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1.1KRes Judicata Interpreted by 5th Circuit Judge Jerry Smith when Applied to Attorneys’ [Fees]
Res judicata bars causes of action or defenses which arise out of the same subject matter as the initial suit.
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1.4KElectronic Filing by Pro Se In Federal District Courts Should be Mandatory As Per State Courts
LIT has been frustrated by this unlawful exception, where Federal lower courts deny pro se ecf filing requests. Appellate Courts allow it.
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1.7KHere’s Why BDF Law Group’s Foreclosure Complaint Template Has Significantly Changed Since 2011
LIT Takes a Look at How Foreclosure Mill BDF in Texas Has Tightened the Noose on Homeowners' Thanks to a Dishonorable Judiciary...
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1.7KA Motion for Sanctions Against Repetitive, Non-Conferring Attorneys Lands at the Fifth Circuit
Will this Court follow their own opinions and rules and sanction Hopkins? And refer Mark Hopkins and Shelley Hopkins to State Bar...
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1.3KA Motion to Clarify the Foxy Orders From the Fifth Circuit
The 5th Circuit denied the Burkes request to exclude the Statement of Facts from their petition but now they have had a...
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2.2KCFPB and All American Submit their Post Yellen Letters to the Fifth Circuit Resulting in Extra Briefing Requested
Will the Pro Se Burkes be afforded the same relief and supplemental briefing requested from CA5 in their Motion to Stay after...
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1.3KA Petition for Rehearing En Banc Deadline Order With A Foxy Twist From the Fifth Circuit
Fifth Circuit have uploaded the May 17, 2021 document as “proposed sufficient petition for rehearing en banc” to the April 13, 2021...
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940Rewind 2008: Reservation of Rights, Claiming Insurance Funds and Then Taking Homes Illegally
The Debtors acknowledge the rights of all parties with respect to the 2007-08 Blended Tower. They reserve any and all rights they...
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2.5KJury Awards Homeowner $15.7 Million Punitive Judgment against PHH Mortgage. That Would Be Reduced to Zero by Judges.
When Linza threatened legal action, PHH responded it was a multi-billion dollar company with deep pockets and a “bus load” of attorneys...
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1.3KCity of Pharr is Solitary Bidder at Hidalgo EMS Auction. For Only $1M You Can Own All This…
Judge David R. Jones issued a verbal ruling for the city to purchase all of the assets of Hidalgo County EMS for...
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3.6KFederal Judge Sentencing Disparity: Texas Tax Lawyer Receives 6 Months and Client 18 Months Jail
U.S. District Judge Karen Gren Scholer sentenced Client Thomas Selgas to 18 months in prison and Texas Attorney John Green to six...
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1.1KDoctor Receives 3 Years for Unlawful Drug Distribution Whereas Drug King-Pin and JAG Lawyer Received Zero Jail Time
A former medical doctor was sentenced in Tennessee to three years in prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances.
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1.8KWhat is “Willful Misconduct” in Texas Law?
The court concluded that conduct is “willful” if a person acts deliberately and disregards the likely consequences of their actions, even if...
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1.4KWhy 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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1.1KPretium Soaking Up Post 2008 Rental Portfolios with Aggressive Buys in 2021
GTIS acquired more than 4,000 houses in the years following the U.S. foreclosure crisis, when Wall Street-backed investors bought thousands of discounted...
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1.8KWhat Do Judges Lynn Hughes, David Hittner and Patrick Higginbotham Have in Common?
Personal Vendettas: All pro se foreclosure cases end up on their desks sequentially and they are generally dismissed without due process.
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1.7KWhen the Courts Want to Implement an Illegal Takings Clause on Your Business Parking Lot
The lawsuit alleges that court personnel acted under the color of law to intimidate Mrs. Simonds by using the threat of criminal...
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1.3KCreditor Rights BigLaw Firm Goodwin Procter LLP are Whining in Op-Eds for their Wall St Banking Clients
The CFPB amendments provide that a mortgage servicer can offer a streamline modification to borrowers with COVID-19-related hardship based on an incomplete...
