All posts tagged "judge graves"
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233Appellate CircuitFifth Circuit Vacates The Fonz’s Sanctions for Procedural Failures by Judge Charles Eskridge
Rule 11’s safe harbor provisions require a party seeking sanctions to serve the motion on opposing party and then wait 21 days...
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767Editors ChoiceFifth Circuit Panel Rebukes Magistrate Judge for Serious Ethics Breach, But Delay Judgment as She’s Retiring
Judge Higginson wrote the opinion for the 3-panel comprising of Judges Graves and Douglas, leaving ethical questions open to investigation.
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1.1KFederal LawTexas Promotes Millionaire’s Dare to Thieve Dream Team: Fraudsters and Texas Real Estate Scammers Wanted
The 5th Cir. allows Texas Real Estate Scammer injunctive relief while LIT wonders why this fraudster is not contesting a long prison...
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441AccelerationGumbo5 Orders Certified Jerky from the Texas Supreme Court to Glaze a Wall St. Flavored Opinion
Judge Jim Ho for the 5th sends two certified questions to the Supreme Court about rescission: to allow clock to restart a...
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1.1KAppellate CircuitJudge Ho’s Wife Lectures About Oral Argument at the Fifth Circuit, or any Circus, along with Judge Graves
Ms. Allyson Ho, an expert oral advocate and wife of Judge Jim Ho, advised attendees to have detailed knowledge of the panel...
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675Appellate JudgesCitiMortgage Violated the Loan Modification Agreement Sayeth Judge Ho for the Fifth Circuit Panel
CitiMortgage offered no reason why favoring the monthly deadlines and ignoring the grace period would do the least damage to the text...
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906Fifth CircuitDespite Merger, Knight is Still Bringing Frivolous Lawsuits for Corrupt Petrobras Entities
However, from the oral arguments, Petrobras has strong support from Justice Brett Busby, a fmr Judge Tjoflat clerk ("a little gloss here").
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1.2KAppellate CircuitThe Best Work by Congress So Far in 2021: The STOCK Act (for Judges)
It's a start. The STOCK act is a sign of progress and that is worthy of a hat tip, but there's still...
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764Appellate CircuitThe Many Lyin’ Federal Judges Who Failed to Recuse Despite Conflicts Finally Being Questioned by Congress (2021)
LIT's had this data for years but thanks to the much larger media outlets like Reuters and Wall Street Journal who have...
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1.1KBankersSenior Judge Sim Lake Crosses the Line Awarding Foreclosure with Attorney Fees
Foreclosure Fee Scheme 2021: That said, there does not appear to be an affidavit in support of Attorney Fees from the Lawyers...
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1.0KBankersForeclosure: No Attorney Fees Filed by US Bank Represented by Mark Cronenwett of Mackie Wolf
I do not agree that the Reinagels’ forgery argument is a red herring. - Judge James Graves Jr., Fifth Circuit, Reinagel v...
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1.2KAppellate JudgesThe Fifth Circuit Abandon their Judicial Responsibilities to Answer the Homeowners Allegations and We Know Why
The appointment of substitute trustees is a matter between the loan servicer and L. Keller Mackie that has no effect on King’s...
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932Appellate JudgesUnpublished Foreclosure Opinion – What About Cronenwett’s $20k Post Judgment Attorney Fees Award Fifth Circuit?
It appears the homeowners' attorney, an IP attorney, did not contest the $20k in attorney fees by Mark Cronenwett of Mackie Wolf...
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1.7KDeed of TrustAnother Fiddle at the Fifth Favors Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.
Judge Randy Crane accepted Deutsche Bank’s secondary theory—that Ms. Castrellon’s separate suit tolled the statute of limitations.
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974Appellate CircuitRes Judicata Interpreted by 5th Circuit Judge Jerry Smith when Applied to Attorneys’ [Fees]
Res judicata bars causes of action or defenses which arise out of the same subject matter as the initial suit.
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903Appellate JudgesJudges Costa, Graves and Jolly Rely Upon an Unpublished 6th Circuit Opinion from 1993 to Brutalize Pro Se’s
In Golden, Mr. & Mrs. Golden were represented by counsel in a "pre-filing" sanctions case and where Mr. Golden is an ATTORNEY...
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1.2KAppellate JudgesPrice Doesn’t Meet the High Standards Needed for a Pro Se Coming Before the Court, Sayeth the Fifth Circuit
What’s interesting here is Stanley Price complained about lower court Judge Vance, who was succeeded, albeit temporarily, by Judge Engelhardt who sat...
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1.5KAppellate CircuitEven Former Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit is Disturbed at the Fifth Circuit’s Arrogance and Self Entitlement
Alex Kozinski said he was also bothered by the 5th Circuit panel’s publication of such a consequential decision without adversarial briefing. You...
