03 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in Court Rules, Discovery, Judges, Sanctions, Subpoenas
≈ Comments Off on Feel the Need For A Kindergarten Refresher? Judge Sam Sparks Arranges Opportunity for Unfortunate Counsel.
Judge Defends “Kindergarten” Order, by Nathan Koppel, Wall Street Journal Law Blog
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/09/27/austin-judge-defends-his-kindergarten-order/
23 Saturday Nov 2013
Posted in Depositions, Discovery, Judges, Legal Writing, Subpoenas, Texas Supreme Court
≈ Comments Off on Judge Sparks on Fire — Again.
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Above the Law (blog), David Lat, Depositions, Discovery, Judge Sam Sparks, Law Practice, Privilege and Confidentiality, Subpoenas, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Sparks Burns More Attorneys , by By David Lat, Above the Law
Mr. Lat shared this excerpt from the Judge’s Order:
[J]udge Sparks invited lawyers to a hearing that he referred to as a ‘kindergarten party.’ According to the ‘invitation’ — er, order — ‘[t]he party will feature many exciting and informative lessons, including… how to enter into reasonable agreements about deposition dates [and] how to limit depositions to reasonable subject matter.’ The event is aimed at lawyers who ‘are unable to practice law at the level of a first year law student.’
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