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January 14, 2016 | Texas Lawyer

Texas' Motion to Dismiss: An Overview and a Way Forward

While a state law motion to dismiss may in theory be a powerful tool for defendants, in practice, Rule 91a has been utilized far less than its federal cousin, the 12(b)(6) motion, and caselaw

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Reyes v. Smith

Publication Date: 2016-01-12
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Date Filed: 2016-01-12
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller, District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael J. Melloy,*Sandra S. Ikuta, and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lesley Pak (argued), Frederick S. Chung, Stuart M. Rosenberg, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Palo Alto, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, Jonathan L. Wolff, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Thomas S. Patterson, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Jose A. Zelidon-Zepeda (argued), Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, California, for Defendants-Appellees.
Case Number: No. 13-17119

Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 336 DAVID REYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Chief P

Choate Constr. Co. v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co.

Publication Date: 2016-01-11
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Court: Court of Appeals
Judge: Dillard, Stephen Louis A.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Corgan, Reginald Williamson, and Elizabeth Akins Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Matthew Jones and Nicole Burgess-Busch Busch, Reed Jones PC, Marietta, for appellee. Other party representation: Thaddeus Dedmon, Douglasville.
Case Number: A15A1629

The law-of-the-case doctrine barred summary judgment as to the appellant's claims for liability on payment and performance bonds, because the Court held in a prior appeal that several genuine issues

United States v. Swisher

Publication Date: 2016-01-11
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Date Filed: 2016-01-11
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: B. Lynn Winmill, Chief District Judge, Presiding Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge and Stephen Reinhardt, Alex Kozinski, M. Margaret McKeown, Marsha S. Berzon, Richard R. Clifton, Jay S. Bybee, Sandra S. Ikuta, N. Randy Smith, Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: John M. Pellettieri (argued), Attorney, Appellate Section; Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General; Sung-Hee Suh, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Appellee.
for defendant: Joseph Theodore Horras, Boise, Idaho, for Defendant-Appellant.
Case Number: No. 11-35796

Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 259 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELVEN JOE SWI

Harris County Hospital District v. Parker, 14-15-00152-CV (Tex.App. Dist.14 12/22/2015)

Publication Date: 2016-01-11
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Date Filed: 2015-12-22
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Judge: William J. Boyce Justice
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Case Number: 14-15-00152-CV

On Appeal from the 164th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 2012-65681 Panel consists of Justices Boyce, Busby, and Bro

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Padilla (Legislature of The State of California)

Publication Date: 2016-01-04
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Date Filed: 2016-01-04
Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bell, McAndrews & Hiltachk, Thomas W. Hiltachk and Charles H. Bell, Jr., for Petitioners.
for defendant: No appearance for Respondent. Diane F. Boyer-Vine, Jeffrey A. DeLand, Robert A Pratt; Strumwasser & Woocher, Fredric D. Woocher, Michael J. Strumwasser and Dale K. Larson for Real Party in Interest.
Case Number: No: S220289

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 73 HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION et al., Petitioners, v. ALEX

The Gillette Company v. Franchise Tax Board

Publication Date: 2015-12-31
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Date Filed: 2015-12-31
Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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Attorneys: For plaintiff: Silverstein & Pomerantz, Amy L. Silverstein, Edwin P. Antolin, Johanna W. Roberts, Charles E. Olson and Lindsay T. Braunig for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Susan Duncan Lee, Acting State Solicitor General, Edward C. DuMont, State Solicitor General, Kathleen A. Kenealy, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Paul D. Gifford, Assistant Attorney General, W. Dean Freeman, Joyce E. Hee and Lucy F. Wang, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.
Case Number: No: S206587

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 21 THE GILLETTE COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. FRANCH

USA v. Miller, 13‐822‐cr

Publication Date: 2015-12-23
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Carney, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee the United States of America: Paul Van De Graaf and Gregory L. Waples, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Eugenia A.P. Cowles, Assistant United States Attorney, for Tristam J. Coffin, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, Burlington, VT.
for defendant: For Defendant‐ Appellant Kenneth Miller: Brooks G. McArthur, on the brief, David J. Williams, Jarvis, McArthur & Williams, LLC, Burlington, VT.
Case Number: 13‐822‐cr

Cite as: USA v. Miller, 13‐822‐cr, NYLJ 1202745485947, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 16, 2015) CASENAME United States of America, Appellee v. Kenneth L. Mil

Mondaca-Vega v. Lynch

Publication Date: 2015-12-15
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Date Filed: 2015-12-15
Court: 9th Cir.
Judge: Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge and Harry Pregerson, Alex Kozinski, Barry G. Silverman, William A. Fletcher, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Jay S. Bybee, N. Randy Smith, Mary H. Murguia, Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Andrew D. Hurwitz, Circuit Judges.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matt Adams (argued), Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Seattle, Washington; and Martha H. Rickey, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Granger, Washington, for Petitioner.
for defendant: August E. Flentje (argued), Stuart F. Delery, Colin A. Kisor, Elizabeth J. Stevens, Aaron S. Goldsmith, Katherine E.M. Goettel, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Case Number: No. 03-71369

Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 13226 SALVADOR MONDACA-VEGA, Petitioner, v. LORETTA E. LYNCH, Atto

Expressions Hair Design v. Attorney General of the State of New York, 13‐4533

Publication Date: 2015-12-14
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Appellees: Gary Friedman, Friedman Law Group, LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Deepak Gupta, Gupta Beck PLLC, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae The Kroger Company, Safeway Inc., Walgreen Co., Food Lion, LLC, Hy‐Vee Inc., H.E. Butt Grocery Co., The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc., Albertson's LLC, and Rite Aid Corp., in support of Plaintiffs‐Appellees: Linda P. Nussbaum, Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Consumer Action, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Consumers League, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group, in support of Plaintiffs‐Appellees: J. Douglas Richards, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant Eric T. Schneiderman, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of New York: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Judith Vale, Assistant Attorney General For Defendants‐ Appellants Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., in his official capacity as District Attorney of New York County, and Charles J. Hynes, in his official capacity as District Attorney of Kings County: Larry A. Sonnenschein, Ronald E. Sternberg, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York. For Amicus Curiae Credit Union Association of New York in support of Defendants‐Appellants: Henry C. Meier, Associate General Counsel.
Case Number: 13‐4533

Cite as: Expressions v. Schneiderman, 13‐4533, NYLJ 1202744761352, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided September 29, 2015) CASE NAME Expressions Hair Design, Linda Fiacco,