U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Tuy-Tuy — Magistrate Judge Recommends Acceptance of Guilty Plea to Illegal Re-Entry
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Employment
Brown v. United Airlines — Court transfers mass employment discrimination action to Illinois for convenience
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Spalding v. Director of Corrections — magistrate judge recommended dismissal for failure to prosecute
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal
Kurdobadze v. Venegas — Court orders ICE to release detained immigrant whose removal was not reasonably foreseeable under Zadvydas
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Calhoun v. Director, TDCJ-CID — District court transfers successive § 2254 habeas petition to Fifth Circuit for authorization
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Enriquez v. Warden, FCI Beaumont Low — District court dismisses § 2241 habeas petition without prejudice after petitioner fails to update address and abandons prosecution
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
Balderas-Morrones v. Blanche — Court orders release of immigrant detained beyond lawful removal period under Zadvydas
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
United States v. Huerta-Luna — Magistrate recommends revocation of supervised release after second illegal reentry
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Family Law
Mendiola Lazo v. Rodriguez Vera — Court denies Hague Convention return petition, finding grave risk of physical and psychological harm to child
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Acosta v. Frink — Court dismisses habeas corpus challenge to ICE detention
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Escalante-Ortiz — Magistrate judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea to illegal re-entry
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Adair v. Grant — Magistrate judge recommends dismissal of habeas petition for failure to comply with filing requirements
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
Peterson v. City of Garland — Magistrate judge recommends dismissing civil-rights suit with prejudice
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
In the Interest of S.K. and A.K. — Texas appeals court affirms termination of parental rights, rejecting unpreserved jury-charge challenge and ineffective-assistance claim
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure
In the Interest of T.K. and A.K. — Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution after appellant failed to file brief
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Herrera v. State — Court of Appeals affirms child-sex-offense convictions, finding jury charge’s unanimity instruction sufficient
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Tiner v. State — Court affirms convictions for aggravated sexual assault of a child, holding trial court did not abuse discretion by excluding extraneous witnesses’ prior-abuse history under Rule 412 and relevance rules
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal
Johnston v. State — Court strikes $1,385 restitution fee absent from oral sentencing, affirms seven-year conviction as modified
Texas 2nd Court of Appeals, Criminal