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Ford v Mckesson: #5thCir reverses summary judgment for #BlackLivesMatter protest organizer on negligence claim by Baton Rouge officer injured by rioters in 2016: time for jury to assess merits of claim #dissent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4dhvQor

US v Mendoza: #5thCir vacates conditions of #supervisedrelease: remands to add length of location monitoring & to remove home detention, financial-disclosure & credit-approval conditions, where restitution wasn't determined #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/41j0XbC

GuangDong Midea v Unsecured Creditors: #5thCir affirms denial of objection to Corelle's reorganization plan to retain post-#bankruptcy indemnification rights for certain Instapot cookers: MSA & POs were divisible #contracts #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bRvrrk

US v Porter: #5thCir affirms denial of motion to suppress vehicle location data from license plate reader & machine gun found in vehicle: use of LPR not a search; stop supported by reasonable suspicion; gun in plain view #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3PptAkP

US v Hamilton: #5thCir affirms statutory maximum sentence for day care worker who pled guilty to production of child porn, rejects argument that government's statements about her sex violated #5thAmendment #equalprotection #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4dsWoTu

US v Garcia: #5thCir affirms denial of motion to suppress screenshots of defendant taken from body cam footage during investigatory stop: detailed BOLO provided reasonable suspicion for #Terry stop #4thAmendment #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4rEaCEF

US v Villafana-Mondragon: #5thCir affirms sentence: #Diggles doesn't require court to explicitly ask if counsel reviewed #PSR w/defendant; record showed they had opportunity to review PSR & in fact had reviewed it #dissent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sf7MqF

Clouse v #SMU: #5thCir affirms costs award to SMU after it obtained favorable summary judgment on claims by 8 of 9 women's rowing team members: SMU was prevailing party, entitled under #Pancheo; specific costs warranted #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bLZDEd

Texas v EPA: #5thCir substitutes opinion, vacates EPA's disapproval of TX & MS SIPs to achieve new national #airqualitystandard for #ozone, remands to EPA #CleanAirAct #APA #LoperBright #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4doBDIC

Cambric v Corpus Christi: #5thCir affirms dismissal of "class of one" #equalprotection claim re selective code enforcement against city: pleading didn't show pattern of constitutional violations #concur #Monell #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sKKAQV

US v Lanaute: #5thCir affirms #USSG #careeroffender enhancement after bank robbery guilty plea, rejects argument that conviction for LA armed robbery wasn't "crime of violence" because it could have been reckless or negligent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bEWNRw

Alliance Liftboats: #5thCir denies mandamus after district court certified class of workers treated as overtime-exempt seamen in #FLSA claim: issues could be addressed on appeal; harm from litigation didn't justify relief #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sAQF2d

US v Mendez-Lozano: #5thCir finds defendant's appeal notice waived challenges to his convictions re holding illegal aliens hostage in trailer, affirms sentencing enhancement for leader/organizer #concur #USSG #criminallaw #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bhUtOR

Storey Minerals v EP Energy: #5thCir affirms denial of administrative expense claims, including #bankruptcy court's assessments of jurisdiction & application of #TXlaw governing construction of #oilandgas leases #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4borgSD

Deras v Johnson & Johnson: #5thCir vacates orders denying motions to reopen case under FRCP 60b1 after dismissal for failure to retain local counsel w/in 14 days: district court improperly collapsed rules governing 41b and 60b #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/3Ndunoo

Ayestas v Harris County DA: #5thCir finds discovery order against DA appealable, vacates order, dismisses selective-prosecution claim as barred second/successive #habeas application, not w/in scope of FRCP 59e #dissent #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4rqtYgj

US v Ponce: #5thCir affirms denial of motion to #suppress after #border patrol agent found undocumented woman inside SUV's speaker box: defendant consented to opening back hatch; officer had probable cause to open box #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4dfrmOQ

Savage v LaSalle Management: #5thCir affirms exclusion of evidence/dismissal of case after 4 years of litigation, no significant discovery or case development, multiple continuances by plaintiff #civilprocedure #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/40q6kp9

Barber v Rounds: #5thCir, on claims re principal's prohibition of teacher's prayer, affirms denial of #qualifiedimmunity on #FirstAmendment free speech/free exercise claims, reverses on #14thAmendment disparate treatment claim #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4bjtkLJ

Ferguson v Lockheed Martin: #5thCir reverses dismissal of #FalseClaimsAct suit: first-to-file bar didn't prevent #quitam action alleging different mechanism for #fraud across military aircraft programs #concur #dissent #TINA #appellatetwitter #lawtwitter baffc.net/4sDu6u2