All posts tagged "magistrate judge"

Bank Admits they Ain’t Got No Note But That’s Okay Says 10th Circuit, it’s JPMorgan Chase, Our Family Bankers

Generally, the only people entitled to enforce a blank-indorsed note are those in physical possession of it, Phillips explained. However, the lost-instrument...

Motion to Seal Civil Action Permanently is Denied by N.D. Tex. Magistrate Judge

Litigant Can't Seal Case to Improve Her Chances of Employment says federal magistrate judge. The right of access to court records precludes...

Judge 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...

The Contradiction Surrounding Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59(e) Interpretation and Judicial Decisions

Judge David Hittner’s Ruling for Treble Damages Puts Business in Jeopardy

Quanta Storage alleges, three days after the deadline, it is unable to secure the reduced bond due to restrictions on nonessential business...

Motion to Disqualify Judge David Hittner. What Would Supreme Court Justice Scalia Have Thought?

Motion to Disqualify Judge David Hittner: In short form, the current Hopkins case was prematurely ejected by Hittner due to his pervasive...

Impeach Judge David Hittner. That’s the Request Before the Fifth Circuit’s Chief Judge Priscilla Owen

Judge David Hittner's actions are so uncivilized and unlawful, they are impeachable. He deserves to be stripped from wearing a black robe,...

CIGNA’s Attorney Privilege Claims too Fishy for this Senior Texas Federal Judge

In summary, the court concludes that AP may successfully assert the fiduciary exception against Cigna; or, stated differently, Cigna "cannot assert the...

The Most Comprehensive FDCPA and TDCPA Opinion in a Debt Collection Lawsuit in Texas We’ve Read. You Should Read It Too.

“Generally speaking, the FDCPA is a strict liability statute, which does not require the plaintiff to show that the violation was either...

Another Texas Federal Court Case Prematurely Decided By the Magistrate Judge While Related Case is On Appeal at The Fifth Circuit

An attorney is a key participant in a mortgage scheme. That’s because being able to point to a lawyer, who is sworn...

Hagens Berman Return to Texas, this time to the S.D. Federal Court

A Texas federal judge, Andrew Hanen of SDTX, has appointed attorneys from Hagens Berman and the Rosen Law Firm as co-lead counsel...

Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Seeks Re-election. We Look at the Alternatives and Endorse One.

Abbott, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, is a former state Supreme Court justice who was on the bench with Hecht...

Texas Lawyer Indicted for Violent Attack on His Girlfriend, a Harris County Hearing Officer

A Houston-area attorney, Oliver Brown, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday after being accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend—a county...

Federal Magistrate Judge Garcia Resigns Abruptly in Laredo Texas and Everyone Went Quietly On About their Business

It is unclear whether Garcia gave prior notice to the court about his intentions to resign. LMT requested a copy of Garcia’s...

The Privately-owned East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa Texas is a Jail Party House

Hernandez, who worked as a correctional officer at the federal prison, is accused of accepting a Chevrolet pickup truck, a gift card...

Senior Judge Lynn Nettleton Hughes Has Been Adding this Disclaimer to All His Dismissed Cases Since Forever

Judge Hughes routinely denies plaintiffs Constitutional due process under the 14th Amendment and the right to a civil jury trial under the...

Senior U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt Accuses Houston of Willfully and Maliciously Destroying Evidence

Houston city officials intentionally destroyed evidence, wiping crucial data from the computer drives of top police commanders that is potentially relevant to...

Hilary H. Green, a Texas Judge who was Suspended Amid Allegations She used Drugs, Sexted a Bailiff and Hired Prostitutes Retires Prior to Her Trial

Their 2015 divorce proceedings also revealed a series of other accusations as Ron Green - then Houston's second-highest-ranked political official - accused...