The following opinions designated for publication were released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 21, 2009:
Burton v. Terrell (Jones, C.J., Higginbotham, Haynes, JJ.; opinion by Higginbotham, J.) (appeal from W.D. La.) (habeas appeal - plea voluntariness). Affirming the district court’s denial of habeas relief. The Fifth Circuit held, […]
The Louisiana Supreme Court has released its Annual Report 2008, compiling 2008 statistics from Louisiana courts. As this Blawg did last year, we will crunch the numbers in an occasional series of “Stat of the Day” entries. The Louisiana Supreme Court has also released its Guide to Louisiana Courts, including updated contact information for all […]
The following opinions designated for publication were released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 16 and 17, 2009:
Nowlin v. Peake (King, Dennis, Elrod, JJ.; opinion by Elrod, J.) (appeal from S.D. Tex.) (bankruptcy appeal - “projected disposable income”). Affirming the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s denial […]
The following opinions designated for publication were released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 13 - July 15, 2009:
U.S. v. Castro-Guevarra (Jones, C.J., King, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Jones, C.J.) (appeal from S.D. Tex.) (criminal appeal - sentencing, “crime of violence”). Affirming defendant’s sentence for illegal reentry, which […]
The following opinions designated for publication were released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 10, 2009:
Benson v. St. Joseph Regional Health Center (King, Stewart, Southwick, JJ.; opinion by Southwick, J.) (appeal from S.D. Tex.) (Rule 59(e), antitrust). Affirming summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiff doctor’s claims […]
The following opinions designated for publication were released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 7-9, 2009:
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. v. Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Venezuela (Reavley, Barksdale, Garza, JJ.; opinion by Garza, J.) (appeal from S.D. Miss.) (settlement enforcement). Reversing district court’s judgment to […]
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The following opinions were released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on July 1, 2009:
In re: A Matter Under Investigation (Opinion for the Court by Kimball, C.J.; Victory, J., concurring in part; Knoll, J., concurring in part; Weimer, J., concurring) (certiorari to La. 4th Cir.) (Public Records Act, return of records). Reversing the courts’ judgment ordering […]
The following opinion designated for publication was released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 2, 2009:
Admiral Insurance Co. v. Abshire (Wiener, Stewart, Clement, JJ.; opinion by Wiener, J.) (appeal from M.D. La.) (Class Action Fairness Act of 2005). Affirming district court’s order remanding putative class action to state […]
Time for the June 2009 update on statistics and observations from opinions and happenings at the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Louisiana Supreme Court. Normally, I follow the stats and observations with news from the Bartlett Blawg and The Bartlett Law Firm, but I’m going […]
The following opinions designated for publication were released by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 29 and 30, 2009:
Young v. Memorial Hermann Hospital System (Higginbotham, Smith, Owen, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (appeal from S.D. Tex.) (health care liability). Affirming district court’s summary judgment in favor of health care defendants […]
