Monthly Archives: October 2014

Civil asset forfeiture

Posted on October 27, 2014 by dknights

Almost as bad as the Kelo decision, the use of civil asset forfeiture is little more than the government stealing from it citizens in the name of stopping drugs and money laundering.  The NY Times took notice here.  For a … Continue reading →

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FDCPA and Bankruptcy

Posted on October 14, 2014 by dknights

Many times a debtor in bankruptcy will bring an action for a violation of the 362 stay and also bring a State or Federal court action for FDCPA violations.  There is a split of authority among the Circuits as to … Continue reading →

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Another win for the good guys in Kentucky

Posted on October 13, 2014 by dknights

This one is out of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.  A nice discussion of interest and the issue of the waiver of the right to collect it.

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Class action tolling

Posted on October 9, 2014 by dknights

A recent Federal Court decision in a case from the Northern District of Ohio.  Its a case with a tortured procedural history, so it is not a great teaching case.   However, it does contain a discussion of “class action … Continue reading →

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A fool for a client

Posted on October 9, 2014 by dknights

An attorney representing themselves badly will be punished by the court, even just thru implied mocking.  Opinion here.

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Rooker-Feldman

Posted on October 8, 2014 by dknights

Many times a judgment debtor will try to get around the fact of a state court judgment that can no longer be appealed, by bringing a Federal Court action attempting to attack the state court action.  Such behavior is barred … Continue reading →

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