United States Fifth Circuit - December 2004 Opinion Summaries
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| Description | Date | Docket # |
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| 12/21/2004 | 04-50360 | |
PEREZ v. TEXAS DEP'T OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, a jury verdict in plaintiff's favor is vacated where the district court erroneously instructed the jury on the...
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12/21/2004 | 03-50985 |
GIBBS & BRUNS v. COHO ENERGY INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts
A law firm's appeal of fee awards from a bankruptcy court is dismissed where the law firm fails to demonstrate standing since it is not "directly and...
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12/21/2004 | 03-10268, 04-10173 |
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK v. STEMBRIDGEUnited States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law
Plaintiff-creditor successfully appeals the bankruptcy court's valuation of creditor's secured collateral, for the purposes of confirming debtor's...
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12/21/2004 | 03-11143 |
POSITIVE BLACK TALK, INC. v. CASH MONEY RECORDS INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Copyright, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property
In a copyright dispute concerning a rap song, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's challenge that the district court erred in...
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12/20/2004 | 03-30625 |
US v. VALENCIAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Public Utilities, Securities Law
Section 13(a)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act, which prohibits the delivery of false and misleading and knowingly inaccurate reports of market...
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12/20/2004 | 03-21217 |
SEALED APPELLANT v. SEALED APPELLEEUnited States Fifth Circuit
Family Law, International Law, Juvenile Law
In a suit for custody of children under the Hague convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the mother wrongfully removed the...
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12/20/2004 | 04-10656 |
US v. GARCIA-MEJIAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
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12/20/2004 | 03-21055 |
GUY v. CROWN EQUIPMENT CORP.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a design defect claim under the Mississippi Products Liability Act, judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's...
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12/20/2004 | 03-60760 |
JOHNSON v. DRETKEUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant-death row inmate is granted a certificate of appealability on two issues of law: 1)whether his alleged prosecutorial misconduct claims meet...
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12/20/2004 | 03-51102 |