Federal Law
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4.2KTexas Federal Magistrate Judge Andrew Austin Calls Out Law Firm [Mis]Conduct
Kirkland & Ellis LLP “should be embarrassed” by the way it stonewalled information requests from a legal recruiting firm which delayed discovery...
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3.6KCorrupt Former Texas Mayor Laura Jordan and Real Estate Boyfriend, Now Hubby, Awarded a New Criminal Trial As Fifth Circuit Decides to Rely on the Judge’s Discretion
In a published opinion, Judge Elrod for the panel held that the district court did not abuse its broad discretion without holding...
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2.7K26 Attorney Generals Call for Seniors with Mortgage and Loans to Be Pandemic Protected. Texas Ain’t One of Them
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans are now facing financial uncertainty; senior citizens have been among the hardest...
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2.3KRep. Katie Porter Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Unconfirmed Agency Officials
Congresswoman’s legislation comes as “acting” officials lead Department of Homeland Security and other agencies overseeing COVID-19 pandemic response.
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2.7KBank Admits they Ain’t Got No Note But That’s Okay Says 10th Circuit, it’s JPMorgan Chase, Our Family Bankers
Generally, the only people entitled to enforce a blank-indorsed note are those in physical possession of it, Phillips explained. However, the lost-instrument...
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2.6KThe Snakes of the Texas Legal Profession Are Now Officially Allowed Snap Removals as Defendants and Sewer Service as Plaintiffs
Fifth Circuit say 'snap removal' is perfectly fine, despite it being as egregious as 'sewer service'. It's an endorsement of shady legal...
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2.3KDOJ Wants the Supreme Court to Issue an Advisory Opinion re CFPB’s Constitutionality
Paul Clement said, the government is not asking the Supreme Court to resolve a live dispute. Instead, he said, DOJ wants the...
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2.2KWhere’s The Lawless Elon Musk Flamethrower At During the Pandemic? We’ve Got the Answer.
Circuit Judges should know their role. When a Supreme Court case is pending, hold your pens. says Professor Josh Blackman. Will the...
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2.2KJudge Kenneth Marra Votes in Favor of Claim Preclusion and Against Florida AG in Ocwen Case, With Prejudice
Florida Plaintiffs argue Count V attempts to hold Ocwen liable for knowingly maintaining and relying on REALServicing to its own benefit and...
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2.2KEleventh Circuit Deny Intervenors Motion, Rallying Around Judge Jill Pryor’s Refusal to Recuse Despite Her Bias and a Tardy Financial Disclosure Report Still Pending
On Monday, 20th April, 2020, Judge Charles Wilson of the Eleventh Circuit Denied the Intervenors Motion, thus penalizing the Appellants for a...
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3.3KThe Epstein Coverup is Endorsed by the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Federal prosecutors won what may amount to a pyrrhic victory Tuesday in a long-running legal battle over their handling of a sex-trafficking...
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3.3KAppellants and Denied Lower Court Intervenors Give Notice to Eleventh Circuit About Judge Jill Pryor
It is obvious the Burkes intend to file a second motion to disqualify Judge Pryor based the on new facts raised (sealing...
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2.5KOCWEN Facing it’s Own Eviction Case Seeks Accounting Puffery to Help Survive Being Delisted
Nothing good will come of the of $3 billion dollar admonished nonbank OCWEN's current financial dilemma. They currently face eviction from the...
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2.6KMotion to Seal Civil Action Permanently is Denied by N.D. Tex. Magistrate Judge
Litigant Can't Seal Case to Improve Her Chances of Employment says federal magistrate judge. The right of access to court records precludes...
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2.7KMotion to Seal Law Firms Billing Rates Results In Hefty Sized Attorney Fee Write-Off
King & Spalding has withdrawn a request for nearly $665,000 in attorney fees after a federal judge ruled the law firm can’t...
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3.4KS.D. Tex. Magistrate Judge Wanted Elderly Citizens in their Court to Defy Stay-At-Home Orders to Post Court Motions and Filings
Stay-at-home Covid-19 compliance is questioned by a Houston Magistrate Judge. He is asking if 2 elderly pro se filers posted the motions...
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1.6KFifth Circuit Finally Tells Banks that Professional Liability Insurance Doesn’t Cover Blatant Fraud, Forgery and Extortion
Judge Stephen Higginson opined for the 2-panel at the 5th Cir., and held that it was the bank’s wrongful certification to HUD...
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3.0K1Senior Judge Lynn Hughes One Liner Judgment Dismissing EEOC Case Reversed by Fifth Circuit
Fifth Circuit 3-Panel Scolds Senior Federal Judge Lynn Hughes, S.D. Tex., for One Liner Judgment by Publishing Opinion for Instructive Precedent Training.
