The Fairfield Judicial District will officially become the Bridgeport Judicial District as of January 1, 2024, after legislation passed this year to make clear the facilities' location. All three of the courthouses in the...more
Whether initiating litigation or defending against a recently filed suit, venue needs to be front of mind. Venue issues have been a popular topic recently as parties have attempted to seek out venues as a means of selecting a...more
Early last year we took a look at how often Federal Circuit judges sit. A lot has happened since then, including two new judges joining the court. Below is an updated chart showing data through the August 2022 sitting...more
On Monday, July 25, the Chief Judge for the Western District of Texas issued an order altering how patent cases are assigned in that District. The order implements a “random assignment” procedure that now prevents plaintiffs...more
One would think that the current state of federal law would be clear as to where a plaintiff may commence, and thereafter maintain, his/her action. However, that is not the case; particularly within the Second Circuit, and...more
NFJE annually opens its NFJE Symposium to appellate judges from all over the country and from all walks of life without regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity or sexual orientation. But NFJE...more
A couple weeks ago we wrote about how often Federal Circuit judges sit in a given year (see How Often Do Federal Circuit Judges Sit?). Spoiler: they sit a lot. In that post, though, we looked at the data for each judge...more
Since we’re all about data at Federal Circuitry, we thought we’d take a quick look at what our data show about how often Federal Circuit judges sit each year. To quantify that, we looked at how many different panel days each...more
Last week, we noted that the Ninth Circuit’s visiting judges together perform the work of roughly 6 additional Ninth Circuit judges. But who, exactly, secures an invite to help serve as these supplemental members of the Ninth...more
The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s dismissal of an action brought against YouTube and Google by a non-profit educational and media organization alleging a violation of the First Amendment and false...more
The Federal Circuit ruled that when a defendant is incorporated in a state that has multiple judicial districts, the defendant will reside in only one of the districts for venue purposes under the patent venue statute, 28...more
Federal Circuit Summaries - Before Reyna, Linn, and Hughes. Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Summary: A corporation incorporated in a state having multiple...more