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Category Archives: N.D. Tex. News
Patent Pilot Program To Expire In July 2021
The patent pilot program expires by operation of law on July 4, 2021, so Chief Judge Lynn issued an order (available here) vacating Special Order No. 3-287 (which set forth the prior procedure for assigning judges to patent cases under … Continue reading
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“Highly Sensitive” Documents May Be Filed Offline
In the wake of a large-data breach of the federal courts case management system, the Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Court entered General Order 2021-02 (available here). The order provides for offline filing of “highly sensitive documents”— documents “containing classified … Continue reading
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Justice Ada Brown Nominated To N.D. Tex. Bench By President Trump
On March 15, 2019, President Trump nominated Ada Brown (currently a Justice on the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals) to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas. According to the White House’s news release: … Continue reading
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Four New N.D. Tex. Judicial Nominations
On January 16, 2019, President Trump nominated James Wesley (“Wes”) Hendrix to serve as a Northern District of Texas judge. Mr. Hendrix is presently an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas. … Continue reading
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Magistrate Judge Reno
Congratulations to Lee Ann Reno for her selection as magistrate judge for the Northern District of Texas’ Amarillo division! Magistrate Judge Reno is replacing Magistrate Judge Averitte, who served for the last 30 years as the Amarillo division’s first and … Continue reading
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Karen Gren Scholer and Matthew Kacsmaryk Nominated To Serve On N.D. Tex. Bench
Three days ago, the White House announced that Karen Gren Scholer and Matthew Kacsmaryk have been nominated to serve as Northern District of Texas judges. Ms. Scholer had previously been nominated by President Obama to a judgeship in the Eastern … Continue reading
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Judge Fitzwater Dissolves TRO, Clearing Way for City of Dallas to Remove Robert E. Lee Statue In Dallas’ Lee Park
On September 7, 2017, Judge Fitzwater dissolved the TRO he had previously entered restraining the City of Dallas from removing a statue of Robert E. Lee in Dallas’ Lee Park. This new ruling (available here) clears the way for Dallas to continue … Continue reading
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N.D. Tex. Judge Fitzwater Grants Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting The City of Dallas From Removing Statue of Robert E. Lee in Dallas’ Lee Park
This afternoon, the Northern District of Texas’ Judge Fitzwater issued a Temporary Restraining Order (available here) prohibiting the City of Dallas from removing its statue of Robert E. Lee that sits in the City of Dallas’ Lee Park. The City’s … Continue reading
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N.D. Tex. Jury: Nintendo Must Pay $10.1 Million For Infringing ILife’s Patent
On August 31, 2017, a jury in Chief Judge Lynn’s court found that Nintendo infringed a patent held by iLife Technologies through the sale of Nintendo’s Wii and Wii U video game systems and software, and that Nintendo failed to … Continue reading
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Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, Seeking New Magistrate Judge
The Northern District of Texas has announced a new magistrate judge opening for its Dallas Division. Details concerning the position, and application process, can be found here. The application deadline is May 5, 2017.
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