All posts tagged "judge barksdale"
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684Appellate JudgesA Fresh Sua Sponte Opinion from the Fifth Circuit Defies Past Opinions, At Least for Pro Se Litigants
CA5: A single instance of failing to strictly adhere to a court-set deadline is short of the severity of conduct our court...
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2.5KAppellate CircuitIt’s A Win for Former Judge Suzanne Wooten as Shameful Collin County Settle
Collin County's insurance co has agreed to pay $600K to settle a lawsuit filed by a former district judge wrongfully convicted of...
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1.4KAccelerationYoung’s ‘Pretty Good Deal’ is Another Baked Fifth Circuit Foreclosure Opinion by an Infamous 3-Panel
Compare, for example, the foreclosure case of Rob authored by Judge Stephen Higginson in 2018 which reversed and rendered for homeowners.
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1.1KAppellate JudgesThe Fifth Circuit Won’t Consider Reversing in Affirming Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure
Dismissals for lack of jurisdiction are generally without prejudice. Not in this case sayeth the Fifth Circuit panel reviewing de novo.
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1.6KAppellate CircuitCourageous Suzanne Wooten Can Proceed With Law Suit Against Shameful Collin County
The Court finds that Wooten has stated a plausible claim that there was an official policy that caused her harm for the...
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2.2KAppellate CircuitA Former Texas Judge Has Been Dueling With Corruption in Collin County and She’s Doin’ Pretty Darn Well.
Suzanne Wooten alleges facts showing that Collin County's Christopher Milner functioned as an investigator rather than a prosecutor.
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977Appellate JudgesThe Fifth Circuit is All at Sea About Following the Law
Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod makes the right call here by way of dissent, applying common sense. Unfortunately it does not help the...
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2.8KAppellate CircuitA Taxing Texas Decision to Deny En Banc Rehearing Splits Fifth Circuit Right Down the Middle. But The Right Call Was Made.
The 8 Dissenting 5th Cir. Judges Owen, Smith, Elrod, Haynes, Willett, Ho, Engelhardt, Oldham would give Attorney Client Privilege to the Austin,...
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1.6KAppellate JudgesJudge Rhesa Barksdale: The Role of Civility in Appellate Advocacy (1999)
The Role of Civility in Appellate Advocacy; The Honorable Rhesa Barksdale, an appellate judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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3.4KEditors ChoiceHouston Southern District: US Judge Hanks Awards “Triple Damages” for Mortgage Fraud by Lender Allied Home Mortgage
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT AFFIRMED THE $300 MILLION DOLLAR JUDGMENT AGAINST ALLIED HOME MORTGAGE, WHICH INCLUDES TRIPLE DAMAGES AS...
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2.5KEditors ChoiceAustin Estate Planning & Tax Law Firm Accused by the IRS of Aiding and Abetting Clients Illegally Evade Paying U.S. Taxes. The Lower Court has Ruled in Favor of the IRS, Now the Lawyers are Rushing to the Attorney-Friendly 5th Circuit for Protection and a Reversal of the Adverse Ruling
Here, the Firm’s attorney-client privilege arguments do not meet its burden to rebut a Powell showing, in large part because the Firm...
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1.9KFifth CircuitCertification to the Supreme Court of Texas, Heck No, Says Fifth
In the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision, Sexton v Deutsche Bank they reiterate their belligerent stance in this and other cases that Erie...
