United States Fifth Circuit - November 2006 Opinion Summaries
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Carroll v. Fort James CorpUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real EstateDismissal of a suit brought by homeowners arising from alleged dumping of hazardous waste at their homes' site is affirmed in part over challenges to... |
11/28/2006 | 05-60582 |
Fiber Sys. Int'l Inc. v. RoehrsUnited States Fifth Circuit
Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, M&A, RemediesIn the context of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which criminalizes various fraudulent or damaging activities related to the use of... |
11/27/2006 | 05-41213 |
US v. GarciaUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDefendant's conviction for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine is affirmed over a claim that the statute of conviction, 21 U.S.C. section... |
11/27/2006 | 05-41030 |
Chen v. GonzalesUnited States Fifth Circuit
Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International LawA petition for review of a denial of Chinese petitioner's application for asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) denial of the application for... |
11/22/2006 | 05-60379 |
US v. SimmonsUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, SentencingA police officer's conviction for sexual assault under color of law, involving aggravated sexual abuse, is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1)... |
11/22/2006 | 05-60419 |
US v. BrownUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingA conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed as to the conviction, but the sentence vacated where it was error... |
11/21/2006 | 05-50899 |
St. Aubin v. QuartermanUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas CorpusDenial of habeas relief on a conviction for murder and additional offenses is affirmed where a state-habeas court's decision -- that defendant's lead... |
11/21/2006 | 05-40277 |
Kohler v. EngladeUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, EvidenceSummary judgment for defendants, a city, a police chief and a detective, on plaintiff's claims brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 arising out of a... |
11/21/2006 | 05-30541 |
US v. CantwellUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, EvidenceA conviction for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and a related aiding and abetting count is affirmed where, although the appeal was timely... |
11/21/2006 | 05-41027 |
Wright v. QuartermanUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas CorpusA motion for a certificate of appealability (COA) from a denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a death penalty case is denied over... |
11/17/2006 | 05-70037 |
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