United States Fifth Circuit - July 2019 Opinion Summaries
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Ayestas v. DavisUnited States Fifth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. Investigatory funding was not reasonably necessary for a death row inmate to receive representation because nothing would establish the... |
07/31/2019 | 15-70015 |
Hassen v. Ruston Louisiana Hospital Company, LLCUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Civil ProcedureAffirmed. The summary judgment granted to a hospital in a Title VII race discrimination case was affirmed because the plaintiff made a prima facie... |
07/31/2019 | 18-30856 |
US v. AndersonUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. The convictions and sentences in the case of a duo who went to pick up drug money and instead drove into an FBI sting were affirmed. Charges... |
07/30/2019 | 18-11001 |
Thomas v. Department of EducationUnited States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Civil ProcedureAffirmed. A bankruptcy court's denial of a request to discharge a 60 year-old disabled former student's debt was affirmed. She failed to establish a... |
07/30/2019 | 18-11091 |
Sealed Appellee v. Sealed AppellantUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. The special conditions of a sentence for a man convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine of registry as a sex... |
07/30/2019 | 18-50115 |
US v. AlabiUnited States Fifth Circuit
Immigration Law, Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. A trio of co-conspirators who participated in a scheme to marry Nigerian nationals to obtain immigration status were properly convicted and... |
07/30/2019 | 17-20543 |
US v. Del Carpio FrescasUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureVacated and remanded. The district court calculation of sentencing guidelines in the case of a man convicted of wire fraud and money laundering was... |
07/29/2019 | 17-50686 |
US v. FieldsUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. Conduct underpinning prior arrests for offenses involving injury to a child were sufficiently reliable for a district court to take into... |
07/29/2019 | 18-10928 |
Smith v. Travelers Casualty Ins. Co.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, ContractsAffirmed. An insurer was not liable for contractual and statutory violations arising from the denial of a commercial property insurance claim. The... |
07/26/2019 | 18-20465 |
US v. GlennUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Evidence, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. The denial of motions to suppress evidence taken from a rental car were affirmed. There was evidence sufficient to support the search. |
07/26/2019 | 18-30741 |
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