U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
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
Taganskii v. Frink — Federal court orders ICE to release Russian asylum seeker detained 18 months after final removal order, finding no significant likelihood of removal in the foreseeable future
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Hoyt — Court denies government’s bid to forfeit defendant’s residence
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
United States v. Grote — Court denies felon-in-possession defendant’s motion to dismiss, rejecting Commerce Clause, vagueness, and Second Amendment challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Family Law
Lopez v. Vergara — Federal court orders release of Cuban immigrant held without bond hearing, finding due process violation
Texas 9th Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Collections & Creditor Rights
In Re Law Office of Ruben Franco Jr. — Defective Garnishment Writ Naming Garnishee as Judgment Debtor Does Not Compel Disclosure of Debtor’s Funds
Texas 9th Court of Appeals, anti-slapp, Civil Procedure, defamation
Galynsky v. Thomas — TCPA Dismissal Affirmed Where Plaintiff Offered No Evidence in Response to Anti-SLAPP Motion
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Constitutional, Criminal
Avila Romero v. Thompson — District court denies habeas petition, upholds mandatory immigration detention under § 1225(b) against due process challenge
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Criminal
United States v. Hendrickson — Court denies convicted felon’s post-judgment motion for judicial recusal and prosecutorial misconduct investigation
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
Osorto-Diaz v. Collins — Court orders immediate release of Honduran detainee, holds § 1225(b) detention without bond hearing violates Due Process
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Diaz-Alcaraz — magistrate judge recommends dismissal without prejudice for claim-splitting
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Gilley v. Victoria County Jail — Magistrate judge recommends allowing medical-indifference claims to proceed
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Larkins v. S.D.P. Manufacturing — Fifth Circuit reverses dismissal, holds plaintiff’s 50-day service delay raised a fact question on diligence under Texas law
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Marfil v. City of New Braunfels — Fifth Circuit affirms STR ban, holds no protected property right to short-term lease under Texas law
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Constitutional, Criminal
United States v. Comeaux — Fifth Circuit affirms conviction for unregistered silencer, holding silencers are Second Amendment “Arms” but that defendant failed to show the NFA’s registration regime burdened his rights
Leader of drug trafficking organization linked to Mexican cartels sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force case
Border enforcement efforts result in 160 more cases filed in the Southern District of Texas
Honduran National Charged with Illegal Drone Operation in Protected Airspace Before FIFA World Cup Match
Illegal alien returns to federal prison for unlawful reentry into US and violating supervised release
Illegal alien sentenced after tossing kilos of meth out car window during pursuit
Mexican national sentenced to 20 years for international cocaine trafficking conspiracy
Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in Texas Woman’s 24-Year Federal Prison Sentence
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure