Ninth Circuit

As Aileen Cannon Replaces Lyin’ Florida Judge Kenneth Marra, Sen. Feinstein Calls For End of Judicial Confirmations

The process of selecting judges is archaic and the legislation needs to change so the people elect qualified and honest judges to...

A Nationwide Investigation into Judges Behavin’ Badly Ends Up With It’s Spotlights Firmly on Texas and the Federalist Fifth Circuit

A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...

Goodwin Law’s Hall of Shame

Yes, There’s Porn Allegations Judge.

Former Chief Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski, the Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit and others should not be allowed to duck...

The Law of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Explained

The US Supreme Court has previously held that a plaintiff suffers an injury in fact when the plaintiff fails to obtain information...

The Law of Restitution and Unjust Enrichment Explained

Compensatory damages, based on plaintiff’’s loss, and restitution of unjust enrichment, based on defendant’s gain, are fundamentally distinct. Each kind of claim...

Wells Fargo Agrees to Settle Class Action After Wrongfully Foreclosing On Hundreds of Homeowners After the Financial Crisis

A federal judge in California has certified a class of Wells Fargo mortgage customers who claim the bank denied them mortgage modifications...

Why Civil and Criminal Contempt in Federal Courts Is Rarely Invoked

Current federal jurisprudence grants judges wide latitude in the exercise of contempt powers, which in turn can lead to dire consequences for...

Editors Choice: What Does A Robe Mean to A Judge In Texas – in Particular Where There IS Fraud On the Court?

Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...

ABA President Attacks Democracy and Passes House Bill in Favor of Letting Big 4 Accountants act as Lawyers. Think Enron Folks.

The 3 branches of government certainly don't like citizens voicing their opinions and now the ABA President has decided to join the...

The Houston Chronicle Reported in 2009 that Secrecy is Protecting Judges Behavin’ Badly. LIT Asks Y’all – What’s Changed in 2020?

Only seven judges in the last decade have faced formal disciplinary action as a result of the nation's secretive misconduct review process....

Federal Appellate Court Reverses Lower Court Judge for Tossing Case Over a Late-Filed Document

U.S. District Judge Manuel Real acted too harshly when he tossed a case because a document was filed a week past the...

Ninth Circuit First to Stay CFPB Case in Light of Supreme Court Agreeing to Review Selia Law Case

On October 21st, 2019, the Ninth Circuit issued an order withdrawing submission of the appeal and staying all further proceedings until the...

The Ninth Circuit’s Message to MERS: Robosigning, Backdating and False Documentation is the Road to Quiet Title for Homeowners

In this MERS Complaint by Homeowners, the 9th Circuit Opinion by Judge W. Fletcher Allows Quiet Title and Damages for Wrongful Filing...