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. July 19, 2023

    5 Patent Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2023

    The Federal Circuit will be reviewing its first en banc patent case since 2018, while the court's members are being sued by its longest-serving judge, who claims that an attempt to oust her is unconstitutional. Here's what you need to know about these and other high-profile patent cases.

  2. July 18, 2023

    Mediation In Newman Suit Against Fed. Circ. Set For Aug. 3

    Judge Pauline Newman and the Federal Circuit committee that says she's no longer mentally competent to serve on the bench have told a D.C. federal judge that their first mediation session will be in just over two weeks.

  3. July 12, 2023

    Judge Newman's Not Sure The Fed. Circ. 'Can Be Salvaged'

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman is losing confidence in her court. While she's being kept off cases amid an investigation into allegations of incompetence and misconduct, she is questioning whether the court she helped create four decades ago was a good idea.

  4. July 11, 2023

    Retired DC Circ. Judge To Mediate Judge Newman Case

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and the court's judicial council have been ordered to mediate their dispute over whether the 96-year-old Judge Newman is still competent to remain on the bench, offering a possible off-ramp for bitter litigation over a sensitive topic that's generally discussed only behind closed doors.

  5. July 10, 2023

    Who Are The Players In Newman's Case Against Fed. Circ.?

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman has sued her colleagues in D.C. district court, alleging they're illegally trying to push her off the bench. Here's what you need to know about the D.C. judge overseeing the dispute and the legal and medical experts who are involved.

  6. July 07, 2023

    Newman, Fed. Circ. Spar Over Judge's Call For Mediation

    U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman and the Federal Circuit Judicial Council said Friday that they're open to letting a mediator review the judge's claims that an investigation into her competency violates her constitutional rights, but the two sides are at odds about how to handle an injunction bid.

  7. June 27, 2023

    Judge Newman Wants Suspension Lifted, Citing Doc's OK

    Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman asked a D.C. federal judge Tuesday to lift a suspension keeping her from hearing cases while an investigation into whether she is fit to remain on the bench continues, arguing in an amended complaint that a neurologist found her healthy enough to work.

  8. June 20, 2023

    Panel Says Newman Probe Hearing Will Not Be Public

    The committee of Federal Circuit judges investigating whether their colleague Judge Pauline Newman is fit to remain on the bench reiterated Tuesday that arguments in July will be closed to the public, and that the probe is continuing despite being narrowed to claims of misconduct.

  9. June 05, 2023

    Newman Kept Off Cases As Probe Narrows To Misconduct

    The council that sets Federal Circuit policy declined on Monday to let Judge Pauline Newman continue hearing cases amid a probe of concerns about her mental fitness, while the investigators decided to focus on whether her responses to their orders constitute misconduct.

  10. May 16, 2023

    Fed. Circ. Panel Says 'Bizarre' Newman Behavior Merits Exam

    The committee of Federal Circuit judges investigating whether their 95-year-old colleague Judge Pauline Newman is mentally fit to remain on the bench ordered her on Tuesday to submit to medical examinations over what they described as her "bizarre" and "paranoid" behavior.