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Borden argues that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction and, alternatively, that material fact issues precluded summary judgment. We hol... NEW YORK GUANGDONG FINANCE INC, Petitioner-Appellant v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee , C.A.5, November 20, 2009 Appeal from a Decision of the United States Tax Court CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge: New York Guangdong Finance, Inc. ("Guangdong") appeals the Tax Court's judgment sustaining in part the Commissioner of Internal Revenue's ("Commissioner") notice of deficiency for withholding tax deficiencies and additions to tax. We AFFIRM. I. BACKGROUND During the 1990s, Guangdong engaged in loan transactions with two foreign corporations, Guangdong International Trust & Investment Corporation ("G... UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. GARLAND D. MILLER, Defendant-Appellant , C.A.5, November 20, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge: Defendant-Appellant Garland Miller appeals a conviction and sentence, following a jury trial, on a two-count indictment alleging tax evasion in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 7201. We AFFIRM. I. BACKGROUND Dr. Garland Miller ("Miller") was a general practitioner with an office in Zwolle, Louisiana. He employed six staff members, including his then-wife, Rhonda Miller ("Mrs.Mill... Cyrus PROVOST, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Joseph NISSEN, Individually and in his capacity as an officer for the City of New Iberia; Brett Broussard, Individually and in his capacity as a deputy for Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office; Scott Clostio, Individ, C.A.5 (La.), November 19, 2009 Ebony Cavalier, Cavalier & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Kenneth M. Henke, George Orvis Luce, Oats & Hudson, Lafayette, LA, Ryan Stephen Montegut, Sheriff's Department, New Iberia, LA, for Defendants- Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 6:07-CV-1014. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except u... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Francisco Javier RAMIREZ-TREVINO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 19, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Margaret Christina Ling, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 7:08-CR-1564-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determin... Martin VILLARREAL; Salvador Pantoja; Alicia Pantoja; Carmen Reyes; Griselda Villarreal; et al, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. MG BUILDERS; Frank Architects, Inc.; WSC, Inc., Defendants-Appellees v. Trinity Testing Laboratories, Inc., Third Party Defend, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 19, 2009 Pascual Madrigal, Law Office of Pascual Madrigal, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Daniel Matthew Burns, Law Offices of Daniel M. Burns, Buda, TX, Derly J. Uribe, Law Offices of Francisco J. Saldana Jr, Laredo, TX, for Defendant- Appellee, MG Builders. David Peter Benjamin, O'Connell & Benjamin, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant- Appellee, Frank Architects, Inc. Bruce J. Mery, Law Offices of Bruce J. Mery, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee, WSC, Inc. Eduardo Dean Jaime,... Adolfo Sandor MONTERO, Petitioner-Appellant v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5, November 19, 2009 Adolfo Sandor Montero, Pflugerville, TX, pro se. Anthony T. Sheehan, Richard Bradshaw Farber, Nathan J. Hochman, U .S. Department of Justice, Clarissa C. Potter, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the Decision of the United States Tax Court, No. 23166-07L. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth... Juan Manuel DEAVILA, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 19, 2009 Lawrence Erik Rushton, Rushton Law Firm, Bellaire, TX, for Petitioner. John Clifford Cunningham, Luis Enrique Perez, Senior Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A91 382 030. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limi... MARTCO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiff, v. WELLONS, INC., doing business as Wellons USA, Defendant-Cross Claimant- Appellant, v. Admiral Insurance Company, Defendant-Cross Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), November 19, 2009 David Ross Frohn (argued), Frohn & Thibodeaux, Lake Charles, LA, for Wellons, Inc. Michael J. Vondenstein, David Charles Bach, Joseph Leroy Spilman, III (argued), Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Metairie, LA, for Admiral Ins. Co. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. HAYNES, Circuit Judge: This matter comes before us as a single case consolidated from appeals No. 08-31247 and No. 08-31248. Both appeals arise from the same und... Abbas SHAIKH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 19, 2009 Rehan Alimohammad, Rehan Alimohammad, PC, Sugar Land, TX, for Petitioner. Gregory Michael Kelch, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, for Holder. Petition For Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge: Petitioner Abbas Shaikh ("Shaikh") petitions this court for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") decision denying his petition for withholding of removal pursuant to 8 ... DEALER COMPUTER SERVICES INC, doing business as Universal Computer Services Inc, doing business as Universal Computer Network Inc, doing business as Universal Computer Consulting Ltd, Plaintiff-Appellee v. OLD COLONY MOTORS INC, Defendant-Appellant, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 19, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas GARWOOD, Circuit Judge: Dealer Computer Services, Inc., (Dealer Services) sued under 9 U.S.C. § 4 to compel Old Colony Motors, Inc., to pay a deposit in the underlying arbitration. In that arbitration, Old Colony informed the arbitrators that it could not afford to pay its share of the required deposit before the final arbitration. The arbitrators asked Dealer Services to pay the full deposit. Dealer Services ... Rui de ZHANG, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 18, 2009 Donglai Yang, Law Offices of Donglai Yang, Marrero, LA, for Petitioner. Elizabeth Young, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. A88 057 014. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Rui ... Efren Eduardo ROBLEDO-AMAYA, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 18, 2009 Carlos A. Cruz, Law Offices of Carlos A. Cruz, Alhambra, CA, for Petitioner. Gerald Mark Alexander, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Guadalupe R. Gonzales, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Chief Counsel's Office, El Paso, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A95 752 464. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Adan ANTILLON-PEREZ, also known as Alfredo Gomez-Antillon, also known as Adam Tena Antillon, also known as Alejandro Ibarra-Tena, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 18, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Ray Ray Velarde, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-2240-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Adan An... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Earl Ken BUCHANAN, also known as Earl Scroggins, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 18, 2009 Cristina Walker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Betty Lee Marak, Federal Public Defender's Office, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Earl Ken Buchanan, Pollock, LA, Pro Se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 5:01-CR-50027-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not b... Ralph O. DOUGLAS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Theodore HAYNES, Jr.; Samuel D. Adamo; Harry B. Jones, Jr.; Michelle Beck; Unknown Assistant District Attorney; et al, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 18, 2009 Ralph O'Hara Douglas, Sr., Rosharon, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. No. 09-CV-598. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Ralph O. Douglas, Texas prisoner # 1004998, proceeding pro se, brought a civil suit against dozens of defendants (both individuals ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Uzoma Okechukwu OSUAGWU, also known as Nnanna Okereke, also known as Bret Stanley, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 18, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Uzoma Okechukwu Osuagwu, Houston, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:06-CR-305-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47... Hardy L. OWENS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SECRETARY OF the ARMY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Hardy L. Owens, Kildare, TX, pro se. Thomas Edward Gibson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-CV-58. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Appellant Hardy L. Owens ("Ow... Osagie IGHODARO, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 17, 2009 Osagie Ighodaro, South Texas Detention Complex, Pearsall, TX, pro se. Gerald Mark Alexander, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A088 788 351. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. ... Charlton Reed TIPTON, Petitioner-Appellant v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Charlton Reed Tipton, Beaumont, TX, pro se. Rebecca Boone Eyster, Office of the Attorney General, Postconviction Litigation Div., Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 6:06-cv-313. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Appellant Charlto... Kevin Scott PETERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Susan E. Hutchison (argued), S. Rafe Foreman (argued), Foreman Lewis & Hutchison, Grapevine, TX, for Peterson. Laetitia Coleman Brown (argued), James Alexander Riddell, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: This case, brought as a § 1983 action, presents the question whether the City of Fort Worth incurs municipal liability under Monell v. Dep't of Social Servs. for the ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Erick Orlando LOPEZ-CAMPOS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Donna F. Coltharp, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 2:08-CR-633-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not pr... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn Phillip HARGER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 17, 2009 Shawn Phillip Harger, Pensacola, FL, pro se. Brett L. Grayson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, Todd S. Clemons, Todd Clemons & Associates, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC Nos. 2:05-CR-20186-1, 2:07-CV-1835. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published an... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James Deion MOREAU, also known as D-Ray, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Suite B-207, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 7:06-CR-30-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not pr... Victor Leonardo RUIZ, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 17, 2009 Stephen A. Lagana, Lagana & Associates, Lawrence, MA, for Petitioner. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation Ben Franklin Station, Justin Constantine, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Trey Lund, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director Attn: Carl Perry, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A43 906 393. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursua... Elisio DIERA-SANCHEZ, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 17, 2009 Pablo Rodriguez, Rodriguez & Vega, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Don George Scroggin, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, John Clifford Cunningham, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Blair O'Connor, Assistant Director, Luis Enrique Perez, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. BIA No. A78 985 647. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant t... John JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOPER T. SMITH STEVEDORING CO., INC., Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), November 17, 2009 George W. Byrne, Jr., Hal David Ungar, Ungar & Byrne, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Jason P. Waguespack, David N. Loria, Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:08-CV-3879. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited ... Anthony C. PITRE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Nathan CAIN; Dr. John Crawford, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), November 17, 2009 Anthony C. Pitre, St. Gabriel, LA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:08-CV-1894. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. The judgment of the district court is affirmed. Mr. Pitre has been given medical care, but he refuses to take medication which... Ansel Anthony KING, also known as Ansel King, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 17, 2009 Ansel Anthony King, Pearsall, TX, pro se. Sunah Lee, Thomas Ward Hussey, Michelle E. Gorden Latour, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, E.M. Trominski, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Harlingen, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA, No. A034 221 883. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is n... Jed Stewart LINEBERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Jed Stewart Lineberry, Texarkana, TX, pro se. Susan L.S. Ernst, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CV-597. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Jed Stewart Lineberry, federal prisoner # 102... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ruben LOYA-ROMERO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Randall A. Blake, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas, Sherman, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Deborah Johnson Race, Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, Tyler, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CR-96-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited ci... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Santos HERNANDEZ-MUNIZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Molly E. Odom, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:08-CR-455-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent exc... Damon Franklin SPENCE, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 17, 2009 Damon Franklin Spence, Amityville, NY, pro se. Remi Adalemo, Andrew Nathan O'Malley, John Clifford Cunningham, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Anthony P. Nicastro, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, E.M. Trominski, District Director, Harlingen, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A39 747 558. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinio... Jed Stewart LINEBERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Andrew STOVER, Assistant U.S. Attorney, (Individual Capacity); Daniel Paul Meade, ATF Agent, (Individual Capacity), Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Jed Stewart Lineberry, Texarkana, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:09-CV-57. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Jed Stewart Lineberry, federal prisoner # 10296-078, is appealing the district court's dismissal of his civil rights complaint fo... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. John Patrick ALEJANDRO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kimberly S. Keller, The Keller Law Firm, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, (08-CR-132). PER CURIAM: [FN**] FN** Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Israel HERNANDEZ-MORALES, also known as David Hernandez-Morales, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Philip J. Lynch, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-2342-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the l... David RAMOS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Dr. Paul W. SHRODE; Investigator Rex Parsons; Investigator Javier Sosa; Technician Sal Telles; Unknown Staff, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 David Ramos, El Paso, TX, pro se. David A. Talbot, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Division, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CV-418. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.... LONE STAR BAKERY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Kay Lynn Grimes, Lone Star Bakery, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Katherine E. Beaumont, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, No. 5:05-CV-11. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Lone Star Baker... Kathleen A. STEWART, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant v. AT & T INC; AT & T Pension Benefit Plan-Nonbargained Program, Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 17, 2009 Eva Teresa Cantarella, Hertz Schram, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Javier Aguilar, Geoffrey Neal Amsel, AT & T, Dallas, TX, Stephen H. Harris, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, L.L.P., Los Angeles, CA, Regan A. Herald, Jeffrey David Wohl, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, L.L.P., San Francisco, CA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-cv-272. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5T... Antoinette A. TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Herbert A. CADE, Honorable, Personally and In His Capacity as Judge in the Civil District Court; Law Office of Gregory P. Dileo; Gregory P. Dileo, Personally and In Capacity as Staff Attorney for the Law, C.A.5 (La.), November 16, 2009 Antoinette A. Turner, New Orleans, LA, pro se. David Glen Sanders, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, Jennifer B. Eagan, Law Offices of Gregory P. Dileo, Marcia Suzanne Montero, New Orleans, LA, Bennett Wolff, Wolff & Wolff, for Defendants-Appellees. Julie Anne Gardner, Metairie, LA, pro se. Gregory P. Dileo, New Orleans, LA, pro se. Marcia S. Montero, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisia... Joseph W. BLACKSTON, M.D., J.D., Plaintiff-Appellant v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES INC., Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Miss.), November 16, 2009 Louis Hanner Watson, Jr, Robert Nicholas Norris, Law Offices of Louis H. Watson Jr, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David Weldon Donnell, Adams & Reese, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, USDC No. 3:07-CV-00123. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set... Lawrence W. KYLE, Petitioner-Appellant v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 16, 2009 Lawrence W. Kyle, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se. Gretchen Berumen Merenda, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General Postconviction Litigation Div., Austin, TX, for Respondent- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC 5:06-cv-00346. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set for... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jarmarsay Kion SMITH also known as, Jarmarsay Kean Smith, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 16, 2009 Robert Watts Gillespie, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Gordon Neal Blackman, Jr., Blackman Law Firm, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC 5:08-CR-000053-01. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent excep... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jorge CAMPOS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 16, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Oscar J. Pena, Sr., Laredo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-CR-416-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Jorge... Kiren Kumar BHARTI, also known as Kirenkumar Satish Bharti, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 16, 2009 Thomas Perrill Adams, Law Office of Thomas P. Adams, New Orleans, LA, for Petitioner. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Justin Constantine, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC, Trey Lund, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director Attn: Carl Perry, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A75-780-661. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CI... Gabriel HERNANDEZ, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 16, 2009 Gabriel Hernandez, Anthony, NM, pro se. Rockne James Chickinell, Deputy, General Counsel U.S. Parole Commission, Chevy Chase, MD, for Respondent. Petition For Review of an Order of the United States Parole Commission (28 USC 2347). PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Petitioner Gabriel Hernandez, presently i... ESTATE OF Marie A MERKEL, Matthew R Pollard, Independent Executor, Plaintiff- Appellant v. Rupert M POLLARD, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 16, 2009 Scott David Weber, Nicole Pierce Wolff, Calloway, Norris, Burdette & Weber, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Dennis O. Olson, Olson, Nicoud & Gueck, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC 3:06-CV-1891-D. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CI... FEDERAL LAND BANK ASS'N OF SOUTH ALABAMA, FLCA, Plaintiff-Third Party Defendant-Appellee v. H & H WORLDWIDE FINANCIAL SERVICE, INC., Defendant and Steven P. Mock, Third Party Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 16, 2009 Leslie Sara Hyman, Mark Joseph Barrera, Cox Smith Matthews, San Antonio, TX, M. David Bryant, Jr., Cox Smith Matthews, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Third Party Defendant-Appellee. Steven P. Mock, Houston, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-cv-02832. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Under Fifth Circuit Rule 47.5, we have determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstan... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny DANIELS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 16, 2009 Cristina Walker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, for U.S. Danny Daniels, Seagoville, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. PER CURIAM: Danny Daniels, federal prisoner # 29395-179, seeks relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 . The district court denied Daniels's collateral attack, but this court granted a certificate of appealability (COA) on the limited issue "whether he should be resentenced because one of the offenses upon whi... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Donnell Bartholomew FORD, also known as The Harley Davidson, also known as 32, also known as Tony, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 16, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Donnell Bartholomew Ford, White Deer, PA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:97-CR-295-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Proceeding pro se,... Lexter Kennon KOSSIE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Christina Melton CRAIN, In her Official Capacity as Chair of the Texas Board of Criminal Jusitice; Brad Livingston, In his Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Just, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 16, 2009 Lexter K. Kossie, Beeville, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 2:09-CV-8. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Fifth Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Lexter Kennon Kossie, Texas prisoner # 700661, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis (IFP), filed a civil rights lawsui... TIME INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Larrye J. WHITE, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant v. Albert W. Small, Third Party Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Miss.), November 16, 2009 Kevin Alan Rogers, Walter D. Willson, Wells, Marble & Hurst, Ridgeland, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Steven R. Cupp, Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis PA, Gulfport, MS, for Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Robert O. Homes, Jr., Gulfport, MS, for Third Party Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Docket No. 1:08-CV-0016. EDITH H. JONES, Chief Judge: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determ... ARTISAN/AMERICAN CORP., Alvin Manor, Ltd., Alvin Manor Estates, Ltd., and Inland General Construction Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. CITY OF ALVIN, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 H. Miles Cohn (argued), Sheiness, Scott, Grossman & Cohn, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. John J. Hightower (argued), Olson & Olson, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Following the City of Alvin's refusal to permit a proposed low-income housing project, the developer, Artisan/American Corp., filed suit under the Fair Housing Act, alleging that t... Felix L HEARN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. PARIS POLICE DEPARTMENT; Karl Lewis, Chief, Paris Police Department; Stephen Holmes, Sergeant Badge 155 Paris Police Department; Thomas Brandenburgh, Patrolman Badge 209 Paris Police Department; Leigh Foreman, , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 Felix L. Hearn, Navasota, TX, pro se. Darren Keith Coleman, Boon, Shaver, Echols & Coleman, Longview, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CV-184. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Proceeding pro se, Felix L. Hearn, Texas pr... Joseph HOWARD, Jr., p/k/a Joe Traxx, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Wesley Eric WESTON, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 D. Scott Hemingway, Hemingway & Hansen, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Shane Allister McClelland, Herbert & McClelland, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, USDC No. 4:06-CV-3133. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R.... Darryl Lee PRINCE, Petitioner-Appellant v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 Darryl Lee Prince, Lovelady, TX, pro se. Joseph Peter Corcoran, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 5:07-CV-874. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Petitioner-appellant Darryl Lee Prince ("P... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Robert Deleno HENDERSON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. James Steven Hershberger, Midland, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 7:08-CR-66-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set fo... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Matilde VELEZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, H. Michael Sokolow, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, No. 2:08-CR-728-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published a... Ronald BRAUD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Honorable N. Burl CAIN, Warden, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), November 13, 2009 Ronald Braud, Angola, LA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, USDC No. 3:09-CV-68. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Ronald Braud, Louisiana prisoner # 93162, moves this court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on his appeal of the dismissal of ... Patricia POTTS, Individually, and as Next Friend to a Minor, Ally Marie Williams, Plaintiff-Appellant v. State of TEXAS; City of Baytown; Baytown Police Department; Chris Rymer; San Jacinto Methodist Hospital; et al, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 Patricia Potts, Crosby, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:07-CV-632. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Patricia Potts has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal from the district court's judgment dismissing her... Richard Lawrence ALEXIS, also known as Richard Alexis, also known as Richard L. Alexis, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 13, 2009 Alexandre I. Afanassiev, Quan, Burdette & Perez, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. BIA No. A43-155-894. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is... Ralph S. JANVEY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. Gaines D. ADAMS, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, James R. Alguire, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Ralph S. Janvey, in His Capacity as Court-Appointed Receiver, Plaintiff- Appe, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 13, 2009 Kevin M. Sadler (argued), Susan Ann Dillon Ayers, Joseph Robert Knight, Baker Botts, L.L.P., Austin, TX, Timothy S. Durst, Baker Botts, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Janvey. Cynthia Levin Moulton, Moulton & Meyer, Lance Charles Arney, Arney Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Torn. Eugene N. Bulso, Jr., Leader, Bulso, Nolan & Burnstein, P.L.C., Nashville, TN, for Marlin. Phillip W. Preis, Preis Gordon, APLC, Baton Rouge, LA, for Becker, Beven, Bird, Brown, Buell and others. James Richard Swanson, Lanc... Troy JENNINGS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; United States Probation Department, Brooklyn; United States Department of Justice; United States Attorney's Office; Clerk, U.S. District Court, Brooklyn; Joseph Smith, Warden, USP-Lew, C.A.5 (La.), November 12, 2009 Troy Jennings, White Deer, PA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 1:08-CV-1190. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Proceeding pro se, Troy Jennings, federal prisoner # 67949-053, appeals the dismissal of his in forma pauperis (IFP) complaint, filed ... Peter Roy ALFRED, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. FORCHT WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER; Venetia Michael; Anthony Batson; Dr. Hern; Laura Gehrig; W. Colt Palmer; Unknown Insurance Co.; Richard Stalder; Linda Ramsey, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), November 12, 2009 Peter Roy Alfred, Jr., Winnfield, LA, pro se. Jonathan Ray Vining, Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 1:07-CV-2098. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Peter R... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Richard NENIGAR, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 12, 2009 Camille Ann Domingue, Assistant U.S. Attorney, John L. Walker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Mark David Plaisance, Baker, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 6:08-CR-149-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent e... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Manuel SANCHEZ-GARCIA, also known as Manuel Sanchez Garcia, also known as Jose Sanchez Garcia, also known as Jose Justino Basabe-Garcia, also known as Jose Justino Basabe, also known as Jose Just, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 12, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CR-547-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not pre... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Javier MORALES-MORENO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 12, 2009 Susan B. Cowger, Aaron Wiley, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kevin Joel Page, Laura S. Harper, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-228-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set fort... Aristides LAGUNA-HERNANDEZ, also known as Aristides Hernandez Laguna, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 12, 2009 Lawrence Erik Rushton, The Rushton Law Firm, Bellaire, TX, for Petitioner. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Joan H. Hogan, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A29 134 877. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opin... Sang Hui JEON, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 12, 2009 Daniel B. Lundy, Barst & Mukamal LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Susan Bennett Green, Washington, DC, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Thankful Townsend Vanderstar, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Guadalupe R. Gonzales, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Chief Counsel's Office, El Paso, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A29 943 276. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Roger Woodrow GORE, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 12, 2009 Jeffrey Robert Haag, U.S. Attorney's Office, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Jason Douglas Hawkins, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, David E. Sloan, Federal Public Defender's Office, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:08-CR-41-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent exce... David FUSELIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tony MANCUSO; Calcasieu Correctional Center; United States Marshal Service; Federal Bureau of Prisons, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), November 12, 2009 David Anthony Fuselier, Beaumont, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:07-CV-1854. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. David Fuselier, federal prisoner # 11580-035, moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal following the di... Qi Hua LI, also known as Qi Hua Fi, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 12, 2009 Vlad Kuzmin, Kuzmin & Associates, P.C., New York, NY, for Petitioner. Joseph D. Hardy, Thomas Ward Hussey, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., Guadalupe R. Gonzales, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Chief Counsel's Office, El Paso, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA, No. A097-903-403. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregory JOY, also known as Greg Joy, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 12, 2009 Marc Woodson Barta, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Gregory Joy, Fort Worth, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 5:06-CR-23-7, USDC No. 5:07-CV-137. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Gregory Joy, federal prisoner... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Elmer Martin SORRELL, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 12, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Elmer Martin Sorrell, Lewisburg, PA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 1:02-CR-106-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. In 2002, Elmer... Julio Cesar DIAZ-SAENZ, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 12, 2009 Felipe D.J. Millan, El Paso, TX, for Petitioner. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, John Clifford Cunningham, Luis Enrique Perez, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Luis Garcia, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Chief Counsel's Office, El Paso, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA, No. A37 999 602. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion ... David Joshua MARTINEZ-VALERO, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 12, 2009 Javier N. Maldonado, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner. Don George Scroggin, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Mario R. Ortiz, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, District Director's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A26 502 097. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determ... Lennox STANLEY, also known as Stanley McVean, also known as Leonard Stanly, also known as Lenox McBean, also known as Lenox Stanley, also known as Leonard Stanley, also known as Stanley Lennox, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney Gene, C.A.5, November 12, 2009 Lennox Stanley, El Paso, TX, pro se. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Linda Susan Wendtland, Joan H. Hogan, Gladys Marta Steffens Guzman, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC, Guadalupe R. Gonzales, Immigration & Customs Enforcement Chief Counsel's Office, El Paso, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A41 329 777. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, t... Daniel DE LEON-CASTRO, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 12, 2009 Jose W. Vega, Law Office of Jose W. Vega, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Joseph D. Hardy, Thomas Ward Hussey, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Sandra M. Heathman, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA, No. A70 621 006. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion shoul... Emanual Deleon FIELDS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 12, 2009 Emanual Deleon Fields, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se. Elizabeth A. Goettert, Austin, TX, for Thaler. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: This court granted a certificate of appealability ("COA") authorizing Emanual Deleon Fields to appeal the district court's denial of his federal habeas claims under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986), with respect to the prosecution's perem... Chauncey M. DEPREE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Martha SAUNDERS, Individually and as President of the University of Southern Mississippi; Darrell J. Grimes, Individually as a former Provost, University of Southern Mississippi; Alvin J. Williams, I, C.A.5 (Miss.), November 12, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Edith H. Jones, Chief Judge, held that: (1) even if professor suffered an adverse employment decision that would support First Amendment retaliation claim, university president was shielded by qualified immunity from liability for that decision; (2) the other individuals, both faculty and administrators, were not liable under "cat's paw" exception as they merely contributed to decisionmaking process; (3) injunctive claim based on First Amendment retali... In the Matter of: Gary L. BRADLEY, Debtor. Ronald E. Ingalls, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee. v. Tommy Thompson, as Trustee of the Lazarus Exempt Trust, Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Michael Paul Massad, Jr. (argued), Winstead, P.A., Jarrett Lee Hale, Jesse Tyner Moore, Hunton & Williams, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Appellee. Eric Jay Taube (argued), Sarah J. Starnes, Hohmann, Taube & Summers, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. JENNIFER W. ELROD, Circuit Judge: Appellant Tommy Thompson, in his capacity as trustee of the Lazarus Exempt Trust, presents this appeal to challenge a ruling of... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard B. ALLEN; Veronica M. Allen, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Christopher Allen Curtis, Federal Public Defender's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC Nos. 4:08-CR-141-1 & 4:08-CR-141-2. On Petition for Panel Rehearing. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Treating the Peti... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Deandrea S. WADE; Eric Amoako, Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Dianne Winzer, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Mary Jane Harmon, James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Robert James Fickman, Charles Thomas Flood, Flood & Flood, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States United States District, Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CR-00351-4. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the lim... Robert J. GRODEN, Plaintiff-Appellee v. D. Bradley KIZZIA, Appellee Jackie Diane Allen, Defendant-Appellee Richard B. Tobias, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Don Bradley Kizzia, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Don Bradley Kizzia, Strasburger & Price, Dallas, TX, pro se. Charles W. McGarry, Law Office of Charles McGarry, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Richard Brenton Tobias, Arlington, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:03-CV-1685. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carlos Omar ORTEGA-CASTANON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Donna F. Coltharp, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-2902-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the... Roberto Carlos NAVARRO-CASTRO, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 11, 2009 Joshua Turin, Turin, Turin & Olinger, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner. James Adelbert Hurley, Gregory Michael Kelch, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. A88 015 914 PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CI... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Deandrea S. WADE; Eric Amoako, Defendants-Appellants. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Dianne Winzer, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Deandrea S. Wade, pro se. Appeal from the United States United States District, Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CR-00351-4. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Defendant-Appellants: Eric Amoako, Dian... In the Matter of Gary L. BRADLEY, Debtor. Ronald E. Ingalls, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee v. Tommy Thompson, as Trustee of the Lazarus Exempt Trust, Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Michael Paul Massad, Jr., Winstead, P.C., Jarrett Lee Hale, Jesse Tyner Moore, Hunton & Williams, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Appellee. Eric Jay Taube, Hohmann, Sarah J. Starnes, Taube & Summers, L.L.P ., Austin, TX, for Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge: Appellant Tommy Thompson, in his capacity as trustee of the Lazarus Exempt Trust, presents this appeal to challenge a rulin... Rose M. FORD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. John E. POTTER, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Rose M. Ford, Cedar Hill, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Ann Cruce Roberts, U.S. Attorney's Office, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:07-CV-1039. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff-Appellant Rose M. Ford ("Fo... Ronnie HACK, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA OF TENNESSEE LLC; Winn Correctional Center; Tim Wilkinson; Correctional Officer Harris; B Johnson; MS Kennedy; Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections; James Lebla, C.A.5 (La.), November 11, 2009 Ronnie Hack, Winnfield, LA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 1:09-CV-413. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Ronnie Hack, Louisiana prisoner # 180188 moves this court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in this appeal from the district co... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lorena PORRAS-RASCON, Lorena Porras De Ruiz, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 11, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. John David Gates, Law Offices of John D. Gates, El Paso, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-2797-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set fort... Mary Lynn COLLARD, Petitioner-Appellant v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5, November 11, 2009 Mary Lynn Collard, Richardson, TX, pro se. Anthony T. Sheehan, Richard Bradshaw Farber, Nathan J. Hochman, U .S. Department of Justice, Clarissa C. Potter, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States Tax Court No. 22683-08. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maximiliano JASSO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 Susan Cowger, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Dallas, TX, for U.S. William Reynolds Biggs (argued), Kevin Joel Page, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Dallas, TX, for Jasso. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge: The defendant-appellant appeals his sentence, arguing that the district court erred in assigning him two additional criminal history points, pursuant to § 4A1.2(e) and (k) of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.... James Earl BREWSTER, Plaintiff--Appellant, v. Douglas DRETKE, Defendant--Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 James Earl Brewster, Angleton, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. PER CURIAM: James Earl Brewster ("Brewster"), a Texas inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals the district court's dismissal of his § 1983 action. For the reasons stated below, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS In his complaint, Brewster alleges that, during a shake-down of his cell, prison officials verbally abused him and confiscated his spar... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Carmen Jose MARTINEZ, also known as Carmelo Martinez, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Sarah Beth Landau, Molly E. Odom, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-CR-1495-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion shoul... ENBRIDGE ENERGY COMPANY INC; Enbridge Midcoast Energy LP, formerly known as Enbridge Midcoast Energy Inc, formerly known as Midcoast Energy Resources Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 Marie Roach Yeates, George M. Gerachis, Gwendolyn Johnson Samora, Karl S. Stern, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs- Appellants. Judith Ann Hagley, Kenneth L. Greene, Gilbert S. Rothenberg, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., David B. Coffin, U.S. Department of Justice, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:06-CV-657. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5,... BAYOU STEEL CORPORATION; New York Marine & General Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY; National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), November 10, 2009 James R. Sutterfield, John Joseph Danna, Jr., Sutterfield & Webb, Nina Wessel English, Arthur Gregory Grimsal, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Charles E. Leche, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Robert I. Siegel, Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. No. 2:07-cv-1034. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Sheldon W. HANNER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 10, 2009 Josette Louise Cassiere, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Earl M. Campbell, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Wayne Joseph Blanchard, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC, No. 1:07-CR-10028-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Guadalupe JARAMILLO, also known as Coyote, also known as Lupe, Defendant- Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Yolanda E. Jarmon, Law Offices of Yolanda Jarmon, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CR-379-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. David Antonio PAIZ, also known as Antonio Panigua, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Carmen Mae Roe, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CR-542-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. David Anto... John ESCOBEDO, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS & PAROLES, Texas Depeartment of Criminal Justice, Rissie L. Ownes, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 Jo Miller, Conroe, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Cynthia L. Alexander, Office of the Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Div, Allan Kennedy Cook, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston 4:06-CV-3949. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited cir... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zierich Dewone SNOW, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 10, 2009 Josette Louise Cassiere, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Allison Duncan Bushnell, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Joseph Samuel Woodley, Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, No. 5:08-CR-120-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be publ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Edgar B. BRANCH, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 10, 2009 James G. Cowles, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, Jonathan Scott Williams, U.S. Attorney's Office, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Wayne Joseph Blanchard, Federal Public Defender's Office, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 1:07-CR-10029-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent excep... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Arthur LONGORIA, Jr., also known as Arthur Longoria, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 10, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Stephen M. Orr, Orr & Olavson, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 1:08-CR-92-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set... Freddie LEBLANC, Petitioner-Appellant v. Jeffery TRAVIS, Warden, Rayburn Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), November 10, 2009 Freddie LeBlanc, Angie, LA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:07-CV-2977. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Petitioner Freddie LeBlanc seeks review of the Louisiana Supreme Court's opinion reinstating his manslaughter conviction, to which he... Christopher Charles KERR, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 10, 2009 Javier N. Maldonado, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner. Justin Robert Markel, Francis W. Fraser, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Robert N. Markle, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Mario R. Ortiz, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service District Director's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A44-857-956. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the c... SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, Louisiana Safety Association of Timbermen-Self Insurers Fund, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON; et al., Defendants, Certain Underwriters At Lloyd's, C.A.5 (La.), November 9, 2009 Andrew K. Epting, Jr., Charleston, SC, William E. Scott, III, Watson, Blanche, Wilson & Posner, Michael P. Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Joseph John Bailey (argued), Provosty, Sadler, deLaunay, Fiorenza & Sobel, Alexandria, LA, for Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee. James M. Garner, Joshua Simon Force, Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Kelin & Hilbert, Alan D. Ezkovich (argued), New Orleans, LA, Jacob Albert Airey, Airey & Blanchard, Slidell, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appea... Laurie D. MCFADIN, d/b/a Two Bar West; Stacy L. McFadin, d/b/a Two Bar West, Plaintiffs--Appellants v. Lynn GERBER, d/b/a Foxy Roxy's, d/b/a Eternal Perspective Handbags; William Gerber, II, d/b/a Foxy Roxy's, d/b/a Eternal Perspective Handbags; Co, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 9, 2009 Charles W. Hanor (argued), Hanor Lively & Cernyar, San Antonio, TX, for Laurie D. McFadin and Stacy L. McFadin. Joseph Brent Garfield (argued), J. Brent Garfield, P.L.L.C., Arvada, CO, for Lynn Gerber and William Gerber, II. Clifford L. Beem (argued), Clifford Beem & Associates, PC, Denver, CO, for Grenemyer. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Today we examine a Texas court's personal jurisdiction o... Tracy Ann SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Elaine CHAPMAN, Warden; Ginny Van Buren; Tecora Ballom, MD; Beatrice Parra, MD; Todd Wilcox, MD; Ronald Thompson, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 9, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CV-504. Tracy Ann Sanchez, Fort Worth, TX, pro se. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff-appellant Tracy Ann Sanchez ("Sanchez"), a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of her motion for appoi... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ronnie Lee HAMPTON, also known as Rabbit, also known as Robert Hampton, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 9, 2009 Traci Lynne Kenner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Allen Harvey Hurst, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Frank Warren Henderson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender's Office, Beaumont, TX, George Patrick Black, Amy R. Blalock, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender's Office, Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 6:03-CR-62-ALL. ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Juan MIRANDA-RUIZ, also known as Moises Peralta-Morales, Defendant- Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jorge Torres-Gutierrez, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 9, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Timothy William Crooks, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 2:04-CR-345-2. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determi... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent Marone JEFFRIES, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 6, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Margaret M. Embry, San Antonio, TX, for U.S. Joe H. Rodriguez (Court-Appointed), Gatesville, TX, for Jeffries. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. HAYNES, Circuit Judge: Defendant Vincent Jeffries appeals his sixty-month sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Mr. Jeffries argues that the district court miscalculated his Guidelines sentence by errone... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Noe GARCIA MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 6, 2009 Ernest Gonzalez, Plano, TX, for U.S. John Hunter Smith (Court-Appointed), Nall, Pelley, Wynne & Smith, Sherman, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Noe Mendoza was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas (the "Eastern district") and elsewhere, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He appeals his convi... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff--Appellee. v. John Matthew COCKRELL, Defendant--Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 6, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Emilio M. Garza, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) evidence of prior drug crime conviction was admissible, and (2) evidence of defendant's prior arrest was admissible. Affirmed. Tracey M. Batson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Plano, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. John W. Hopping, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge: Appellant John Matthew Cockrell ... OCEANIC EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation; Petrotimor Companhia De Petroleos, SARL, a corporation organized under the laws of Portugal, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY ZOC, a Delaware Corporation; Phillips Petroleum Co, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 6, 2009 Allan Brent Diamond, Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley & Lee LLP, Houston, TX, James Dennis McCarthy, Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley & Lee LLP, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Brant Warren Bishop, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Martin D. Beirne, Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, Houston, TX, Herbert Maurice Wachtell, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston, Division USDC... Eugene Henry MOORE, Petitioner-Appellant v. Terry TERRELL, Warden, Allen Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), November 6, 2009 Eugene Henry Moore, Kinder, LA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, (2:06-CV-1353). PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. We treat Moore's brief as requesting a rehearing of the denial of the petition for rehearing of the reconsideration of the partial denia... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Alberto Salvador PONCE-PONCE, also known as Javier Dominguez-Aguilar, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 6, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Donna F. Coltharp, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-2210-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cedric ROSE, also known as John Wayne, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 6, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals held that: (1) any error resulting from admission of laboratory report was not plain error, despite alleged Confrontation Clause violation; (2) evidence was sufficient to convict defendant of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense; (3) court did not commit plain error in imposing life sentence under career offender statute; (4) career offender statute was not unconstitutional; and (5) fact that government adduced no... Anthony OUGEL; Emily Delovio Ougel, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. AMITE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT; Parker C. Gabriel Jr., Former Amite Police Chief; Reginald E. Goldsby, in his capacity and in his Official Capacity as Mayor of Amite City; Wylie Foster, Offi, C.A.5 (La.), November 6, 2009 David Lawrence Bateman, Law Office of David L. Bateman, Ebony Landon Cavalier, Cavalier & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA, David Patrick Daniel, Jr., Law Offices of D. Patrick Daniel, Jr., Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Keith M. Detweiler, Nielsen Law Firm, Metairie, LA, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:07-CV-1525. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined tha... Danny ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. COUNTY OF GALVESTON, TEXAS; Gean Leonard, Galveston County Sheriff, Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 5, 2009 Owen S. Jones, Friendswood, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Donald Steven Glywasky, Barry C. Willey, Galveston, TX, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:07-CV-341. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff Danny Allen claims that he... Michael A. KRAUSE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Sheriff Gean LEONARD, Judge Lonnie Cox, Cheryl Moffett, District Attorney Kurt Sistrunk, Correctional Medical Services, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 5, 2009 Michael A Krause, Huntsville, TX, pro se. Barry C. Willey, Galveston, TX, Susan Cassidy Cooley, Schell Cooley LLP, Addison, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:05-cv-00213. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Michael A. Krause,... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jefferson DANIELS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 5, 2009 Edward John Rivera, Stephen A. Higginson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Robin Elise Schulberg, Samuel J. Scillitani, Jr., Federal Public Defender's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, No: 2:08-CR-104-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has... Andrew WOLTERS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; Fred Menifee; Joe Keffer; Director South Central Regional Office; Harley G. Lappin; G. Maldonado, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), November 5, 2009 Andrew Wolters, Inez, KY, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 1:08-CV-837. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Andrew Wolters, federal prisoner # 10010-12, moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) to appeal the district court's dismissal... FREEMAN DECORATING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ENCUENTRO LAS AMERICAS TRADE CORPORATION; City of New Orleans, through the office of the Mayor; Julio H. Guichard, Jr., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), November 5, 2009 Wayne M. Babovich, Babovich & Spedale, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Kenneth Charles Fonte, Golden & Fonte, Metairie, LA, Albert A. Thibodeaux, City Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 2:02-CV-2103. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark Anthony EVANS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 5, 2009 James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S. Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., H. Michael Sokolow, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: Mark Evans moved under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) to reduce his sentence based on the retroactive amendment of the crack cocaine offense levels. The district court granted the motion but imposed a sentence... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Christopher JACK, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 5, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 5:08-CR-00167. Cristina Walker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Jonathan Scott Williams, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Christ... Roland CHAMPION, Petitioner-Appellant v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 5, 2009 Bowen W. Sutton, Law Offices of Bowen W. Sutton, San Antonio, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-CV-318. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. A jury convicted Roland Champion of aggravated sexual assault as well as indecency... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Timmie FORD, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 5, 2009 Cristina Walker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Betty Lee Marak, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 5:97-CR-50040-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published ... Samuel Lee JONES, Jr., also known as Samuel Hakeem Muhammad, Plaintiff- Appellant v. Akbar SHABAZZ, Director of Islamic Chaplains; Charles Kiser, Prison Chaplain; Bill Pierce, Director of Chaplaincy Department; Richard Lopez, Regional Program Admi, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 5, 2009 Samuel Lee Jones, Jr., Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se. Marjolyn Carol Gardner, Assistant Attorney General, Office of The Attorney General Law Enforcement, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:06-cv-01119. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5... Sadiq Olasunkanmi ADELEKE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jason HEATON, Warden; Daniel Hinson, Assistant Warden; Amy Ramos, Captain; Steven Fleckenstein, Officer, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 5, 2009 Sadiq Olasunka Adeleke, Childress, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:08-CV-55. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Sadiq Olasunkanmi Adeleke ("Adeleke"), Texas prisoner # 792196, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ... Ajaraton Aida MBENGUE; Aminata Mbengue; Adja Alimatoo Mbengue; Hamza Aissatou Mbengue; Ibrahima Mbengue; Ibrahima Lo; Aissatou Arafat Mbengue; Yakhoub Cheick Mbengue; Mouhamadou Mbengue, Petitioners v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Re, C.A.5, November 4, 2009 Olaide Banks, Ngwolo & Banks, PLLC, Houston, TX, for Petitioners. Elizabeth Kurlan, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA Nos. A96 046 962; A96 046 963; A96 046 964; A96 046 965; A96 046 966; A96 046 967; A96 046 968; A96 046 969; A96 046 970. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be publis... Gregory Lawrence MOORE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Janie COCKRELL, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division; Charles D. Lightfoot, Major of Correctional Officers-Beto One Unit Classification; Cornelius E. Smith, Captain of, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 Gregory Lawrence Moore, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se. Celamaine Cunniff, Assistant Attorney General, Shanna Elizabeth Molinare, Office of the Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Div ., Austin, TX, Celamaine Cunniff, State of Texas Prot & Reg Servs Dept., Tyler, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC 6:03-CV-82. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion ... Macdonald OKECHUKWU OSUAGWU, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 4, 2009 Linda Lavada Walker, Law Offices of Linda Walker, Stafford, TX, for Petitioner. Susan Houser, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Sandra M. Heathman, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A71 957 896. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not b... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Guillermo BARREIRO MEDINA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. J.C. Castillo, Law Offices of J.C. Castillo, Houston, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CR-213-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH ... Clifton K. WILLIS; Sheri A. Willis, Petitioners-Appellants v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5, November 4, 2009 Clifton K. Willis, Desoto, TX, pro se. Sheri A. Willis, Desoto, TX, pro se. Curtis C. Pett, Bruce Raleigh Ellisen, Nathan J. Hochman, U.S. Department of Justice, Clarissa C. Potter, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States Tax Court, USTC Nos. 7140-06 and 7222-06. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fernando V. TRUJILLO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 Frederick M. Schattman, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Ronald P. Guyer, Law Offices of Ronald P. Guyer, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CR-071-A (3). PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Henry Gene LAFFOON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 Nancy E. Larson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Henry Gene Laffoon, Beaumont, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:04-CR-128-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Fifth Circuit Rule 47.5.4. Henry ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jennifer Lynn OSET, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Lynn Lorin Libersky, Young & Libersky, Killeen, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 6:08-CR-27-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Saul RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Raymond Edward Taylor, Ray Taylor & Associates PC, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 5:06-CR-539-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under t... Drenda K. BURRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Gerald W. BRAZELL; Domingo R. Montalvo; Mitch Srail; Kaplan Higher Education Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 Drenda K. Burris, Wylie, TX, pro se. David Mizgala, David Ronald Reneker, John Leslie Thompson, Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr, P.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:06-cv-00814-K. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Pl... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James Charles HOWELL, also known as Jay Howell, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 4, 2009 Nancy E. Larson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kevin Joel Page, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:00-CR-473-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth i... Eddie J. ARMANT, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Richard STALDER; Steve Rader, Warden, C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center; James LeBlanc, Warden; Lessly Smith; Louis Mitchell, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), November 4, 2009 Eddie J. Armant, Jackson, LA, pro se. Annette Rhodes Seng, Office of the Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, USDC No. 3:08-CV-248. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Eddie J. Armant, Louisiana prisoner # ... Edgar Marcelo ILLESCAS-PINOS, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 4, 2009 Steven Lyons, Martin C. Liu & Associates PLLC, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Donald Anthony Couvillon, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Blair T. O'Connor, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, E.M. Trominski, District Director, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Harlingen, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A73 084 555. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the cou... Angel Gabriel GUEVARA-LOPEZ, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 4, 2009 Mario Caballero, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Nehal H. Kamani, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Sandra M. Heathman, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A200 086 843. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion shou... Valentine REYES; Irene Gonzalez; Gary F. Garcia, Plaintiffs--Appellants, v. The CITY OF FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS, Defendant--Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 3, 2009 Jose Garza (argued), San Antonia, TX, Rolando Lea Rios, Law Office of Rolando Rios, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. C. Robert Heath (argued), Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Acosta, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: In this voting rights case, we treat a claim that the city of Farmers Branch, Texas has diluted the strength of its Hispanic vote.... Debra SWANSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HEARST CORPORATION LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 3, 2009 Peter M. Kelly, Moore & Kelly, PC, Marc S. Whitehead, Marc Whitehead & Associates, Houston, TX, for Swanson. Lisa Kim Basinger, Wilson, Grosenheider & Jacobs, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. PER CURIAM: Appellant Debra Swanson challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment to Appellee Hearst Corp. Long Term Disability Plan ("the Plan"), on the grounds that Swanson failed to exhaust admini... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Daric M. JOHNSON, also known as Skeeter, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Miss.), November 3, 2009 John Arthur Meynardie, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Gulfport, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jon Van Arkel, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, USDC No. 1:02-CR-9-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH ... Delfino GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Rick THALER; Brad Livingston; Pamela Williams, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 3, 2009 Delfino Gonzalez, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CV-371. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Delfino Gonzalez appeals the dismissal of his pro se Section 1983 suit seeking declaratory relief and damages for alleged violations of his civil r... Chandrashekhar B. THANEDAR, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TIME WARNER, INC., Time Warner Cable, Inc., Texas and Kansas City Cable Partners, L.P., Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, Time Warner Communications of Houston, L.L.P., and Ti, C.A.5 (Tex.), November 3, 2009 Chandrashekhar B. Thanedar, Pampa, TX, pro se. Joseph W. Gagnon, Stephen John Roppolo, Fisher & Phillips, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division USDC No. 4:06-CV-02139. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff-... In re KATRINA CANAL BREACHES LITIGATION. Maureen O'Dwyer; Shirley D. O'Dwyer; Lisa Marie O'Dwyer; Harold Joseph Gagnet; Sally Edgerton Richards; et al, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. United States of America, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), November 3, 2009 Ashton R. O'Dwyer, Jr., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Sarang Vijay Damle, Mark Bernard Stern, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 05-4182. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gordon Grady HENRY, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 3, 2009 Steven M. Sucsy, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jason Douglas Hawkins, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, Helen Miller Liggett, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:03-CR-88-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that... Maria PARISI, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Michael J ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 3, 2009 Maria Parisi, pro se. Donna Kathleen Webb, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, Thomas Strafuss, Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, USDC No. 4:07-cv-00711. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent excep... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Eliseo MENDOZA-HERRERA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 3, 2009 Susan B. Cowger, Stephen P. Fahey, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kevin Joel Page, Laura S. Harper, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-176-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set... In re KATRINA CANAL BREACHES LITIGATION Parfait Family; Helen Frank, Individually and as administratix of the succession of Richard Frank, and on behalf of any and all heirs, survivors, relatives, and beneficiaries of the deceased; Michelle Jones, ", C.A.5 (La.), November 3, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 07-3500. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. The case in this appeal is another in a group of over forty cases currently pending related to Hurricane Katrina that have been consolidated for pretrial purposes in the Eastern Dis... Cyprian Rannie DOUGLAS, also known as Cyprian Douglas, Petitioner v. Eric H HOLDER, Jr, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 3, 2009 Cyprian Rannie Douglas, Houston, TX, pro se. Richard Mark Zanfardino, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Sandra M. Heathman, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A22 219 064. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not pr... YONG CHUN TANG, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, November 3, 2009 Donglai Yang, Law Offices of Donglai Yang, Marrero, LA, for Petitioner. Remi Adalemo, Briena Lorraine Strippoli, Esq, Trial Attorney, John Clifford Cunningham, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Trey Lund, Blair T. O'Connor, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A98 499 658. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. James B. DOTSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 3, 2009 Corey Ross Amundson, U.S. Attorney's Office, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, Richard Mark Upton, Federal Public Defender's Office, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, USDC No. 3:03-CR-39-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determine... Angelo GIARDINA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Robert LAWRENCE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), November 3, 2009 Brett John Prendergast, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Michael C. Keller, Phyllis Esther Glazer, Office of the Attorney General, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No: 2:07-cv-06578. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.... Andrew HANTZIS, Petitioner-Appellant v. Bruce PEARSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Miss.), November 3, 2009 Andrew Hantzis, Yazoo City, MS, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, USDC No. 5:08-CV-341. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Andrew Hantzis, federal prisoner # 16438-112, appeals following the district court's denial of relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 p... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Relvy ESQUIVEL, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 2, 2009 Susan B. Cowger, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Jason Douglas Hawkins, Douglas A. Morris, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-174-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in... Laura Walker BERNARD, Petitioner-Appellant v. W. Elaine CHAPMAN, Warden FMC Carswell; Federal Bureau of Prisons, Respondents- Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 2, 2009 Laura Walker Bernard, FMC Carswell, Fort Worth, TX, for Petitioner- Appellant. Dale Gordon Bryant, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Amarillo, TX, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lower Docket Number 4:08-CV-599. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Guadalupe MACHADO-SARMIENTO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 2, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Richard R. Alamia, Edinburg, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 7:07-CR-981-2. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5T... Kelda PRICE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Charles PORTER, 16th Judicial District Court, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), November 2, 2009 Kelda Price, Baton Rouge, LA, pro se. David Glen Sanders, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 6:09-CV-176. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Kelda Pr... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bryan MENDOZA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 2, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Donna F. Coltharp, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, USDC No. 5:07-CR-558-3. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be p... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ignacio SOLIS-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), November 2, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Judy Fulmer Madewell, Henry Joseph Bemporad, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:00-CR-1307-ALL, USDC No. 3:08-CR-2935-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion sho... Carl D. WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Miss.), November 2, 2009 Carl D. Washington, Gulfport, MS, pro se. Jeffrey Scott Bruni, City Attorney's Office, Gulfport, MS, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, USDC No. 1:08-CV-173. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff-Appellant Carl D. Washington... JEBACO, INC., Plaintiff--Appellant, v. HARRAH'S OPERATING CO., INC.; Harrah's Lake Charles, LLC; Harrah's Star Partnership; Players Lake Charles, LLC; Players Riverboat Management, LLC; Players Riverboat II, LLC; Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Defen, C.A.5 (La.), October 30, 2009 Gladstone N. Jones, III (argued), Catherine E. Lasky, Lynn E. Swanson, Jones, Swanson, Huddell & Garrison, New Orleans, LA, for Jebaco, Inc. Roy C. Cheatwood, Steven Franklin Griffith, Jr., Amelia Williams Koch (argued), Alexander McVoy McIntyre, Jr., Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., New Orleans, LA, for Harrah's Operating Co., Inc., Players lake Charles, LLC, Players Riverboat Management, LLC, Players Riverboat II, LLC. Mark Joseph Briol (argued), Joseph M. Musilek, B... Larry GROOVER; Amber Lee Wells, natural guardian and mother of Brianna Sadie Nicole; Laura Cristina Marcado, natural guardian and mother of Matthew Gabriel Nickolas, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY; Omni Pinnacle LLC; Cahaba , C.A.5 (La.), October 30, 2009 Darryl M. Phillips (argued), Phillips & Mitchell, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Joe McCaleb Bilbro (argued), Javier Law Firm, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Omni Pinnacle LLC. Richard S. Vale (argued), Pamela Ferrage Noya, Blue Williams, Metairie, LA, for Cahaba Disaster Recovery LLC. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. ENGELHARDT, District Judge: Larry Groover and the guardians of decedent Chad Groover's minor children (c... In The Matter Of: PROEDUCATION INTERNATIONAL, INC., doing business as ProEducation Support Services, doing business as Data Dynamics, Inc., doing business as ProEd Venture LLC, Debtor. Kirk Allen Kennedy; Mark D'Andrea, Appellants-Cross-Appellees, , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 30, 2009 Kirk Allen Kennedy (argued), Houston, TX, pro se and for D'Andrea. Stephen R. Cochell (argued), Epstein, Becker, Green, Wickliff & Hall, P.C., Houston, TX, for D'Andrea. Lionel Mark Schooler (argued), Jackson Walker, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Mindprint. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. KING, Circuit Judge: Kirk A. Kennedy, an attorney, was an associate in the law firm of Jackson Walker L.L.P. from February 2003 to November 2004. Anot... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Guadalupe PADILLA-ALCOCER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 30, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 7:08-CR-448-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not b... Mohammad A. KASHEM, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 30, 2009 Husein A. Abdelhadi, Abdelhadi & Associates, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner. Samia Naseem, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals BIA No. A097-676-497. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Moha... Melissa EGGINS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 30, 2009 James R. Claunch, The Claunch Law Firm, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Mark Timothy Pittman, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 4:07-CV-412. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Melissa Eggins ... Chantell SWIFT, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Cheryl MONTAGNINO, Director of Student Teaching and Field Experience; Mary Lacoste, College Coordinator; Nancy Kleppner, Cooperating Teacher at McDonough # 15; James Meza, Jr., Dr. Dean College Education; Uni, C.A.5 (La.), October 30, 2009 Chantell Swift, pro se. Kim Maria Boyle, Phelps Dunbar, Larry E. Demmons, Taggart, Morton, Ogden, Staub & O'Brien Energy Centre, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants- Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:01-CV-3162. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jose Armin CASTILLO-MORALES, also known as Luis Sosa Morales, Defendant- Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 30, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jad Powers Ratliff Harper, Law Office of Jad P. Harper, Eagle Pass, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 2:07-CR-25-5. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under... Hopeton George SIMPSON, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 30, 2009 Hopeton George Simpson, Jamaica West, Indies, pro se. Edward C. Durant, Samia Naseem, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Luis Enrique Perez, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Mario R. Ortiz, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service District, Director's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A21 041 361. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court h... Frederick Hamilton BANKS, Petitioner-Appellant v. Bruce PEARSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Miss.), October 30, 2009 Frederick Hamilton Banks, Yazoo City, MS, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, USDC No. 5:08-CV-339. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Frederick Banks, federal prisoner # 05711-068, was convicted of mail fraud and was sentenced to serve 63 months in pr... UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff--Appellee v. JESUSITA FELIPITA GARZA, Defendant--Appellant , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas PER CURIAM. PER CURIAM: Jesusita Filipita Garza ("Garza") appeals her 21-month sentence under 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(B)(i) for transporting aliens unlawfully in this country for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain. Garza raises three issues on appeal: 1) whether the district court erred by imposing a "reckless endangerment" enhancement to her sentence under UNITED STATES SENTENCIN... George Boutros ATA, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 29, 2009 Lawrence Erik Rushton, Rushton Law Firm, Bellaire, TX, for Petitioner. Dana Michelle Camilleri, Trial Attorney, John Clifford Cunningham, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, Holly Michele Smith, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Sandra M. Heathman, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A36 029 397. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Donald Terrell BANKS, also known as T-Blue, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 29, 2009 Chad Eugene Meacham, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, Angie Lee Henson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Donald Terrell Banks, El Reno, OK, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC Nos. 3:06-CV-1800, 3:03-CR-78-4. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not b... Cedric FLOYD, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF KENNER, LOUISIANA; Nick A. Congemi, Former Chief of Police, City of Kenner, Louisiana, Individually and in his official capacity; Steve Caraway, Chief of Police, City of Kenner, Individually and in his o, C.A.5 (La.), October 29, 2009 William Francis Wessel, Wessel & Associates, Victoria Lennox Bartels, Law Office of Joseph C. Bartels, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. James H. Brown, Jr, Frilot LLC, New Orleans, LA, Edward F. Kohnke, IV, Hamlin, Griffin & Kohnke, Abita Springs, LA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:06-CV-6414. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion ... Lee TREADWAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tim WILKINSON; Stacy Ferguson; D. Beauboeuf; Chrissy Chatman; Sandy Taylor; Kevin Jordan; Lieutenant Melvin Braxton; Lieutenant Bevers; Carl Coleman; J. Johnson; Sangria Fitch; E. Brexton; Melbou, Correction Of, C.A.5 (La.), October 29, 2009 Lee Treadway, Tallulah, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Ronald E. Corkern, Jr., Corkern & Crews, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 06-1182-A. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Lee Treadway, Louisiana prisoner # 9... Kevin DAVIS, Surviving Spouse of Decedent, Donise Davis, individually and as Court-Appointed Administrator of the Succession of Donise Davis and the Succession of Donise Davis; Leslie Michelle Lasenburg, Widow of Kevin Davis and also as court-appoint, C.A.5 (La.), October 29, 2009 Glenn C. McGovern, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Peter M. Mansfield, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:07-cv-03040. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. The family of a perso... STATE MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT SALES INC., Plaintiff-Appellant v. Livingston PARISH; Wayne Martin; Marshall Harris; Danny Harrell; Ronald Sharp; Stan Cain; Jimmie McCoy; Eddie Wagner; Dewey Harrell; A "Buddy" Mincey, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), October 29, 2009 David Charles Loeb, Jason Andrew Cavignac, Couhig Partners, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David Blayne Honeycutt, Fayard & Honeycutt, Denham Springs, LA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, USDC No. 3:07-cv-00504. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth i... MUGWORLD INC., Plaintiff-Appellee v. G.G. MARCK AND ASSOCIATES INC., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 29, 2009 Mark John Zimmermann, Dealey, Zimmermann, Clark, Collie & Malouf, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Bryan H. Burg, Siebman, Reynolds, Burg, Phillips & Smith LLP, Sherman, TX, Daniel Timothy Ellis, Lydy & Moan Ltd., Sylvania, OH, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:05-CV-441. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not... Jose M. LEON-MEDINA, Also Known as Jose Leon-Medina, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, JR., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 29, 2009 Joshua Turin, Lynn S. Olinger, Turin, Turin & Olinger, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Jennifer Paisner Williams, Lauren Elizabeth Fascett, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Kristi Barrows, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Dallas, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, No. A91 598 775. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determ... Robert MAY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 29, 2009 Robert Wayne May, Cleburne, TX, pro se. Jennifer Jean Wells, Stephen M. Pierce, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 7:08-cv-25. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Robert May, pro se, a... Stephen Ray RIVKIN, Petitioner-Appellant v. Warden Rebecca TAMEZ, FCI, Fort Worth, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 29, 2009 Stephen Ray Rivkin, Fort Worth, TX, pro se. Mark Timothy Pittman, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Worth, TX, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, USDC No. 4:09-CV-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Stephen Ray Rivkin, pro se, a... Ricky VEALS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NAUTICAL ADVENTURES, LLC; Pride Offshore Inc., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), October 29, 2009 David Christopher Whitmore, Scheuermann & Jones, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. James Aristide Holmes, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, LA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:06-CV-3776. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R... Jerry Lewis DEDRICK, Petitioner-Appellant v. Jody R. UPTON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 29, 2009 Jerry Lewis Dedrick, Beaumont, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:08-CV-678. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Jerry Lewis Dedrick, federal prisoner # 27140-180, has been barred from proceeding in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g... Alvaro ALVARADO-CASAS, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 29, 2009 J. Jesus Rios, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. John Clifford Cunningham, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Juria L. Jones, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Sandra M. Heathman, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A075-237-502. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be publis... Jamil ABBASI, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 29, 2009 Imdad Aliraza Seehar, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Susan Bennett Green, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A78 130 989. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. I. Petitioner J... Avril WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 29, 2009 Kell A. Simon, Ross Law PC, Peter E. Ferraro, The Ferraro Law Firm PC, James Randolph Smith, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Robert E. Bettac, Adam David Boland, Ogletree Deakins, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, USDC No. 1:08-CV-9. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not p... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Veronica M. ALLEN; Bernard B. Allen, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals held that: (1) district court properly considered the standard for recusal; (2) district court did not prejudge criminal contempt charges against defendants; (3) district court did not impermissibly act as both prosecutor and judge; (4) district court erred in its definition of willfulness required to support criminal contempt conviction; but (5) district courts error was not plain error; and (6) evidence was sufficient to support conviction... Alice Loggins HILL, as Administratrix of the Estate of Debbie Denise Loggins, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CARROLL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI; Carroll County Sheriff's Department, a Division of Carroll County, Mississippi; Donald Gray, in his Officia, C.A.5 (Miss.), October 28, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Jones, Chief Judge, held that: (1) alleged actions of deputies in connection with placing suspect in four-point restraints, if proven, did not constitute excessive force, and (2) alleged failure of sheriff's deputies to monitor suspect as she was being transported did not violate her due process rights. Affirmed. Stewart, Circuit Judge, concurred in result. Tiffany Gayle Johnson (argued), The Cochran Firm, Memphis, TN, for Hill. Michael Jeffrey ... MAISTER ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff-Appellant v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), October 28, 2009 Gilbert R. Buras, Jr., Arthur W. Landry, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Wayne J. Lee, James Dalton Courson, Mary Lue Dumestre, Stone, Pigman, Walther & Wittmann, New Orleans, LA, Sarah House Barcellona, Concord, NC, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:06-CV-589. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not p... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Marco Antonio MENDOZA-GARCIA, also known as Panchito, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Susan B. Cowger, John E. Kull, U.S. Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Sally Glenn Goodman, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:06-CR-322-6. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Marco Antonio Mendo... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Henry HORDGE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CR-169-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be ... Bobby LUCKY, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Kelli WARD; Richard A. Trinci, Jr.; Chuma Anaduaka; Kathryn A. Bell; Dr. Bruce Smith; Jane Doe, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Bobby Lucky, Angleton, TX, pro se. Carol M.V. Garcia, Office of the Attorney General, Law Enforcement Defense Div., Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Lower Docket Number 3:05-CV-166. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Antonio ALCASAR-SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Miguel A. Torres, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CR-11-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set fo... Sandra KING; Darrell King; Anita Cook, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. LADY JANE TOO M/V; Daniel D. Healey, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Richard Joseph Plezia, Plezia McLemore Reddell Ardoin & Story PLLC, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Misty Annette Hataway-Cone, Chris Culver Pappas, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No: 3:06-CV-00538. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth... Peter MRINA, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 28, 2009 Peter Mrina, Dallas, TX, pro se. Gregory Michael Kelch, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Paul Hunker, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Dallas, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A97 681 598. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except un... Rebecca VLASEK, Plaintiff-Appellant v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., A Delaware Corporation; Sam's East, Inc., A Delaware Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Michael Lewis Barnes, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Melissa J. Judd, Littler Mendelson, Houston, TX, Charlotte Kaye McClusky, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Lower Docket Number 4:08-CV-3362. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. ... Willie Alton MAGEE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Duane DILLON, Sheriff, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Miss.), October 28, 2009 Willie Alton Magee, Meridian, MS, pro se. Irving Conrad Mord, II, Mord Law Firm, Tylertown, MS, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, USDC No. 2:03-CV-18. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. The judgment of the district court is affirm... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Charles BRUTEYN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Alan M. Buie, U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. William M. Ravkind, Ravkind & Associates, Dallas, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, No. 3:09-CR-136-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.... Denis MARINGO, Petitioner-Appellant v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; Michael B. Mukasey; US Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Denis Maringo, Houston, TX, pro se. Blair T. O'Connor, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondents-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CV-1878. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff-App... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. William Henry HARRISON, also known as Wayne Green, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Mary Ann Cozby, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Texas, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Wayne Green, U.S. Penitentiary Canaan, Waymart, PA, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 6:99-CR-2-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set ... Ruben PEREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sheriff Dee ANDERSON; Captain C. Eckert; Captain NFN Meyer, Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Ruben Perez, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Teague, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CV-623. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Ruben Perez, Texas prisoner # 490335, appeals from the district court's dismissal of ... Vincent Mark CASTILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Troy SELF; Frank M Simms, Jr; Greg Champagne; Shannon Brooks; Al Robinson; D K Duclesni; Leroy Hunter; David D Napier; Deputy Beard; John Nowak; Steve Dufresne; Byron Alonzo; S Jones Walker; E Brass; R , C.A.5 (La.), October 28, 2009 Vincent Mark Castillo, St. Rose, LA, pro se. Don Anthony Almerico, Law Office of Don Almerico, St. Rose, LA, Louis Gerard Authement, District Attorney's Office for the 29th JDC-Parish of St. Charles, Hahnville, LA, Eneid A. Francis, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, Micheal Leslie Penn, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Cou... Warren PALMER, III, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Burl CAIN; Herbert Duncan; Troy Poret, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), October 28, 2009 Warren Palmer, III, Angola, LA, pro se. Babatunde Mobolade Anima-Shaun, Office of The Attorney General for The State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, 3:07-CV-461. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. War... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. William Henry HARRISON, also known as Wayne Green, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Mary Ann Cozby, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Texas, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. William Henry Harrison, Fort Dix, NJ, pro se. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, USDC No. 6:99-CR-2-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. ... David SIMKINS, also known as David Harold Simkins, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Allen BRIDGES, Hays County Sheriff, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 David Simkins, Bartlett, TX, pro se. David A. Mendoza, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-CV-379. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. David Simkins, Texas prisoner # 1487617, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.... Norman CRITTENDEN, Petitioner-Appellant v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Norman Crittenden, Huntsville, TX, pro se. Elizabeth A. Goettert, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CV-3940. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Norman Crittenden, Texas prisoner # 49... Samuel MATTHEWS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Brad LIVINGSTON; Rissi Owens; Jose Aliseda, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Samuel Matthews, Rosharon, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:08-CV-245. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Samuel Matthews, Texas prisoner # 228600, appeals the district court's dismissal of his in pro se civil rights complaint under 28 U .S... ENRIQUE VILLAFRANCA Plaintiff--Appellant v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendant--Appellee , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 28, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas KING. KING, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff-appellant Enrique Villafranca appeals the district court's judgment, following a bench trial, that he take nothing on his assault and negligence claims against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The district court determined that the federal agents did not commit an assault against Villafranca because they used reasonable force to effect a lawful arres... GLENN ALLEN ADAIR, doing business as Super D # 229; DALLAS LITTLE, doing business as Little's Pharmacy; SOUTHERN DISCOUNT DRUGS OF CHARLESTON, doing business as Southern Discount Drugs/Robert T Salmon; MAY'S PHARMACY, doing business as Coldwater P, C.A.5, October 28, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi REAVLEY, Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from the district court order remanding this case to state court. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")--an intervening Defendant--had removed the case to federal court but was later dismissed as a party. The district court held that once the FDIC was dismissed, only supplemental jurisdiction remained over Appellees' remaining claims. The court su... UNITED FORMING, INC; Continental Casualty Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees v. FAULKNERUSA, LP, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 27, 2009 Thomas Bart Gary, Arthur Allen Ebbs, Freeman, Mathis & Gary, Atlanta, GA, Daniel P. O'Connor, Law Offices of Daniel P. O'Connor, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. D. Douglas Brothers, George & Brothers, Austin, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-CV-520. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precede... Gordon Anthony STRAKER, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 26, 2009 Gordon Anthony Straker, Oakdale, LA, pro se. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, John Clifford Cunningham, Saul Greenstein, Alberto R. Gonzales, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Trey Lund, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Office Director, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A34 989 174. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determine... James Allen SMITH, Plantiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Harold A. Chamberlain, Houston, TX, for Plantiff-Appellant. Michelle C. Johns, U.S. Department of Justice, Dallas, TX, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. GARWOOD, Circuit Judge: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5 the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Plaintiff-appellant, James Allen Smi... INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT LODGE 776 AFL-CIO, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, doing business as Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 James Roddy Tanner, Tanner & Associates PC, Fort Worth, TX, Robert Edward McKnight, Jr., Law Office of Robert E. McKnight Jr, Victoria, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David M. Ellis, Christopher Donald Kratovil, K & L Gates LLP, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CV-00735. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published an... Jean PIERRE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. POTOMAC INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Billy R. McGill, Proctor, Hart & Howell Llp Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Russell Joseph Bowman, Scott, Bowman & Stella, Dallas, TX, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC 4:03-CV-139-Y. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH C... Troy L. BISHOP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John DOES; Jane Does; BB for BKC, Step Two Grievance Invest; Lindsay Lewis, Step One Grievance Invest; Bobbie Barnett; Brian Clendennen; Vanessa Jones, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Troy L. Bishop, Huntsville, TX, pro se. Christopher Champion Wike, Adam A. Auchter, Office of the Attorney General Law Enforcement Defense Div., Austin, TX, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:06-CV-1375. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R... Robert M. FENLON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Nathaniel QUARTERMAN, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, in Both His Official and Personal Capacity; Chief Administrator of University of Texas Medical Provi, C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Robert M. Fenlon, Richmond, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, No. 6:07-CV-532. JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Robert Fenlon, a Texas state prisoner, sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for alleged violations of his constitutional rights. The ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Arturo SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A Meyers, Federal, Public Defender Federal Public Defender's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 1:08-CR-373-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be p... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Raymundo PEREYRA-RAMIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Nancy E. Larson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Fort Worth, TX, Christy Lee Drake, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Amarillo, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kevin Joel Page, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, Bonita L. Gunden, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Amarillo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 2:08-CR-46-ALL. PER CUR... Edna Jean McDANIEL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. SHELL OIL CO, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Mark T. McDonald, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. A Martin Wickliff, Jr., Epstein Becker Green Wickliff & Hall, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC 4:07-CV-808. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. At issue is the sum... Cindy BOUVIER, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NORTHRUP GRUMMAN SHIP SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), October 26, 2009 John Courtney Wilson, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Donna Phillips Currault, Phillip Jay Antis, Jr., Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, USDC No. 2:07-cv-9418. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set fort... H. Lyndon TAYLOR; Barbara L. Taylor, Petitioners-Appellants v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.5, October 26, 2009 H. Lyndon Taylor, Dallas, TX, pro se. Barbara L. Taylor, Dallas, TX, pro se. Randolph Lyons Hutter, Kenneth L. Greene, Nathan J. Hochman, U.S. Department of Justice, Robert R. Di Trolio, U.S. Tax Court, Clarissa C. Potter, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States Tax Court, Internal Revenue Service, No. 22094-08. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be publis... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arkon Christopher CALDWELL, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Garwood, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) trial court did not abuse its discretion when it allowed jury to view short excerpts from three of seventeen different videos of child pornography found on defendant's computer; (2) trial court did not abuse its discretion when it allowed jury to view excerpt of adult bestiality video that had just completed downloading on defendant's computer when federal agents entered his home; (3) any error from allowing jury to ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Timothy Alan FORTENBERRY, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kenneth W. McGuire, The McGuire Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:07-CR-70-ALL. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CI... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Ricardo Cervantes VILLEGAS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Edmundo O. Ramirez, Ellis, Koeneke & Ramirez, McAllen, TX, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 7:06-CR-1089-3. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited ci... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fernando BANDA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Fernando Banda, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 5:07-CR-308-2. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Fernando Band... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Antonio Desmond STONE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 David Lee Jarvis, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Texas, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Frank A. Shor, Herald Hall, Carrollton, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 3:07-CR-359-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set fo... Morris C. LARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STEVEN HOYLE REHABILITATION CENTER; Nurse Williams; Sergeant Chase; Nurse Fountain; Nurse Clark; Sing Song, Doctor; Captain Lee, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (La.), October 26, 2009 Morris C. Lard, Homer, LA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, No. 3:08-CV-1012. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Morris Lard, Louisiana prisoner # 095296, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against prison and medical personnel alleging various negligent a... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Troy Lynn FORD, also known as White Boy, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), October 26, 2009 Cristina Walker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, Brett L. Grayson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Federal Public Defender, Carol B. Whitehurst, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. David Earl KATES, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Jason Douglas Hawkins, Federal Public Defender's Office, Dallas, TX, Bonita L. Gunden, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender's Office, Amarillo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 2:97-CR-42-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in ... Pat RABORN, Plaintiff-Appellant v. INPATIENT MANAGEMENT PARTNERS INC, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Laurence W. Watts, Watts & Associates, Missouri City, TX, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Jaclyn Adele Hermes, Shauna Johnson Clark, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:06-CV-3950. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH... Julian CRUZ, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Captain Billye J. FORREST; Lieutenant Kesha B. Smith; Sergeant Tad W. Howard; Sergeant Karen M. Hunt; Assistant Warden Gary A. Hunter, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Julian Cruz, Midway, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CV-3300. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Julian Cruz, Texas prisoner # 921505, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2... XING SHENG LIU, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 26, 2009 Donglai Yang, Law Offices of Donglai Yang, Marrero, LA, for Petitioner. Theodore C. Hirt, Scott Lawrence Rempell, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, BIA No. A88 024 007. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in... SETH A. BECKER Plaintiff-Appellant v. TIDEWATER INC.; TWENTY GRAND OFFSHORE INC.; TIDEWATER MARINE LLC; PENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD; CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS INSURANCE CO. Defendants- Appellees v. BAKER HUGHES INC.; BAKER OIL TOOLS INC., , C.A.5 (La.), October 26, 2009 Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana BENAVIDES. FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge: The panel opinion issued August 28, 2009, is withdrawn and the following opinion is substituted in its place. This is an appeal from a trial stemming from injuries sustained by Plaintiff- Appellant Seth Becker ("Seth") while he was aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. After a bench trial, the district court held Defendant-Appellant Baker [FN1] 55%... UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff--Appellee v. CIPRIANO RANGEL-PORTILLO, Defendant--Appellant , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 26, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas BENAVIDES. FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge: Defendant-appellant Cipriano Rangel-Portillo appeals his conditional plea of guilty on the grounds that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as the result of an unconstitutional stop by a United States Border Patrol agent. We find the district court erred in denying the defendant-appellant's motion to suppress, and ac... DAVID LEFEVRE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. BURL CAIN, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, Respondent-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), October 26, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana OWEN. PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge: The State appeals a district court judgment granting David Lefevre's petition for writ of habeas corpus. The district court found that Lefevre's right to self-representation was violated because the leg shackles the court required him to wear during trial prevented him from attending bench conferences and moving freely about the courtroom during trial. The State ... Linda F. WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John E. POTTER, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Southwest Area, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.5 (La.), October 23, 2009 Linda Wright, Baton Rouge, LA, pro se. Helina S. Dayries, Catherine M. Maraist, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, USDC No. 3:07-CV-758. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.... David Gene MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles AYCOCK, Parole Board Member, Amarillo Board Office; Charles A. Shipman, Parole Board Commissioner, Amarillo Board; Rissie Owens, Presiding Officer Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Defendants-App, C.A.5 (Tex.), October 23, 2009 David Gene Morris, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 2:08-CV-00147. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. David Morris, a Texas state prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his retaliation, ex post facto, separation... Reginald Arleigh NOBLE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Joe A. GRIMES, Assistant Warden; Brian J. Clerk, Major; Levin W. Fuller, Captain; David L. Price, Lt.; Kenneth L. Jones, Maintenance Supervisor, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 23, 2009 Reginald Arleigh Noble, Amarillo, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, USDC No. 2:09-CV-30. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Reginald Arleigh Noble, Texas prisoner # 1019577, appeals from the district court's dismissal of his civil rights complaint for ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lucien J. TRAMMELL, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (La.), October 23, 2009 C. Mignonne Griffing, Assistant, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Christopher Albert Aberle, Mandeville, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, USDC No. 5:08-CR-54-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circum... Anthony G. PETRELLO, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Rahul NATH; Usha Nath, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 23, 2009 David H. Berg, Christopher Lee Gadoury, Berg & Androphy, George R. Gibson, Nathan Sommers Jacobs, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Guy Edward Matthews, Bruce Robert Coulombe, Matthews Lawson & Bowick PLLC, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, USDC No. 4:08-CV-1933. WIENER, Circuit Judge: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and i... In the Matter of Walter Lee HALL, Jr., Debtor. Walter Lee Hall, Jr., Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 23, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, No. 1:08-CV-630. Walter Lee Hall, Jr., Pflugerville, TX, pro se. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. Walter Hall, Jr., moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") from the dismissal of his appeal of bankruptcy court proceed... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Juan Francisco MIRANDA Jr, also known as Juan Miranda, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.5 (Tex.), October 23, 2009 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jennifer Sue Nisbet, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 5:08-CR-64-1. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. ... Elvia Marine TACO TACO, Petitioner v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. , C.A.5, October 23, 2009 Elvia Marina Taco Taco, Lancaster, CA, pro se. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Norah Ascoli Schwarz, John Clifford Cunningham, Don George Scroggin, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC, Sharon A. Hudson, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Houston, TX, for Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, A77 452 006. PER CURIAM: [FN*] FN* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determi... © 2009 West, a Thomson business Westlaw Integration Solutions  /  Westlaw.com