Monthly Archives: January 2018

Magistrate Judge Rutherford

On January 26, 2018, Chief Judge Lynn swore in the Northern District of Texas’ newest magistrate judge, Rebecca Rutherford. According to the Northern District’s News Release (available here): Judge Rutherford graduated in 1993, summa cum laude with a Bachelor of … Continue reading

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Chief Judge Lynn Now Requiring Persons Planning to Use IT Equipment to Undertake Training Prior to Trial or Motion Hearing

On January 24, 2018, Chief Judge Lynn entered a Scheduling Order (available here) in the Iron Oak v. Samsung case. Notably, the Scheduling Order contains a training requirement for attorneys or staff who wish to use the Court’s IT equipment: The … Continue reading

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New Patent Cases

Over the last several weeks, there have been 11 new patent cases filed in the Northern District of Texas: Dexas International v. Hangzhou Rena Pet Products (complaint available here) I.S.E.L., LLC v. Polyguard Products, Inc. (complaint available here) Junkosha, Inc. … Continue reading

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