Search results for "judge higginson"
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888Appellate JudgesJudge Higginson for the Fifth Cir. 3-Panel Correctly Vacates Prison Sentence of Office Manager in Health Care Fraud Appeal
The district court sentenced Nora to concurrent sentence of 40 months imprisonment on each count, 1 yr probation and $13 million restitution.
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265Debt CollectorParty Not Served: Dismissal With Prejudice is an Abuse of Discretion Sayeth Judge Stephen Higginson, CA5
An argument which was completed snubbed in Burke v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, L.L.C., No. 19-20267 (5th Cir. Mar. 30, 2021)
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2.2KAppellate JudgesThe Nomination of Fifth Circuit Judge and Former Constitutional Law Professor – Judge Stephen A. Higginson
A federal court should only declare a statute enacted by Congress unconstitutional if it violates a provision clearly set forth in the...
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961AccelerationFifth Circuit Judge Donny Willett Stands Alone to Spear Cindy Logue Without Merit
LIT's review of this case is not to look at personal circumstances but rather, as judges say, apply the law. Willett fails...
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210Appellate JudgesJudge James Ho’s Wife Defines Judicial Recusal in Amicus Brief Before Fifth Circuit
Judicial recusal doctrines raise structural, not substantive, considerations. They serve to protect the parties basic right to a fair trial.
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283Debt CollectorForclosure Tracker: Julio Returns to S.D. Texas Federal Court and Back to Judge Crane
There's no random, blind draw system as the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts suggested in his year...
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404AccelerationFifth Circuit Foreclosure Opinions in 2020 and Which Judges Sat on the Panels
Judge Higginson (9) leads, followed closely by Judges Stewart (8) Southwick (7) Smith, King, Jolly and Costa (6) on foreclosure appeal panels
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493Appellate JudgesJudge Alfred H. Bennett, S.D. Tex., Reversed for Abuse of Discretion by Fifth Circuit
Abuse of Discretion: The scope of the district court’s discretion is narrower when the Rule 41(b) dismissal is with prejudice says 5th...
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483Appellate CircuitWhy the Chief Can’t Judge Everything – Even with Judicial Immunity
No [wo]man in this country is so high that [s]he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that...
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822Appellate CircuitA Former Texas Judge Has Been Dueling With Corruption in Collin County and She’s Doin’ Pretty Darn Well.
Suzanne Wooten alleges facts showing that Collin County's Christopher Milner functioned as an investigator rather than a prosecutor.
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568Appellate CircuitThe Judge King Effect on Public Defender Cases Appointing Private Counsel
We're reviewing the cases assigned to Judge King's son, Stephen E. Randall, Texas attorney, by S.D. Texas.
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613AccelerationU.S. Bank National Association v. Lamell, S.D. Texas – Magistrate Bryan Gives Judge Miller a Brief Headache on Acceleration
Magistrate Judge Bryan RECOMMENDS the Motion be DENIED with respect to PHH’s and USBNA’s request for declaratory judgment that the pre-2019 notices...
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968Deutsche BankThe Most Important Opinion Since the Financial Crisis Was Written By a Magistrate Judge in Texas.
The unpublished panel opinion contradicts not only long-settled Texas law, but also several published decisions of the Fifth Circuit.
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1.4KAppellate JudgesA Hunter or a Howler? Fifth Circuit Chief Judge Unlawfully Implements Threat Management Process Against Elder Victims of Judicial Misconduct
For the Chief Judge to claim the Burkes complaint is merit-based, conclusory and issue a warning violates the Judicial rules as well...
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812Appellate JudgesJudge Rhesa Barksdale: The Role of Civility in Appellate Advocacy (1999)
The Role of Civility in Appellate Advocacy; The Honorable Rhesa Barksdale, an appellate judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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838Appellate CircuitWe’re Talkin’ Clerks and Impartiality. One Judge is Talkin’ at the ABA about Nazi Judges
The Clerk has denied the Burkes’ first request for an extension of time in this case. The decision is unfair, based on...
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700Lawyer ComplaintsGamblin’ Judge Loses Big Time As He’s Caught Thievin’
A county district judge is alleged to have used money from his campaign finance account to feed a six-figure gambling habit at...
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2.8KAppellate CircuitFifth Circuit Judges Spark Noticable Split in First Amendment En Banc Case.
Trump Judges: Fifth Circuit Judges Kyle Duncan, Jim Ho, Don Willett and Andy Oldham are the minority in this en banc decision.
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