All posts tagged "US District Judge"
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626BankruptcyFinancial Crimes: High-Powered Lawyers and Federal Judges Collude to Silence Uninvited Intervenor
Pro se litigant Van Deelen's involvement became an irritant, an unwanted delay to the judge and lawyers thirst for financial greed.
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700Bounty HuntersShacked Up: Lewbonne Development Real Estate Investors Fighting Foreclosure in Houston
A residential home at 4730 Ivanhoe St in Houston and adjacent is a vacant lot at 4734 Ivanhoe St in Houston, Texas...
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1.2KAppellate CircuitPredatory Lending: If Your Foreclosure Involves BDF Law Group, aka Barrett Daffin and Hopkins Law
When you reach 'discovery', Requests for Admissions (RFA's) are an essential tool in both state and federal court to prove your case.
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5.6KEditors ChoiceMurder for Hire Waco Attorney Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Waco attorney Chelsea Tijerina, 34, who was under indictment in an alleged murder-for-hire plot that targeted her ex-husband, has died.
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4.8KNews“The DWI Dude” and Texas Attorney is Sentenced to 188 Months In Jail
Austin criminal defense lawyer was sentenced to federal prison today for an int'l fraud scheme involving his Colombian cocaine clients.
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3.9KEditors ChoiceJudge Al Bennett Sentenced Corrupt Judge Rudy Delgado. He Should Heed His Own Words.
“A crooked judge is a crooked judge,” Bennett interrupted. “The public wants this to stop.”
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1.3KAppellate CircuitD.C. Dismissed One Hundred Percent – 478 Judicial Complaints – over an 11 Year Period
In the 11-year period that ended Nov. 30, 2017, the District of Columbia Circuit had received 478 complaints of judicial misconduct, 100%...
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1.6KAppellate CircuitA Nationwide Investigation into Judges Behavin’ Badly Ends Up With It’s Spotlights Firmly on Texas and the Federalist Fifth Circuit
A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...
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3.1KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner Judgments are Not Vindictive nor Unconstitutional According to a 2020 Opinion by the Fifth Circuit
In 1992, a Fifth Circuit judge called out Senior United States District Court Judge David Hittners sentencing as vindictive and unconstitutional. Move...
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3.5KAppellate JudgesGuide to Judiciary Policy Vol. 2E, Ch. 3 (2019)
VOL. 2: ETHICS AND JUDICIAL CONDUCT; Ch. 3: Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings
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2.2KAppellate JudgesBenchbook for U.S. District Court Judges (Civil Section 6.01)
Before issuing a scheduling order, most judges find it advisable to hold a case-management conference to learn more about the case.
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2.6KEditors ChoiceAttorney-Privilege Does Not Apply to Threats of Violence Statements says 8th Circuit
The attorney-client privilege is narrowly construed and protects disclosures necessary to obtain informed legal advice. Threats of violence do not count.
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5.8KEditors ChoiceTheater In The Courtroom Lawyer Seth Sutton Will Need An Agatha Christie Inspired Performance in His Murder for Hire Trial
A well-known Waco, Texas defense lawyer, who once ran for county district attorney, sat behind bars on Saturday in a murder for...
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3.3KEditors ChoiceVermont Lawyer Uses a Known Texas Trial Tactic to Convince Store Clerk to Listen to Her False and Bad Faith Claims
A Vermont lawyer has had her license suspended on an interim basis after she was accused of pulling a gun on a...
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2.9KEditors ChoiceDetroit Man Arrested for Making Credible Social Media Threats to Kill Gov. Whitmer
Sen. Mike Shirkey condemned those who have populated a number of social media posts with crude, violent and threatening messages about our...
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3.4KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner is Threatened and Guess Who Defended the Convict? None Other than Magistrate Judge Peter Bray
Public Defender Peter Bray, who is representing Yarbrough said “I expect Mr. Yarbrough to make a statement at the time of sentencing...
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3.0KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner is Over 80 Years Old and Still Can’t Find a Hobby, So His Courtroom is His Playroom
"When I took senior status, in effect, it created another judgeship. But since I kept a full caseload, the district gets another...
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2.4KEditors ChoiceJudge David Hittner Judgments are Vindictive and Unconstitutional According to a Fifth Circuit Judge
"Everybody's different," United States District Judge David Hittner told Coates in case he'd heard about the more harsh sentencing of the man...
