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Foreclosure: 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...

Another 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.

Why the Chief Can’t Judge Everything – Even with Judicial Immunity

No [wo]man in this country is so high that [s]he is above the law. No officer of the law may set that...

What Do Judges Lynn Hughes, David Hittner and Patrick Higginbotham Have in Common?

Personal Vendettas: All pro se foreclosure cases end up on their desks sequentially and they are generally dismissed without due process.

Revisiting MERS and the Lyin’ Words in Fifth Circuit Opinions

As for MERS being both a “nominee” and a “mortgagee”, the idea that a principal can be its own agent does not...

A Frivolous Foreclosure Appeal? Well, Only Per the Docket This Time.

The infamous No Free Houses Judge Patrick Higginbotham elects to hide his emotions in the 3-panel unpublished opinion - but on the...

Three Strikes for the Date The Warden Posted the Prisoners Mail. Well, Hold That Thought for a Jiffy.

Mark Schwarzer believes his mail and rights to property are being tampered with and has spawned these two appeals before the Fifth...

Judge 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.

Disbarred, Jailed, Reinstated and Now Partially Probated for the Same Tricks, This Connected Con Artist Lawyer is A Prime Example of What’s Wrong with the Texas Legal Profession

Married to a judge, Bishop was a behind-the-scenes power in deciding who would get on the bench and stay there; in return...

Motion 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...

Hopkins Brief Filed on Friday, October 2, 2020

We’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...

Louisiana Criminal Judges Financial Conflict of Interest Affirmed by Fifth Circuit Judges Costa, Higginbotham and Jones But He’s At it Again

Civil rights lawyers have once again asked a federal judge to hold Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell in contempt of court...

The Hopkins CA5 Appeal Commences in Earnest. Mark D. Hopkins. Shelley L. Hopkins. Hopkins Law, PLLC, An Austin Texas Rogue Law Firm.

When the decisions of courts of justice are made, they must, it is true, be executed; but the power of executing them...

Real Estate Valuations and Rental Rates Have Soared Since the Financial Recession, So Why Hasn’t Judge Higginbotham’s Properties Enjoyed the Same Growth?

Property rental incomes and valuations have remained noticeably static on Judge Patrick Higginbothams' Financial Disclosures for the past 13+ years despite the...

A Law Professor Claims the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Has Gone Rogue and Suggests the Supreme Court Should Slay ‘Em

The Supreme Court does not have to reaffirm Whole Woman’s Health. It can write an opinion summarily reversing the Fifth Circuit’s decision...

The Fifth Circuit Panel of Graves, Higginbotham and Higginson Give ‘Rookie’ Supreme Justice Kavanaugh the Bird

On Remand the Elder 3-Panel at the Fifth Circuit Defy the Mandated Suggestion for Arbitration, rebuffing the Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh and...

No “Free Home” in Texas Appellate Courts

Many homeowners have fought their way up to the Appellate court in Louisiana known as the US Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit...