All posts tagged "federal judge"
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3.0KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner is Over 80 Years Old and Still Can’t Find a Hobby, So His Courtroom is His Playroom
"When I took senior status, in effect, it created another judgeship. But since I kept a full caseload, the district gets another...
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2.4KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner Judgments are Vindictive and Unconstitutional According to a Fifth Circuit Judge
"Everybody's different," United States District Judge David Hittner told Coates in case he'd heard about the more harsh sentencing of the man...
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1.8KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner issued an Arrest Warrant for 19-year Old Student for Rejecting Jury Duty
Don't treat her like she murdered 25 people along the freeway,” her father said “She's 19, she's ignorant, she's a kid. They...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceWells Fargo Agrees to Settle Class Action After Wrongfully Foreclosing On Hundreds of Homeowners After the Financial Crisis
A federal judge in California has certified a class of Wells Fargo mortgage customers who claim the bank denied them mortgage modifications...
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2.1KFederal JudgesCIGNA’s Attorney Privilege Claims too Fishy for this Senior Texas Federal Judge
In summary, the court concludes that AP may successfully assert the fiduciary exception against Cigna; or, stated differently, Cigna "cannot assert the...
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2.0KEditors ChoiceLawyers Using Client Monies Like a Personal ATM is a Nationwide Virus and One that Needs to Be Stopped by Jailing these Rogue Attorneys
Lawyer Stewart D. Pollak misappropriated funds while acting as an escrow agent in a turnover proceeding, according to the panel. Entrusted with...
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5.2KLaws In TexasTexas Lawyer Chris Hartman Finally Disbarred After Becoming State Witness to Prevent Going to Jail for Theft
A Sweetwater attorney who was an unindicted co-conspirator with John Young and Ray Zapata in the forgery, theft and money laundering trial...
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1.9KFederal LawThe Fifth Circuit is Assessing “Separation of Powers”, Yet as the Case Herein Shows, it is Guilty Itself of being Unconstitutional
Justice is not available for everyone, rich or poor, in the American judicial court system and as the framers demanded in crafting...
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1.8KFederal LawWords Can Easily Create a False Impression of the Real Facts. Here’s a Perfect Example by the Fifth Circuit
Patrick was lying to the Judge—to maintain control over Sturkin and perpetuate her fraudulent scheme—but the Judge ordered Sturkin to be imprisoned.
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2.7KAccelerationA 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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3.6KLaws In TexasRecently Disbarred Texas Attorney Arrested for Asking Judge to Call Him
Just three weeks after the Texas Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of Mark Cantu, the ex-lawyer was arrested for allegedly threatening a...
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2.3K3Laws In TexasSupreme Court of Texas Releases New Opinion Where it Clarifies When [Federal] Judges Can and Have an Ethical Obligation to Testify in Court
The ethics rules for federal judges thus affirmatively encourage the reporting of attorney misconduct and the providing of testimony in disciplinary proceedings.
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1.6KDeutsche BankWhen a Bank Asks A Court to Find For Loan Application Fraud vs. When a Homeowner Asks the Court to Find for Loan Application Fraud
An attorney for the Banc of California told a judge Thursday that his client is seeking a default judgment against the former...
