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848A Single Rule (40) for Petition for Rehearing En Banc is Slated
The subcommittee proposes that Rule 35 be abrogated and that a single rule— Rule 40—govern all petitions for rehearing.
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1.2KJudicial Overreach in Assignment of Cases on Appeal in Federal Court Questioned
Instead of simply deciding whether to permit the appeal, the motions panel elected to decide the merits of the case without any...
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1.0KResponse to CFPB addressing SCOTUS, Yellen and Retrospective Relief
A Texas federal lawsuit continues in light of the retrospective relief clause in Collins v. Yellen, a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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1.2KJustice Gorsuch: “In this world, real people are injured by actions taken without lawful authority.”
Appellants, Joanna Burke and John Burke (“Burkes”), now file a motion to stay based on the events of last week at the...
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1.0KLawyers Are Trained Liars, All the Way Up to Chief Justice John Roberts Says Retired Judge
Lawyer legal training and practice blur the line between truth and falsity. As a judge or justice they will find it hard...
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1.1KMagistrate Judge Edison Cited a Foreclosure Case Where Attorney Fees Were Denied by a Judicial Colleague
Judge Edison omits quotation for a reason, Atlas denies atty fees : Rodriguez v. Quicken Loans, Inc., (S.D. Tex. 2017) (quotation omitted).
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2.0KFederal Judicial Tag-Team Judge Andrew Edison and Judge George Hanks Go Rogue on Logue
Mortgage Servicer is entitled to recover the sum of $21,869.84 in attorney's fees and expenses and accordance with the Deed of Trust.
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1.1KJudge George Hanks Discusses The Doctrines of Collateral Estoppel and Judicial Estoppel
The Court also finds that the doctrine of “general estoppel” cannot apply to bar the Member Case for these very same reasons.
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1.2KChief Judge Lee Rosenthal Remands Foreclosure to Texas State Court at Motion to Dismiss Stage
Chief Judge Rosenthal remands the Doyles case back to state court after clearly targeting RESPA, the only federal question preventing remand.
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1.3KCollins v Yellen, The FHFA Supreme Court Decision 2021 Remands to Fifth Circuit
The court dealt a blow to shareholders, turning away a claim that the Federal Housing Finance Agency exceeded its statutory authority.
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1.5K1Outlaw in A Dirty Black Robe Seeks Return after Resignation, This Time as Your Chief Prosecutor
Curtis DeLapp, a former district judge who resigned amid allegations he ordered people to jail without trial, wants District Attorney's job.
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829Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct Resigns to Obtain Taxpayers Pension and No Jail Time. Harvey Weinstein is Enraged.
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of felonies in February 2020 and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. Not so, when you're...
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1.3K20th Circuit Court Judge Ronald Duebbert Is Removed From the Bench for Lyin’
The Illinois Courts Commission has removed St. Clair County Circuit Judge Ronald R. Duebbert from office after concluding he lied to police.
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1.5KA Gun, A Bedroom Wall, A Lyin’ Judge and Several Sexual Harassment Complaints
Judge Patrick O’Shea’s case is the 96th accusation of judicial misconduct to result in a Courts Commission hearing.
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1.2KRent-a-Robe Ends Tragically as Attorney Involved in Judicial Misconduct Commits Suicide
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Valarie Turner let law clerk Rhonda Crawford preside over at least two cases on the bench.
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2.5KHere’s a Perfect Example of Why Judges Personal and Financial Information Has to Be Publicly Available
Former Judge Jessica O'Brien is married to a Judge and was on $195,000 year salary but that did not stop her greed...
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1.3KHere Cometh the Texas Supreme Court to Upend a Homeowner’s Default Judgment against US Bank
Texas Supreme Court will weigh in on an intermediate appellate court split over the proper way to serve process on banks to...
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2.6KDeutsche Bank Trader Vorley Found Guilty of Fraud Sentenced to One Year in Jail
Avi Perry, assistant chief of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, argued for a sentence of four years and nine months as a...
