U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional
Smith v. Gerke — Magistrate recommended dismissal of constitutional claims under prosecutorial and qualified immunity
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Uresti-Amaro — District Court accepts guilty plea to felony charge
Houston businesswoman admits to under-reporting millions in income
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Sun v. Edlow — Court dismisses suit claiming USCIS unreasonably delayed EB-5 investor petition, finding no statutory deadline for adjudication
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Zavala — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea to transporting aliens for financial gain
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Insurance Coverage
Sharnese v. Liberty Mutual — Demand letter and treble damages trigger federal jurisdiction; motion to remand denied
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional
USA v. Siron — Magistrate Judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea after finding defendant’s waiver of rights and competence
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Solis-Vilchis — Magistrate recommends accepting guilty plea to illegal re-entry of deported alien
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Koan — Magistrate judge recommends dismissing unexhausted habeas petition without prejudice
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Navarrete v. CIA — Court Dismisses Unsubstantiated Harassment Claims Against Federal Agency
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Family Law
Hicks v. Paxton — Court recommends dismissal of due process challenge to child support lien procedures for failure to exhaust state administrative remedies
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
Nyantakyi v. Trump — Magistrate Judge Denies TRO Request for Failure to Meet Procedural Requirements
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional
United States v. Reyes et al. — Guilty plea accepted from co-defendant Trevor Glenn Lindner
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Badillo-Chavez — District court accepts defendant’s guilty plea to felony charge
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Constitutional
Washington v. Reubensam — Magistrate judge transferred surviving claims back to the district judge
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Personal Injury & Tort
Beals v. Helmerich & Payne Management — Court recommends remanding case to state court due to improper removal violating the forum defendant rule
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Hale v. McGregor — Magistrate recommends dismissing state law claims as preempted by Ted Stevens Act; preserves federal civil rights claims
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
McKenzie v. Kroger Fulfillment — Magistrate recommends dismissal with prejudice for repeated failures to comply with court orders and participate in discovery
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
RHI Magnolia v. Magnolia Hospice Company — Granted preliminary injunction blocking confusingly similar trademark use
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
Velazquez-Alvarez — Magistrate Recommends Accepting Guilty Plea in Illegal Reentry Case
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin, & Hubbard and Crawford v. Texas — Conditionally grant mandamus on disclosure sanction; uphold disqualification and monetary sanctions
Texas 1st Court of Appeals, Constitutional
Vu v. Texas Fair Plan Ass’n — Court reverses trial conducted with 5 jurors instead of constitutionally required 6
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