U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
GS Holistic v. AAR Management — Court partially grants motion for substituted service of third-party defendants
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Franco Sanchez v. Field Office Director — District court orders release of long-term immigrant held in mandatory detention without bond hearing, finding violation of procedural due process
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional
Dadi v. Thompson — Court Orders Release of Detained Alien After Finding Prolonged Detention Without Foreseeable Removal Violates Due Process
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Ramirez-Alonso — Court grants habeas relief, finds detention without bond hearing violates due process
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Insurance Coverage
McGarey v. Commissioner of Social Security — Court affirms denial of Social Security disability benefits, finding plaintiff retained capacity for light work
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Smith v. Reno — Court dismisses complaint for lack of standing
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Member of Vast International Alien Smuggling Organization Pleads Guilty
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Employment
Curyllo v. BW Gas & Convenience Holdings — Court compels arbitration of employment dispute
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Employment
Reyna v. Walmart Inc. — Court transfers employment case to Western District of Texas due to improper venue in New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Tuttle v. Gallegos — Fifth Circuit reverses denial of qualified immunity to officer in fatal shooting during no-knock raid
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Graham v. Credit One Bank NA — Magistrate Judge Recommends Denying Motion to Remand; Case Properly Removed on Federal Question Jurisdiction
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Ugarte v. Cassava Sciences, Inc. — Denied consolidation of overlapping Alzheimer’s drug securities fraud class actions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Criminal
United States v. Arrieta — Fifth Circuit affirms level-16 sentencing guideline for detainee rooftop standoff as “major disruption to the operation of an institution”
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Carroll v. TDCJ-CID Director — District court dismisses habeas petition without prejudice, denies certificate of appealability
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Cassava Sciences Securities Litigation — Court denied plaintiffs’ motion to lift the automatic PSLRA discovery stay, finding no “undue prejudice”
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Acosta-Espinosa v. Blanche — District court dismisses habeas petition from ICE detainee challenging mandatory detention
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Booker v. Griggs — District court dismisses § 1983 inmate suit without prejudice
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Henry v. Roberts — District court adopts magistrate’s recommendation dismissing inmate’s § 1983 civil rights claims
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Serrano Cortez v. Mullin — Court dismisses habeas challenge to ICE detention of noncitizen applicant for admission
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
Martin III v. Wise — District court adopted magistrate’s recommendation and granted summary judgment, dismissing inmate’s § 1983 claim with prejudice
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Dodd — Court accepts guilty plea to felon in possession of a firearm, defers final acceptance pending presentence report
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Garcia Cordova v. Tate — District court dismisses habeas petition challenging ICE detention of undocumented immigrant
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Heard — Accepts guilty plea to felon in possession of firearm
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal