Carl Edmond Stewart

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit circuit Appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic) 26 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Baker v. DeShong
14-11157 · 2016-05-03
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“In light of recent Supreme Court precedent illuminating the standard for "exceptional" cases which warrant the award of attorney's fees, we REVERSE and REMAND.”

Scarbrough v. Purser (In re Scarbrough)
15-51045 · 2016-09-01
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We AFFIRM.”

Green Tree Servicing, L.L.C. v. Charles
17-60165 · 2017-09-29
Appellate jurisdiction (appellant) Moot / procedural

“Charles now appeals Charles II. We dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction.”

United States v. Gonzalez-Longoria (en banc, on remand)
15-40041 · 2018-07-13
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“Mr. Gonzalez-Longoria has been released from imprisonment and no longer wishes to pursue any challenge to his term of imprisonment or Sentencing Guideline calculation. Accordingly, we DISMISS his appeal as to these issues. ... We REMAND to the district court for the limited purpose of correcting the judgment to reflect the correct offense of conviction ...”

United States v. Vega-Santos
23-50309 · 2024-12-06
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We agree with Vega-Santos that this condition impermissibly delegates the district court's sentencing authority. Accordingly, we VACATE the condition and REMAND for resentencing.”

EEOC v. BDO USA, L.L.P.
16-20314 · 2017-05-04
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“For the reasons that follow, we VACATE and REMAND.”

United States v. Lineberry
11-40390 · 2012-12-07
Habeas 2255 (appellant) Denied

“We now AFFIRM.”

United States v. Flores
16-40868 · 2017-07-03
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, the sentence of Defendant-Appellant Jose Ricardo Flores is AFFIRMED.”

United States v. Garcia-Sanchez
18-40088 · 2019-02-22
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Garcia-Sanchez’s sentence is affirmed.”

United States v. Arrieta
16-40539 · 2017-07-07
Motion to dismiss indictment (appellant) Denied

“We AFFIRM the district court’s judgment but reform it to correct a clerical error in the statute of conviction.”

Okpala v. Whitaker
17-60391 · 2018-11-15
Petition for review (appellant) Granted

“Because the BIA erred in construing 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) to apply to an individual who was a naturalized citizen at the time of conviction, we grant the petition for review and vacate the BIA’s deportation order.”

Cabrera v. Sessions
15-60711 · 2018-05-07
Petition for review (appellant) Granted in part

“Accordingly, Cabrera’s petition for review is DENIED, in part, and GRANTED, in part, and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.”

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Circuit judges do not manage an assigned federal trial docket in their appellate role. Stewart previously served on Louisiana trial and appellate courts.

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