You do not want to mess with Judge Sam Sparks, of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. We recently wrote about Judge Sparks accusing a lawyer appearing before him of incompetence — in a harshly worded order that pulled no punches. Judge Sparks has been doling out stinging benchslaps for years, and he’s gotten pretty good at it. Last week, Judge Sparks lit more lawyers on fire….
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