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Why Not Simply Follow The Law? Yale Law Journal’s Novel Idea for Foreclosure Judgments
In a recent post (Judges: Not Dupes—TOTALLY In On It), we decided that when it comes to foreclosure cases, judges are not guileless, impartial innocents deceived by wily banks into throwing people into the street. No, the judges are (to … Continue reading
Judges: Not Dupes—TOTALLY In On It
In the past couple of years, we’ve written a number of articles—not quite a series, but more than a couple—asking the following question regarding whether or not judges are impartial, or favor Goliath over David, or whether they really can … Continue reading
JUDGES: DUPES OR IN ON IT? THIS QUESTION KEEPS COMING UP…
So a judge took it upon himself to drastically reduce the damages which a jury found should be paid to California homeowner Phillip Linza (Linza v. PHH Mortgage, et al.), according to the Sacramento Bee: The jury awarded $514,000 in … Continue reading
FORECLOSURE JUDGES: DUPES OR FOLLOWING A SCRIPT?
A couple of extremely salient points in this article. First, Garfield notices some apparent scripting among judges in different Florida counties. And unfortunately, it’s not because they’re quoting the Constitution of the relevant law. Here’s how Garfield describes what’s happening: … Continue reading
JUDGES: DUPES OR IN ON IT?– PART 2
You may remember the LRM story from March of this year which asked the question—in the context of mortgage foreclosures—“Judges: Dupes or in on it?” From that article: “Judges have to know what’s going on. They read the news. They’re … Continue reading