United States Fifth Circuit - April 2007 Opinion Summaries
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US v. ScrogginsUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, SentencingA conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district... |
04/30/2007 | 06-30108 |
Preston v. Tenet Healthsystem Mem. Med. Ctr., Inc.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health Law, Injury & Tort LawIn a class action involving claims for injuries and deaths allegedly caused by defects and unreasonably dangerous conditions at defendants' medical... |
04/26/2007 | 07-30132, 07-30160 |
US v. Iniguez-BarbaUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingA sentence for reentering the United States following deportation is affirmed where defendant's previous New York conviction for second-degree... |
04/26/2007 | 06-50434 |
Garrido-Morato v. GonzalesUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration LawA petition for review of a BIA decision, which found that petitioner was ineligible for discretionary hardship relief from deportation because in 1996... |
04/25/2007 | 05-60555 |
Breen v. Texas A & M Univ.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort LawIn 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims for damages arising out of the collapse of the Texas A&M University bonfire stack which killed or injured... |
04/25/2007 | 04-40712 |
Staley v. Harris CountyUnited States Fifth Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, RemediesIn a case raising the question of whether the display of a Bible in a monument dedicated to a philanthropic citizen and located on the grounds of a... |
04/24/2007 | 04-20667 |
US v. Gomez-GuerraUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingA sentence for illegal re-entry is vacated and remanded where, for purposes of imposing a 16-level enhancement under the guidelines, the district... |
04/23/2007 | 05-41789 |
In re: S. Louisiana Sugars Coop. Inc.United States Fifth Circuit
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment LawIn an action in which plaintiff sought coverage from an insurer under a commercial general liability policy after it was sued for personal injuries by... |
04/23/2007 | 06-30492 |
Bourdais v. New Orleans CityUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, RemediesIn a suit brought by Caucasian fire recruit applicants alleging that city's race-conscious hiring policy impermissibly caused a delay in their hiring,... |
04/23/2007 | 05-30517 |
US v. ArnoldUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingFollowing a limited remand, defendant's sentence on one count is vacated pursuant to the district court's finding that he was prejudiced by the... |
04/20/2007 | 05-40877 |
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