All posts tagged "s.d. tex"
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1.7K2Federal JudgesS.D. Tex. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore Elects to Retire in January 2022
U.S. District Judge Vanessa D. Gilmore of the Houston Div'n, S.D. Texas, has announced that she plans to retire in January 2022.
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2.4KEditors ChoiceIt’s Not Only a Manifest Injustice, It’s a Perversion of Justice
Here, this Judicial Council has an opportunity to correct not only a manifest injustice, but perversion of justice. It should do so...
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2.0KAppellate CircuitA Litigant Has A Right To Fairness in Every Proceeding, Including an Impartial Judge Sayeth Fifth Circuit Judge Cory Wilson
It’s refreshing. It’s candid. It’s a 3-panel led by a new circuit judge by the name of Judge Cory Wilson. Together with...
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1.0KAccelerationFifth Circuit Return to Post 2008 Financial Crisis Writings Again in this Foreclosure Case
Remember, not a single loss at all in 13 plus years in Banks v. Homeowners. Quite remarkable considering the billions of fines...
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1.9KLawyer ComplaintsButt Your Honor
While Texas Attorney Dennis Duffy’s behavior was clearly outside professional bounds, neither counsel was a role model of professional conduct, Judge Lee...
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2.9KAppellate 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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4.2KAppellate JudgesJudge Werlein Jr Sentences Tax Preparer to 9 years Jail but No Mention of the 3 Money Laundering Law Firms Who Aided and Abetted in Criminal Fraud
The jury heard that Fields fraudulently obtained $3,097,974.19 in tax refunds from the IRS and kept approximately $1,302,271.75 for himself.
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4.2KFederal JudgesSenior Judge Lynn Hughes Extrajudicial Blunder Results in Recusal Motion
Judge Hughes was actively looking on google was itself prejudicial, extrajudicial material that created a bias evidenced in court.
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3.6KAppellate JudgesWhen Litigants are Ordered to File an Amended Brief and End Up More Distressed About the Judges than the Opposing Parties, That’s Not Good for Democracy
Dishonorably and shockingly, it has now become a desperate search for judges who can provide a fair and impartial hearing at COA...
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3.7KAppellate JudgesWaiver, Ethics, Other Authorities, Inherent Authority, Truth Seeking and Let’s Add Some Poetry. It’s All in this Motion for Reconsideration at CA5.
It is abundantly clear the Burkes are well within their legal rights to cite the documents and web links which they included...
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2.7KAppellate JudgesStop the Silence. Open Letter to the United States Senate Committee on Banking and Housing from the Burkes
As the Burkes have been “blanked” in unison by the judiciary and various state bars, we believe that our civil and constitutional...
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4.2K2Editors ChoicePolitically Connected, this Name Dropping Local Texas Businessman is Too Big To Jail Says S.D. Tex. Judge Sim Lake
Court records do not name the candidates that benefited from the criminal scheme but say they included two candidates for U.S. House...
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3.1KAccelerationJudge Jerry Smith of the Fifth Circuit Confirms a Lower Court is Not Restricted to Act Even When Case is Marked as Closed on the Docket and Notices
It is well established that a federal court may consider collateral issues after an action is no longer pending, incl. the imposition...
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3.0K1Federal JudgesSenior Judge Lynn Hughes One Liner Judgment Dismissing EEOC Case Reversed by Fifth Circuit
Fifth Circuit 3-Panel Scolds Senior Federal Judge Lynn Hughes, S.D. Tex., for One Liner Judgment by Publishing Opinion for Instructive Precedent Training.
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3.5KFederal LawThe 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...
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6.0K6Federal LawAnother 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...
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2.1KEditors ChoiceDisabled Florida Woman Wins $4m after Jury Trial in Texas Federal Court But Now it’s Stalled
A $4m Jury Award for Disabled Florida Woman on Appeal is now on at the Fifth Circuit but it's remanded and stalled...
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2.9KDeutsche BankDeutsche Bank Settles Decade Long Texas Law Suit with FDIC Related to its Involvement in Impaired Loans Which Ultimately Created the Biggest Fraud and Financial Crisis in Recent History
The FDIC alleged that banks made untrue, misleading statements about the quality of the mortgage loans in order to sell billions worth...
