When is a settlement agreement not a settlement agreement? When it involves a foreclosure, a bank and the Fifth Circuit.
Judge Higginson (9) leads, followed closely by Judges Stewart (8) Southwick (7) Smith, King, Jolly and Costa (6) on foreclosure appeal panels
PHH's alterations to the Property included the removal of a floor that rendered the Homeowners Property dangerous and uninhabitable.
Chase’s 2013 proposed repayment plan and its 2014 request for less than the full amount owed is an intent to abandon its...
Foreclosure Fee Scheme 2021: That said, there does not appear to be an affidavit in support of Attorney Fees from the Lawyers...
The U.S. magistrate appointed to the bench in the Eastern District of Texas in 2004 found the Episcopal Church in his 20s...
I do not agree that the Reinagels’ forgery argument is a red herring. - Judge James Graves Jr., Fifth Circuit, Reinagel v...
The appointment of substitute trustees is a matter between the loan servicer and L. Keller Mackie that has no effect on King’s...
It appears the homeowners' attorney, an IP attorney, did not contest the $20k in attorney fees by Mark Cronenwett of Mackie Wolf...
Judge Randy Crane accepted Deutsche Bank’s secondary theory—that Ms. Castrellon’s separate suit tolled the statute of limitations.
Res judicata bars causes of action or defenses which arise out of the same subject matter as the initial suit.
No [wo]man in this country is so high that [s]he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that...
We're reviewing the cases assigned to Judge King's son, Stephen E. Randall, Texas attorney, by S.D. Texas.
What’s interesting here is Stanley Price complained about lower court Judge Vance, who was succeeded, albeit temporarily, by Judge Engelhardt who sat...
Judge Priscilla Owen is involved in most of the 3-panel opinions in 2021 related to foreclosure appeals, representing Wall St. and taking...
Alex Kozinski said he was also bothered by the 5th Circuit panel’s publication of such a consequential decision without adversarial briefing. You...
Magistrate Judge Bryan RECOMMENDS the Motion be DENIED with respect to PHH’s and USBNA’s request for declaratory judgment that the pre-2019 notices...
The district court sentenced Nora to concurrent sentence of 40 months imprisonment on each count, 1 yr probation and $13 million restitution.