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Senior District Judge David C. Godbey
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Judicial Assistant:
Donna Hocker Beyer
214-753-2700
Courtroom Deputy:
Carla Moore 214-753-2706
Court Reporter:
Jeff Foster 214-753
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1100 Commerce Street, Room 1504
Dallas, Texas 75242-1003
Courtroom:
1505
Case Letter Designation:
(N)
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Judge Specific Requirements
Judge Godbey requires all attorneys in cases before him, whether admitted to the bar of this Court or admitted pro hac vice, to comply with
Dondi Properties Corp. v. Commerce Savings & Loan Assoc
., 121 F.R.D. 284 (N.D. Tex. 1988) (en banc).
Expedited Discovery Docket
To facilitate orderly preparation for trial, the Court conducts an expedited discovery hearing docket on Monday afternoons. Any party may request expedited hearing of a discovery dispute. Requests must be made by separate letter to the Court’s Judicial Assistant, Donna Hocker Beyer and must be
received
at least ten (10) days prior to the requested docket; requests may be made concurrently with filing the motion. If the matter is set on the expedited docket, the Court will advise the parties of applicable procedures by separate order. Seeking relief from the Court on discovery disputes prior to conducting a meaningful, substantive conference with the opposing party is
STRONGLY
discouraged. A motion or objection to the taking of a deposition that is filed within three business days of the notice has the effect of staying the deposition pending court order on the motion or objection; otherwise the deposition will not be stayed except by court order.
Protective Order
Parties desiring entry of a protective order under Rule 26(c), except in patent cases, must either (a) request entry of an order in Judge Godbey's standard form (found below, which is derived from this Court's Miscellaneous Order 62) or (b) if entry of a protective order in a different form is requested, the motion must (1) explain why Judge Godbey's standard form is inadequate in the particular circumstances of the case, and (2) include a redlined version of the requested form showing where it differs from Judge Godbey's standard form.
Standard Protective Order in Word format
Standard Protective Order in PDF format
Biography
Birth:
1957
Year Service Began:
2002
Appointed By:
President George W. Bush
Education:
Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering,
magna cum laude
, from Southern Methodist University in 1978; Juris Doctor,
magna cum laude
, from Harvard Law School in 1982
Judicial Service:
Judge, State of Texas 160th District Court 1995 - 2002
Legal Practice:
Associate and Partner, Hughes & Luce LLP 1983 - 1994; Law Clerk to the Honorable Irving L. Goldberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1982 - 1983
Current Memberships:
American Law Institute; Commissioner of the National Conference of Commissioners for Uniform State Laws; Master of the Mac Taylor American Inn of Court
District Judges
Chief Judge Reed O'Connor (O)
Judge Sam A. Lindsay (L)
Judge Ed Kinkeade (K)
Judge Karen Gren Scholer (S)
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk (Z)
Judge Mark T. Pittman (P)
Judge James Wesley Hendrix (H)
Judge Brantley Starr (X)
Judge Ada Brown (E)
Senior Judge A. Joe Fish (G)
Senior Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater (D)
Senior Judge Sam R. Cummings (C)
Senior Judge Terry R. Means (Y)
Senior Judge David C. Godbey (N)
Senior Judge Jane J. Boyle (B)
Magistrate Judges
Judge Jeffrey L. Cureton (BJ)
Judge Renee H. Toliver (BK)
Judge David L. Horan (BN)
Judge Hal R. Ray, Jr. (BP)
Judge Lee Ann Reno (BR)
Judge Rebecca Rutherford (BT)
Judge John R. Parker (BU)
Judge Amanda 'Amy' R. Burch (BV)
Judge Brian McKay (BW)
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