Search results for "judge higginson"
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421Appellate 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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1.9KAppellate 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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122AccelerationFifth 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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123Appellate 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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184Appellate 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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258Appellate 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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274Appellate 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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308AccelerationU.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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515Deutsche 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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910Appellate 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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554Appellate 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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615Appellate 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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451Lawyer 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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2.2KAppellate 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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1.9KFederal LawDid Judge Don Willett Replace Judge Edith Clement Due to a Judicial Complaint in this High Profile Redistricting Case?
Judge Clements dissent included inappropriately partisan and disrespectful attacks on other federal judges in a dissenting opinion, said the complainant.
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2.4KAppellate JudgesWhen Litigants are Ordered to File an Amended Brief and End Up More Distressed About the Judges than the Opposing Parties, That’s Not Good for Democracy
Dishonorably and shockingly, it has now become a desperate search for judges who can provide a fair and impartial hearing at COA...
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1.7KAppellate CircuitThe Fifth Circuit’s Judge Jennifer Elrod Discusses Pandemics, Cruises and Remote Courtship
Judge Jennifer Elrod; Even though our physical courthouse is not open, it has been very important to make sure all litigants have...
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1.9KAppellate CircuitMotion to Disqualify Judge David Hittner. What Would Supreme Court Justice Scalia Have Thought?
Motion to Disqualify Judge David Hittner: In short form, the current Hopkins case was prematurely ejected by Hittner due to his pervasive...
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