Federal Law

Bank 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...

The 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...

DOJ 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...

Where’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...

Judge 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...

Eleventh 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...

The 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...

Appellants 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...

OCWEN 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...

Motion 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...

Motion 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...

S.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...

Fifth 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...

Senior 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.

OCWEN Press Release On COVID-19 As They Prepare to Attack Homeowners In Distress

OCWEN believes the disruption created by the measures being taken to drive social distancing may give rise to industry-wide elevated delinquency levels.

LIT’s Accurate Foreclosure Prediction Starts Already, the 90 Day Mortgage Relief is No Relief At All for Homeowners

The Banks and non-banks are preparing for the next financial crisis - and this time they are well prepared - a learning...

The Fifth Circuit’s Dismissal of the Burkes 2019 Judicial Complaint Has Now Been Proven to Be Error, in Law

Supreme Court of Georgia Splits on Motion to Disqualify All Justices, Leaving Three Refusing to DQ

Maneuvers to appoint rather than elect Justice Blackwell’s replacement already gives the appearance that a group of insiders have determined that hand-selecting...