All posts tagged "prejudice"
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4.6K1Editors ChoiceConvictions of Ex-Texas Mayor and Developer Upheld, Legal Battle Continues While Couple Remain on Bond
Appeals Court Verdict is Vacated in Part, No Doubt to Aid the Extended Time Before these Convicted Felons Actually Report to Prison.
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1.5KBankersUS Magistrate Judge Mark Lane Correctly Denies Motion to Withdraw as Attorney
The case is high profile - it involves Nate Paul and the foreclosure of many of his commercial properties in questionable circumstances.
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3.9KEditors ChoiceCriminal Trial II After Fifth Circuit Appeal Finds Corrupt Laura Jordan and Dowry Hubby Guilty, Again
Our elected officials are held to the highest standards, and former Mayor Laura Jordan traded her responsibility to serve her constituents to...
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1.3KDebt CollectorAfter Yvanova: Monica Sciarratta’s Wrongful Foreclosure with Prejudice
Yvanova did not address any of the substantive elements of the wrongful foreclosure tort, and in particular did not address prejudice ....
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3.6KEditors 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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3.9KLaws In TexasRecently Disbarred Texas Attorney Arrested for Asking Judge to Call Him
Just three weeks after the Texas Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of Mark Cantu, the ex-lawyer was arrested for allegedly threatening a...
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2.5K3Laws In TexasSupreme Court of Texas Releases New Opinion Where it Clarifies When [Federal] Judges Can and Have an Ethical Obligation to Testify in Court
The ethics rules for federal judges thus affirmatively encourage the reporting of attorney misconduct and the providing of testimony in disciplinary proceedings.
