NEWMAN v. MOORE et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-01334

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Christopher R. Cooper

  1. October 06, 2023

    Even After Suspension, Judge Newman Is Not Backing Down

    After being suspended by colleagues investigating her fitness to serve on the bench, 96-year-old Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman said in an interview with Law360 that she's prepared to fight the decision for as long as it takes, calling the case "very bad for this court."

  2. September 21, 2023

    Newman's Push Against Suspension Called Probe 'Baseless'

    Before her colleagues voted Wednesday to suspend Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman amid an investigation of her mental fitness, her attorneys argued in a filing made public concurrently with the order that the probe has no basis and a suspension would flout the law.

  3. September 20, 2023

    Newman's Suspension Met With Concern And Questions

    Wednesday's suspension of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman by her colleagues amid an investigation into her mental fitness is an unfortunate outcome in a difficult case, which raises questions about the acrimonious process and does not reflect well on the court, experts said.

  4. September 20, 2023

    Newman Given 1-Year Suspension For Refusing Medical Tests

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman was suspended Wednesday from hearing any cases for one year, after the court's other active judges said their 96-year-old colleague derailed an investigation into whether she is mentally fit to serve as judge by not agreeing to medical tests.

  5. September 07, 2023

    2nd Doc To Evaluate Judge Newman Says She's Fit To Serve

    A forensic psychiatrist's recent evaluation of Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman, whose colleagues are investigating her fitness to remain on the bench, found no evidence of mental disability that would interfere with her judicial service, according to a report her attorneys released Thursday.

  6. September 05, 2023

    Fed. Circ. Seeks To Nix Newman's Suit Over Fitness Probe

    The Federal Circuit committee investigating Judge Pauline Newman's fitness to remain on the bench has said that the 96-year-old judge's lawsuit against her colleagues must be thrown out, arguing the district judge assigned the case has no authority to hear it.

  7. August 18, 2023

    Newman, Fed. Circ. Committee Call Mediation 'Unsuccessful'

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and colleagues she claims launched an unconstitutional investigation against her told a D.C. federal judge Friday that mediation was "unsuccessful" and they should proceed with litigation.

  8. August 16, 2023

    Cardiac Concerns Dominated Newman Misconduct Hearing

    U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's refusal to hand over medical records and provide clarity about an alleged cardiac event was at the center of a July misconduct hearing after which her Federal Circuit colleagues recommended a one-year suspension, according to a redacted transcript released Wednesday.

  9. August 04, 2023

    4 Takeaways After Report Urges Judge Newman Suspension

    After an investigation into Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's fitness to serve on the bench, a committee on Friday called for her to be suspended for one year. Here's a look at the panel's conclusions, and its responses to her criticisms of the probe.

  10. August 04, 2023

    Judge Newman Should Be Suspended For 1 Year, Panel Says

    A Federal Circuit panel investigating claims that 96-year-old Judge Pauline Newman is not mentally fit to remain on the bench has recommended that she be suspended from hearing all cases for one year for not cooperating with the probe.