All posts tagged "supreme court of texas"
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12.5K4Editors ChoiceThe Mysterious and Disturbing Case of Casie Gotro is a Prime Example of Texas Controlling its Citizens and its Lawyers
Colleagues, meanwhile, described Gotro’s troubles with the bar and her retreat from the law as a sign that she’d lost faith in...
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2.5K5Federal LawWhen Should a Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Recuse Themselves? We Take a Look at Judge James ‘Jim’ Ho in this Article
A featured case, Judge Ho sat on Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., where the panel affirmed for the German-Owned Bank, who had...
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5.6K2Editors ChoiceTexas Lawyer Absconds with One Million Dollars of Funds Held in His Firms’ Escrow and the Result is a Slap On the Wrist by the State Bar of Texas
Texas lawyer T. Wesley Holmes, 55, of Dallas, agreed to a 48-month active suspension effective May 15, 2019.He was ordered to pay $987,807...
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4.7K2Editors ChoiceTexas Lawyers Gone Rogue, the July List of Lawyers Disciplined and Hand-Picked for Infractions due to Lack of Connections at the State Bar of Texas
According to State Commission on Judicial Conduct records, Megan Nicole Grigsby, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 and associate municipal court judge...
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5.7K2Federal LawMeet Fifth Circuit Judge James ‘Jim’ Ho’s Attorney Spouse with a Resume which includes Defending MERSCORP and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
Apart from defending Bankers and MERS, Mrs. Ho is a member of the Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, appointed by U.S. Senators John...
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2.8K8Editors ChoiceAfter a Revisit from the Priesters, Who Reminded the Fifth Circuit their Erie Guess Was Proven to Be Lender Bias by the Supreme Court of Texas, they Say, to Hell With Ya, it Was a Guess and You’re No Saint, You’re Merely a Poor Sinner
Back in 2013, we affirmed the dismissal of the Priesters’ case, holding that a four-year statute of limitations barred their attempt to...
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3.1K1Federal LawUsing the Attorney Immunity and Client Privilege Doctrines, Lawyers Across Texas Hide Evidence that Would Protect Citizens from Wrongful Judgments. In this Case, the Small Matter of a Death Sentence Was at Stake
Rizzo was aware of exculpatory evidence and chose not to produce it to the defense and the court. This evidence ultimately was...
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3.8KFederal LawA Review of the High Profile Case of Waco Attorney Greg White, (former) U.S. District Judge Walter S. Smith Jr. and Texas Legal Ethics Transparency Advocate and Attorney-at-Law Ty Clevenger
The council said Smith’s actions did not warrant a recommendation of impeachment. Clevenger appealed that decision to the Administrative Office of United...
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1.6KLaws In TexasHow Texas Lawmakers Patched Open Government Laws But Kept Government Agencies Immune from Open Record Requests
HB 4181 would also transfer much of the authority of legislative records from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission to the...
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2.3KLaws In TexasHow a House Bill Becomes Law in the State of Texas
The Texas Constitution divides state government into three separate but equal branches: the executive branch, headed by the governor; the judicial branch,...
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2.0KFederal LawIt’s a Yes for a $500 Sanction for a Public Defender Held for Violating Local Court Rules and a No for it Being Held in Contempt
Although conduct unbecoming a member of the bar is not defined in the Local Rules, the Supreme Court has interpreted the same...
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1.7KFederal LawThe US Supreme Court Takes On the Fifth Circuit’s Stiff Sentencing
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected Holguin’s argument that the consecutive year term was substantively unreasonable. Holguin failed...
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2.4K1Federal LawThe Fifth Circuit Removes Rogue Attorney O’Dwyer from Practicing at the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
To take just one example of serious misconduct, there was strong support for the finding that O’Dwyer engaged in the unauthorized practice...
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1.7KAccelerationPer Standard Practice the US Supreme Court Denies 4 More Foreclosure Related Petitions in this Weeks’ Order (June 3, 2019)
Per Standard Practice the US Supreme Court Denies 4 More Foreclosure Related Petitions in this Weeks' Order (June 3, 2019) and involves...
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2.0KFederal LawPresident Donald Trump’s Judicial Picks for the Fifth Circuit Speak up on Key Issues
Last year, two Trump appointees on the Fifth Circuit—Ho and Judge Don Willett—protested the court’s denial of a full panel rehearing of...
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3.6K3Federal Law
US Supreme Court Will Not Review Deutsche Bank National Trust Company About Homeowner Grievances Regarding Illegal Foreclosures
DEUTSCHE BANK CASES LISTED ON THE US SUPREME COURT WEBSITE - NO HOMEOWNER HAS MADE IT TO CERT....THE GERMAN BANK IS PROTECTED...
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1.7K2Fake DocumentsThe Fifth Circuit has Unclean Hands. The Real Tragedy and Miscarriage of Justice Continues Every Day in Texas Courts
Today, the Fifth Circuit released an opinion seeking to come across as empathetic to the victims. Do not be fooled. They are...
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1.8KAccelerationUS Supreme Court is Silent on the Supreme Court of Texas Breach of Due Process
In this Deutsche Bank case, the Petitioners are homeowners represented by legal counsel from Houston, Texas. They filed a Petition of Writ...
