blogHOUSTON (Free subscription) | 05/29/2009
We finally found a little time to read Judge Sim Lake's thorough, meticulously crafted decision on the redistricting lawsuit brought against the City of Houston by Vidal Martinez and Carroll Robinson. If you haven't had a chance, it's really worth...
Texas Watchdog (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
... districts when its population passed the 2.1 million threshhold in late 2006.U.S. District Judge Sim Lake rejected that contention, finding the plaintiffs had failed to show the city’s charter compelled redistricting. Martinez promised an appeal.And so the size and makeup of the Houston City Council and its district boundaries will be revisited after the next nationwide census.In February,...
Forex Hedge Fund (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
... the request of the plaintiffs, on the same day the complaint was filed, U.S. District Court Judge Sim Lake froze Defendants’ assets and permitted the governing agencies to seize all relevant records in their possession. Court has set a Status Conference for May 29, 2009, although no date has been set for a preliminary injunction hearing. To view related press release, please visit: http://cftc.gov/newsroom/enforcementpressreleases/2009/pr5661-09.html...
Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Here's the Chron story about the dismissal of the lawsuit , brought by Vidal Martinez and Carroll Robinson. The lawsuit argued the city was violating its own charter by refusing to redistrict and add two council districts when its population passed the 2.1 million threshhold in late 2006. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake rejected that contention, finding the plaintiffs had failed to show the city's...
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 05/26/2009
... Fort Worth Regional Office.Pursuant to the SEC’s motions for emergency relief, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake entered a temporary restraining order, froze the defendants’ assets and appointed Thomas L. Taylor III of Houston as a receiver to marshal assets belonging to the defendants and affiliated entities. The SEC’s complaint alleges that in response to Commission investigative subpoenas,...
