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...David R Jones, the chief judge of the US bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Texas, resigned in the past week after he admitted to concealing a romantic relationship with a Houston bankruptcy attorney...
...by Judge David R....
...Drain, the only bankruptcy judge sitting in the White Plains Division of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York....
...The Houston federal bankruptcy court had become a hotbed for complicated cases as its judges were considered sophisticated and speedy arbiters of the law but also friendly to the wishes of debtors....
...Jones was then the chief judge for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) federal bankruptcy court and based in Houston....
...So Plaintiffs lose on all their claims,” wrote Christopher Lopez, US bankruptcy judge for Texas’s southern district, in his ruling....
...An order posted on Friday said cases classified as “complex”, or those with liabilities more than $200mn, assigned to David R Jones, the chief judge of the US bankruptcy court for the southern district of...
...The company filed suit in the US district court of northern Texas, arguing that Follow This and Arjuna’s proposal was “driven by an extreme agenda” and “calculated to diminish the company’s existing business...
...The world of blockbuster bankruptcies has been transfixed by the saga of David R Jones, the powerful judge in Houston who presided over many of the biggest Chapter 11 cases of the past decade, as DD’s Sujeet...
...The company’s lawsuit was filed in a US district court in Texas and alleges that the proposal by Follow This and Arjuna violated SEC rules for such investor petitions....
...This past Monday, Jones resigned after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which oversees the Southern District of Texas bankruptcy court where Jones sits, said there was “probable cause” of wrongdoing by...
...Then judge Linda Chan made a sudden intervention. “I consider that it is appropriate for the court to make a winding up order against the company, and I so order,” she said....
...The chambers of the US Southern District of Texas has sophisticated judges and a taste for mind-bendingly complex cases. The bankruptcy business is booming....
...A judge also recently ruled the government of Alagoas — one of Brazil’s poorest states, which claims it suffered an impact of R$35.8bn from the disaster — was owed compensation with the amount to be calculated...
...working for the Manhattan district attorney....
...US District Judge Alan Albright presides in the single courthouse in Waco, a Texas town about 100 miles north of Austin, which Prado singled out....
...A lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York in October 2019, alleges Tether and Bitfinex shared false information about the tether stablecoin and engaged in market manipulation...
...Other unexpected court venues have also attracted cases: Richmond, Virginia, has become a hub for retail bankruptcies including Toys R Us and J Crew....
...Barnea, co-chief of the tax and bankruptcy unit for the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York....
...Lawyers say there’s an advantage to knowing which judge will preside over a given case. “My clients look to us for our advice and experience with particular judges and courts....
...Harris county’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop the state from enforcing the Republican governor’s ban on mask mandates was granted on Friday by a district court judge in Austin....
...The county surrounding Houston is preparing a lawsuit challenging Texas’s ban on mask and vaccination mandates....
...That court ruled the governor’s powers were not sufficient enough to suspend the authority granted to mayors and county judges, via the Texas Disaster Act, to declare and manage local disasters....
...It directed the district court to enter orders of acquittal for both men....
...The Texas governor on Wednesday threatened to take the school districts to court, arguing they were violating his executive order....
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