All posts tagged "judge carl stewart"
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1.8KBankruptcyY’all Can ‘Bank’ On It: A Frivolous Foreclosure Appeal at the Fifth Circuit
A lower court Bankruptcy Judge, a known foreclosure debt collecting law firm and 3 of their foreclosure lawyers arrive at the Court...
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1.5KAppellate CircuitDissenting 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...
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3.3KEditors 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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2.3KAppellate CircuitTexas Lawyer Malpractice Appeal Wins Reversal at the Fifth Circuit which Opens Door for Insurance Bailout. This Dallas Attorney is A Real Estate Investor Too.
Even though we hold that Lonergan reported her claim under the Policy, we decline to reach the issue of whether she breached...
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1.4KDebt CollectorOutrageous Attorney Fees in FDCPA Debt Collector Win Upsets the Fifth Circuit Panel
Crystal Davis appeals the district court’s denial of her motion for attorney’s fees, arguing that an award of reasonable attorney’s fees is...
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1.3KBankruptcyIt’s a Day to be Forgotten, Says the Fifth
The main bone of contention in this foreclosure case was the 126 day or 127 day tolling due to bankruptcy.This was argued...
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1.7KForeclosuresThe worst financial crisis since the Great Depression
A decade ago, the United States was engulfed in perhaps the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Toxic mortgage debt had...
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2.0KFifth CircuitWe don’t care if the Loan was Extinguished by Prior Payments, Foreclose on the Homeowner anyway
Shaver alleged that a servicer “was unjustly enriched by failing to apply credit default swap payments and other payments to their loan...
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1.2KFederal JudgesWe’ll Not Depart from a Supreme Court of Texas Precedent says Fifth Circuit
Where we rely on Texas Courts of Appeals opinions, we have determined not [to] depart from their holdings because we find them...
