The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on November 6, 2008:
Caillouet v. First Bank & Trust (Smith, Prado, Yeakel, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (appeal from E.D. La.). Affirming the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s judgment in favor of the trustee, but vacating the amount […]
The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on September 19, 2008:
Blanton v. Quarterman (King, Higginbotham, Garza, JJ., opinion by Garza, J.) (appeal from W.D. Tex.). Affirming district court’s denial of habeas relief on capital petitioner’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in preparation and presentation […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 29, 2008:
Indiana Electrical Workers’ Pension Trust Fund IBEW v. Shaw Group Inc. (Jones, C.J., Stewart, Clement, JJ.; opinion by Jones, C.J.) (appeal from E.D. La.). On interlocutory appeal, reversing district court’s denial of motion to dismiss […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 7, 2008:
Silvercreek Management Inc. v. Banc of America Securities LLC v. Regents of University of California (Smith, Prado, Ludlum, JJ.; opinion by Smith, J.). Affirming district court’s denial of motion to extend class action opt-out deadline […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 20, 2008:
U.S. v. Hayes (Higginbotham, Benavides, Dennis, JJ.; opinion by Dennis, J.). Vacating district court’s order of habeas relief related to ineffective assistance of counsel at the sentencing stage and remanding for and evidentiary hearing on […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 27, 2008:
Gomez v. Quarterman (Davis, Smith, Dennis, JJ.; opinion by Smith, J.). Denying application for Certificate of Appealability. Petitioner is a Mexican citizen who confessed to the murder of three teenagers in Texas and was […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 14, 2008:
Stroman Realty, Inc. v. Antt (Garwood, Smith, DeMoss, JJ; opinion by Smith, J.). The plaintiff, a Texas-based real estate concern involved in listing properties and timeshares on the internet but that did not carry real […]
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 […]
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. […]
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The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 6, 2008:
Geiger v. Cain (Garwood, Clement, Elrod, JJ.; opinion by Elrod, J.) (appeal from E.D. La.). Reversing grant of habeas relief by district court on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of counsel. The […]