All posts tagged "court of appeals"
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2.0KAppellate JudgesPublished Versus Unpublished Opinions in Federal Circuits. Are Courts Prejudging Litigants?
Misuse of precedent-stripping rules is so common federal judges openly admit to using them for purposes not endorsed by the respective rules....
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4.4K1AccelerationOutlaws In Robes (Fl) and (GA)
2021 Most Wanted FL and GA. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate...
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4.6K1AccelerationOutlaws In Robes (TX)
2021 Most Wanted in Texas. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate Circuit...
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4.7KAccelerationOutlaws In Robes
2021 Most Wanted. The Stamp Collection: "Outlaws in Robes." A LIT Series about Federal District Court Judges and Appellate Circuit Judges.
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2.0KFirst AmendmentDisbarred Lyin’ Lawyer Mark Cantu Loses 5 Year Defamation Case Where He Sued the Journalists for Reporting the Facts
The ruling was made under provisions of a state law that protect First Amendment rights by discouraging frivolous lawsuits, called anti-SLAPP.
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2.2KAccelerationNo Glossin’ Required on a Void Order Sayeth The Constitution. Fraud By The Court Commands Reversal.
The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that federal courts possess the inherent power to vacate their own judgments upon proof that a...
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1.6KAppellate CircuitThe Unconstitutional Non-Random 3-Panel Assignment in a Louisiana Appellate Court Went All the Way to the US Supreme Court. The End.
The US Supreme Court decline to hear a petition about non-random assignments of judges on appeal. After all, it involves secretive judicial...
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1.4KAppellate CircuitWe’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...
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2.2KAccelerationRes 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...
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3.6KEditors ChoiceCorrupt 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...
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2.6KFederal LawBank Admits they Ain’t Got No Note But That’s Okay Says 10th Circuit, it’s JPMorgan Chase, Our Family Bankers
Generally, the only people entitled to enforce a blank-indorsed note are those in physical possession of it, Phillips explained. However, the lost-instrument...
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3.5KJudgesA 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...
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2.8KAccelerationA Monet[te], A Missing Marla and an Appeal for Common Sense. Why Marla Just Cost Ocwen Over Half a Million Dollars
In this 7th Circuit Appeal, a homeowner effectively wins a free and clear home. That is a great result for this homeowner...
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1.2KBankruptcyWhen at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try and Try Again; Homeowner Wins ‘A Free House’ in Indiana; And 5th Cir. Judge Higginbotham is Most Likely Not Happy
Due to the creditors’ lack of success in their attempts to foreclose, the litigation has spanned many years, thus increasing the amount...
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3.6K1Editors ChoiceTexas Attorney Ronald T. Spriggs, Jailed and Fined for Contempt by Judge Doug Woodburn now Appeals One of His Cases to BODA
On May 1, Spriggs appeared for trial and announced not ready. After a hearing, Judge Woodburn found Spriggs in contempt, sentenced him...
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2.5KEditors ChoiceTexas: The First Court of Appeals Justices
The First Court of Appeals serves the Houston, Texas Area. The Court consists of nine justices who hear appeals and original proceedings...
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2.1KDebt CollectorTexas: The First Court of Appeals Authors a 39 Page Opinion Feeling Sorry for a Law Firm Seeking to Collect on a 20 Year Old Judgment
A Houston law firm’s 20-year effort to collect a $38,000 judgment from a nonpaying client is back on track after an appellate...
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1.9KDebt CollectorThe Fifth Circuit’s Foreclosure Panel Continue New Theme in 2019 of Extremely Short Affirmations in Favor of the Bank, Servicer or Debt Collecting Foreclosure Mill, But at Least Without the Searing Remarks
Wells Fargo Bank, a Mortgage Servicer, a Lender or a Trustee. Well, it's all superfluous, we'll just affirm despite the National Mortgage...
