Judge rules Texas attorney general does not have to appear at hearing on abortion lawsuit

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2. Subpoena quashed records sealed

Judge Robert Pitman, the judge who granted Paxton’s request to quash the subpoena, also granted Paxton’s emergency motion to seal the documents.

“Plaintiff’s actions have caused a serious security risk” for Paxton because the process server was “unidentified” and “loitered at the Attorney General’s home for over an hour, repeatedly shouted at him, and accosted both the Attorney General and his wife, a Senator in the Texas legislature,” according to the motion. He feared for his safety and “refused to engage with the strange man who was lurking outside of his home and repeatedly shouting at him,” said the motion.

Judge appointed by PRESIDENT OBAMA