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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...

The 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...

A Non-Party Visitor to the Court is Wrongfully Jailed by a Judge And Ends Up Having His Foot Amputated

Because of the ankle restraint Defendants used on him, Mr. Hale, who suffers from diabetes, developed an ulcer on his foot that...

Senior Judge Lynn Hughes One Liner Judgment Dismissing EEOC Case Reversed by Fifth Circuit

Fifth Circuit 3-Panel Scolds Senior Federal Judge Lynn Hughes, S.D. Tex., for One Liner Judgment by Publishing Opinion for Instructive Precedent Training.

The Texas Money Doc Takes 29, Gets 25 In Return

William Neil “Doc” Gallagher, who wasn’t licensed to advise clients on securities, received up to $29.2 million from about 60 investors from...

Motion to Disqualify Judge David Hittner. What Would Supreme Court Justice Scalia Have Thought?

Motion to Disqualify Judge David Hittner: In short form, the current Hopkins case was prematurely ejected by Hittner due to his pervasive...

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

Thompson & Knight Bemoan Loss of Profits in 2019 after Bumper 2018 Gains. However, Bankruptcy Indicators in 2020 Are Robust

2020 started out a bit above budget, Sloan said, noting that uncertainty in energy markets led the firm to budget conservatively for...

Another Texas Federal Court Case Prematurely Decided By the Magistrate Judge While Related Case is On Appeal at The Fifth Circuit

An attorney is a key participant in a mortgage scheme. That’s because being able to point to a lawyer, who is sworn...

Texas State Judge is Slapped for the Fifth Time, instead of being Slaughtered

Judge Gena Slaughters' law license was suspended five times since she was first elected in 2007, according to a public reprimand that...

A Former Felon and Lawyer Wanted His Texas Law License Reinstated. His Request Was Correctly Denied.

Eggert was licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and the Northern District of Texas in 2004. The following year, Eggert moved to...

Fifth Circuit Opinion in Favor of the IRS Leaves Texas Attorney Canada Feelin’ Dry

Fifth Circuit: “Congress chose to omit a damages remedy as to tax penalties assessed and to limit judicial review to post-payment and...

Texas State’s 14th COA Rejects The Federal Appellate Court (5th Cir.) Erie Guesses on Attorney Immunity

Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Tex.) re Attorney Immunity : We are not bound by these two federal court decisions. Nor do we...

When Moss Rightfully Foreclosed on Deutsche Bank and Ocwen Loan Servicing, The Southern Judge Relied upon “Federalist Faction Control”

Judge Rosenthal: This mortgage-foreclosure case is unusual because it begins with a foreclosure rather than ending with one. And it is the...

25 Texas Lawyers Gone Rogue, the December 2019 List of Judges and Texas Lawyer Sanctions & The 20 Bad Attorneys Who are Privately Disciplined

25 Texas Lawyers Gone Rogue, the December 2019 List of Disciplined Lawyers and Judges & The 20 Bad Attorneys Who are Privately...

Words Can Easily Create a False Impression of the Real Facts. Here’s a Perfect Example by the Fifth Circuit

Patrick was lying to the Judge—to maintain control over Sturkin and perpetuate her fraudulent scheme—but the Judge ordered Sturkin to be imprisoned.

The Missing Opinion at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

It is interesting to note this detailed opinion, which discusses and cites relevant case law as regards judicial recusal is now absent...

Judge Thomas M. 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...