Don Cruse

Texas Appellate Lawyer •  Pet-project owner of @scotxblog & @certpool

Trying mastodon at @[email protected]

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@RMFifthCircuit Somebody must think that NIL stands for “NFL Income Lien.”

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@jodyssanders @SupremeCourt_TX Plainly, the drafters wanted to make us race in complex cross-appeals. The first race/game of chicken is to see if someone files a notice of election. If so, the other party must persuade the clerk to file the record they need before the other "files an appendix" to prohibit it.

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@SCOTUSPlaces It looks like no circuit would accept a brief written in the same font size/spacing as the judges use.

[Texas Debate @utxdebate]

Texas Debate regrets the passing of Brian McBride. He was a stalwart of Texas Debate and the UTNIF. Our program is forever indebted to his legacy. He revolutionized argument style in our activity and taught a generation of students how to think critically.
https://t.co/wgT9kBVFWG

[Cassandra Robertson @AndraRobertson]

Kathy Carrick was formerly the law library director and a member of the faculty at @CWRU_Law before she retired to Florida. When I was a brand-new faculty member, she was very welcoming and kind. She will be missed.

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@chris_kratovil @mkelly007 Wikipedia says Aurora, Colorado. Which brings to exactly one (1) the number of people trying to move from Colorado to Texas in August.

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@olsonleif @TXAG @AGIowa Congratulations, Leif!

[Jason P. Steed @profsteed]

All 3 formats are now available for preorder — ebook, paperback, and hardcover!

The Birds That Saved Me: An Introduction to Birding for Self-Improvement https://t.co/AFKOzu7LC4

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@legalwritingpro legal fees

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@CecereCarl Reading clockwise in the usual way, it says “More Work, Less Ride”

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@adam_shniderman “Third prize is you’re fired.”

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@RMFifthCircuit As a new grad, that was the largest check I’d ever written. (And I never got the security deposit back.)

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

Everything happens so much.

[Judge Roy Ferguson @JudgeFergusonTX]

Always check your cites! This is why I have a standing order on the use of A.I. in the 394th District Court. The underlying appellate brief contains fabricated and nonexistent citations. Pay special attention to Footnote 2 citing @therealjohnbrow! (full opinion linked below)

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@ryanclinton Yes, that is indeed pretty cryptic! The context is that Threads has announced plans to integrate with some other social networks (including Mastodon). I'm on Mastodon.

So if Threads actually does this (I'm skeptical?), I'll be able to follow your posts from my Mastodon account.

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@emilymiskel @farris_april I like to use a local lab here in Austin (Holland Photo) for color film. https://t.co/zEHWzsljsk They are set up to handle mail-in orders, and if you call during the week, should be happy to answer your questions.

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@ryanclinton I hope to be able to find and follow your account there “Soon,…”

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@AnnMLipton @chancery_daily @RMFifthCircuit @edswaine A related honest question is if this malpractice claim is really owned by X? Some states restrict assignment of fiduciary/malpractice claims. It’s not just another asset to sell. And fwiw, one of the classic policy concerns is worry these could be sold to a litigation adversary.

[Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama]

One more thing I adored in THE BEAR is the way it quietly reinforces, over and over, that what we think of as “skills” and “talents” are actually things someone else has taken time to teach us.

[Don Cruse @doncruse]

@profsteed Florida will soon have a “stand your bravado” defense to any crime.

[Sarah Beth Landau for Chief Justice @JusticeLandau]

Happy Loving Day!