
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US v. RUBIOUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureConvictions for extortion and conspiracy under the Hobbs Act are affirmed, as (1) the district court did not constructively amend the indictment... |
02/27/2003 | 01-40105 |
KANE ENTERS. v. MACGREGOR (USA), INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Contracts, Government ContractsIn a contract claim against a naval contractor, a commercial barge operator failed to state a claim for an equitable lien in any appropriate fund or... |
02/27/2003 | 02-30432 |
AM. HERITAGE LIFE INS. CO. v. LANGUnited States Fifth Circuit
Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance LawWhere plaintiff had notice of defendant's ignorance, the alleged failure to identify and explain arbitration agreements at issue may constitute fraud... |
02/26/2003 | 02-60639 |
GOWESKY v. SINGING RIVER HOSP. SYS.United States Fifth Circuit
Health Law, Labor & Employment LawA plaintiff infected with hepatitis C, who repeatedly refused to report for work assignments, was not considered "disabled" within the meaning of the... |
02/25/2003 | 02-60283 |
US v. MENDOZA-MATAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration LawWhere failed to show that he was actually prejudiced by the denial of a discretionary hearing of a deportation order, the district court properly... |
02/25/2003 | 01-51147 |
US v. GARCIAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingU.S.S.G. section 5G1.2(d) requires that the district court impose consecutive sentences to equal the "total punishment" prescribed by the guidelines,... |
02/21/2003 | 01-51150 |
BEAN v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMSUnited States Fifth Circuit
Administrative Law, Criminal Law & ProcedureThe District Court's ruling that it had jurisdiction, under 18 U.S.C. section 925(c), to review plaintiff's application for relief from federal... |
02/19/2003 | 00-40304 |
BANKS v. E. BATON ROUGE PARISH SCH. BD.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment LawEmployees failed to make a prima facie showing of Title VII retaliation, where they did not show that a school board's implementation of a reading... |
02/19/2003 | 02-30090 |
BOCANEGRA v. VICMAR SERVICES, INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Evidence, Injury & Tort LawIn a wrongful death and survival action, evidence relating to the effect of defendant's use of marijuana on his driving abilities was improperly... |
02/19/2003 | 01-31121 |
CASTELLANO v. FRAGOZOUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, RemediesIn a malicious prosecution case, the trial court's erroneous use of "due process" instead of "unreasonable seizure" did not result in an incorrect... |
02/18/2003 | 00-50591 |
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