All posts tagged "federal judge"
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1.2KBankersChief Judge Lee Rosenthal Remands Foreclosure to Texas State Court at Motion to Dismiss Stage
Chief Judge Rosenthal remands the Doyles case back to state court after clearly targeting RESPA, the only federal question preventing remand.
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1.5KE.D. Tex.Texas Lawyer Bern Mortberg in Tenth Lawsuit to Avoid Deutsche Bank Foreclosure Ain’t Goin’ So Well
Texas lawyer Bern Mortberg has been on the losing side of 10 foreclosure suits circa 2011. This time he lost due to...
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786Appellate JudgesSocial Media Death Threats Lead to Arrest
Joshua Docter, 21, is accused of threatening to shoot and kill the officials and “‘be the catalyst’ for a new American revolution,”...
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1.8KFifth CircuitIt’s Me Against You. Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal, S.D. Texas v. Lennie Jackson, Pro Se Civil Litigant
Lennie Jackson v. Wells Fargo N.A. Jackson is precluded from making further filings in this case without leave of court. The Clerk...
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1.8KLITFederal Judge Commits Suicide After Frightening Hostage Standoff
The records show Tim Maher as a troubled man who perceived enemies at every turn and frequently flaunted his position as a...
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1.4KE.D. Tex.Senior U.S. Federal District Judge James Nowlin, W.D. Tex., Grateful For Amazon Driver Saving His Life
Judge James Nowlin was stuck in the snow for more than an hour after slipping and falling, fracturing his femur. He thought...
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1.9KAppellate JudgesThreatening to Kill a Federal Judge
Caporusso was indicted on one count of threatening to assault and murder a federal judge to influence the performance of his official...
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3.4KEditors ChoiceJudge 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...
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4.2KAppellate JudgesJudge Werlein Jr Sentences Tax Preparer to 9 years Jail but No Mention of the 3 Money Laundering Law Firms Who Aided and Abetted in Criminal Fraud
The jury heard that Fields fraudulently obtained $3,097,974.19 in tax refunds from the IRS and kept approximately $1,302,271.75 for himself.
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2.8KEditors ChoiceAttorney-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.
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3.1KAccelerationU.S. District Judge James Gwin Sides With the People and allows Illegal Takings of Excess Funds by Tax Foreclosure Case to Proceed
Judge James Gwin said the transfer is not part of the county’s tax administration because the county does not collect any tax...
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3.6KEditors ChoiceVermont 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...
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3.1KEditors ChoiceDetroit 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...
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2.5KFederal JudgesTexas Attorney James Walker of Cole Schotz and Clients Alfa Adhesives Stuck with 60k in Sanctions for Fabrication of Evidence
A Texas federal judge ordered a glue manufacturer to pay a furniture manufacturer $60,000 in attorney fees after one of the glue...
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3.5KKen PaxtonTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges the State Bar of Texas. The Judge’s Decision is Still Pending.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a lawsuit against the State Bar of Texas, but the Judge responsible is taking his...
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1.6KEditors ChoiceJudge Allows FBI to Keep It’s Monitoring of Citizens Social Media Twitter Accounts a Secret
Twitter lost its six-year legal battle to let the public know exactly how many requests it received from the FBI to snoop...
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2.6KAppellate CircuitMotion to Seal Civil Action Permanently is Denied by N.D. Tex. Magistrate Judge
Litigant Can't Seal Case to Improve Her Chances of Employment says federal magistrate judge. The right of access to court records precludes...
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2.7KAppellate CircuitMotion to Seal Law Firms Billing Rates Results In Hefty Sized Attorney Fee Write-Off
King & Spalding has withdrawn a request for nearly $665,000 in attorney fees after a federal judge ruled the law firm can’t...
