Cases

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.

Petition for writ of cer-tiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied.

Ray, Judge. *582 Kenneth Hart filed a complaint against his former landlord, Valeria Walker, seeking money damages for wrongful eviction, conversion, and trespass. The trial court granted partial summary judgment to Hart on the issue of Walker's liability and scheduled the matter for a subse

OPINION {¶ 1} Appellants, Kathleen and Wayne Thaler, appeal from the trial court's award of summary judgment in favor of appellees, William and Joan Zovko, finding that the Thalers knew of the condition of the sump pump and basement wall prior to completing the purchase of the property and chose to purchase it anyway. There is no evidence in the record before us that the Zovkos experienced water intrusion

REVISED July 25, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT States Court of Appeals United Fifth Circuit FILED No. 09-50672 July 6, 2011 Lyle W. Cayce GODFREY A

646 F.3d 191 (2011) Godfrey Aaron MARK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 09-50672. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 6, 2011. *192 Adam L. Seidel, Law Office of Adam L. Seidel, Dallas, TX, for Petiti

765 F.Supp.2d 783 (2011) Ray JASPER, III, Petitioner, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. Civil No. SA-08-CA-735-FB. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division. January 19, 2011. *790 Jay Robert Brandon, Law Office of Jay Brandon, Rich

629 F.3d 494 (2011) Maurice Jabbar CHARLES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 09-20639. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. January 3, 2011. *496 Josh Barrett Schaffer, Atty. Advisor (argued), The Schaffer F

643 F.3d 425 (2011) Randall GONZALES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 10-20019. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. June 13, 2011. George McCall Secrest, Jr. (argued), Bennett & Secrest, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

REVISED August 22, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 09-50672 July 6, 2011 Lyle W. Cayce

662 F.Supp.2d 684 (2009) Virgilio MALDONADO, Petitioner, v. Rick THALER,[1] Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. Civil Action No. H-07-2984. United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division. September 24, 2009. *689 Layne Edwin Kruse, Fulbright and Ja

616 F.3d 461 (2010) Milton Wuzael MATHIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rick THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 08-70021. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. August 20, 2010. *464 Stephen Arthur Doggett (Court-Appointed), Richmond, TX, Lee Ben

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge: Pursuant to a certificate of appealability (COA) granted by this court on November 30, 2010, Daniel Rodriguez, Texas prisoner # 1473833, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition as time-barred. Because we conclude that Rodriguez did not waive his right to direct appeal and as a result his habeas p

REVISED May 2, 2013 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 11-40696 May 1, 2013

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge: Richard Cobb was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in Texas state court. He filed a habeas petition in federal district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied that petition, but granted a certificate of appealability (COA) on one issue: whether the state withheld impeachment evidence from Cobb in viola

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge: Ray Charles Miller (“Miller”) appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. *899 § 2254 application challenging his guilty-plea conviction for intoxicated manslaughter with a vehicle. We granted a certificate of appealability (“COA”) on three issues: (1)

NO. 07-10-0159-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

IN THE TENTH COURT OF APPEALS No. 10-09-00393-CV DONALD FOSTER, Appellant v. RICK THALER, Appellee From the 278th District Court Walker County, Texas Trial Court No. 24,769

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Federal habeas petitioner Felix Rocha confessed to the murder of Rafael Fuentes — a security guard found shot to death outside the Houston nightclub where he worked — but later pled not guilty and proceeded to trial. Texas indictments charged both Rocha and a co-defendant, Virgilio Maldonado, with capital murder, though each defendant was tried separately. A jury convicted Rocha and on

NO. 07-10-0159-CV IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS AT AMARILLO PANEL E JANUARY 3, 2011 ______________________________ RODNEY EARL WILLIAMS, Appellant v. RICK THALER, ET AL., Appellees _________________________________ FROM THE 12TH DISTRICT COURT OF WALKER COUNTY; NO. 25018; HON. DONALD KRAEMER, PRESIDING _______________________________