Published opinions from 2000. The case name opens the case page.
October 30, 2000231 F.3d 979
The court affirmed Dabeit’s sentence, holding that the district court gave him a sufficient opportunity to allocute and that his prior bank-property offense qualified as an aggravated felony supporting the sentencing enhancement.
August 31, 2000224 F.3d 496
The court affirmed dismissal of the option holders’ claims because the engagement agreement and fairness opinion limited Morgan Stanley’s duties to Allwaste’s board, the plaintiffs were not intended third-party beneficiaries and pleaded no oral contract, and they did not personally rely on the alleged…
The court reversed the district court’s judgment and remanded because the ALJ did not properly evaluate Newton’s treating specialist’s opinion, relied on the medical-vocational guidelines despite substantial evidence of nonexertional impairments, and failed to consider the effect of ongoing treatment on her ability to…
The Fifth Circuit denied Miller a certificate of appealability because he failed to make a substantial showing that any asserted constitutional violation was debatable among reasonable jurists.