All posts tagged "judgehigginson.com"
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30Appellate CircuitAnother Percolating Motion Sits With the Circuit Court
Appellants, Joanna Burke and John Burke (“Burkes”), now file a Motion seeking leave to be exempt from filing paper copies due to...
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204Appellate CircuitFifth Circuit Ain’t So Jolly as its Reversed by Supreme Court for an Erie Guess, Again
To the extent that the panel opinion creates a new Louisiana tort duty, this is a policy decision for Louisiana courts—not this...
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393Appellate JudgesA Debt Collector or Any Agent Is Legislatively Disbarred from Authoring a Response to a QWR
In the Burkes reply brief to their lawsuit on appeal at the court of appeals for the Fifth Circuit, they show the...
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277Appellate 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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528BankruptcyY’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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361Appellate CircuitWe’re Talkin’ Clerks and Impartiality. One Judge is Talkin’ at the ABA about Nazi Judges
The Clerk has denied the Burkes’ first request for an extension of time in this case. The decision is unfair, based on...
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1.7KAppellate CircuitMotion to Strike Hopkins Fictitious Brief
Appellants, Joanna Burke and John Burke (“Burkes”), now file a Motion to Strike Appellee’s Hopkins Law, PLLC, Mark Hopkins and Shelley Hopkins...
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1.5KEditors ChoiceWe’ve Received All Your Inquiries and Emails at LIT and Here’s What We’ve Been Busy Working On
Our blog at LIT has grown so fast, it started creaking under the strain. So we've been busy moving our website and...
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596BankruptcyIt’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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645Federal LawRule 56 is Not Going to be Construed Liberally, Says Fifth Circuit
In this foreclosure case the panel dismissed the claims in a short affirmation in favor of Bank of America, claiming failure to...
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607ForeclosuresA 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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