Tag Archives: Eleventh Amendment

7/23/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.

The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 23, 2008:

U.S. v. Plascencia (Reavley, Benavides, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Reavley, J.; dissent by Owen, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming district court’s dismissal of defendant’s § 2255 petition on the basis that it was time-barred. […]

7/10/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.

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 […]

4/23/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir. (pt.2)

The following additional published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 23, 2008:

Roark & Hardee LP v. City of Austin (King, DeMoss, Southwick, JJ.; opinion by King, J.) (revision of opinion released March 27, 2008). Pursuant to a successful ballot initiative, in 2005 the City of […]

4/11/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.

The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 11, 2008:

Advocare Int’l LP v. Horizon Laboratories, Inc. (Higginbotham, Davis, Smith, JJ.; opinion by Higginbotham, J.). Affirming district court’s award of summary judgment in favor of insurer in claims by insured manufacturer of ephedra-containing dietary supplements, […]