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Lee Nichols
U.S. District Judge James R. Nowlin of Austin is not without compassion. When Wal-Mart attorneys in the Waggoner v. Wal-Mart case insisted that it would be a hardship for their clients to be be deposed anywhere other than Arkansas, the clearly Longhorn-loving Nowlin decided to cut them some slack. His order (will download a PDF) in the case is a quick and hilarious read.
This article appears in June 13 • 2008.
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