Morris Bart Firm Ordered to Turn Over Communications With Judge

Nov. 14, 2025, 10:22 PM UTC

New Orleans law firm Morris Bart LLC was ordered by a Houston bankruptcy judge to turn over communications it may have had with a Louisiana federal magistrate judge related to a fee fight in MMA Law Firm’s bankruptcy.

Morris Bart’s objections to answering questions about communications with Judge Michael B. North were overruled at a Friday hearing by Chief Judge Eduardo Rodriguez of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

The communications are tied to the fallout and bankruptcy of Texas-based MMA, which filed for Chapter 11 in April 2024, and its fight with Morris Bart over ...

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