262 results for 'court:"USDC Southern District of Texas"'.
J. Marmolejo denies two deputies' motion to dismiss an individual's civil rights claims arising from his arrest. The deputies are not immune from the claims, and the individual sufficiently alleges his claims for false arrest, excessive force, unlawful property seizure and denial of medical care.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Marmolejo, Filed On: February 20, 2024, Case #: 5:23cv48, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity, Police Misconduct
J. Hanen grants an injunction to a nonprofit that challenges on constitutional grounds two of Houston ordinances that outlaw the feeding of the homeless on all property, including public property, without the property owner’s permission. The nonprofit, which claims it feeds the homeless in protest to encourage the government to spend funds on homelessness and poverty rather than war, has shown it will suffer irreparable harm without an injunction.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Hanen, Filed On: February 14, 2024, Case #: 4:24cv338, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Constitution, Government, Injunction
J. Lake grants, in part, a distribution company's motion for summary judgment in a contract action. It shows it had a valid credit agreement with the parties and provided $252,000 in goods, but did not receive payment.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Lake, Filed On: February 9, 2024, Case #: 4:22cv4522, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Damages, Contract
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J. Edison recommends granting, in part, a retirement association and pension fund's motion for class certification in their securities action against an oil exploration and production company. The company has rebutted certain claims falling beyond 2018; therefore, the class period will be limited to September 2016 to February 2018.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Edison, Filed On: February 9, 2024, Case #: 4:21cv575 , NOS: Securities/Commodities/Exchange - Other Suits, Categories: Energy, Securities, Class Action
J. Ellison denies, in part, a bank's motion to dismiss a borrower's foreclosure-related action. He sufficiently alleges his claims for breach of post-foreclosure contract, fraud by nondisclosure and promissory estoppel.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Ellison, Filed On: February 5, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv1092, NOS: All Other Real Property - Real Property, Categories: Property, Banking / Lending, Contract
J. Rosenthal denies, in part, two deputies' motion to dismiss a driver's civil rights claims following his arrest. He has sufficiently alleged his claims for excessive force and punitive damages.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Rosenthal, Filed On: February 5, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv302, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Damages, Police Misconduct
J. Rosenthal denies, in part, an insurer's motion to dismiss a homeowner's claims arising from a coverage dispute for storm-related damage. The homeowner sufficiently alleges his breach of contract claim and a claim related to an allegedly unexplained incomplete payment made by the insurer.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Rosenthal, Filed On: February 5, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv1897 , NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Property, Contract
J. Lake transfers a company's copyright and trademark action against an institute in connection with works and a mark associated with a Buddhist monk to the Central District of California, Western Division. The institute is based in California, and the company fails to show it has the minimum contacts with Texas to establish jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Lake, Filed On: January 31, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv2812, NOS: Copyrights - Property Rights, Categories: Copyright, Trademark, Jurisdiction
J. Bryan dismisses a software company's contract action seeking more than $247,000 from a telecommunications provider that services an Indian reservation. The provider is protected by sovereign immunity, and it did not expressly waive its immunity.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Bryan, Filed On: January 30, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv1901, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Communications, Immunity, Contract
J. Ho grants, in part, a realty company's motion for fee shifting as a sanction against an attorney in a trade secrets case. The attorney relied on assumptions, rather than facts, regarding the existence of requested records when he refused to comply with certain discovery orders.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Ho, Filed On: January 22, 2024, Case #: 4:22cv2847, NOS: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) - Property Rights, Categories: Sanctions, Trade Secrets, Discovery
J. Edison recommends granting summary judgment to a bank in a foreclosure case. The bank holds a valid claim on the property at issue as the legal holder of the note, and, contrary to the property owner's argument, the statute of limitations has not run on the bank's right to foreclose on the property.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Edison, Filed On: January 2, 2024, Case #: 3:20cv354, NOS: Foreclosure - Real Property, Categories: Property, Banking / Lending
J. Tipton enters a consent decree between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a disabled worker, and Cash Depot. The employer has agreed to pay the worker $55,000 to settle the disability discrimination action.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Tipton, Filed On: December 22, 2023, Case #: 4:20cv3343, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment Discrimination