Western District of Texas

In this section, we post selected rulings and opinions on cases being considered within the Western District of Texas.

Case Listing

• 35 Bar and Grille, LLC, et al. v. The City of San Antonio   New!
  Civil Action No. SA-13-CA-34-FB
  Order Concerning Preliminary Injunction
• United States of America v. Gemase Lee Simmons  
  Case No. 5:12-CR-108-FB-1
  The Verdict and Opinion of the Court
• Armstrong v. United States Anti-Doping Agency et al  
  Case No. A-12-CV-606-SS
  Opinion and order dismissing Armstrong's due process and state law challenges to both United States Anti-Doping Agency's authority to bring doping charges against him, and the arbitration procedures it employs. The Court finds Armstrong's claims are preempted by statute and foreclosed by his arbitration agreement.
• Planned Parenthood Association of Hidalgo County Texas, Inc., et al. v. Thomas M. Suehs, Executive Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission  
  Order Granting Prelimary Injuction, Civil Action A-12-CV-322-LY
• Schultz, et al., v. Medina Valley Independent School District  
• Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas v. Federal Highway Administration; United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Amadeo Saenz, Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation; Terry Brechtel, Executive Director, Alamo Regional Mobility Authority  
  Civil Action SA-08-CA-154-FB
  Opinion and Order Concerning the Internal Combustion Engine, H2O, Homo Sapiens and Rhadine Exilis. (And the Survival of the Latter Two)
• United States of America v. John Travis Ketner, et al.
  Cause No. 3:06-CR-01369-FM
  Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Motion of El Paso Media Group, Inc., dba The Newspaper Tree to Intervene to Unseal Court Documents and Open Hearings and Request for Hearing on the Motion and the Government's Motion to Unseal Redacted Transcripts
• United States of America v. John Travis Ketner, et al.
  Cause No. 3:06-CR-01369-FM
  Memorandum Opinion and Order Regarding Motion for Leave to Intervene
• United States v. Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean
  Cause No. EP-05-cr-856-KC
• United States v. Luis Posada Carriles
  Cause No. EP-07-CR-87-KC

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