The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 21, 2008:
U.S. v. Gomez (Jones, C.J., Reavley, Jolly, Davis, Smith, Wiener, Barksdale, Garza, Benavides, Dennis, Clement, Prado, Owen, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, JJ.; opinion by Jolly, Benavides, JJ.; King, J., taking no part in consideration of case) (en […]
The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on September 25, 2008:
U.S. v. Cardenas-Cardenas (Jolly, Benavides, Haynes, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (appeal from S.D. Tex.). Affirming sentence of defendant for unlawful reentry after deportation. The district court imposed a sixteen-level enhancement to the defendant’s offense level, finding […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on September 8, 2008:
Cadles of Grassy Meadows II, LLC v. Texas (Davis, Smith, DeMoss, JJ.; opinion by Smith, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming district court’s dismissal of suit to recover debt as time-barred. Employing a two-tiered […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 22, 2008:
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Terrazas (Garza, Stewart, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Garza, J.; Owen, J., concurring). Granting petition for panel rehearing by the government, withdrawing original panel opinion (at 516 F.3d 357), and replacing with new opinion. […]
This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held en banc arguments. As Chief Judge Edith Jones commented prior to the first argument, it was the first and only time the current crop of judicial clerks will witness en banc arguments; this was the first en banc sitting since May 15, […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 1, 2008:
U.S. v. Rosas-Pulido (Higginbotham, Smith, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Owen, J.). Defendant was sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment for being unlawfully present in the country following deportation; in sentencing the defendant, the district court applied […]
On April 10, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit announced the docket for the May 22, 2008, en banc sitting. The cases, a brief description, and their briefing status, are below:
U.S. v. Gomez, 05-41461 (panel opinion; Reavley, Jolly, Benavides, JJ.; panel opinion by Benavides, J.). Issue is whether offense […]