United States Fifth Circuit - April 2009 Opinion Summaries

Energy Transfer Ptnrs., L.P. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for review of a FERC order requiring a hearing on whether Petitioner violated the Natural Gas Act is dismissed where Petitioner's claims were...

Wion v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The grant of Petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the petition was not filed within one year of the denial of his parole because: 1)...

Pasco v. Knoblauch

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on Plaintiff's injuries while being chased by police, the denial of summary judgment for Defendant-Officer is...

Richards v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
In a murder prosecution, the grant of Petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed, where the District Court did not abuse its discretion in holding an...

Kimberly-Clark Corp. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co.

Insurance Law
In a breach of contract action involving the denial of Plaintiff's equitable share of a membership credit, summary judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed,...

Day v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a criminal child injury matter, the denial of Petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed, where the District Court properly rejected Petitioner's...

Rangra v. Brown

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge by city council members to a state law prohibiting them from privately communicating about whether to call a meeting,...

Nautilus Ins. Co. v. Country Oaks Apts. Ltd.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In Plaintiff-Insurer's action seeking a declaration of non-liability arising out of carbon monoxide entering an apartment building, summary judgment...

Houston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. VP

Attorney's Fees, Education Law
In an appeal from a state agency's determination that Plaintiff school district denied Defendant child a free appropriate public education under the...

Byrum v. Landreth

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a law restricting the use of certain advertising language by unlicensed interior designers, the denial of a...