United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

____________ FILED May 16, 2025 No. 23-20337 Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk Abraham Watkins Nichols Agosto Aziz & Stogner,

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus Edward Festeryga,

Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:22-CV-4249 ______________________________ Before Elrod, Chief Judge, Jones, Smith, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilso