Daily Archives: March 13, 2014

Top ten legal writing hints when the audience is a cranky federal trial judge

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An essential addition to your library and refer to it every time you begin a memorandum, opposition, response or reply. Pass it along – it will truly be appreciated.

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I have been asked to post something about legal writing. I don’t know a damn thing about legal writing, as this blog constantly proves.  But, hey, ask and you shall receive.

A word about the literary form:  I prefer the “top-ten” form for trenchant legal analysis. Awhile back A while back (I have no clue which one is correct), and using this form, I wrote a piece about their Eminences and the mess they made of the federal Sentencing Guidelines.  In some circles, it was well-received.  Therefore, and proving that you can’t teach an old judge new tricks (or shticks), I once again adopt the genre for this series of profound musings.
So, here are my top ten hints for submitting briefs to me and other all-knowing beings who ascend the federal trial bench, both literally and figuratively:
10.Get a good editor.  Never send me something unless someone…

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US Rep. Marcy Kaptur: “LOOK AT THOSE OVER AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND WHERE THEY WORKED BEFORE THEY GOT THERE”

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So very, very true! The sad part of this is that people don’t matter to the administrations anymore and it’s disguised as “preservation” – which it may well be; however – it was that same philosophy that took down America’s financial well-being.

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US Rep. Marcy Kaptur: “LOOK AT THOSE OVER AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND WHERE THEY WORKED BEFORE THEY GOT THERE”
WE NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE OVER AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND WHERE THEY WORKED BEFORE THEY GOT THERE BECAUSE I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS PROSECUTION ISN’T THE LEVEL THAT IT SHOULD THERE IS SOME PARALYSIS IN SOME PLACES BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO BLOCK A PLAY.

 

US Rep. Marcy Kaptur: “LOOK AT THOSE OVER AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND WHERE THEY WORKED BEFORE THEY GOT THERE”

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A publicly shamed audit: Justice Department, FBI, failed to jail mortgage fraudsters

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In order to understand the depth of the scheme you need to read, understand and link the patents as several researchers have pointed out. How can the courts even begin to comprehend the corruption if the federal regulators and agencies cannot get it? They need to dig out the patents at the regulatory agency level and have the patents disallowed along with the fines and fees.

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A publicly shamed audit: Justice Department, FBI, failed to jail mortgage fraudsters

Between 2009 to 2011, leadership at the Department of Justice stated publicly and repeatedly that tackling mortgage fraud was a top priority.

Today, that department’s Inspector General released an audit and concluded, despite the above claim, there is little proof the promise of high-levels of mortgage fraud prosecution ever took place.

“We… determined during this audit that DOJ did not uniformly ensure that mortgage fraud was prioritized at a level commensurate with its public statements,” said the audit, released today from Inspector General Michael Horowitz.

What did take place, however, was a high level of mishandling and lack of efficient law enforcement from a judicial level to effectively prosecute mortgage fraud cases, according to the audti.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal investigative division in particular was lacking in prioritizing mortgage fraud. Despite nearly $200 million in funding…

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