Felony criminal defendants who sued 23 criminal district judges in Houston chose to dismiss the jurists as defendants so they would drop an appeal that was going to delay the litigation.
February 03, 2021 at 02:39 PM
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A sign of litigation strategy in action, a federal court has signaled its intention to dismiss 23 criminal district judges in Houston from a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of money bail in felony cases.
U.S. District Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal of the Southern District of Texas in Houston also issued a rare order that vacated her previous ruling.
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