All posts tagged "judge elrod"
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3.4KEditors 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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3.0KEditors 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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3.5KEditors 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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3.6KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner is Threatened and Guess Who Defended the Convict? None Other than Magistrate Judge Peter Bray
Public Defender Peter Bray, who is representing Yarbrough said “I expect Mr. Yarbrough to make a statement at the time of sentencing...
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2.2KDonald TrumpFederalist Society Invite Legal Associate to Pen His Virgin Article of Propaganda for the National Law Review
A Nonentity Associate Lawyer in Chattanooga, TN has written a virgin piece of propaganda for the National Law Review defending the Federalist...
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2.0KFederal LawTexas Solicitor General Kyke Hawkins Arguments are Rudimentarily Dismissed by the US Supreme Court Justices
It probably was not a good sign for Texas in Banister v. Davis, a technical post-conviction habeas case with potentially major ramifications,...
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2.8KDeutsche BankFederalist Society Fanzine Blogger and Law Professor William Baude Wins the Trumpette Award for November 2019
Federalist Society Member, Trumpette and Educator of Law announces; I don’t think it’s right to say that the Federalist Society picks judges.
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1.6KFederal Law8 Corners Rule: Another Certified Question from the Fifth Circuit to the Supreme Court of Texas
In summer 2017, a 10-year-old died in an ATV accident at his grandparents’ house. The boy’s mom sued the grandparents, the Richards....
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1.3KFifth CircuitThe Fifth Circuit Bakes a Riddle to Favor Banks Against Homeowner Rights
The opinion is a good news for lenders and bad news for homeowners as there is now some precedent that lenders cannot...
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2.9KFederal LawThe Fifth Circuit’s “Selective” Rule of Orderliness Opinion
Thompson v. Dallas City Attorney’s Office appears to present the first use, in the history of the federal judiciary, of both the...
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1.5KAppellate JudgesThree Items found at the Fifth Circuit; A Baseball Bat, a Mulligan and a Precedent
Honduran man caught illegally re-entering the U.S. from Mexico after 2012 deportation. Feds: His sentence should be enhanced as he was convicted...
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1.2KFifth CircuitThis Putty Didn’t Fill the Holes
Putty’s pleadings therefore failed to provide Fannie Mae with fair notice that she intended to assert a RESPA violation, and the district...
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1.4KFake DocumentsWhere the Wolf Goes, Destruction Follows
Wolf also argues that the suit must be remanded because the state court has prior exclusive jurisdiction over the property. Like the...
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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...
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1.3KForeclosuresA Failed Recusal and An Investment Lost
A disgruntled residential property investor gets no sympathy at the Fifth Circuit, keeping Deutsche Bank and Ocwen as the winners in this...
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1.5KDeed of TrustA ‘Genuine Dispute’ gets Deutsche Bank a Reprieve
Castrellon brought this lawsuit, saying that agreement was made with Deutsche Bank but they later reneged. That's fine says the Fifth Circuit,...
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1.4KDeed of TrustDuplication of Case Earns Short Shrift at Fifth
A one-liner from the Fifth Circuit dismissing homeowner's lawsuit. This appeal is dismissed for want of jurisdiction based upon binding precedent in...
