Patrick Errol Higginbotham

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

Signed rulings

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

Society of Separationists, Inc. v. Herman
88-1572 · 1992-04-17
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We granted rehearing en banc and, without reaching the underlying merits, conclude that plaintiffs lack standing to seek a prospective remedy.”

Van Orden v. Perry
02-51184 · 2003-11-12
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“In a careful opinion, the court rejected the claim of First Amendment violations and entered judgment for the State. The plaintiff appeals. We affirm.”

In re Condor Insurance Ltd.
09-60193 · 2010-03-18
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“This appeal concerns the jurisdiction of a bankruptcy court to offer avoidance relief under foreign law in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceeding. We hold that the bankruptcy court has that authority and reverse the judgment of the district court dismissing for want of jurisdiction.”

Harold H. Huggins Realty, Inc. v. FNC, Inc.
09-60804 · 2011-02-24
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We conclude that the plaintiffs have pleaded economic injury to a commercial interest caused by the defendant's anti-competitive conduct. Because this is the type of injury Congress intended the Lanham Act to redress, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand this action for further proceedings.”

Barnes v. Felix
22-20519 · 2024-01-23
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court granted Defendants' motion for summary judgment, finding no Fourth Amendment constitutional violation. Faithful to this Circuit's moment of threat doctrine, we AFFIRM.”

Martinez v. City of Rosenberg
No. 23-20539 · 2024-12-11
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court's judgment.”

Anderson v. Valdez
No. 17-41243 · 2019-01-14
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We reverse the district court's order denying Valdez's motion for summary judgment in both his official and individual capacity.”

McLin v. Twenty-First Judicial District
No. 22-30490 · 2023-08-16
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we AFFIRM.”

Samples v. Vadzemnieks
No. 17-20350 · 2018-08-17
Appeal (appellant) Granted

“We reverse the district court's denial of summary judgment to Vadzemnieks and render judgment for him.”

Hicks v. LeBlanc
No. 22-30184 · 2023-09-05
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“We conclude in this interlocutory appeal that the district court properly denied qualified immunity and AFFIRM.”

Ducksworth v. Landrum
No. 21-60830 · 2023-03-10
Appeal (appellant) Moot / procedural

“For the foregoing reasons, we DISMISS the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.”

Spikes v. McVea
No. 19-30019 · 2021-08-11
Appeal (appellant) Denied

“The district court determined that there was enough evidence to conclude that Defendants' conduct went beyond malpractice, rising to the level of an Eighth Amendment violation. We affirm.”

Caseload & timing

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