James C. Ho

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit circuit Appointed by Donald Trump (Republican) 29 signed orders read

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Gorman v. Sharp
17-60515 · 2018-06-06
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“So the district court erred in denying qualified immunity. We have no choice but to reverse. ... Accordingly, we reverse the district court's denial of qualified immunity and remand with instructions that the district court dismiss the remaining Fourth Amendment claim against Sharp.”

Veritext Corp. v. Bonin
17-30298 · 2018-08-17
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“We affirm the district court's dismissal of Veritext's constitutional claims. We reverse the district court's dismissal of Veritext's Sherman Act claim and remand for further proceedings.”

Najera v. United States
17-41212 · 2019-06-05
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For these reasons, we affirm.”

Taylor v. LeBlanc
21-30625 · 2023-05-15
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“The right to timely release is clearly established. But Taylor does not show how LeBlanc's conduct was objectively unreasonable in light of clearly established law. ... We reverse.”

Bagley v. Guillen
22-20644 · 2024-01-10
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“At a minimum, the video evidence permits a jury to infer that the officer used force after Plaintiff had already begun to comply. ... Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.”

Hewitt v. Helix Energy Solutions Group (en banc)
19-20023 · 2021-09-09
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Viewing the regulations as a whole, we conclude that Helix has failed to demonstrate that Hewitt is exempt from overtime. ... We reverse the grant of summary judgment to Helix and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

20/20 Communications, Inc. v. Blevins
18-10260 c/w 19-10050 · 2019-07-22
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“Accordingly, we hold that courts, not arbitrators, must decide the gateway issue of class arbitration presented here, and accordingly remand for further proceedings.”

YPF S.A. v. Apache Overseas, Inc.
17-20802 · 2019-05-24
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“No such circumstance exists here, so accordingly, we affirm.”

Wittmer v. Phillips 66 Co.
18-50551 · 2019-02-06
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court was therefore correct to enter summary judgment for Phillips 66. The judgment is affirmed.”

Lefoldt v. Horne, L.L.P.
18-60581 · 2019-09-06
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we affirm.”

Flecha v. Medicredit, Inc.
18-50551 · 2020-01-08
Class certification (appellant) Granted

“Accordingly, we reverse the class certification order and remand for further proceedings.”

Lindsley v. TRT Holdings, Inc.
20-10263 · 2021-01-07
Appeal (appellant) Granted in part

“We reverse the district court's grant of summary judgment for Lindsley's pay discrimination claims as it pertains to Walker, Pollard, and Cornelius... Accordingly, we reverse in part and affirm in part.”

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