U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1997

Decisions

• 1997-12-31Charles W. CLARKE, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Richard L. STALDER, et al., Defendants, Richard L. Stalder, et al., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Robert Tanner, Defendant-Appellee, Captain Charles Moulard, Defendant-Appellee, 133 F.3d 940
• 1997-12-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christine Yvette RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant, 132 F.3d 208
• 1997-12-30A.J. WREN and Jerry Wren, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jim TOWE, et al., Defendants-Appellants, 130 F.3d 1154
• 1997-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chuck HARLAN, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 1152
• 1997-12-30James P. MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT GULFPORT, Wray Anderson, Mitchell Salloum, Edward Reid, and Myrtis Franke, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 1143
• 1997-12-29FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION as Receiver for New Orleans Federal Savings and Loan Association, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry LEE, Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector for the Parish of Jefferson, and McNamara Investment Corporation, Defendants-Appellants, 130 F.3d 1139
• 1997-12-29STATE BANK & TRUST COMPANY, DALLAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST, Defendant-Appellee, 132 F.3d 203
• 1997-12-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dwight DIXON; Stanley Knox, Defendants-Appellants, 132 F.3d 192
• 1997-12-23Alvin Urial GOODWIN, III, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee, 132 F.3d 162
• 1997-12-23David ASKANASE, Trustee; Fitness Corporation of America, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tom J. FATJO, et al., Defendants, Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.; C.A.J.A. Enterprises, Inc.; Bayou Park Club Partnership, A Texas General Partnership; Criterion Research, Inc.; Elstead Investment Co., A Texas General Partnership; Ron Hemelgarn; Air 500 Ltd.; Beechmont Partnership; Coordinated Spa Services, Inc.; Deluxe Office Products; Fitness Research International; Great Lakes Leasing Agency; H & C International; Hemelgarn Racing, Inc.; Management Computer; Newtowne Enterprises, Inc.; Quad Cities Ltd.; Spa One Advertising; Spa Computer; Spa Janatorial; Spa Lady, Inc.; Spa Printing; Twenty-First Century; WHM Enterprises; Watson Melby Hemelgarn Partnership; Westchester Spa Partnership; Ernst & Young, formerly known as Ernst & Whinney; Housprops, Inc., A Texas Corporation; Houstonian Holdings Partnership, A Texas Partnership; Peter M. Jackson; Ahmed Mannai; Fitness Investment N V, A Netherlands Antilles Corporation; Fitness Investment (Texas), Inc., A Texas Corporation; Houstonian Estates Investment Co. N V, A Netherlands Antilles Corporation; Mannai Investment Company, Inc., C, A Delaware Corporation; Xantor, Inc., A Panamanian Corporation; Parkgate Associated Ltd.; Parkgate, Inc., A Corporation; Roger A. Ramsey; John Snideman, doing business as Financial Services Corporation; John Snideman, doing business as Management Accounting, Inc.; Gerald M. H. Stein; Joseph J. Zilber; JZL Ltd., A Nevada Corporation; ZL Company, Inc., A Delaware Corporation; Zilber, Inc.; Zilber Ltd., A Nevada Corporation; Financial Services Corporation; Management Accounting, Inc.; Hfund, Inc.; Corporate Communications Center, Defendants-Appellees. In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL, INC., Debtor. David ASKANASE, Trustee, Appellant, v. Tom J. FATJO, Jr., Appellee. In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL (NORTH), INC.; LivingWell (Midwest), Inc., Debtors. David ASKANASE, Appellant, v. M W B LEASING, INC., Appellee. In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL (MIDWEST), INC.; LivingWell, Inc., Debtors. David J. ASKANASE, Appellant, v. TOWNE REALTY, INC.; Joseph J. Zilber, Appellees. In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL, INC., Debtor. David J. ASKANASE, Appellant, v. ZILBER LTD.; Joseph J. Zilber, Appellees, 130 F.3d 657
• 1997-12-23David ASKANASE, Trustee; Fitness Corporation of America, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tom J. FATJO, et al., Defendants, Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.; C.A.J.A. Enterprises, Inc.; Bayou Park Club Partnership, A Texas General Partnership; Criterion Research, Inc.; Elstead Investment Co., A Texas General Partnership; Ron Hemelgarn; Air 500 Ltd.; Beechmont Partnership; Coordinated Spa Services, Inc.; Deluxe Office Products; Fitness Research International; Great Lakes Leasing Agency; H & C International; Hemelgarn Racing, Inc.; Management Computer; Newtowne Enterprises, Inc.; Quad Cities Ltd.; Spa One Advertising; Spa Computer; Spa Janatorial; Spa Lady, Inc.; Spa Printing; Twenty-First Century; WHM Enterprises; Watson Melby Hemelgarn Partnership; Westchester Spa Partnership; Ernst & Young, formerly known as Ernst & Whinney; Housprops, Inc., A Texas Corporation; Houstonian Holdings Partnership, A Texas Partnership; Peter M. Jackson; Ahmed Mannai; Fitness Investment N V, A Netherlands Antilles Corporation; Fitness Investment (Texas), Inc., A Texas Corporation; Houstonian Estates Investment Co. N V, A Netherlands Antilles Corporation; Mannai Investment Company, Inc., C, A Delaware Corporation; Xantor, Inc., A Panamanian Corporation; Parkgate Associated Ltd.; Parkgate, Inc., A Corporation; Roger A. Ramsey; John Snideman, doing business as Financial Services Corporation; John Snideman, doing business as Management Accounting, Inc.; Gerald M. H. Stein; Joseph J. Zilber; JZL Ltd., A Nevada Corporation; ZL Company, Inc., A Delaware Corporation; Zilber, Inc.; Zilber Ltd., A Nevada Corporation; Financial Services Corporation; Management Accounting, Inc.; Hfund, Inc.; Corporate Communications Center, Defendants-Appellees; In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL, INC., Debtor. David ASKANASE, Trustee, Appellant, v. Tom J. FATJO, Jr., Appellee. In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL (NORTH), INC.; LivingWell (Midwest), Inc., Debtors. David ASKANASE, Appellant, v. M W B LEASING, INC., Appellee; In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL (MIDWEST), INC.; LivingWell, Inc., Debtors. David J. ASKANASE, Appellant, v. TOWNE REALTY, INC.; Joseph J. Zilber, Appellees; In the Matter of: LIVINGWELL, INC., Debtor. David J. ASKANASE, Appellant, v. ZILBER LTD.; Joseph J. Zilber, Appellees, 214 B.R. 657
• 1997-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 1140
• 1997-12-22Blanche RANDOLPH, as Conservator of Deborah Randolph, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Al CERVANTES, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Employee of Pine Belt Mental Health Center; Mary Phillips, In Her Official Capacity as Employee of Pine Belt Mental Health Center; Charles Main, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of Pine Belt Mental Health Center; Pine Belt Mental Health Center; James T. Crane, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; Jack D. Triggs, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; Greg Breland, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; Joe B. Thompson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; Ray Humphreys, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; Lela Buckley, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; Alfred Lott, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; Kathy Evans, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of Region Twelve Mental Health Commission; and Region Twelve Mental Health Commission, a Body Politic, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 727
• 1997-12-19UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie Dean MORRIS, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 1136
• 1997-12-19Helen R. BLOOM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee, 130 F.3d 722
• 1997-12-19Danny L. RUSSELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PLANO BANK & TRUST, Defendant-Appellee, 130 F.3d 715
• 1997-12-19UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 4,970 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, SITUATED IN HUDSPETH COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS; C L Ranch, a partnership, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 712
• 1997-12-18Carl BIENVENU, Petitioner, v. TEXACO, INC; Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; Insurance Company of North America, Respondents, 131 F.3d 1135
• 1997-12-18Greg E. CRAWFORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FALCON DRILLING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 1120
• 1997-12-17In the Matter of Thomas Cullen DAVIS; Karen Joyce Davis, Debtors. Sandra DAVIS, Appellant, v. Thomas Cullen DAVIS, Appellee, 131 F.3d 1120
• 1997-12-17AMERICA'S FAVORITE CHICKEN COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CAJUN ENTERPRISES, INC.; et al., Defendants; CAJUN ENTERPRISES, INC.; Harriet Sandy Anaya, individually, Defendants-Appellants, v. Alvin C. COPELAND; New Orleans Spice Company; My Favorite Year, Inc., Third Party-Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 180
• 1997-12-17Bessie G. BRADLEY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. The ARMSTRONG RUBBER COMPANY (Now Pirelli Armstrong Tire Company) and Condere Corporation, d/b/a Fidelity Tire and Manufacturing Company, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, 130 F.3d 168
• 1997-12-17In the Matter of Thomas Cullen DAVIS; Karen Joyce Davis, Debtors. Sandra DAVIS, Appellant, v. Thomas Cullen DAVIS, Appellee, 131 F.3d 1120
• 1997-12-16UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antoine M. SAACKS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 540
• 1997-12-16Annette M. RINER; Suzette Marriott, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, 131 F.3d 530
• 1997-12-16UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antoine M. SAACKS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 540
• 1997-12-15UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scyrus Dion HEBERT, Defendant-Appellant, 131 F.3d 514
• 1997-12-15CHAIR KING, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. HOUSTON CELLULAR CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, Karen Laake, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees, 131 F.3d 507
• 1997-12-15Johnnie Faye SPILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF TEXAS CITY, POLICE DEPARTMENT; State of Texas; Mark Spurgeon; City of Texas City, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 162
• 1997-12-12Jerry Lee HOGUE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee, 131 F.3d 466
• 1997-12-12Robert Anthony CARTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary L. JOHNSON, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee, 131 F.3d 452
• 1997-12-12Donald LeBLANC, Petitioner, v. COOPER/T. SMITH STEVEDORING, INC., et al, Respondents, 130 F.3d 157
• 1997-12-12Rajiv KHURANA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INNOVATIVE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, INC.; Karry Teel; Carl Holden; William Malone; I.H.S. River Region Hospital of Vacherie, La., Inc., Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 143
• 1997-12-11Karen Hanson MESSER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lionel R. MENO, in his former official capacity as the Texas Commissioner of Education; Mike Moses in his official capacity as the Texas Commissioner of Education; and the Texas Education Agency, Defendants-Appellees, 130 F.3d 130
• 1997-12-11AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. Billy Carl STEPHENS, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant, Rory Ross, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 123
• 1997-12-10Debra WALKER, et al., Plaintiffs, Debra Walker; Jeanette Washington; Hazel Williams; Zelma Lang; Renita Brown, Lillie Thompson; Tracey Smith; Plaintiffs-Appellees, Thomas H. Peebles, Appellant, v. MESQUITE TX., CITY OF, et al., Defendants; HIGHLANDS OF McKAMY IV and V Community Improvement Association, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF DALLAS, Defendant, 129 F.3d 831
• 1997-12-10FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO., Defendant-Appellee, 129 F.3d 826
• 1997-12-10In the Matter of Julian E. FERNANDEZ, Estate of, Debtor, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, State of Louisiana, Appellant, v. PNL ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC; Jean O. Turner, Appellees; In the Matter of Julian E. FERNANDEZ, Debtor, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Appellee, v. Jean O. TURNER, trustee; PNL Asset Management Company, Appellants, 130 F.3d 1138
• 1997-12-10In the Matter of Julian E. FERNANDEZ, Estate of, Debtor, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, State of Louisiana, Appellant, v. PNL ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC; Jean O. Turner, Appellees; In the Matter of Julian E. FERNANDEZ, Debtor, STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Appellee, v. Jean O. TURNER, trustee; PNL Asset Management Company, Appellants, 214 B.R. 1138
• 1997-12-09Yong Un HONG, Individually and as next friend of Chi Hyon Hong a Minor; Kyong-Sim Hong, Individually and as next friend of Chi Hyon Hong a Minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Deborah Ann SMITH, Defendant-Appellee, 129 F.3d 824
• 1997-12-09Robert P. WEGNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, 129 F.3d 814
• 1997-12-09AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee, v. The 1906 COMPANY, formerly known as Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company, et al., Defendants, The 1906 Company (formerly known as Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company), John C. Thomson, Richard S. Thomson, Defendants-Cross Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellants, General Star National Insurance Company, Defendant-Cross Claimant-Counter Claimant-Appellant, 129 F.3d 802
• 1997-12-08In the Matter of: David Marvin SWIFT, doing business as State Farm Insurance Companies, Debtor. STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. David Marvin SWIFT, Appellee, 129 F.3d 792
• 1997-12-08Mary K. HERBEL and Stephen R. Herbel, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee; Carolyn M. WEBB and Jerry R. Webb, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee, 129 F.3d 788
• 1997-12-08UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice BARR, Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 711
• 1997-12-08In the Matter of: David Marvin SWIFT, doing business as State Farm Insurance Companies, Debtor. STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. David Marvin SWIFT, Appellee, 214 B.R. 792
• 1997-12-05EXXON CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, 129 F.3d 781
• 1997-12-04Roger W. LUSK, et al., Plaintiffs, Roger W. Lusk; Robert P. Griffith; Herbert Barton, Jr.; Joseph Sanderson; Clinton B. Maddox, II; Joe J. Wilkie; Darrell Schwonke; Michael J. Kearney, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FOXMEYER HEALTH CORPORATION, formerly known as National Intergroup, Inc., et al., Defendants, Foxmeyer Health Corporation, formerly known as National Intergroup, Inc., Defendant-Appellee, 129 F.3d 773
• 1997-12-04Jimmy W. BARBER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NABORS DRILLING U.S.A., INC.; Nabors Loffland Drilling Company, Defendants, Nabors Drilling U.S.A., Inc., Defendant-Appellant, 130 F.3d 702
• 1997-12-04SEALED APPELLANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEALED APPELLEE, Defendant-Appellee, 130 F.3d 695