[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17124-17125]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                ROBERT E. COYLE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
Senate bill (S. 801) to designate a United States courthouse located in 
Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. Coyle United States 
Courthouse''.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The text of the Senate bill is as follows:

                                 S. 801

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The United States courthouse bordered by O Street, P 
     Street, Tulare Street, and Capitol Street in Fresno, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``Robert E. 
     Coyle United States Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the United States 
     courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Robert E. Coyle United States 
     Courthouse''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and the gentleman from Louisiana 
(Mr. Boustany) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia.


                             General Leave

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
and to include extraneous material on S. 801.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  S. 801 is a bill to designate the United States Courthouse bordered 
by O Street, P Street, Tulare Street and Capitol Street in Fresno, 
California, as the Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse.
  Judge Coyle recently retired from Federal service, was appointed to 
the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, in 1982. He 
has served on the bench for 25 years, including 6 years as chief judge.
  Judge Coyle is a native Californian. He was born in Fresno in 1930, 
graduated from Fresno State College in 1953

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and from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1956. 
Judge Coyle's career includes time as Fresno County Deputy District 
Attorney.
  He is a member of numerous associations, including the American Bar 
Association, American Board of Trial Advocates, State Bar of 
California, and the Fresno County Legal Services. He is a trusted 
mentor and a highly respected member of the ninth circuit.
  Judge Coyle has devoted his public career to the citizens of 
California's central valley and was instrumental in supporting the 
construction of the courthouse. It is both fitting and appropriate to 
honor his legacy with this designation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  S. 801 designates the United States Courthouse located in Fresno, 
California, as the Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse. The bill 
honors Judge Coyle's dedication to public service.
  After earning his law degree from the University of California, 
Hastings College of Law in 1956, Judge Coyle worked for Fresno county 
as a Deputy District Attorney. He then entered private practice in 
1958, where he remained until his appointment to the Federal bench.
  In 1982, Judge Coyle was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the 
Eastern District of California by President Ronald Reagan. He served as 
chief judge from 1990 to 1996, and assumed senior status on May 13, 
1996.
  I support this legislation, and encourage my colleagues to do the 
same.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 801, a bill 
to designate the United States Courthouse located at 2500 Tulare Street 
in Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. Coyle United States 
Courthouse''. The bill was introduced by Senator Boxer, Chairwoman of 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the U.S. Senate.
  Judge Coyle was born in Fresno, California, in 1930. In 1953, he 
graduated from Fresno State College and received his law degree from 
Hastings College of Law in 1956.
  From 1956 until 1958, Judge Coyle was Deputy District Attorney for 
Fresno County. From 1958 until 1982, he was a lawyer in a private 
practice. He was appointed to the Federal bench in 1982, and served as 
the Chief Judge for the Eastern District of California from 1990 to 
1996. In 2006, he retired as a Senior Judge.
  Judge Coyle is a dedicated jurist and active in many professional 
organizations, including the Fresno County Legal Services, President of 
the Fresno Bar Association, Vice President of the California State Bar 
Association, and a faculty member at the Hastings College of Law. Judge 
Coyle has a particular connection to the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management through his 
work with the courts on development of the Design Guide for 
construction of U.S. courthouses.
  It is fitting and proper that we honor Judge Coyle's prestigious and 
outstanding career by designating the United States Courthouse in 
Fresno, California, as the ``Robert E. Coyle United States 
Courthouse''. I support S. 801 and urge its passage.
  Ms. NORTON. I have no additional speakers.
  Mr. BOUSTANY. We have no further speakers on our side either. I urge 
passage of this bill.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. I urge passage, and yield back the remainder of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 801.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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