U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
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
Leader of Antifa Cell Members in North Texas Sentenced to 100 Years in Prison for Terrorist Attack on ICE Facility
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional
United States v. Phillips — Magistrate judge recommends acceptance of guilty plea
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Ramos-Tepas — Magistrate recommends acceptance of guilty plea for illegal reentry
Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
USA v. Hawthorne — District court accepts guilty plea
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure
United States ex rel. Relator LLC v. McGlauflin — Magistrate recommends denying motion to dismiss PPP fraud qui tam suit
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