Author: Steven Callahan
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Judge McBryde
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Judge McBryde was appointed to the Northern District of Texas in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush. Judge McBryde graduated in 1953 with a B.S. from Texas Christian University, and received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1956. From 1956 to 1969, Judge McBryde was…
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Judge Cummings
Judge Cummings was born in Lubbock, Texas. He became one of the Northern District of Texas’ Judges after being appointed in 1987 by President Reagan. Judge Cummings graduated from Texas Tech University (with a B.B.A.) in 1967, and received his Juris Doctor (cum laude) from Baylor University School of Law in 1970. At Baylor, Judge…
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Judge Lynn
Judge Lynn was born in Binghamton, New York, and appointed to the Northern District of Texas by President Clinton in 2000. She received her B.A. (with Highest Distinction) in 1973 from the University of Virginia, and her J.D. (Summa Cum Laude) in 1976 from Southern Methodist University School of Law. In 1976, she became the…
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Hill Country Removes Trademark Lawsuit Filed by Texas Hill Country Barbecue to the Northern District of Texas
Send a cease and desist letter, get sued. We see that fact pattern a lot, including in Texas Hill Country Barbecue, Inc. v. Hill Country IP, LLC. Hill Country claims to own a registered trademark for HILL COUNTRY with respect to “services providing food and drink.” According to Texas Hill Country Barbecue, Hill Country sent…
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Judge Robinson
Judge Robinson was born in Dodge City, Kansas. She graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in 1948, and received her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1950, where she was one of only six women in her graduating class. From 1950 to 1955, she was a Partner…
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Chief Judge Fitzwater
Born in Olney, Maryland, Chief Judge Fitzwater became one of the Northern District of Texas’ Judges in 1986. He was appointed by President Reagan. Chief Judge Fitzwater received a B.A. from Baylor University in 1975 and a J.D. from Baylor University School of Law in 1976. From 1976 to 1978, he worked as an Associate…
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Tarrant County College Hit with $230,000 Worth of Attorney’s Fees in Free Speech Case
On October 13, 2010, Judge Means of the Northern District of Texas issued an order in Smith v. Tarrant County College (pdf available here) awarding Plaintiffs over $230,000 in attorney’s fees. Plaintiffs had sued Tarrant County College under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that several of TCC’s rules and regulations regarding speech were unconstitutional. “Specifically,…
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Judge Kinkeade Summarily Denies RIM’s Motion to Switch Mediators
On October 12, 2010, Judge Kinkeade denied RIM’s motion to switch mediators in RIM v. Eastman Kodak, a patent infringement case pending in the Northern District of Texas (pdf copy of order here). RIM sought to use retired Chief Judge Michel, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as opposed to…
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Kenneth Starr Speaks at the Dallas Bar Association’s 2010 Philbin Awards
On Monday, we attended the Dallas Bar Association’s 2010 Philbin Awards, which recognize excellence in legal reporting. The Philbin Awards began in 1983 to honor the memory of Dallas lawyer Stephen Philbin, who passed away in 1982 from leukemia. This year’s keynote speaker was Kenneth Starr, former Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District…
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Who is the Original Mattress Factory?
That’s the question raised by The Original Mattress Factory, Inc.’s false advertising lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Texas on October 11, 2010 against The Mattress Factory (pdf copy of the complaint here). The Original Mattress Factory claims that, forty years ago, its founder Ron Trzcinski began working at Sealy, eventually rising through the…