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6.2K1Former Forclosure Mill Owner and Florida King of Foreclosures, Barred Attorney David Stern Sells Hillsboro Beach Home for a Loss
As you can see, Stern is living the hard life after his disbarment. He now owns a series of 5 Guys Burger...
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1.4KOne of the Rarest Opinions You’re Ever Likely to See. An Appellate Court Reversing a Deutsche Bank Foreclosure Providing a Win in Favor of the Homeowner (2014)
The Lacombes, defendants below, appeal the final judgment of foreclosure against them and in favor of Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., as...
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1.6KHow Texas Lawmakers Patched Open Government Laws But Kept Government Agencies Immune from Open Record Requests
HB 4181 would also transfer much of the authority of legislative records from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to the...
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4.3KA Lawyer Who Represents Him or Herself Has a Fool for a Client, Or a Judge in their Pocket
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. This proverb is based on the opinion, probably first...
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2.3KHow a House Bill Becomes Law in the State of Texas
The Texas Constitution divides state government into three separate but equal branches: the executive branch, headed by the governor; the judicial branch,...
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1.6KTrump would Lose to Biden in Texas say Pollsters as Deep-Red State Loses Faith in the President of the United States
Biden has had substantial leads in the polls among likely Democrat voters, but this is a huge step toward winning over more...
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1.6KSummary Judgment Granting Foreclosure in White v Ameriquest S.D. Houston Federal Court (May 2019)
Summary judgment is granted for the defendants Ameriquest. (Docket Entry No. 16). The Whites' requests for injunctive and declaratory relief are denied....
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2.0KCommissioners Obtain Answer to AG opinion for $250k Fees Billed by Pro Tem Prosecutor
Between May 2017 and August 2018, Shearin submitted bills to the county amounting to $265,769, according to statements obtained by the Wood...
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2.0KIt’s a Yes for a $500 Sanction for a Public Defender Held for Violating Local Court Rules and a No for it Being Held in Contempt
Although conduct unbecoming a member of the bar is not defined in the Local Rules, the Supreme Court has interpreted the same...
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1.5KA Federal Question to a New Foreclosure Panel at the Fifth Circuit in 2019
SUSAN SISSOM FILED A COMPLAINT IN STATE COURT AGAINST DEFENDANTS, SEEKING TO PREVENT THE FORECLOSURE OF HER HOME. AFTER REMOVING THE ACTION...
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1.5KJudge Refuses to Invoke Attorney Immunity for District Attorney in Murder Case
In the lawsuit, Perrilloux is accused of coercing an alleged witness to fabricate testimony in a 2002 capital murder case against Michael...
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1.6KA Question of Attorney Immunity, A United States President and a Judge
But attorney-client privilege does not extend to conversations in furtherance of a future crime and attorneys have no immunity from prosecution for...
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1.8KWhat’s the Value of Your Home Loss Worth When You Were Wrongfully Evicted?
Seventeen months after PHH Mortgage Corp. agreed to a $45 million multistate settlement related to charges of improperly servicing homeowners, New York...
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1.7KThe US Supreme Court Takes On the Fifth Circuit’s Stiff Sentencing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Holguin’s argument that the consecutive year term was substantively unreasonable. Holguin failed...
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2.4K1The Fifth Circuit Removes Rogue Attorney O’Dwyer from Practicing at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
To take just one example of serious misconduct, there was strong support for the finding that O’Dwyer engaged in the unauthorized practice...
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2.8K1First it Was Ocwen, Now it’s Bank of Ireland. Wilbur Ross, Commerce Secretary Insider Trading Again
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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1.7KPer Standard Practice the US Supreme Court Denies 4 More Foreclosure Related Petitions in this Weeks’ Order (June 3, 2019)
Per Standard Practice the US Supreme Court Denies 4 More Foreclosure Related Petitions in this Weeks' Order (June 3, 2019) and involves...
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2.0KPresident Donald Trump’s Judicial Picks for the Fifth Circuit Speak up on Key Issues
Last year, two Trump appointees on the Fifth Circuit—Ho and Judge Don Willett—protested the court’s denial of a full panel rehearing of...
