United States Fifth Circuit - September 2009 Opinion Summaries
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Fairley v. HattiesburgUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Elections, Government LawIn an action under the Voting Rights Act concerning the drawing of districts for municipal elections, judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1)... |
09/30/2009 | 08-60942 |
US v. RhineUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingDefendant's drug and firearm possession sentence is reversed where the district court clearly erred when it determined that defendant's earlier... |
09/30/2009 | 08-10502 |
In the Matter of: Pac. Lumber Co.United States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Civil ProcedureIn a challenge to a confirmed Chapter 11 reorganization plan, the confirmation of the plan is affirmed in part where: 1) certain noteholders did not... |
09/29/2009 | 08-40746 |
Smith v. Am. Family Life Assurance Co. of ColumbusUnited States Fifth Circuit
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, TransportationIn an action seeking insurance proceeds arising out of a helicopter accident, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where the district court... |
09/28/2009 | 08-31032 |
Mushtaq v. HolderUnited States Fifth Circuit
Administrative Law, Immigration LawIn a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's application for a section 212(k) waiver of removal, the petition is denied where the BIA... |
09/23/2009 | 08-60277 |
Rabo Agrifinance Inc. v. Terra XXI LTd.United States Fifth Circuit
Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real EstateIn an action seeking to foreclose on plaintiff's security interests in loan collateral, district court's order allowing the foreclosure is affirmed... |
09/23/2009 | 08-10143 |
US v. TaylorUnited States Fifth Circuit
Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingDefendant's sentence for fraud in obtaining disaster relief assistance is affirmed where: 1) any error resulting from recalculation of the loss to... |
09/18/2009 | 08-60581 |
US v. CortezUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingDefendant's sentence for being an alien unlawfully found in the U.S. following removal is vacated where the district court improperly failed to allow... |
09/18/2009 | 08-41219 |
Jones v. Halliburton Co.United States Fifth Circuit
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort LawIn an interlocutory appeal from the district court's partial refusal to compel arbitration of a personal injury action, the order is affirmed where:... |
09/18/2009 | 08-20380 |
US v. ClarkUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDefendant's conviction for importation of an alien for prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 1328 is affirmed where: 1) the overbreadth... |
09/18/2009 | 08-10461 |
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