Brown et al v. Texas A&M University School of Law et al
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COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against Andrew P. Morriss, Frederick G. Slabach, Texas A&M University School of Law, Texas Wesleyan University filed by R. Renee Jolley, Kathryn Freed-Collier, Jeff Fletcher, Maria Jackson Branch, Bryan Eggleston, Kristin R. Brown, Kathleen Hennessey Smith, Julie Glover, Terance Grisso, Cynthia Cooper Spigel, Kevin Ray Walden, Suzanne Stevens, Adam Miller, Deborah Johnson, Jared Julian, Amanda M. Coffey, Elliott Smith, Cherry L. Davis, Amy Theresa Ford, Patricia Donovan Henderson, Mark Lane, Norma A. Bazan, Monty J. Buhrow, Roxie Roll, Jennifer Browning Ledbetter, Payam Ghassemi Dell, Venisa McLaughlin, Myron Eugene Kimball, Jr, Riley C. Massey, Janice Eggleston, Adam Luck, Charles E. Ames. (Filing fee $400; Receipt number 0539-6987669) Clerk to issue summons(es). In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the Judges Copy Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing. Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here: Attorney Information - Bar Membership. If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (Attachments: # 1 Cover Sheet Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit(s) Appendix) (Norred, Warren)
CIVIL COVER SHEET
JS 44-TXND (Rev. 12/12)
The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS
DEFENDANTS
Kristin Brown, Charles Ames, Norma Bazan, Maria Branch, Monty
Buhrow, Amanda Coffey, Cherry Davis, Payam Dell, Bryan Eggleston,
Janice Eggleston, Jeff Fletcher, Amy Ford, Julie Glover, et al
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff
Texas A&M University School of Law, Dean Andrew P. Morriss, Texas
Wesleyan University, President Frederick G. Slabach
County of Residence of First Listed Defendant
Dallas
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
NOTE:
(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)
Warren V. Norred; Norred Law, PLLC
200 E. Abram St., Ste. 300; Arlington, TX 76010
(817) 704-3984
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
Attorneys (If Known)
III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff
U.S. Government
Plaintiff
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U.S. Government
Defendant
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Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)
IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
CONTRACT
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Incorporated and Principal Place
of Business In Another State
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Foreign Nation
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TORTS
110 Insurance
120 Marine
130 Miller Act
140 Negotiable Instrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of Judgment
151 Medicare Act
152 Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loans
(Excludes Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran’s Benefits
160 Stockholders’ Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise
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Citizen of Another State
Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Party)
’ 2
(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF
Citizen of This State
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Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country
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REAL PROPERTY
210 Land Condemnation
220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
290 All Other Real Property
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PERSONAL INJURY
310 Airplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
320 Assault, Libel &
Slander
330 Federal Employers’
Liability
340 Marine
345 Marine Product
Liability
350 Motor Vehicle
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
360 Other Personal
Injury
362 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice
CIVIL RIGHTS
440 Other Civil Rights
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing/
Accommodations
445 Amer. w/Disabilities Employment
446 Amer. w/Disabilities Other
448 Education
(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
FORFEITURE/PENALTY
PERSONAL INJURY
’ 365 Personal Injury Product Liability
’ 367 Health Care/
Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury
Product Liability
’ 368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
’ 370 Other Fraud
’ 371 Truth in Lending
’ 380 Other Personal
Property Damage
’ 385 Property Damage
Product Liability
PRISONER PETITIONS
Habeas Corpus:
’ 463 Alien Detainee
’ 510 Motions to Vacate
Sentence
’ 530 General
’ 535 Death Penalty
Other:
’ 540 Mandamus & Other
’ 550 Civil Rights
’ 555 Prison Condition
’ 560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement
’ 625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC 881
’ 690 Other
and One Box for Defendant)
PTF
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Incorporated or Principal Place
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of Business In This State
BANKRUPTCY
’ 422 Appeal 28 USC 158
’ 423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157
PROPERTY RIGHTS
’ 820 Copyrights
’ 830 Patent
’ 840 Trademark
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LABOR
710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
720 Labor/Management
Relations
740 Railway Labor Act
751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
790 Other Labor Litigation
791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act
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SOCIAL SECURITY
861 HIA (1395ff)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
864 SSID Title XVI
865 RSI (405(g))
FEDERAL TAX SUITS
’ 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
or Defendant)
’ 871 IRS—Third Party
26 USC 7609
OTHER STATUTES
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375 False Claims Act
400 State Reapportionment
410 Antitrust
430 Banks and Banking
450 Commerce
460 Deportation
470 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations
480 Consumer Credit
490 Cable/Sat TV
850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
890 Other Statutory Actions
891 Agricultural Acts
893 Environmental Matters
895 Freedom of Information
Act
896 Arbitration
899 Administrative Procedure
Act/Review or Appeal of
Agency Decision
950 Constitutionality of
State Statutes
IMMIGRATION
’ 462 Naturalization Application
’ 465 Other Immigration
Actions
V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
’ 1 Original
Proceeding
’ 2 Removed from
State Court
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Remanded from
Appellate Court
’ 4 Reinstated or
Reopened
’ 5 Transferred from
Another District
(specify)
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Litigation
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
28 U.S.C. 1331 & 1338
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief description of cause:
Declaratory Judgment for Trademark Non-Infringement & License of Trademark
’ CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
VII. REQUESTED IN
UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
COMPLAINT:
VIII. RELATED PENDING OR CLOSED CASE(S)
(See instructions):
IF ANY
JUDGE
DATE
DEMAND $
5,000,000.00
CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
’ Yes
’ No
JURY DEMAND:
DOCKET NUMBER
SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD
s/Warren V. Norred
08/11/2015
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT #
AMOUNT
APPLYING IFP
JUDGE
MAG. JUDGE
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