Fifth Circuit
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2.1K1Did You Know: Judges Attending The Federalist Society Breach Ethical Violations In Doing So
In January, a Washington Post Magazine article about the Federalist Society reported that four members of the court, in addition to Roberts, are either...
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2.8K1Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: Judge Jerry Edwin Smith Profiled
While in that position, Jerry E. Smith made several controversial statements, such as characterizing the League of Women Voters as the plague...
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2.9KA Dirty Bomb and a Dirty Lawyer Appointed to ‘Clean Up’ a Dirty Bank: Deutsche Bank’s Reputation – on the Recommendation of Biggest Investor Qatar
Dirty Lawyer Stefan Simon is still embroiled in a Milan lawsuit over allegations of falsifying the accounts of troubled Italian lender Monte...
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3.1KJudge Carolyn Dineen King [Mrs. Reavley] of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Mr and Mrs Fifth Circuit. Carolyn Dineen King, former Chief Judge, married fellow Circuit Judge Tom Reavley in 2004 and made some...
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1.2KThe Fifth Circuit issues a Foggy Opinion to Support Foreclosure
It is neither clear nor obvious that these objections prevented the Lenders from unilaterally abandoning the acceleration under Texas law. The judgment...
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2.5K5When Should a Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Recuse Themselves? We Take a Look at Judge James ‘Jim’ Ho in this Article
A featured case, Judge Ho sat on Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., where the panel affirmed for the German-Owned Bank, who had...
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1.6KA Nation is Watching (and Listening) to the Fifth Circuit Wordsmithing Opinions in Cases They Have Prejudged but Need to Manipulate
Judges whom we think of as textualists construct their sense of objective meaning from what the evidence that they are willing to...
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3.9KDisbarred former El Paso Judge, Who Served Six Years for Fraud, Accused of Impersonating His Old Self
Former district court Judge Manuel Joseph Barraza, who served six years in prison for allegedly trading sexual acts for favorable rulings, was arrested...
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3.5K1It’s a Rude Awakening for Former Texas Judge Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Delgado
The jury in the trial of a former Hidalgo County district judge has returned a guilty verdict. Former Judge Rodolfo Rudy Delgado...
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2.3KA Disabled Veteran and a Homeowner Wrongly Foreclosed by Wells Fargo Bank, Sold His Home the Day He Came Home from Hospital has Died in Court at a Hearing He Was Ordered to Attend
The bank became the nation’s largest home lender by selling homes, such as Larry’s property, to itself for far below fair market...
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2.4KThe Department of Justice Continues to Sacrifice the ‘Small Thieves’ to Detract from the Fact that the US Cabinet Has Thieves In Residence Who Are Responsible for Stealing Citizens Property & Liberties Since 2008
Putting Steve 'Foreclosure King' Mnuchin and Joseph Otting in these positions is risking the livelihood of everyday Americans - and as far...
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3.0K1The Government’s Overpaid and Unconstitutional CFPB Are Pulling The Strings with Judge Kenneth Marra in the High Profile Ocwen Case in West Palm Beach Florida But it’s a Huge Mistake
The courts have widely recognized that the correct procedure for a nonparty to challenge a protective order is through intervention for that...
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2.5KAustin Estate Planning & Tax Law Firm Accused by the IRS of Aiding and Abetting Clients Illegally Evade Paying U.S. Taxes. The Lower Court has Ruled in Favor of the IRS, Now the Lawyers are Rushing to the Attorney-Friendly 5th Circuit for Protection and a Reversal of the Adverse Ruling
Here, the Firm’s attorney-client privilege arguments do not meet its burden to rebut a Powell showing, in large part because the Firm...
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4.0K2Fifth Circuit Judge Wiener Excuses Himself for Inadvertently Failing to Disclose Assets in Prior Years Financial Disclosure Report
Fifth Circuit Judge Wiener failed to disclose all his financial interests in his Financial Disclosure Report, claims it was an inadvertent oversight...
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5.6K2Meet Fifth Circuit Judge James ‘Jim’ Ho’s Attorney Spouse with a Resume which includes Defending MERSCORP and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Apart from defending Bankers and MERS, Mrs. Ho is a member of the Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, appointed by U.S. Senators John...
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2.7KTexas Appellate Courts are Not Following the Rule of Law on Standing in Foreclosure Judgments. Banks Who Lack Standing are Being Allowed to Foreclose With the Courts Complicit in Deception and Fraud
These were all cases where the foreclosure was sought by a bank that was not the original lender. In the vast majority...
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US Treasury Secretary Steve “Foreclosure King” Mnuchin Wants to Learn How to Be More Secretive and Deceptive than He Already Is
Foreclosure King and Real Estate Investor, and current US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin wants the Secret Service under the Treasury Departments control.
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2.8K8After a Revisit from the Priesters, Who Reminded the Fifth Circuit their Erie Guess Was Proven to Be Lender Bias by the Supreme Court of Texas, they Say, to Hell With Ya, it Was a Guess and You’re No Saint, You’re Merely a Poor Sinner
Back in 2013, we affirmed the dismissal of the Priesters’ case, holding that a four-year statute of limitations barred their attempt to...
