Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling upholding Louisiana Act 358, which prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers from interfering with covered entities' use of contract pharmacies to dispense discounted drugs under the federal Section 340B Program.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing the defendant. The court dismissed the appeal after finding no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the conviction of Montique Oshay Hall for possession of a firearm by a felon. The court rejected Hall's facial constitutional challenge to the federal statute as foreclosed by prior precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in a contract dispute involving nutritional supplement sales. The court held that the buyer failed to exercise reasonable care regarding fraudulent payment instructions and that separate purchase orders did not constitute an installment contract.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a writ of mandamus to Google, L.L.C., overturning a district court's refusal to transfer venue. The court held that the district court plainly abused its discretion in balancing the factors governing transfer.
The Fifth Circuit denied a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision upholding an adverse credibility finding against an asylum seeker. The court held that the petitioner failed to provide independent evidence to support his claim for protection under the Convention Against Torture.
The Fifth Circuit held that an appeal from a supervised release revocation is not moot when the challenged conditions formed the basis for a subsequent revocation. The court vacated two conditions that were not orally pronounced at sentencing and dismissed the remainder of the appeal as moot.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a Tax Court decision upholding a federal income tax deficiency and penalty against a pro se petitioner. The court rejected the petitioner's frivolous arguments that his salary is not taxable income and found no abuse of discretion in the penalty imposition.
The Fifth Circuit denied a motion by appointed counsel to withdraw from representing a defendant who waived his right to appeal. The court found a non-frivolous argument existed regarding a financial disclosure condition on supervised release.
The Fifth Circuit granted the appellant's request to proceed in forma pauperis while affirming the district court's dismissal of his civil action. The court found the appeal nonfrivolous regarding subject matter jurisdiction but upheld the lower court's ruling that the complaint failed to state a claim.