THE ROBING ROOM

I found Judge Rodriguez to be extremely biased to the point of ignoring binding precedent from both the 5th Circuit and the US Supreme Court, in order to achieve the outcome he clearly desired from day one of the case. At times I felt like I was litigating against both the defendant and J. Rodriguez. (And everyone knows, if you litigate against the judge, you lose.) More than once he engaged in in his own research, independent of any arguments raised by any party. Each time he reached a conclusion that was favorable for the corporate defendant. In two opinions he failed to mention binding precedent. In one opinion he failed to mention US Supreme Court precedent even though I cited to it, analyzed it, and concluded that it was dispositive. My client unltimately reached a settlement with the defendant. I gather he is very fair in criminal cases, but in my civil case invovling a federal question, he clearly was not.