U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2015

Decisions

• 2015-12-31Joseph ROBERTSON; Larry Hankton; Sharvonne Johnson; Tommie Jones; Wensanner King; et al, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION; Mobil Exploration and Producing US, Incorporated; Joseph F. Grefer; Camille Grefer, Defendants-Appellants Chevron USA, Incorporated, individually and as the successor corporation of Gulf Oil Exploration; Production, Company; BP Exploration; Oil, Incorporated, and/or BP Products North America, Inc. and/or Amoco Oil Company; Conocophillips Company; Anadarko U.S. Offshore Corporation, formerly known as Kerr-McGee Oil and Gas Corporation, formerly known as Kerr-McGee Corporation; Marathon Oil Company; Sexton Oil; Mineral Corporation; Shell Offshore, Incorporated; Shell Oil Company; Swepi, L.P., individually and as successor to Shell Western E & P, Inc.; Intracoastal Tubular Services, Incorporated, individually and as the successor corporation to Intracoastal Truck Linke, Inc., Intracoastal Pipe Repair and Supply, Co., and Intracoastal Terminal, Inc.; Alpha Technical Services, Incorporated; OFS, Incorporated, individually and as the successor corporation to Oil Field Sales and Service, Inc.; Oilfield Testers, Incorporated, individually and as successor to The Coupling House, Inc.; Rathborne Companies, L.L.C.; Rathborne Land Company, L.L.C.; Rathborne Properties, L.L.C.; Tubular Corporation; John Gandy, Incorporated; Exchange Oil; Gas Corporation; Amoco Production Company; Areo Oil and Gas Company; LB Foster Company; 51 Oil Company; Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London and Certain London Market Insurance Companies; Rose Marie Grefer Haase; Henry Grefer; Riverstone Insurance, Limited, as successor in interest to certain business of Sphere Drake; incorrectly identified as Sphere Drake Insurance, Limited Insurance Limited, formerly known as Sphere Drake Insurance PLC; Texaco, Incorporated, Incorrectly identified as predecessor to the Texas Company, Defendants-Appellees, 814 F.3d 236
• 2015-12-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlos Zuaso EMANUEL-FUENTES, also known as Carlos Zuaso Emanuel, also known as Carlos Zuasoemanuel, Defendant-Appellant, 639 F. App'x 974
• 2015-12-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan PEREZ-VITAL, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 267
• 2015-12-31UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sammy SALAZAR, also known as Samuel Salazar, also known as Sammuel Salazar, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 265
• 2015-12-31Benedict EMESOWUM, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Terri LLAGOSTERA; Meadows Southwest Apartments; GAR Associates, L.P.; PITT Southwest Investors, Incorporated; Oak Leaf Management; Hooverslovascek, L.L.P.; Christmas Eve Morgan, Defendants-Appellees, 628 F. App'x 264
• 2015-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Rigoberto IGLESIAS, Defendant-Appellant, 634 F. App'x 971
• 2015-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Manual DENIZ-RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 262
• 2015-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emilio PADILLA, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 261
• 2015-12-30State of LOUISIANA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kelvin WELLS, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 260
• 2015-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Valentin MONJARAS-PICHARDO, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 259
• 2015-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald SEABRIDGE, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 258
• 2015-12-30UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael NERIA, Defendant-Appellant, 628 F. App'x 256
• 2015-12-29Yaroslav LOZOVYY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Richard L. KURTZ; Thomas R. Klei, Defendants-Appellees, 813 F.3d 576
• 2015-12-29In the Matter of DOMISTYLE, INCORPORATED, Debtor Southwest Securities, FSB, Appellant v. Milo H. Segner, Jr., in his capacity as Trustee of the Domistyle, Incorporated Creditor's Trust, Appellee, 811 F.3d 691
• 2015-12-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Terrance MONTGOMERY, Defendant-Appellant, 634 F. App'x 127
• 2015-12-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Mark Van GOETZ, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 398
• 2015-12-29Tenia DOTTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Defendant-Appellee, 627 F. App'x 397
• 2015-12-29Jeffrey MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA; Nurse Brunson; L. Hobdy; Maintenance Officer Ramsey; Doctor Kuplesky; Doctor Singleton; Timothy Keith; Maintenance Sergeant Fitzhugh; L. Jones; Unknown Doctor; J. Jennings, Defendants-Appellees, 627 F. App'x 396
• 2015-12-29UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gonazlo Delgado RAZO, also known as Carlos Israel Gamez, also known as Armando Salinas, also known as Gonzalo Razo, also known as Gonzalo Razo-Delgado, also known as Gonzalo Delgado Raso, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 395
• 2015-12-29In the Matter of DOMISTYLE, INCORPORATED, Debtor Southwest Securities, FSB, Appellant v. Milo H. Segner, Jr., in his capacity as Trustee of the Domistyle, Incorporated Creditor's Trust, Appellee, 811 F.3d 691
• 2015-12-28MACHETE PRODUCTIONS, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Heather PAGE, in her official capacity as the current Director of the Texas Film Commission; DAVID MORALES, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees, 809 F.3d 281
• 2015-12-28UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Bernardo MACIAS-ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 393
• 2015-12-28Carol PASELK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., and All Unidentified Associates, Directors, Staff, Employees, Members, Supporters and Volunteers in Their Official and Individual Capacities, Defendant-Appellee, 627 F. App'x 392
• 2015-12-28UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Kenny IROEGBU, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 392
• 2015-12-28UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rudolfo CARRANZA-MALDONADO, also known as Rodolfo Carranza, also known as Rudy Little-R., also known as Rudolfo Carranza, also known as Rudolfo Caranza, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 390
• 2015-12-28Todd Wayne SUMMERS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, (BOP), Jorge Partidz, M.D., Roberto Acosta, HSA; Brian Alexander, PA; A. Sinavsky, M.D.; Jane Doe, MDC Los Angeles; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees, 627 F. App'x 388
• 2015-12-28UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Michael Roy ROBERSON, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 387
• 2015-12-23Helen C. ALLEN; Robert E. Allen, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. C & H Distributors, L.L.C.; KK America Corporation; Travelers Property Casualty Company of America; Ergocraft Contract Solutions; Great American Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees, 813 F.3d 566
• 2015-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Mark HEBERT, Defendant-Appellant, 813 F.3d 551
• 2015-12-23Thomas SAWYER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Defendant-Appellee; Thomas Sawyer, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division, Defendant-Appellee; Thomas Sawyer, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division; David Potter, Doctor Allred Unit; Richard E. Wathen, Warden Allred Unit; Tommy Norwood, Health Administrator Allred Unit; James D. Anders, Assistant Warden Allred Unit, Defendants-Appellees, 641 F. App'x 301
• 2015-12-23EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee v. LAPOLLA INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant, 634 F. App'x 439
• 2015-12-23Nelson ROMERO, also known as Richard Romero, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Johnny SAUSCEDA, Jail Administrator of Dawson County Jail; Sergeant Bagby; Mrs. Davis, Defendants-Appellees, 627 F. App'x 386
• 2015-12-23J.C. RAMSEY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Merrial LEE, Sergeant, in individual and official capacities; Lorretta Robinson, Correction Officer, in individual and official capacities; Robert Taylor, Warden, Issaquena County Correctional Facility, in individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees, 627 F. App'x 385
• 2015-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Leonel WILSON-HOOKER, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 384
• 2015-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eric VELASQUEZ-OSMAN, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 383
• 2015-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 381
• 2015-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Timothy Wayne HARRIS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 379
• 2015-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Melvin B. BOUTTE, also known as Mark Bradley, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 378
• 2015-12-23Benedict EMESOWUM, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Christmas Eve MORGAN, Defendant-Appellee, 627 F. App'x 377
• 2015-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cesar Orduno Favela HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 376
• 2015-12-23Helen C. ALLEN; Robert E. Allen, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. C & H Distributors, L.L.C.; KK America Corporation; Travelers Property Casualty Company of America; Ergocraft Contract Solutions; Great American Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees, 813 F.3d 566
• 2015-12-22Anderson WALLACE, Jr., . Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MAGNOLIA FAMILY SERVICES, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee, 637 F. App'x 786
• 2015-12-22Scott A. SCHER; Rhonda Sexton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY Americas, as Trustee for Rali 2006QS14; Ally Financial, Incorporated, formerly known as GMAC Mortgage, L.L.C.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Services, Incorporated; Ocwen Financial Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, 634 F. App'x 435
• 2015-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Daniel MARTINEZ-VILLESCAS, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 375
• 2015-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jorge MORALES, also known as Jorge Arnoldo Sandoval-Morales, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 374
• 2015-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Candelario HERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ, also known as El Gorras, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Candelario Hernandez-Rodriguez, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 373
• 2015-12-22UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Milvia Ester HERNANDEZ-LORENZO, Defendant-Appellant, 627 F. App'x 372
• 2015-12-22Donovan EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jimmie C. CESSNA, Defendant-Appellee, 627 F. App'x 371
• 2015-12-22Douglas Rafael PEREZ-REYES, Petitioner v. Loretta LYNCH, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent, 627 F. App'x 370
• 2015-12-22Donovan EVANS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Whitney WRIGHT; Wendie Foor; Daniel Starks; Adlean Jones, Defendants-Appellees, 627 F. App'x 369