Federal Law
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1.9KThe Government is Found in Contempt for Listening to Attorney-Client Calls in Violation of the U.S. Constitution (Sixth Amendment) and then Delaying Investigation by Federal Judge
U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson of Kansas City, Kansas, said the government employed a wholesale strategy to delay, diffuse and deflect -...
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3.1KA Pot of Mistakes by the Texas County Judge Earns Attorney Victory On Appeal
Former Maverick County Attorney Jaime Iracheta lost his job six weeks after filing an appeal that claimed the area’s county judge erroneously...
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3.2KQuiet Title Constitutional Victory for Houston Homeowner Appealed to Fifth Circuit with Oral Arguments Presented – UPDATED 28 May, 2020
ORAL ARGUMENT HEARD before Judges Haynes, Graves, Ho. Arguing Person Information Updated for: Daron L. Janis arguing for Appellant Federal Home Loan...
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3.6K1A Financial Services BigLaw Partner Moves to Creditor Rights Firm Lorde Lock LLP After a Former Legal Secretary Files Suit for Sexual Harassment
Correa’s $1 million suit says she was hired as a legal secretary for two partners at the law firm in January 2017....
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3.7K1Who is Attorney Charles Eskridge III, the Nominee for US District Judge at SDTX; replacing Snr Judge Gray H. Miller?
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Charles Eskridge III, nominated for the Texas federal trial bench, reported earning more than $5 million...
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3.3KImagine Owning Ocwen Financial And Trying To Stomach The 94% Share Price Drop (NYSE:OCN) as Ocwen President & CEO Glen Messina Acquires 132,000 Shares of the Company
Every investor in Ocwen should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies. Imagine...
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1.4KWhen You’ve Been Grassed On and It Costs You $30k in Fines and Maybe Your Property
Abusive governments can’t trump the Constitution. Florida justice abuse of power No one should lose their home because they let their grass...
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1.3KAmerican Bar Association (ABA) President Rallies for A Return to Lawyers Acting With Humility and Civility; And Yes, Judges are Lawyers Too
Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys. When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...
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2.0KCFPB Lawsuits Against Mortgage Insurers Kickbacks Revisited
CFPB's paltry fine; in the context of the massive amount of mortgage fraud that occurred in this industry, a $15 million penalty...
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2.2KTurning Texas Courts Blue is Significantly Affecting Decisions and Opinions in the Dallas Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The Dallas court of appeals decides thousands of cases, and it essentially has the last word on Texas law. Lawyers spend a...
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2.7K17th Circuit Rules LLC Does Not Protect nor Shield Attorney from Fraud Lawsuit
The 7th Circuit opined, There is no legal authority supporting the attorney contention that a lawyer can’t aid a client’s fraud.
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2.3K5th Circuit Rules Texas District Attorney (DA) Can Claim Only Partial Qualified Immunity in a Split Panel Decision
Three of the Plaintiffs were not Decision-Makers or Policy-Makers and the Fifth Circuit has Allowed their Complaint to Proceed, despite the objections...
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1.9KTrump’s Judicial Appointments: A Data Analysis with Commentary
All in all, the Trump judicial appointment machinery has been vigorous, especially as to the number of circuit judges appointed to date....
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1.9KLeading Texas Law Firm Baker Botts Slams Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s Erroneous Decision in Law and Demands Correction; Let’s See if they Have More Joy than Hagens Berman Who Were Also Treated Unfairly
Uncorrected, the 5th circuit panel opinion will substantially undermine receivership courts ability to protect estate property in this circuit, presenting an issue...
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3.0K1Breaking News: Dead Man Walking is Dead: The Epstein Files and Why Trump Had to ‘Do a Saudi-Khashoggi’ and Kill Him Before Trial
The appeal courts decision to release the documents came just three days before Epstein was arrested last month, charged with sex trafficking. Prosecutors...
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2.3K1How Texas is Responsible for Discarding their Elderly Citizens and Making them Homeless
Texas Association of Realtors donations to lawmakers so far in 2019; $8,279,463. Property values in their Southeast Austin neighborhood have gone up...
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1.8KThe Year Was 1999 and Attorney Disbarment in Federal Texas Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit “Was All That and a Bag of Chips”
Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys. When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...
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3.5KHouston Southern District: US Judge Hanks Awards “Triple Damages” for Mortgage Fraud by Lender Allied Home Mortgage
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT AFFIRMED THE $300 MILLION DOLLAR JUDGMENT AGAINST ALLIED HOME MORTGAGE, WHICH INCLUDES TRIPLE DAMAGES AS...
