Federal Judges

Judge Edith Jones Avers Judge Lynn Hughes Did Not Ridicule the Complainants or Their Claims in Any Way

LIT has seen Judge Lynn Hughes reversed twice at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in early 2021 and also...

US Courts Blame Homeowners for the 2008 Foreclosure Crisis. No Mention of Bank Greed.

This bias article examines foreclosure case activities in U.S. district courts during the Great Recession and the subsequent recovery period.

Senior Slap Down: Judge Lynn Hughes Bias Demands Reassignment Says Sr. Judge Grady Jolly

Because the sentencing judge seems immovable from his views of the sentence he imposed, and because the judge displayed bias against the...

Freedom on Information Easier to Get from D.C. Judge than Unsealed Documents in Texas Federal Court

The courts are closed in Texas if you are a citizen who is looking for unsealed documents not uploaded to PACER in...

US Supreme Court Rejects Federal Common Law Claims

State law is well equipped to handle disputes involving corporate property rights say US Supreme Court, rejecting federal common lawmaking.

Price Doesn’t Meet the High Standards Needed for a Pro Se Coming Before the Court, Sayeth the Fifth Circuit

What’s interesting here is Stanley Price complained about lower court Judge Vance, who was succeeded, albeit temporarily, by Judge Engelhardt who sat...

LIT’s Audit of the State Auditor Confirms it Yields Little Power Against CA Bar

The State Bar of California Is Not Effectively Managing Its System for Investigating and Disciplining Attorneys Who Abuse the Public Trust

$9 Billion in Toxic Loans and Counting

RFC reached settlements totaling approximately $9 billion, with the RMBS Trusts and several of the Monoline Insurers re packaged Toxic Loans.

You Will NEVER Deal With ANY Clients As Difficult As “These” [PRO SE] Sayeth Minnesota Federal Bench

It is not an ethics violation for a judge to make reasonable accommodations to ensure pro se litigants have their matters fairly...

Respectfully Judge Thompson, the Enhancement Comparison to Attorney Cohen is Dead Wrong. Here’s Why…

A Lawyer is "An Officer of the Court", Held to a Higher Standard and Had The All Important IOLTA Accounts and Perceived...

It’s Time to End the Carte Blanche Sealing of Court Documents. Judge Dominic Lanza Agrees.

The public has a general right to inspect judicial records and documents. Those wishing to seal judicial records must overcome that obstacle.

Federal Court Civil Causes of Action

This complete Cause of Action codes table is issued by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Say A Prayer for Rev. Wesley Wilson. He Was Hopin’ For a Miracle.

Pro Se Filers Face Capricious Clerks and Ambiguous Local Rules At the Federal Fifth Circuit

Pro se’s are being held to a higher standard than the laws and rules require and/or not being applied in a consistent...

PHH Tries To Vacuum Up Hoover’s Residence in a Void Foreclosure Sale but Judge Heston Cleans Up Their Fraudulent Behavior.

The Court concludes that the Property foreclosure sale, Deed transfer and recordation violated the automatic stay and are therefore void.

Billups v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. and PHH Mortgage Corp., N.D. Illinois

Billups v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. and PHH Mortgage Corp., N.D. Illinois (1:19-cv-05891) District Court, N.D. Illinois

The Dunns Are So Done with PHH’s Dunning Scheme

The Duns have pled a plausible claim that PHH Mortgage failed to provide an accurate payoff statement, e.g. omitting the insurance proceeds.

In Re Martin Dekom, “On Behalf of the Little People” – You’re Screwed

Dekom’s claim that defendants violated RESPA’s requirement that loan servicers respond to written inquiries about mortgages and foreclosures fails because lawyers ain't...