United States Fifth Circuit - August 2019 Opinion Summaries
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US v. PervisUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. A Texas bank robbery was properly considered a crime of violence and it was a second or subsequent offense in relation to an attempt made... |
08/30/2019 | 17-20689 |
US v. KaluUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed. The application of two sentencing enhancements in the case of a person who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud was not... |
08/30/2019 | 18-20399 |
Center for Biological Diversity v. EPAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Environmental Law, Civil ProcedureDismissed. The Center for Biological Diversity lacked standing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's issuance of a permit that will lead... |
08/30/2019 | 18-60102 |
Caliste v. CantrellUnited States Fifth Circuit
Judges & Judiciary, Constitutional LawAffirmed. A magistrate's dual role as generator and administrator of court fees creates a conflict of interest when they set bail. |
08/29/2019 | 18-30954 |
Romero v. BrownUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Constitutional LawPartially affirmed, partially reversed. The removal of children from a home under investigation for abuse did not result in substantive due process... |
08/29/2019 | 18-20157 |
Klocke v. University of TX at ArlingtonUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort LawReversed and remanded. The Texas Citizens Participation Act does not apply to diversity cases in federal court. |
08/29/2019 | 17-11320 |
League of United Latin American Citizens v. Edwards Aquifer AuthorityUnited States Fifth Circuit
Government Law, Constitutional LawAffirmed. A conservation and reclamation district regulating groundwater was not subject to the one person, one vote principle of the Equal Protection... |
08/28/2019 | 18-50655 |
Jones v. USUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, AdmiraltyAffirmed. An injury suit under general maritime law failed because causation evidence was scant and the injured party couldn't prove that grease on a... |
08/28/2019 | 18-30776 |
Wilson v. City of SouthlakeUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Civil ProcedureVacated and remanded. An Americans with Disabilities Act claim should not have been dismissed at the summary judgment phase because there were issues... |
08/28/2019 | 18-10342 |
Broyles v. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Securities LawVacated. The district court erred in finding that plaintiffs lacked standing under Delaware law to bring a direct action against investment advisors... |
08/28/2019 | 17-30092 |
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