Legal Opinion

Erwin v. Russ

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 1, 2012No. 10-51125PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Erwin, along with twenty-three other plaintiffs (collectively the “Plaintiffs”) sued Bryan F. Russ, Jr. and fifty-three other defendants (collectively the “Defendants”) for their roles in an alleged grand conspiracy involving a Texas state judge and Russ’ law firm (“The Firm”) that, according to the complaint, taints all litigation associated -with Russ’ law firm or filed in Robertson County Court. The district court granted each defendant’s motion to dismiss, denied the Plaintiffs’ motion to amend, and awarded sanctions and attorney’s fees against the Plaintiffs. We AFFIRM the…

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