U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure, Employment
Holloway v. Procter & Gamble — Fifth Circuit upheld summary judgment for P&G on discrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower claims
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Williams v. Cenikor Foundation — Court dismissed Pouncy’s FLSA claims but allowed Williams’s timely claims to proceed
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Employment
Liedtke — Fifth Circuit revived sex-discrimination and retaliation claims but affirmed dismissal of hostile-work-environment claim
Texas 11th Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Fuchs v. Savanna Drilling — Texas appeals court dismisses corporate-debt claim against New York officer for lack of personal jurisdiction
Texas 11th Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
White v. White — Court sets aside executor-removal order and remands under settlement
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Spisak v. Director, TDCJ-CID — Transferred habeas petition to the district where Spisak was convicted
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Shoraki — Court dismissed the case without prejudice under Rule 41(b)
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Insurance Coverage
Balistreri-Amrhein v. Universal Insurance — case dismissed without prejudice
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Vecino — court accepted guilty plea and found defendant guilty of cocaine-importation conspiracy
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Miles v. Lowe — Court adopted recommendation to dismiss for failure to prosecute, with final judgment to follow
Western District of Texas Ends July with 250 New Immigration Cases
Amarillo man indicted on federal charges after methamphetamine and firearms seized during motel search
Ivorian national charged in $14 million fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas
Southlake man sentenced to nine years in prison for $8 million loan fraud scheme
Operation Take Back America efforts continue with 251 more cases filed in border enforcement actions
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Martinez v. Moye — Court overruled objections and adopted recommendation to dismiss civil-rights suit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Personal Injury & Tort, Tax
Estate of Fields — Fifth Circuit upheld estate-tax deficiency and negligence penalty
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Fletcher v. Campbell — Court dismisses prisoner’s civil-rights suit under the three-strikes rule
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Breach of Contract
MIECO v. Targa Gas Marketing — Fifth Circuit withdrew its force-majeure ruling and certified Texas-law questions
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security — Court reverses and remands for a new Social Security determination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Bay Area Unitarian v. Ogg — Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal for lack of standing
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Morales — Magistrate judge recommended revoking supervised release and imposing five months in prison
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Danella A. v. Bisignano — Court extended Social Security appeal briefing deadlines and entered a scheduling order
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law