U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
Dennis v. Jacksonville City Police Department et al — Federal court dismisses “sovereign citizen” claims against judges, stays other claims pending criminal case resolution
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Eggert v. Henderson County — Court dismissed claims against the county defendants and stayed the remaining claims
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Scott v. Palestine Police Department — U.S. District Court adopts Magistrate Judge’s recommendation to dismiss prisoner’s § 1983 claim as Heck-barred
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Employment
Neathery v. Martin — dismissed the Title VII claims with prejudice and the state-law claims without prejudice
Texas 11th Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Family Law
In re B.F.P. — Dismissed appeal where juvenile did not wish to appeal, leaving only parents without standing
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
ASUS v. AT&T — Court disqualified two defense experts who had received plaintiffs’ confidential patent analysis
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Final Guatemalan national extradited to U.S. admits to role in 2021 alien smuggling mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Frank — Magistrate recommended acceptance of guilty plea to felon in possession of firearm
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Stash house operator convicted in smuggling for ransom scheme
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Mendoza-Hernandez — Magistrate judge recommended accepting guilty plea to illegal reentry
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
U.S. Attorney’s Office Adds 234 New Immigration Cases in Western District of Texas This Week
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Vega-Bermea — Magistrate judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea to unauthorized access device transactions
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Individual who fired a machinegun at a residence in Amarillo pleads guilty
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Chilel — Magistrate judge recommended accepting guilty plea to illegal reentry
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Local 1374, Jefferson Parish v. Roberts — Court vacates injunction and dismisses case as moot after union officer resigns
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Mackenzie — Magistrate judge accepts guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Diaz Renteria v. USCIS — Court grants pauper status, recommends dismissal of duplicative claims against USCIS Director
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
United States v. Zuniga-Valle — magistrate judge recommends accepting guilty plea
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
United States v. Kirkwood — Fifth Circuit vacates restitution award lacking physical injury
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Ryals — Magistrate judge accepted guilty plea to methamphetamine trafficking charge
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Jemi-Alade III v. JPMorgan Chase Bank — Court dismissed deficient bank-account claims with prejudice
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Employment
Jones v. Caraday — Magistrate judge recommends denying default judgment for improper service
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Personal Injury & Tort
Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction — Supreme Court reverses Fifth Circuit’s narrow standard for evaluating bankruptcy schedule omissions
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal