Motion to Transfer Granted
Judge Mazzant granted this motion to transfer in a trademark / trade dress case.
Judge Amos L. Mazzant III
Motion To Compel Source Code
The court found that the defendant owned and controlled the requested source code and that the third party was obligated to provide defendant with the code.
Motion To Dismiss For Improper Venue Granted
The court concluded that the defendant did not have a regular and established place of business in the district.
Motion To Modify Protective Order To Permit Use Of Confidential Information Outside Case
Generally, protective orders prohibit the use of information outside of the case. The court was asked to modify the order in this case to permit such use.
Last Chord in Guitar Fight
A Sherman jury in Judge Mazzant’s counter answered a 22 question verdict form Friday in this trademark-plus case before leaving for the holiday weekend.
Limine Rulings & Limine Mulligans
First the ruling. Judge Mazzant precluded certain evidence and arguments related to certain third-party advertisements and sales.
Sherman trial
Last Thursday was back in trial in Sherman to assist Becca Skupin of our firm’s Sherman office try a case before Judge Mazzant, who had appointed her to represent a pro se plaintiff. (By “assist” I mean sit there and do basically nothing but be proud of the fine job she was doing. Although I did help make sure the laptop was charging properly). The voir dire was particularly good – she got ten out of a panel of 35 excused for cause.
This was our third trial with Judge Mazzant in the past year and my seventh overall – the other four were patent cases with Judge Gilstrap in Marshall. Unlike the first two in Sherman – which were two-week trials – this one only took two days, and the jury returned a verdict midafternoon Friday.
Motion For Attorneys Fees & Costs
Following a trial which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff on a breach of contract claim, the plaintiff sought fees and costs.
Stuck in State Court
Our twins couldn’t escape Spider-Man. The defendant couldn’t escape state court in this unfair competition claim.
Dismissal With Prejudice
The issue here is whether the customer defendant’s affirmative defenses would be dismissed with or without prejudice following settlement of the action against the manufacturer.