PER CURIAM . * Delija Florjan, a native and citizen of Albania, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge's (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Florjan claims that he was subject to two incidents of persecution because he is a member of the Democratic Party in Albania. Florjan contends that the BIA erred in finding that...
PER CURIAM . * Plaintiff Sara Roberts sued her former employer, SMOB, for quid pro quo sexual harassment, sexual discrimination, and pregnancy discrimination after SMOB fired her four days into her job. SMOB argued that it fired her because she was a poor salesperson, because SMOB had received several customer complaints about her, because she missed two days of work, and because she had a poor demeanor and attitude with her coworkers and superiors. After a two-day trial, a jury found in...
PER CURIAM . * In this diversity case stemming from an auto accident, the plaintiff appeals a take-nothing judgment based on the jury's answer of "no" to the question, "Did the negligence, if any, of Noah Zavolas proximately cause the occurrence in question " The magistrate judge, who tried the case by consent, denied plaintiff's motion for new trial, succinctly explaining that "under Texas law, being the `cause' of an accident does not equate with being negligent." Thus, despite that the...
Case: 20-90011 Document: 00515418005 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/15/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED May 15, 2020 No. 20-90011 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk HENRY SEELIGSON; JOHN M. SEELIGSON; SUZANNE SEELIGSON NASH; SHERRI PILCHER, Plaintiffs - Respondents v. DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY, L.P., Defendant - Petitioner Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:16-CV-82 Before...
Case: 20-70019 Document: 00515571402 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/18/2020 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 18, 2020 No. 20-70019 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Christopher Andre Vialva, Defendant—Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 6:04-CV-163, 6:99-CR-70-1 Before Higginbotham, Jones, and Dennis, Circuit Judges. Per...
Case: 20-70009 Document: 00515451509 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/12/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 20-70009 FILED June 12, 2020 Lyle W. Cayce RUBEN GUTIERREZ, Clerk Plaintiff - Appellee v. LUIS V. SAENZ; FELIX SAUCEDA, Chief, Brownsville Police Department; BRYAN COLLIER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; LORIE DAVIS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS...
Case: 20-70002 Document: 00515346136 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/16/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 20-70002 March 16, 2020 Lyle W. Cayce JOHN HUMMEL, Clerk Petitioner - Appellant v. LORIE DAVIS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION, Respondent - Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:16-CV-133 Before...
Case: 20-70001 Document: 00515296877 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/04/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 20-70001 February 4, 2020 Lyle W. Cayce ABEL REVILLA OCHOA, Clerk Plaintiff - Appellant v. BRYAN COLLIER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; LORIE DAVIS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION; MICHAEL BUTCHER, Warden, Defendants - Appellees Appeal...
Case: 20-60498 Document: 00515583161 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/29/2020 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 29, 2020 No. 20-60498 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Ray Anthony Chaney, also known as Ray Anthony Bradley, also known as Ray Chaney, also known as Ray A. Chaney, also known as Ray N. Bradley, Defendant—Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court...
Case: 20-60491 Document: 00515596806 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/09/2020 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED October 9, 2020 No. 20-60491 Lyle W. Cayce Summary Calendar Clerk Nelson Frederick Jones, Plaintiff—Appellant, versus Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant—Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi USDC No. 4:19-CV-28 Before King, Smith, and Wilson,...
Case: 20-60390 Document: 00515579947 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/25/2020 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 25, 2020 No. 20-60390 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Pamela K. Cauthen, Plaintiff—Appellant, versus Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant—Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi USDC No. 4:19-CV-14 Before Higginbotham, Jones, and...
