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Dissenting Judge Costa. It’s Moot – But Not When It’s the Bankers Auditor My Colleagues Sayeth

Hometown Judges Carl Stewart and Edith Clement support corrupt and  failed Louisiana Bank a reversal in an opinion with a dissent from...

Untrustworthy Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Trial Will Be Heard in His Hometown Harris County Judge Rules

The decision to move the cases back to Collin County is a huge win for Texas AG Ken Paxton, who has lived...

Fraud On The Fifth Circuit by Mnuchin and Co.?

Have the Treasury and FHFA Perpetrated a Fraud on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Collins v. Mnuchin, now before the...

We’re Talkin’ Clerks and Impartiality. One Judge is Talkin’ at the ABA about Nazi Judges

The Clerk has denied the Burkes’ first request for an extension of time in this case. The decision is unfair, based on...

Prosecutors in Ken Paxton Criminal Case Slam Rookie Lawyer Earning $300 Per Hour

Prosecutors paint Ken Paxton as a hypocrite for challenging their $300 rate as excessive while paying a rookie lawyer the same in...

Violations of the Texas Debt Collections Act (TDCA) : Jaffer v. Kelly M. Davis & Assocs. (E.D. Tex., 2020)

Shawn Jaffer is a Fair Debt Collections Attorney and Texas Debt Collections Act Attorney(TDCA) in Dallas, Texas. He sues Debt Collectors.

Ain’t No Saccameno Win Against Ocwen In Illinois Gonna Help Y’all in Texas Sayeth Fifth Circuit.

It's safe to say that the per curiam order was authored by Judge Wiener as the citations are opinions from his past...

Disbarred, Jailed, Reinstated and Now Partially Probated for the Same Tricks, This Connected Con Artist Lawyer is A Prime Example of What’s Wrong with the Texas Legal Profession

Married to a judge, Bishop was a behind-the-scenes power in deciding who would get on the bench and stay there; in return...

Motion to Strike Hopkins Fictitious Brief

Appellants, Joanna Burke and John Burke (“Burkes”), now file a Motion to Strike Appellee’s Hopkins Law, PLLC, Mark Hopkins and Shelley Hopkins...

Hopkins Brief Filed on Friday, October 2, 2020

Res Judicata, Sanctions and Judge Lynn Hughes Ends this Foreclosure Appeal for Homeowner Underwood

A homeowner sued to prevent foreclosure on his home, arguing that the relevant statute of limitations had expired under Texas law. The...

Judge David Hittner Judgments are Not Vindictive nor Unconstitutional According to a 2020 Opinion by the Fifth Circuit

In 1992, a Fifth Circuit judge called out Senior United States District Court Judge David Hittners sentencing as vindictive and unconstitutional. Move...

We’ve Received All Your Inquiries and Emails at LIT and Here’s What We’ve Been Busy Working On

Our blog at LIT has grown so fast, it started creaking under the strain. So we've been busy moving our website and...

Fifth Circuit Judicial Council Immunity Leaves Rogue Judges’ Secretary in the Cold

The court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, concluding Danos’s claims were barred by sovereign immunity.

It’s Still Cookin’ in the County Hot Potato Case. A Letter is Issued to the Chief Judge Smashing the Sanctions Order

Magistrate Judge Harjani did not take into account the Hot Potato Doctrine which does not protect the Goodwin Procter lawyers violations.

Thrice. Texas Ethics and Federal Appeals in 2020

A Theoretical dismissal is Not Justice. Unlike the Burkes, not a shred of evidence was presented by Hopkins to support his claims.

Fifth Circuit Judges Spark Noticable Split in First Amendment En Banc Case.

Trump Judges: Fifth Circuit Judges Kyle Duncan, Jim Ho, Don Willett and Andy Oldham are the minority in this en banc decision.

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.