Fifth Circuit

BDF Law Group Lawyer Sanctioned by S.D. Tex. Judge Hilda Tagle for Bad Faith Removal of Foreclosure case from State to Federal Court

The sanctions are minimal, considering the lengthy history of abuses in Texas courts by BDF Hopkins, a foreclosure mill law firm with...

Foreclosure Banker and Trump Cabinet Member Joe Otting Resigns Suddenly Allowing Brian Brooks to Upgrade from Deputy to Comptroller of the Currency, and it’s Not Bitcoin

Former foreclosure banker Joseph Otting resigns but his old pal from OneWest Bank steps into his shoes. Brian Brooks has been a...

Deutsche Bank Has Control Over Your American Home in 2020 But Failed the Stress Test Audit

The audit found serious weaknesses and raised doubts about whether Deutsche Bank would reach a stress test score indicating that it is...

Ocwen Altisource and Judge Kenneth Marra Guilty of Non Disclosure in an Abuse against Proposed Intervenor-Plaintiffs in Anti-Consumer Watchdog Case

Perjury in Florida Federal Court by Judge Marra? It is now apparent, Ocwen Altisource could not address the Burkes responses for fear...

Steve ‘Foreclosure King’ Mnuchin is Downed in Twittersphere by Axl Rose Colored Replies

The year is 2020. Amidst a global pandemic, Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose says the Secretary of the Treasury and producer of...

Corrupt 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...

26 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Fifth Circuit’s Judge Jennifer Elrod Discusses Pandemics, Cruises and Remote Courtship

Judge Jennifer Elrod; Even though our physical courthouse is not open, it has been very important to make sure all litigants have...

Judge Sparks Sanctions and Recusal Row But Judge Andy Oldham Settles it With a Silver Bullet

The district court determined that Tejero’s attorneys did not settle his lawsuit quickly enough. So the district court sanctioned them. That was...

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.

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

The Fifth Circuit Make Another Plain Error in Front of the Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a per curiam order March 23, instructing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to conduct...

How to Make a Judicial Complaint Citing the Right Arguments In Law

The fact is many of those with judicial grievances normally pen judicial complaints while high on emotions and fall into the trap...