If I were to pick one U.S. District Judge from the Southern District of Texas before whom one should not appear pro se, it would be David Hittner:
(I’m guessing Judge Hittner wants to get the parties before him to see if the plaintiff can control his temper better in person.)
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So don’t leave us hanging. What happened on 10/22?
You have been remiss in your duty. There is no followup as to what happened on 10/22.I see mini-series all over this.
Judge Hittner recused himself. Hon. Melinda Harmon has the case now, and Hittner owes her one.
There’s nothing more enjoyable than an even judicial temperament in a judge with life tenure. It leaves the public with a true sense of the blessings of our system of justice.
Many thanks.
I have been reading your blog for some time now. You first caught my attention with your post on rehabilitating non judgmental jurors.
I believe I have the answer to the question on whether the plaintiff can hold his temper in person.
NSFW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICTrVUvYqDo
Clearly the judge was a jerk. I’m not saying that the plaintiff isnt a jerk, but it’s the judge’s duty to enforce the law.
David Hittner does not suffer fools gladly. Recusing himself was probably the right call.
When a prose plaintiff kicks a judges ass in a circuit appeals court it is way past time for the plainly incompetent judge to be looking for some other line of work.