Yesterday’s order by the WDTX chief judge delays jury trials again, this time until after September 30.
And no, they’re not in their new courthouse in San Antonio yet, but it’s so much prettier to look at, don’t you think?
This phone hearing before Judge Albright addressed motions to enlarge page limits as well as a motion to disqualify counsel.
Lengthy opinion from Judge Albright granting these 12(c) motions asserting prosecution history estoppel.
Similar order on a motion to stay, although this one was before institution.
Copies of this 54 page sanctions order against copyright attorney Richard Liebowitz hit the dockets of dozens of Texas federal courts this week.
SDNY Judge Jesse Furman required that his order be filed in all Liebowitz’ cases. It details Liebowitz’ filing history and attaches as an appendix a listing of 40 prior sanctions orders involving him, which it concedes is not likely exhaustive.
It requires him to pay sanctions of over $103,000, and serve the following with a copy of the order:
The Court will send a copy of the order to the chair of the Court’s grievance committee for its review in deciding whether to disbar Liebowitz from practicing in the SDNY.
The Court also required Liebowitz to file in every future case for a year as an exhibit to the complaint a copy of the deposit files maintained by the Copyright Office reflecting prior registration of the work.
The recent Order is certainly the most significant in the growing body of Liebowitz sanctions case law. But there’s always next week.
When can you amend your answer and invalidity contentions to assert new defenses? This opinion by Judge Albright provides the standards.
