All posts tagged "5th circuit"

Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges (Civil Section 6.01)

Before issuing a scheduling order, most judges find it advisable to hold a case-management conference to learn more about the case.

Trump is Back Touting His Supreme Court Nominees (Fed Society and Co.) List

Those encouraging the White House to expand Trump’s Supreme Court list named 5th Circuits Kyle Duncan, Andy Oldham and 11th Cir. Elizabeth...

Attorney-Privilege Does Not Apply to Threats of Violence Statements says 8th Circuit

The attorney-client privilege is narrowly construed and protects disclosures necessary to obtain informed legal advice. Threats of violence do not count.

The Petrobras Scandal Sidebar Arbitration Agreement is Decided At the Fifth Circuit and the Decision is Correct.

Petrobras relies on a Fifth Circuit opinion to support that the district court should have considered the public policy issue. This cannot...

Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan is Transparent as the Burkes’ Watch His Moves.

Judge Dennis dissents quoting that the case majority (Judges Duncan and Elrod) relies upon was decided under Mississippi state law, rather than,...

The Petrobras Scandal Resulted in the Largest Foreign Class Action Settlement in History. Meanwhile in Texas, Fifth Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes is bias towards Petrobras

Broken Robes: Judge Catharina Haynes of the Fifth Circuit has a financial interest in the outcome of the Cadenas case in Texas....

Louisiana Criminal Judges Financial Conflict of Interest Affirmed by Fifth Circuit Judges Costa, Higginbotham and Jones But He’s At it Again

Civil rights lawyers have once again asked a federal judge to hold Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell in contempt of court...

The Hopkins CA5 Appeal Commences in Earnest. Mark D. Hopkins. Shelley L. Hopkins. Hopkins Law, PLLC, An Austin Texas Rogue Law Firm.

When the decisions of courts of justice are made, they must, it is true, be executed; but the power of executing them...

Judge Edith Jones of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Dissents – from Her Own Opinion

It's not uncommon for judges to write separate concurrences to their own majority opinions but we've not seen a judge write a...

Broken Chains, Broken Agreements and Broken Laws : Judge Catharina Haynes (5th Cir.) versus Judge David Hittner (S.D. Tex.)

Broken Robes: Judge Catharina Haynes of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit versus Senior United States Judge David Hittner of...

Theater In The Courtroom Lawyer Seth Sutton Will Need An Agatha Christie Inspired Performance in His Murder for Hire Trial

A well-known Waco, Texas defense lawyer, who once ran for county district attorney, sat behind bars on Saturday in a murder for...

Vermont Lawyer Uses a Known Texas Trial Tactic to Convince Store Clerk to Listen to Her False and Bad Faith Claims

A Vermont lawyer has had her license suspended on an interim basis after she was accused of pulling a gun on a...

Detroit Man Arrested for Making Credible Social Media Threats to Kill Gov. Whitmer

Sen. Mike Shirkey condemned those who have populated a number of social media posts with crude, violent and threatening messages about our...

DOJ 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...

Judge 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...

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

Why Civil and Criminal Contempt in Federal Courts Is Rarely Invoked

Current federal jurisprudence grants judges wide latitude in the exercise of contempt powers, which in turn can lead to dire consequences for...

Editors Choice: What Does A Robe Mean to A Judge In Texas – in Particular Where There IS Fraud On the Court?

Unbeknownst to many, federal courts have the power under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to set aside judgments entered years earlier...