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J. Jordan dismisses the cosmetic supplies distributor's declaratory judgment action that seeks to determine whether it had a contract with a software company that later filed suit in the District of Massachusetts. The distributor's "anticipatory filing creates issues of forum shopping and fairness and frustrates judicial economy," so the Texas action is dismissed in favor of the Massachusetts case.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Jordan, Filed On: July 10, 2023, Case #: 4:22cv285, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, Contract
J. Mazzant grants in part the motion to dismiss as to the individual officials in an employment discrimination case stemming from the firing of two employees due to a purported reduction in force at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. The Eleventh Amendment bars the claims brought under the Texas Labor Code, plus the ADA and ADEA claims against two of the officials. Also, the employees' claims under the FMLA were not adequately pleaded.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Mazzant, Filed On: June 30, 2023, Case #: 4:21cv1005, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment Discrimination
J. Mazzant denies the motions for summary judgment in the former police captain's retaliation case stemming from his termination and perjury charge for filing an affidavit supporting a motion to transfer venue for his friend, a jail administrator who was arrested after allegedly facilitating an inmate's escape from the county jail. The captain's speech involved a "matter of public concern" when he expressed that his friend could not receive a fair trial in Wood County, and there is sufficient evidence of a conspiracy to retaliate against him.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Mazzant, Filed On: June 1, 2023, Case #: 4:19cv406, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution, Immunity