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 granted a stay of a district court's universal preliminary injunction against Texas Senate Bill two thousand four hundred twenty. The appellate court found the State likely to succeed on the merits by arguing the law regulates commercial speech subject to intermediate scrutiny.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal from a district court order abstaining under the Bankruptcy Code. The court held that federal appellate courts lack jurisdiction to review a district court's decision to abstain and remand a case to state court.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former police officer's federal civil rights claims as time-barred. The court held that the plaintiff knew or should have known of the causal connection between his non-hiring and his prior grievance filing in 2019, triggering the statute of limitations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit. The appellate court held that the plaintiff's repeated refusal to comply with court orders and obstruction of discovery warranted dismissal with prejudice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to withdraw counsel and dismissed an appeal filed by Patrick Javon Hardy. The court found the appointed attorney's Anders brief demonstrated that the appeal presented no nonfrivolous issues for review.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Timothy Barton for lack of jurisdiction. The court also directed Barton to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for filing a frivolous appeal.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the denial of a motion to suppress methamphetamine found during a pat-down search. The court vacated the defendant's sentence and remanded the case for resentencing due to an erroneous application of the career-offender enhancement.
The Fifth Circuit held that a district court order denying a motion to dismiss without expressly addressing a qualified immunity defense is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine. The court vacated the lower court's order and remanded the case for the district court to rule on the qualified immunity defense at the earliest possible stage.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a premises liability case involving a defective garden cart. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to provide sufficient temporal evidence to establish the store's constructive knowledge of the hazard.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights action brought by a pro se appellant challenging a probation revocation. The court held that the named defendants were protected by absolute immunity and that the appellant failed to adequately brief his claims.