Laws In Texas
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2.7K26 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...
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2.3KRep. Katie Porter Introduces Bill to Crack Down on Unconfirmed Agency Officials
Congresswoman’s legislation comes as “acting” officials lead Department of Homeland Security and other agencies overseeing COVID-19 pandemic response.
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2.0KTrump’s Court Takeover Includes McConnell Opening Up Congress to ‘Sardine Can’ Judges Onto Bench
Plus, a look at 3 circuit courts. The ninth, eleventh and fifth circuit courts decide thousands of cases a year with broad...
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3.2KThe State Bar of Texas CDC Needs to Educate Itself Relative to Claim Preclusion Laws in Texas (Part I)
Burke v Hopkins Complaint to the Commission For Lawyer Discipline (CDC) - State Bar of Texas and after Mr Eric Hsu's non-compliance...
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2.7KBank 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...
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2.6KThe 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...
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2.3KDOJ 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...
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2.2KJudge 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...
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2.7KTexas SCJC Invited Citizens to Discuss their Experiences regarding Family Matters in State Court, it Wasn’t Good News for Texas Judges
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct invited public citizens of Texas to a meeting to discuss Texas Judges and Justice in Family...
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4.7KTexas Lawyer and Former Texas Lawmaker Jack Stick’s DUI Stop Didn’t End Up Going Well. Was it Politically Motivated?
Lawyer Jack Stick can be seen on a police video arguing with an officer about taking a field sobriety test. He was...
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1.8KPresident Donald Trump Knows the Path to Reelection and Protection – the Judiciary
President Donald Trump threatens to adjourn both chambers of Congress so he can make appointments to fill vacant positions and judicial slots.
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2.5KOCWEN 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...
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3.4KS.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...
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1.8KJust Don’t Google It …At Least While Alone Says Order of Temporary Jail Release for Michael Avenatti
While on release in the Venice home of Jay Manheimer, his custodian, Avenatti will be able to review printouts of legal documents to...
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2.5KThe 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...
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1.6KFifth 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...
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2.4KFishin’ for a Fight in the Hall of Secrecy Known as the SCJC
Steve Fischer, a commissioner on the [Texas] State Commission on Judicial Conduct, has gone head-to-head with chairman David Hall over the commission’s...
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3.8KJudge David Hittner is Threatened and Guess Who Defended the Convict? None Other than Magistrate Judge Peter Bray
Public Defender Peter Bray, who is representing Yarbrough said “I expect Mr. Yarbrough to make a statement at the time of sentencing...
