The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 16, 2008:
Chichakli v. Szubin (Stewart, Owen, Southwick, JJ.; opinion by Southwick, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming in part and vacating in part summary judgment in favor of defendant Office of Foreign Assets Control (”OFAC”) on plaintiff’s […]
The following opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 28, 2008:
Richardson v. Quarterman (Jones, C.J., Garwood, Jolly, JJ.; opinion by Garwood, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming denial of habeas relief to petitioner on argument that trial judge should have recused himself because the trial judge’s […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 15, 2008:
Texas Clinical Labs Inc. v. Leavitt (Jones, Wiener, Clement, JJ.; opinion by Wiener, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Reversing and remanding in part, and affirming in part, district court’s dismissal of action brought by Texas […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 10, 2008:
Waltman v. Payne (Garwood, Dennis, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Owen, J.) (appeal from S.D. Miss.). Affirming district court’s dismissal in part, and vacating in part and dismissing without prejudice the claim of the owner of […]
The following opinions were released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on May 21, 2008:
Burmaster v. Plaquemines Parish Government (Calogero, C.J.; dissenting opinions by Victory, Traylor, JJ.). The Court held that 2006 La. Act 545 — which purported to retroactively provide immunity to public entities for claims brought pursuant to La. Civil Code arts. 2317 […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 2, 2008:
U.S. v. Fambro (Higginbotham, Smith, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Owen, J.). The Fifth Circuit affirmed the defendant’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and his sentence of 327 months’ imprisonment. […]
5/8/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 8, 2008:
Ayanbadejo v. Chertoff (Wiener, Barksdale, Dennis, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (revision of opinion originally released February 8, 2008). Reversing district court and remanding for new trial on appellants’ immigration claims. The Fifth Circuit held […]