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Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod, Chief Judge
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This site contains opinions (both published and unpublished) released from 1992 to the present. If you are unable to locate an older opinion on our website please contact the Clerk's Office at Webmaster at ca5.uscourts.gov or call (504) 310-7700.
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25-10606
05/14/2026
Arzu v. American Airlines
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24-60649
05/14/2026
Starbucks v. NLRB
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25-10285
05/14/2026
USA v. Seaton
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25-11110
05/14/2026
USA v. Chox-Gonzalez
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25-11110.0.pdf
25-11311
05/14/2026
Biegon v. Turkish Airlines
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25-20157
05/14/2026
USA v. Thompson
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25-20157.0.pdf
25-20238
05/14/2026
Moccia v. Moccia
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24-20423
05/14/2026
USA v. Anderson
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25-30428
05/14/2026
USA v. Washington
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25-30457
05/14/2026
USA v. Ramirez-Gonzalez
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25-30506
05/14/2026
USA v. Celestine
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25-40194
05/14/2026
Providence Title v. Truly Title
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25-40430
05/14/2026
USA v. Goines
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25-40430.0.pdf
25-50287
05/14/2026
USA v. Soto
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25-50287.0.pdf
25-50295
05/14/2026
USA v. Flores-Soto
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25-50295.0.pdf
25-50486
05/14/2026
USA v. Tolentino-Cortes
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25-50486.0.pdf
25-50529
05/14/2026
USA v. Berryman
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25-50599
05/14/2026
USA v. Hale
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25-50599.0.pdf
25-50971
05/14/2026
USA v. Arellano-Alvarado
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25-50971.0.pdf
25-60476
05/14/2026
Shelter Mutual v. Gibbs
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25-60476.0.pdf
25-60481
05/14/2026
Matute-Vallecillo v. Blanche
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25-60481.0.pdf
25-60539
05/14/2026
Martinez Pereira v. Blanche
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25-60596
05/14/2026
Matute-Vallecillo v. Blanche
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