U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Ingle v. Martinez — Magistrate judge recommends dismissal under the three-strikes rule
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Constitutional, Family Law, Real Estate
Hernandez Orellana v. Frink — Court dismisses ICE detainee’s habeas petition, holding mandatory detention under § 1225(b)(2) forecloses bond hearing and due process claims
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Leader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Boykin v. Director, TDCJ-CID — District court dismisses time-barred § 2254 habeas petition, rejects equitable tolling arguments and denies leave to amend
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Valdez-Lopez — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea to illegal reentry
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Smith — District court revokes supervised release and imposes 11-month sentence
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Montoya — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea to federal drug importation charge
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Garcia-Avila v. Blanche — District court dismisses ICE detainee’s habeas petition challenging mandatory detention
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Vargas-Ramirez — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea to federal drug conspiracy charge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Starbucks v. NLRB — Fifth Circuit partially enforces NLRB order, rejects unlawful-discharge finding
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Ruvalcaba-Rodriguez — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea to illegal reentry
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Insurance Coverage
Acevedo v. Dudek — Magistrate recommends remand because ALJ ignored VA clinicians’ medical opinions on disability
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Employment
Brenyah v. Columbia Hospital — Fifth Circuit revives hostile-work-environment claims for Black nurse while affirming dismissal of discrimination, retaliation, and ADA claims
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional
United States v. Garcia-Perez — Magistrate judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Perez-Rojas — Magistrate judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea for illegal reentry
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Sanchez v. Nunemaker — Fifth Circuit affirms denial of qualified immunity for deputy who pepper-sprayed handcuffed teen at half the safe distance, permanently blinding him
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional
USA v. Guajardo — Magistrate judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Overton — District court accepts guilty plea on felony count
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Federal Enforcement
Federal Jury Convicts Dallas Man for Distributing Fentanyl – Over 17,000 Fentanyl Pills Seized
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Larksuktom Extradition — Court certifies extradition to Thailand and holds post-certification bail is prohibited by statute
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
Cuadra Palma v. Warden — S.D. Texas orders release of Nicaraguan detainee held without bond hearing, finding mandatory detention without individualized review violates Fifth Amendment due process
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
United States v. Penn — Court denies felon’s motion to dismiss § 922(g)(1) indictment, rejecting Commerce Clause, vagueness, and Second Amendment challenges
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
Livingston v. Director, TDCJ-CID — Court denies post-judgment motion to reopen dismissed habeas petition
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law