Brownfield Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Producing and Possessing Child Pornography
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
United States v. Bendy — Court denies convicted drug defendant’s pro se motion to recuse the trial judge
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
Jimenez Jimenez v. Vergara — Court grants habeas petition, orders immediate release of long-term resident detained without bond hearing
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Morales-Arreola v. United States — Magistrate recommends denying § 2255 motion challenging guilty plea and counsel effectiveness
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal, Family Law
Gutierrez Guadamuz v. Director Bluebonnet Detention Center — Court transfers immigration habeas petition to proper division based on immediate-custodian rule
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
Munoz Islas v. Blanche — Court orders release of long-resident immigrant detained without bond hearing, finding Fifth Amendment due process violation
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Baltodano Gusman v. Warden, Karnes County — Court orders release of Honduran detainee held without bond hearing
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Trailer Bridge v. LA International Marine — Fifth Circuit affirms maritime lien on barges despite no-lien charter clause, because tug company lacked actual knowledge of the clause before contracting
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Criminal
United States v. Baldemoro — Fifth Circuit affirms revocation reimprisonment even after defendant served statutory maximum for underlying offense
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Civil Procedure
Pace v. Cirrus Design — Fifth Circuit revives crash survivor’s third lawsuit, holds Texas tolling statute applies to multiple prior dismissed suits
Illegal alien and local man earn prison sentences after assaulting officers
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
Hill v. United States — Court denies armored-car robber’s ineffective-assistance claims and grants government summary judgment
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Naez Gutierrez v. Attorney General — Court orders release of long-term resident detained without bond hearing, rejecting government’s mandatory-detention theory on due process grounds
U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal
Martinez Ferrer v. Thompson — Federal court dismisses § 2241 habeas petition, upholding mandatory immigration detention under Fifth Circuit precedent
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law
Maestre Zambrano v. Warden — Court grants habeas, orders ICE to release Venezuelan detainee held without bond hearing
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Barreto Marquez v. Blanche — Court orders ICE to release Venezuelan detainee held without bond hearing, holding indefinite detention of interior residents violates due process
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Ortiz-Perez v. Blanche — Court orders release of Venezuelan detainee held without bond hearing, finding due process violation under Mathews balancing test
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Criminal
United States v. Johnson — Magistrate recommends revoking supervised release, recommending six months imprisonment after felon admitted to drug possession, evidence tampering, and other violations
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Criminal
Lewis v. Director, TDCJ-CID — Federal habeas petition dismissed; state conviction for continuous sexual assault of a child upheld
U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Civil Procedure
Hamadneh v. Rubio — Magistrate judge recommends dismissing visa-delay suit as moot
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal
Salazar Crespo v. Noem — Magistrate judge recommends dismissing detention challenge as moot after removal
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Criminal, Family Law
Morales Diaz v. Lyons — Court orders ICE to release long-term resident detained without bond hearing, holding due process requires individualized flight-risk assessment
U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Criminal, Family Law