Archive for the ‘Magistrate Judge’ Category

The Role of Magistrate Judges in the Northern District of Texas

February 13, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Discovery, Irma C. Ramirez, Jeff Kaplan, Jeffrey L. Cureton, Magistrate Judge, Paul D. Stickney, Practice Tips, Renee H. Toliver 

The Dallas Bar Association (DBA) Judiciary Committee sponsored a panel discussion with the Magistrate Judges in the Northern District of Texas on February 2, 2012. The panel included Hon. Jeff Kaplan, Hon. Irma Ramirez, Hon. Paul Stickney, Hon. Renee Toliver, and Hon. Jeff Cureton. The Magistrate Judges discussed how they are typically assigned to cases [...]

Judge Kaplan Speaks at Advanced Patent Litigation CLE

July 17, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Damages, Experts, Jeff Kaplan, Local Patent Rules, Practice Tips, Summary Judgment 

Hon. Jeff Kaplan, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, participated in a judges panel at the State Bar of Texas 7th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation course in San Antonio on July 14, 2011. Judge Kaplan addressed several subjects of interest: Patent Pilot Program. Judge Kaplan touched on how the judges [...]

Panel of N.D. Tex. Judges to Provide Practice Tips for Federal Cases

June 20, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: District Judge, Jane Boyle, Jeff Kaplan, Judge, Magistrate Judge, Practice Tips, Sam A. Lindsey, Sidney A. Fitzwater 

On Thursday, June 23, 2011, from noon to 1:30 pm, a panel of Northern District of Texas federal judges will discuss practice tips and pitfalls to avoid when handling federal cases.  This free CLE event will be held at the Belo Mansion (2101 Ross Avenue) and is open to all attorneys. The panel of ND [...]

Magistrate Philip Lane to Retire

June 7, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Phillip R. Lane 

After serving as a magistrate judge in the San Angelo and Abilene division of the Northern District of Texas for more than 40 years, Magistrate Judge Philip Lane is retiring.  Magistrate Lane was first sworn in as a part-time magistrate in February 1971 and transitioned into a full-time magistrate in 2003.  With 40 years of [...]