U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Breach of Contract, Constitutional, Family Law
Campos Bernal v. Frink — Court denies habeas petition, upholds mandatory immigration detention without bond hearing
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Marin-Cuevas — Magistrate recommends accepting guilty plea to illegal reentry
Northern District of Texas Charges 13 Health Care Fraudsters for Loss Over $360 Million
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
Tobar Reinosa v. Frink — Court denies habeas petition, upholds mandatory detention without bond hearing for undocumented alien applicant for admission
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Pascual-Simon — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea to illegal reentry
Grayson County man sentenced to life in federal prison for supplying fentanyl and then watching and recording the victim’s overdose death
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Breach of Contract, Criminal, Family Law
United States v. Rutherford — Court denies compassionate release for child pornography defendant whose medical conditions were adequately managed in BOP custody
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Pablo-Gutierrez — Magistrate judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea to illegal reentry
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
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