U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Stark — District court revokes supervised release, imposes 18-month consecutive sentence
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
Asmerom v. Martinez — Court grants habeas relief, orders ICE to release Eritrean detainee facing indefinite detention
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Houston man sentenced to lengthy federal prison sentence for armed convenience store robberies in the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
Edwards v. State of Texas — Dismissal for want of prosecution after plaintiff fails to comply with filing requirements
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Bor-Mendez — Magistrate Judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea to false personation in immigration matters
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Burciaga — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea for false statement during firearm purchase
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Martinez v. City of Brownsville — magistrate judge recommended dismissing civil-rights claims with prejudice
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
Vasquez v. Tate — Court denies habeas petition, upholds mandatory immigration detention without bond hearing
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Payan v. Director TDCJ-CID — Federal court denies habeas petition challenging conviction for continuous sexual abuse of a child
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Goebel v. Warden, FCI-Texarkana — Court dismisses federal prisoner’s First Step Act time-credit habeas petition without prejudice for failure to exhaust administrative remedies
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Gladden v. Angelina County Jail — Federal court dismisses pretrial detainee’s § 2241 habeas petition for failure to exhaust state remedies
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Tenorio Zapata v. Blanche — Court dismisses habeas challenge to ICE detention of Nicaraguan national who entered without inspection
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
22-Year-Old Austin Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Death
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Breach of Contract, Civil Procedure
Wilmar Oleo North America LLC v. Eastman Chemical Company — Court denies summary judgment on breach of contract; finds triable issues whether parties formed binding agreements despite lack of signed contract
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Canseco-Contreras — Magistrate judge recommends accepting guilty plea to illegal re-entry
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Batz-Velasquez — Magistrate recommends accepting guilty plea to illegal re-entry
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
Erkan v. Blanche — Court orders release of Turkish detainee held 18+ months after government fails to justify continued detention
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
Huerta v. Warden — Court orders release of detained Nicaraguan immigrant, finding indefinite detention without bond hearing violates Fifth Amendment due process
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
United States v. Trent — Magistrate recommends revoking supervised release after defendant’s no-contest plea to new drug and DWI offenses
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Johnson v. Director TDCJ-CID — Federal court denies Texas prisoner’s habeas corpus petition and dismisses case with prejudice
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Constitutional, Family Law, Real Estate
Irias Bonilla v. Frink — Court dismisses immigration detainee’s habeas petition, finding mandatory detention under § 1225(b)(2) forecloses bond hearing and constitutional claims
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Homeland Security Task Force effort delivers alleged cartel drug trafficker into US custody
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Matthews v. Donahoe — Court rescheduled Initial Pretrial Conference to October 24, 2014, and granted additional time for discovery planning
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal