Federal Law
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1.5KTexas Office of the Attorney General Demands R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
First and most importantly, your letter fails to recognize that Texas is not a subdivision of the federal government or a private...
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2.5KThe Supreme Court of Texas Rules on Ignorance Laws
It is often said that ignorance of the law is no defense. Perhaps not. But if ignorance of the law can’t be...
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2.5KTexas Courts Received 10,545 Foreclosure Filings in the First Quarter of 2019 Alone
Texas courts did not grant one homeowner the right to the American dream- they found for the bank every single time.Counter to...
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2.2K1Fifth Circuit Maintains Isolated Position Relative to Attorney Immunity Doctrine
The Fifth Circuit declined to broaden the exceptions to the Texas rule of attorney immunity with respect to liability to non-clients in...
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2.4KFifth Circuit Oral Argument in Texas Capital Bank N.A. v Zeidman
ORAL ARGUMENT HEARD before Judges Haynes, Clement, Judge Duncan and Judge Oldham in Texas Capital Bank v Zeidman on 05/01/2019
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5.1KTexas State Bar President-Elect Sorrels Appoints Wife Alexandra “Alex” Sorrels to Foundation Board, Raising Ethics Questions
Former board chairman Rehan Alimohammad said that Sorrels should further explain why he appointed his wife, because some attorneys have claimed the...
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1.7KThe 3-Panel in the Fifth Circuit Combine for the Circuit and Announce A Sword, A Shield and A[nother] Retroactive Erie Guess
Section 1024.41 of the Code of Federal Regulations describes the procedures that mortgage servicers must follow when processing loss mitigation applications. Does...
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2.0KA Decade Later, An IndyMac Clone is Funded in Austin – 360 Mortgage Group – As Round II of Foreclosures Are Targeted
This lender plans to underwrite $1B in mortgages with no income, no asset verification. Resi investors can borrow from an Austin-based lender...
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2.6KMisconduct Complaint Alleges 5th Circuit Senior Judge Edith Brown Clement Issued Partisan Attacks on Colleagues
Harrington stated in his misconduct complaint that it doesn’t concern the merits of the dissent, but rather the partisan tone and insults...
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3.2K1Law Funder LLC Case at the Fifth Circuit in a Veil of Secrecy as it Involves a Lawmaker, a Judge and Illegal Acts
ORAL ARGUMENT HEARD before Judges King, Smith, Willett. Arguing Person Information Updated for: John F. Carroll arguing for Appellants Sergio Munoz, Et...
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2.4KDeutsche Bank and the Two Billion Reasons the Donald Trump Cabinet is Filled with Bankers, Lawyers and Foreclosure Kings
Ms. Vrablic, an intensely private person who rarely discussed personal matters with her colleagues, steered more than $300 million in loans to...
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2.4KThe Truth About Political Intervention for Citizens and Consumers: There is None: You’re on Your Own
During the run-up of the housing bubble, banks acquired thousands of subprime mortgages and turned them into securities. They created trusts as...
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3.1KThe Fifth Circuit’s “Selective” Rule of Orderliness Opinion
Thompson v. Dallas City Attorney’s Office appears to present the first use, in the history of the federal judiciary, of both the...
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1.4KDissenting Justice Alito of the US Supreme Court for the Fifth Circuit and the FDCPA.
FDCPA This case presents the question whether the bona fide error defense in applies to a violation resulting from a debt collector's...
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1.3KTexas Judiciary Launches Case Search Online but Refuses Public Access to Full Search Capabilities
re:searchTX: The new online Texas law case search portal. Attorneys will have expanded access to documents not available to the public.
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1.5KEditors Choice: Performance-Based Disposal of Justice in Texas Courts
The clearance rate (i.e., number of cases disposed/number of cases added to the docket) is a measure of how effectively a court...
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1.5KReinagel, the Signatures, the PSA and how Fraud is not Void but Voidable according to the Fifth Circuit
We do not condone robo signing more broadly and remind that bank employees or contractors who commit forgery or prepare false affidavits...
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5.7KExpedited Foreclosure under Rule 736
Texas law provided the Burciagas an adequate procedure to challenge the Foreclosure Order by filing an independent suit in a court of...
