Category: Judge Solis (Ret.)
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Judge Lynn To Become New Chief Judge Of The Northern District of Texas
With Chief Judge Solis’ retirement, Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn will become the Northern District of Texas’ Chief Judge, effective May 1, 2016. Congratulations Chief Judge Lynn!
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Chief Judge Solis To Retire in May 2016
It has recently been reported that Chief Judge Solis intends to retire in May 2016. The Chief Judge’s retirement will create four judicial vacancies in the Northern District of Texas.
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Judge Solis Grants Motions to Consolidate in StoneEage Cases
On January 28, 2014, Judge Solis granted plaintiffs’ motion to consolidate in the StoneEagle cases (Order available here). Judge Solis found that both suits were before the same court and involve similar parties. The suits also were “riddled with factual overlaps that touch every party no matter which case someone happens finds his name affixed on…
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Judge Solis Awards $433,000 In Attorney’s Fees in FLSA Case
We previously discussed the jury verdict in Parker v. ABC Debt Relief, and did an interview with plaintiff’s attorney Clay Branham. On April 9, 2014, Judge Solis entered an Order (available here) resolving the issue of attorney’s fees in this FLSA case. Judge Solis ultimately found that plaintiffs should be awarded over $433,000 in attorney’s…
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Judge Solis Resolves Post-Trial Motions in Kaneka v. JBS
On October 24, 2013, Judge Solis entered an Order (available here) resolving post-trial motions in Kaneka v. JBS, a patent infringement case in which the jury had found in favor of the plaintiff. Judge Solis determined, among other things, that the plaintiff was entitled to $400,000 in damages from the defendants, an accounting for additional…
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CCRG Interviews Trey Branham, Plaintiffs’ Attorney In Parker v. ABC Debt Relief FLSA Trial
As litigators know, the vast majority of cases do not make it to trial. The parties either reach a settlement, or the Court disposes of the case on a motion to dismiss or at summary judgment. Parker v. ABC Debt Relief, however, was tried in September before Judge Solis and, on September 11, 2013, the…
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Judge Solis Denies Motion To Dismiss Due To Alleged Lack of Patentable Subject Matter In StoneEagle Case
On August 14, 2013, Judge Solis issued an opinion (available here) in StoneEagle Services v. Store Value Payments. Defendants had filed a motion to dismiss (among other things) plaintiff’s claims for patent infringement. Defendants argued that the patent-in-suit did not claim patent-eligible subject matter. Judge Solis found that the Defendants “cannot show by clear and convincing…
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Judge Solis Denies Motion to Enjoin and Motion to Dismiss in Excentus Patent In-fringement Lawsuit
On February 5, 2013, Judge Solis issued an Order (available here) in Excentus v. CodePro, a patent infringement lawsuit pending in the Northern District of Texas. Plaintiff (who had filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against the Defendant after receiving a notice letter from the Defendant) had filed a motion to enjoin Defendant’s (later-filed) lawsuit filed…
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Judge Solis Reverses Course, Grants Motion to Withdraw as Counsel in Galaxy Powersports Case
Last July, we wrote about a motion to withdraw as counsel that Judge Solis denied in his Galaxy Powersports case. There, Judge Solis denied the motion to withdraw and directed defendant’s counsel to respond to the plaintiff’s anticipated summary judgment motion. On September 27, 2012, Judge Solis issued an Order (available here), granting the defendant’s…
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Judge Solis Denies Motion to Withdraw As Counsel in Galaxy Powersports Case
On July 25, 2012, Judge Solis denied Ufot Umana and Stanley Kuan’s motion to withdraw as counsel for defendant Benzhou Vehicle Industry Group (decision available here). Movants had sought to withdraw as counsel after being discharged by Benzhou in March 2012, and movants and Benzhou could not effectively communicate nor agree on case strategy. In…