U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Ross v. United States — District court dismisses § 2255 motion challenging firearm conviction after movant failed to object to magistrate’s report
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Pothineni v. Chagarlamudi — Court dismisses default judgment motion as moot after amended complaint, grants service deadline extension but denies email service without proof the address is active
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Moreno v. Warden, FCI Beaumont — District court dismisses § 2241 habeas petition without prejudice for want of prosecution
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Braden — District court revokes supervised release, imposes six-month sentence
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
Puentes Mejia v. Dickey — District Court Dismisses Immigration Habeas Petition as Moot Following Petitioner’s Voluntary Departure
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
Pilapanta-Cunachi — Magistrate Judge Accepts Guilty Plea to Illegal Re-Entry
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Personal Injury & Tort
Morales v. BPD Transport — Court denies remand, finding removal timely despite ambiguity in minor plaintiffs’ citizenship
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Jandres — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea to illegal re-entry
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Bynon — Court denies transplant surgeon’s motion to dismiss federal false-statement charges over alleged manipulation of UNOS organ-donor matching system
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Izadi v. Mullin — Court orders release of Iranian asylum-seeker and directs government to attempt removal to Costa Rica before Central African Republic
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Criminal
Sandoval Salmeron v. Bradford — Federal court dismisses habeas challenge to two-month immigration detention as premature under Zadvydas
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
Martinez-Leiva v. Noem — Court dismisses habeas challenge to mandatory ICE detention of Salvadoran national who entered without inspection
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Hernandez — Court denies early termination of supervised release for convicted drug trafficker and escape convict
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
Gonzalez v. United States — District court denies § 2255 motion, rejecting all five ineffective-assistance claims against defense counsel
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
Campos Medrano v. Tate — Immigration detention habeas petition dismissed as moot because petitioner was removed from the United States
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Dinarte-Sanchez — Magistrate judge recommends accepting guilty plea to visa fraud
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Burnett v. Penske Logistics — Timely filing of in forma pauperis application with complaint satisfies 90-day EEOC right-to-sue deadline
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Charles — Magistrate Judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Tillis v. State — Court corrects judgment to remove “without parole” language from life sentence for aggravated sexual assault of child
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Allen v. State — Court affirms denial of motion to withdraw guilty plea five months after entry
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Heffner v. Haverkamp — Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of pro se lawsuit against judge and opposing counsel, finding appellant waived all issues through inadequate briefing
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Smith v. Ramey — Texas appeals court reverses denial of TCPA dismissal, holds HOA letter’s use of “harassed” did not constitute defamation per se
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Breach of Contract
Hicks Airfield Pilots Ass’n v. Brunson — Appeals court reverses tortious-interference and fiduciary-duty verdicts against airfield association, partially reverses declaratory judgment and injunction
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Family Law