Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions Archives

HOARD v. DUTTON, 360 F.2d 673 (5th Cir. 1966)

J.D. HOARD, Appellant, v. A.L. DUTTON, Acting Warden, Georgia State Prison, Appellee. No. 23168.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 13, 1966. Albert Sidney Johnson, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant. Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Carter A. Setliff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee. Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge, and LYNNE, District […]

MORROW v. WOOD, 126 F.2d 1021 (5th Cir. 1942)

MORROW et al. v. WOOD et al. No. 10234.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 20, 1942. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi; Allen Cox, Judge. Action by Merrill Wood and another against H.S. Morrow and another to recover for the death of plaintiffs’ minor child. […]

VUONG v. SCOTT, 62 F.3d 673 (5th Cir. 1995)

HAI HAI VUONG, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. WAYNE SCOTT, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE. No. 94-41265.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 16, 1995. Page 674 Roy Theodore Englert, Jr., Mayer, Brown Platt, Gary A. Winters, Washington, DC, for petitioner-appellant. William Charles Zapalac, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen. for […]

VEDOL v. JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 11-30117 (5th Cir. 8-12-2011)

MAKEISHA S. VEDOL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT, INCORPORATED; RACELAND TRUCK PLAZA AND CASINO, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellees. No. 11-30117 Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 12, 2011. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. […]

UNITED STATES v. HEYWARD, 98 F.2d 433 (5th Cir. 1938)

UNITED STATES ex rel. HORIGAN v. HEYWARD, Mayor, et al. No. 8721.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 16, 1938. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida; John W. Holland, Judge. Mandamus proceeding by the United States, on the relation of F.M. Horigan, against Walter S. Heyward, […]

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORP. v. SALIBA, 260 F.2d 262 (5th Cir. 1958)

GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. George E. SALIBA, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Mrs. Lottie Thompson Griffin, Appellee. No. 17017.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. October 24, 1958. Cubbedge Snow, T. Baldwin Martin, Jr., Macon, Ga., Martin, Snow, Grant Napier, Macon, Ga., of counsel, for appellant. Carl E. Westmoreland, Macon, Ga., Westmoreland Thornton, Macon, […]

BARBER v. SHAW GROUP, 243 Fed.Appx. 810 (5th Cir. 2007)

Eugene BARBER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The SHAW GROUP, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-31278 Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. June 25, 2007. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Douglas Daniel Brown, Hammond, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Susan W. Furr, Phelps Dunbar, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Page 811 Appeal from […]

SCHOKBETON INDS. v. SCHOKBETON PRODUCTS CORP., 466 F.2d 171 (5th Cir. 1972)

IN THE MATTER OF SCHOKBETON INDUSTRIES, INC., DEBTOR. SCHOKBETON INDUSTRIES, INC., DEBTOR, AND ARCRETE, INC., APPELLANTS-CROSS APPELLEES, v. SCHOKBETON PRODUCTS CORPORATION, APPELLEE-CROSS APPELLANT. No. 71-2629. Summary Calendar.[*] United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 16, 1972. [*] Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., […]

U.S. v. CRUZ-RENTERIA, 376 Fed.Appx. 425 (5th Cir. 2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fernando CRUZ-RENTERIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 09-40104 Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. April 29, 2010. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Fernando Cruz-Renteria, FCI Talladega, Talladega, AL, pro se. […]

TRICO MARINE ASSETS v. DIAMOND B MARINE SERV., 332 F.3d 779 (5th Cir. 2003)

TRICO MARINE ASSETS INC.; Trico Marine Operators Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DIAMOND B MARINE SERVICES INC., etc.; et al., Defendants, Diamond B Marine Services Inc., In Personam, Defendant-Appellant. In Re: In the Matter of the Complaint of Trico Marine Operators Inc., as Owners/Operators/Owners pro hac vice of the OSV CANE RIVER, Praying for Exoneration From or […]

SCHULTZ v. INSTANT HANDLING, INC., 418 F.2d 1019 (5th Cir. 1969)

George P. SCHULTZ, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INSTANT HANDLING, INC., and Joseph E. King, Individually, Defendants-Appellees. No. 27345.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 20, 1969. Robert E. Nagle, Charles Donahue, Sol. of Labor, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Harold C. Page 1020 Nystrom, Acting Solicitor, Carin A. Clauss, […]

POWELL v. WIMAN, 287 F.2d 275 (5th Cir. 1961)

William K. POWELL, Appellant, v. Martin J. WIMAN, Warden of Kilby Prison Montgomery, Alabama, et al., Appellees. No. 18368.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 24, 1961. Rehearing Denied March 29, 1961. R. Clifford Fulford, Birmingham, Ala., for appellant. James W. Webb, Asst. Atty. Gen., MacDonald Gallion, Atty. Gen., State of Ala., for appellees. […]

UNITED STATES v. SIMON, 488 F.2d 133 (5th Cir. 1973)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JASPER LEE SIMON, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 73-2833. Summary Calendar.[*] United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 7, 1973. [*] Rule 18, 5 Cir.; Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I. Page 134 Thomas M. Haas, Mobile, […]

FLORIO v. EDWARDS, 80 F.2d 509 (5th Cir. 1935)

FLORIO v. EDWARDS. No. 7831.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 12, 1935. Rehearing Denied January 7, 1936. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida; Halsted L. Ritter, Judge. Habeas corpus by Anthony Florio, held in custody as Tony Florio, against Frank A. Edwards, United States Deputy […]

IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS, 532 F.2d 404 (5th Cir. 1976)

IN RE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ANTHONY R. FIELD, APPELLANT. No. 76-1739.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 13, 1976. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 28, 1976. Page 405 Jose E. Martinez, Miami, Fla., John L. O’Donnell, Jr., Orlando, Fla., for appellant. Robert W. Rust, U.S. Atty., […]

PITTS v. CATES, 536 F.2d 56 (5th Cir. 1976)

ROBERT (ROBB) PITTS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. GOODWYN CATES ET AL., PLAINTIFF-INTERVENORS-APPELLANTS, v. GEORGE D. BUSBEE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. No. 75-3430.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 28, 1976. Page 57 Arthur K. Bolton, Atty. Gen., Dorothy Y. Kirkley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert S. Stubbs, II, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., […]

ENRIQUEZ-ALVARADO v. ASHCROFT, 371 F.3d 246 (5th Cir. 2004)

Jose Mario ENRIQUEZ-ALVARADO, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, United States Attorney General, Respondent. No. 03-60294.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 19, 2004. Page 247 Karen Katz Feldman (argued), Tindall Foster, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Jennifer Paisner (argued), David V. Bernal, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Terri Jane […]

ELIZONDO v. GONZALES, 219 Fed.Appx. 383 (5th Cir. 2007)

Oscar ELIZONDO, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. No. 06-60500 Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 22, 2007. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Yalila Estela Guerrero, Guerrero Biggar, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of […]

SALIM v. UNITED STATES, 382 F.2d 240 (5th Cir. 1967)

Myrtle Brister SALIM and Sam Salim, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 24164.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 7, 1967. Page 241 W.R. Jackson, Jr., Leesville, La., Wood Jackson, Leesville, La., for appellants. E.V. Boagni, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., Edward L. Shaheen, U.S. Atty., for appellee. Before JONES, GEWIN and […]

U.S. v. MANNERS, 403 Fed.Appx. 921 (5th Cir. 2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Cleveland MANNERS, also known as Mickey, Defendant-Appellant. No. 08-20638 Conference Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 8, 2010. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Mary Jane Harmon, James Lee Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Cleveland […]

McLENNAN v. AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP., INC., 245 F.3d 403 (5th Cir. 2001)

Peter McLENNAN, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORPORATION, INC., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. No. 99-41036.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 13, 2001. Rehearing Denied April 9, 2001. Page 404 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 405 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. […]

FEDERAL SAV. LOAN INS. CORP. v. GRIFFIN, 935 F.2d 691 (5th Cir. 1991)

THE FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN INSURANCE CORP., ETC., PLAINTIFF, AND FIRST GIBRALTAR BANK, FSB, INTERVENOR-APPELLEE, v. JACK GRIFFIN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 90-1301.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 15, 1991. Rehearing Denied August 19, 1991. Page 692 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT […]

JOHNSON v. HONG SHEN, 295 Fed.Appx. 667 (5th Cir. 2008)

Lalaie JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. HONG SHEN; Whispering Pine Lodge, Defendants-Appellees. No. 08-40603 Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. October 8, 2008. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Lalaie Johnson, Avinger, TX, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, No. […]

FOURTH NATL. BK., KAN. v. GAINESVILLE NATL. BK., 80 F.2d 492 (5th Cir. 1935)

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK IN WICHITA, KANSAS, v. GAINESVILLE NATIONAL BANK IN GAINESVILLE et al. No. 7862.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 7, 1935. Rehearing Denied January 7, 1936. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas; Randolph Bryant, Judge. Paul T. McMahon and Joseph J. Eckford, both […]

THOMPSON v. CHRYSLER MOTORS CORP., 755 F.2d 1162 (5th Cir. 1985)

JACK THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND FOR CLINTON J. HEATH, ETC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, CRIMSON DODGE, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. MARTHA V. NASH, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, CRIMSON DODGE, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. No. 84-4404. Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 25, 1985. Opinion on Denial […]

U.S. v. REYES-TORRES, 235 Fed.Appx. 278 (5th Cir. 2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Fausto REYES-TORRES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-51385, Conference Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 8, 2007. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Texas, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Federal Public […]

U.S. v. ESTRADA, 297 Fed.Appx. 332 (5th Cir. 2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Teresa Rodriguez ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 07-11077 Conference Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. October 21, 2008. Page 333 [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Bret E. Helmer, U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. F. Clinton Broden, […]

STACKHOUSE v. UNITED STATES, 441 F.2d 465 (5th Cir. 1971)

Vincent STACKHOUSE and wife, Erma Lee Stackhouse, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. Robert V. WILLIAMS and wife, Rachel Williams, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 30832, 30833 Summary Calendar.[*] United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. April 23, 1971. [*] Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty […]

COMMISSIONER OF INT. REV. v. MUTUAL FERTILIZER, 159 F.2d 470 (5th Cir. 1947)

COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. MUTUAL FERTILIZER CO. No. 11693.Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. January 29, 1947. Rehearing Denied February 27, 1947. Petition for Review of Decision of the Tax Court of the United States (District of Georgia). Petition by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to review a decision of the Tax Court, 5 […]