All posts tagged "UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE"
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595Editors ChoiceFifth Circuit Panel Rebukes Magistrate Judge for Serious Ethics Breach, But Delay Judgment as She’s Retiring
Judge Higginson wrote the opinion for the 3-panel comprising of Judges Graves and Douglas, leaving ethical questions open to investigation.
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627Appellate CircuitFifth Cir: Forget Precedent, Pressin’ for Final Judgment Amount is Homeowner’s Job, not Judge’s
Final Judgment Amount: As Appellant did not press the issue before the district court, the claims have been forfeited. 5th Circuit.
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372Appellate JudgesFirst Class from the Fifth Circuit
Benjamin argues that precedent relied on by the district court does not adequately support difference between first class and certified mail.
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918Appellate JudgesTexas Lawyers Violate the State of Texas Surety Bond Requirement Every Day. Here’s a Citable Fed. Case
TDCA section 392.101 requires 3rd-party debt collectors to obtain a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in...
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1.8KAccelerationFifth Circuit Judge Donny Willett Stands Alone to Spear Cindy Logue Without Merit
LIT's review of this case is not to look at personal circumstances but rather, as judges say, apply the law. Willett fails...
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935Appellate JudgesPerjury in Federal Court: It’s Not What You Do, Write or Say – It’s Which Outlaw You Know
The Response is electronically signed by Alexandra L. Tifford on her own behalf and on behalf of Christopher E. Knight and Michael...
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895Appellate JudgesIt’s All About Jurisdiction and Maybe Even Gamesmanship In This Foreclosure Appeal Sayeth Fifth Circuit
Here, the Fifth Circuit is, in effect, reaching the merits to issue remand instructions. Perhaps that is what is meant by 'gamesmanship'.
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910AccelerationMagistrate Judge Edison Cited a Foreclosure Case Where Attorney Fees Were Denied by a Judicial Colleague
Judge Edison omits quotation for a reason, Atlas denies atty fees : Rodriguez v. Quicken Loans, Inc., (S.D. Tex. 2017) (quotation omitted).
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1.9KAccelerationFederal Judicial Tag-Team Judge Andrew Edison and Judge George Hanks Go Rogue on Logue
Mortgage Servicer is entitled to recover the sum of $21,869.84 in attorney's fees and expenses and accordance with the Deed of Trust.
