Filed: Oct. 10, 2017
Latest Update: Oct. 10, 2017
Summary: NOTICE SUSAN G. BRADEN , Chief Judge . On October 6, 2017, the court convened a status conference in the above-captioned cases at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 515 Rusk Street, Houston, Texas 77002. During the October 6, 2017 Status Conference, the court informed the parties that a conflict of interest existed, because Mr. Douglas H. Hallward-Driemeier of Ropes & Gray LLP expressed his intent to act as Of Counsel on behalf of Plaintiffs in Aldred, et
Summary: NOTICE SUSAN G. BRADEN , Chief Judge . On October 6, 2017, the court convened a status conference in the above-captioned cases at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 515 Rusk Street, Houston, Texas 77002. During the October 6, 2017 Status Conference, the court informed the parties that a conflict of interest existed, because Mr. Douglas H. Hallward-Driemeier of Ropes & Gray LLP expressed his intent to act as Of Counsel on behalf of Plaintiffs in Aldred, et a..
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NOTICE
SUSAN G. BRADEN, Chief Judge.
On October 6, 2017, the court convened a status conference in the above-captioned cases at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 515 Rusk Street, Houston, Texas 77002. During the October 6, 2017 Status Conference, the court informed the parties that a conflict of interest existed, because Mr. Douglas H. Hallward-Driemeier of Ropes & Gray LLP expressed his intent to act as Of Counsel on behalf of Plaintiffs in Aldred, et al. v. United States, No. 17-1206, and the undersigned's husband was a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP and continues to receive pension payments from the firm. During the October 6, 2017 Status Conference, to address this conflict of interest, the undersigned informed the parties that the court would issue a Notice Concerning Waiver Of Judicial Disqualification, pursuant to Canon 3D of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges.
On October 8, 2017, however, Plaintiffs in Aldred filed a Notice Of Withdrawal Of Counsel, notifying the court that Ropes & Gray LLP has withdrawn as counsel for Plaintiffs and that Ropes & Gray LLP has no further financial interest in Aldred or any related cases.
In light of Ropes & Gray LLP's withdrawal as counsel, the court has determined that the conflict of interest no longer exists and it is no longer necessary for the court to issue a Notice Concerning Waiver Of Judicial Disqualification.
