Appellate Circuit
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2.9KFlorida State Appellate Court Dismisses Homeowners’ Request to Remove a Biased Judge
The trial court cannot insert its own views regarding the facts or the motivations of the parties but must review the motion...
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3.3K1Austin Lawyer Deemed to be a Vexatious Litigant in Court fined $43,000 in Sanctions
“Why does the government have to go after the citizen? There’s something terribly wrong with that,” Connor said. “This is the entire...
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2.3KKirkland’s Paul Clement Submits His Amicus Brief and Argues CFPB is Constitutional
A leading conservative U.S. Supreme Court advocate on Wednesday urged the justices to uphold the single-director independent design of the Consumer Financial...
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2.4KReal Estate Valuations and Rental Rates Have Soared Since the Financial Recession, So Why Hasn’t Judge Higginbotham’s Properties Enjoyed the Same Growth?
Property rental incomes and valuations have remained noticeably static on Judge Patrick Higginbothams' Financial Disclosures for the past 13+ years despite the...
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1.8KThole v. US Bank is Now Before the US Supreme Court. Is it for Self-Serving Financial Gain by Lawyers or for the Rule of Law?
U.S. Bank is accused of mismanaging its pension plan by over-investing in high-risk equities and funds offered by a bank subsidiary, leading...
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5.5KDid You Know? In Texas, Theft is Called Extortion and Corruption is Called Texas Government
The main factors involved in sentences for extortion and blackmail charges are the amount involved, the way the threats were delivered and...
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2.1KOCWEN Press Releases Shed the Light On the Corruption
Trump appointed Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has been accused of engaging in insider trading whilst a shareholder and board member of Bank...
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2.6K1A Legal Malpractice Award in Texas? Will it Stick? Heck No. And it’s a “Dredgeful” Opinion by the States Highest Court
Unfortunately, in this case, the client unwittingly relied upon bad professional legal advice, which is apparently not a good argument for a...
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2.1KThe Fifth Circuit Keep Paying it Forward to OCWEN as We Close Out 2019
Maintaining the 11 year run as we close out 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has gifted OCWEN Loan...
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3.1KLIT Brightens the Lights to Review Judge Catharina Haynes of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Judge Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday* Haynes is one such judge. She is loud, abrasive, and shows many of the traits of her...
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2.0KThe Missing Opinion at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
It is interesting to note this detailed opinion, which discusses and cites relevant case law as regards judicial recusal is now absent...
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3.2K4Judge Catharina Haynes (5th Cir.) Sitting on Certain 3-Panel or En Banc Oil & Gas Cases is Ethically Wrong. Here’s Why.
Judge Catharina Haynes of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and her Oil and Gas Conflict of Interest(s).
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2.0KJudge Thomas M. Reavley of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Mr and Mrs Fifth Circuit. Carolyn Dineen King, former Chief Judge, married fellow Circuit Judge Tom Reavley in 2004 and made some...
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2.8KA Monet[te], A Missing Marla and an Appeal for Common Sense. Why Marla Just Cost Ocwen Over Half a Million Dollars
In this 7th Circuit Appeal, a homeowner effectively wins a free and clear home. That is a great result for this homeowner...
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2.3KA Consumer Protection Defense Lawyer Weighs in on the CFPB v Selia Law Case before the US Supreme Court
DiResta: I suspect that SCOTUS will, in fact, find the structure unconstitutional on the basis of the separation of powers. But I...
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2.6KLights on Fifth; Interesting Orders from Friday 22nd Nov., 2019
A familiar panel from the Article we wrote about earlier, the case of Powe v. Deutsche Bank, this one worded ORDER caught...
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2.8K1Senior Judge Lynn Nettleton Hughes Has Been Adding this Disclaimer to All His Dismissed Cases Since Forever
Judge Hughes routinely denies plaintiffs Constitutional due process under the 14th Amendment and the right to a civil jury trial under the...
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3.5KVexatious or Not, The Supreme Court of Texas Decide to Abate Lower Court Sanctions Against Texas Lawyer Stephen Casey
Asking the Court to declare pro se's Vexatious Litigants is a serious matter. LIT asks; WHY could the Supreme Court of Texas...
