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863Fifth CircuitFifth Circuit Court Opinion on Judicial Misconduct: Don’t Do Your Job When It Involves Judicial Misconduct, Turn a Blind Eye
The Fifth Circuit panel ruled — go read it if you don’t believe me — that Anderson had no case for retaliation...
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9571NewsLyin’ Ted: An Attorney Who Claims Amnesia About the Law
Bank loans to candidates and loans derived from advances on a candidate’s brokerage accounts, credit cards, home equity line of credit, or...
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1.5KForeclosuresOcwen: The “Chosen” Sub Servicer for the Banking Industry Continues to Grow with Fake WatchDog Lawsuits Used as Decoys to Pacify the Public Glare
Ocwen is propped up financially by New Residential Investment Corp. (NRI) which had swept in Phoenix-like in the wake of the April,...
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831ForeclosuresSupreme Court of Florida Decides Homeowner is Entitled to Attorney Fees in Foreclosure Case
Because our case law is clear that a voluntary dismissal of an appeal renders the opposing party the prevailing party for the...
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735Fifth CircuitThe Fifth Circuit’s Carol: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Carol Paselk sued the defendants for foreclosing on her residential property. Representative Farenthold publicly promised to reimburse the U.S. Treasury for $84,000...
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696NewsDeutsche Bank’s Close Relationship with US Prosecutors under Spotlight in Libor Case
Fighting a conviction for rigging the Libor benchmark rate, a former Deutsche Bank trader has alleged that the bank’s lawyers handed prosecutors...
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743Fifth CircuitThe Judicial Exception: A Mandate, A Mortgage and a Prisoner
Randy Dewayne Pittman appeals his sentence of 51 months in prison, imposed following his guilty plea conviction of possession of a firearm...
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843Editors ChoiceEditors Choice: Throwback to Foreclosure and the General Election of 2016
Do not expect the Trump administration to offer relief to the more than 7 million American families still under water on their...
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647NewsConflict of Interest? No Problem, Work with the FTC
Andrew Smith, the top consumer protection official at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is barred from handling cases involving more than 100...
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694Editors ChoiceEditors Choice: Improper Conduct by Magistrate Judge Shall Remain Nameless
The Special Committee determined that the subject judge had inappropriately pursued social relationships with an attorney who practices before him and with...
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3.2KAppellate JudgesExpedited Foreclosure under Rule 736
Texas law provided the Burciagas an adequate procedure to challenge the Foreclosure Order by filing an independent suit in a court of...
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193CFPBThe Lawless ‘Bounty Hunter’
What recourse is available to a consumer for fraudulent or abusive collection practices? Nothing in Texas, they are pro debt collectors.
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658Fifth CircuitAre You Bloody Kidding?
Aggressive Opinions from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit are on the rise in 2018 by a known 3-panel as...
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903ForeclosuresThe worst financial crisis since the Great Depression
A decade ago, the United States was engulfed in perhaps the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Toxic mortgage debt had...
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1.3KFifth CircuitTo Add Property Taxes to a Loan Secured by a Deed of Trust is Prohibited, but We’ll Ignore It here
Texas law prohibited Wells Fargo from making the tax payment on unsecured property and then charging it to the loan secured by...
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4.2KFifth CircuitToo Much Content without any Zeal, Says Fifth Circuit
In this particular Opinion, the McZeals' seem overwhelmed in their brief and end up with a lot of content but no focus...
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1.4KDeed of TrustQuiet Title Review in Smitherman Case
In the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, Bartolowits v Wells Fargo they evaded the motion to amend by the usual call, first argument...
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1.2KForeclosuresAre Property Taxes Delinquent or in Default when paid via Escrow?
In the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, Bartolowits v Wells Fargo they evaded the motion to amend by the usual call, first argument...
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