All posts tagged "judge southwick"
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1.2KAppellate JudgesUpdate: A Texas Lawyer’s Personal Battle and Foreclosure Defense v Deutsche Bank National Trust Co and Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC
The 5th Circuit is indeed trying to ignore the controlling precedent in Texas regarding the deed of trust as nothing more than...
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2.8KAppellate JudgesA Hunter or a Howler? Fifth Circuit Chief Judge Unlawfully Implements Threat Management Process Against Elder Victims of Judicial Misconduct
For the Chief Judge to claim the Burkes complaint is merit-based, conclusory and issue a warning violates the Judicial rules as well...
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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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1.0KTexasAin’t No Saccameno Win Against Ocwen In Illinois Gonna Help Y’all in Texas Sayeth Fifth Circuit.
It's safe to say that the per curiam order was authored by Judge Wiener as the citations are opinions from his past...
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2.2KAccelerationRes Judicata, Sanctions and Judge Lynn Hughes Ends this Foreclosure Appeal for Homeowner Underwood
A homeowner sued to prevent foreclosure on his home, arguing that the relevant statute of limitations had expired under Texas law. The...
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3.5KEditors 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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2.5KFederal JudgesThe Snakes of the Texas Legal Profession Are Now Officially Allowed Snap Removals as Defendants and Sewer Service as Plaintiffs
Fifth Circuit say 'snap removal' is perfectly fine, despite it being as egregious as 'sewer service'. It's an endorsement of shady legal...
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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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5.3KE.D. Tex.Did You Know? In Texas, Theft is Called Extortion and Corruption is Called Texas Government
The main factors involved in sentences for extortion and blackmail charges are the amount involved, the way the threats were delivered and...
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2.7KKen PaxtonWhen Moss Rightfully Foreclosed on Deutsche Bank and Ocwen Loan Servicing, The Southern Judge Relied upon “Federalist Faction Control”
Judge Rosenthal: This mortgage-foreclosure case is unusual because it begins with a foreclosure rather than ending with one. And it is the...
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2.1KAppellate CircuitFifth Circuit Affirm Lengthy Jail Sentence for “Sophisticated” Tax Fraud Conviction against a Tax Preparer. The Same Cannot Be Said When Banks Commit Fraud. Not One Banker Went to Jail in Texas
The Government’s first sample of returns estimated a $4,805,820.50 tax loss. To arrive at this figure, the Government reviewed 100 income tax...
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1.7KFifth CircuitShameful Fifth Circuit Opinion. Qualified Immunity for a Nurse who Ignored Signs of Medical Distress and Let a Senior Citizen Die without any Respect, Humanity or Care.
Cleveland said that he was too weak to get up. Nurse Bell told Cleveland to stop playing and come get your medication...
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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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1.4KDonald TrumpThe Don is Dishing Out the Pardons and Commuted Sentences and Bernie Madoff Wants In on the Trades
During his presidency, Trump has granted 10 pardons and commuted four sentences. Bernie Madoff, the Ponzi scheme leader who swindled investors out...
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1.2KAccelerationThe Fifth Circuit issues a Foggy Opinion to Support Foreclosure
It is neither clear nor obvious that these objections prevented the Lenders from unilaterally abandoning the acceleration under Texas law. The judgment...
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3.9KEditors ChoiceDisbarred former El Paso Judge, Who Served Six Years for Fraud, Accused of Impersonating His Old Self
Former district court Judge Manuel Joseph Barraza, who served six years in prison for allegedly trading sexual acts for favorable rulings, was arrested...
