“Anyway, it only got worse from there. As the “trials” proceeded, they weren’t trials at all. Nobody even sat at counsel table. Instead, the judge forced everyone to stand, right in front of the bench, for the trial. Clearly, the judge wasn’t intending that the “trials” last very long, not even allowing the homeowners or their lawyers to sit down.”
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Foreclosure Defense in Miami-Dade
I don’t know Matthew Bavaro, a fellow foreclosure defense attorney who practices in Miami. However, the story he posted on his blog today struck a cord with me, as it’s eerily similar to an experience I had in Miami a few weeks ago. At this point, it’s time – perhaps past time – that I shared my experience and voiced my concerns.
I had a trial scheduled in Miami, and when I arrived in court, it was apparent that dozens of other trials had all been set for the same time, before the same judge. While it’s never ideal to have to sit around and wait for your case to be called, it gave me the chance to watch other cases. Wow, what a nightmare. As each trial started, the judge made an unsolicited “offer” to defense counsel of a 120-day sale date, advising the defendant that if he/she did not take the deal, the “offer” would be off the table after the trial. That was the judge’s routine procedure – without hearing any evidence, or knowing anything about the facts of the case, the judge was essentially telling the homeowner “you better consent to judgment and accept a sale date in 120 days or I’m going to rule against you and set an earlier sale date.”
Punishing homeowners for going to trial. Wow. Just … wow. That alone is nuts. Candidly, I told that story to a local judge (not a fellow defense attorney – a local JUDGE), and he couldn’t believe it. There is no circumstance – none – where a judge should be taking it upon himself to tell a defense attorney that he is going to lose at trial and he should accept the judge’s deal, and that’s precisely what this judge was doing.
Can you imagine this in any other context? How about a criminal case … judge tells the defendant “you better accept this plea, as if you go to trial, I’m going to rule against you and impose a harsher sentence.” Totally nuts.
Be sure to read the rest here…
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This is about far more than fraudclosure. This is about complete control by a small group of uber rich individuals. 8 large families control everything via the FED money printing and 4 large institutional investment firms. The truth is, cowards need not apply, LIVE FREE OR DIE is the only kind of mentality that can match wits with this kind of evil.
This is outrageous evil tyranny and terrorism of families all over the globe. Speaking of terror, so many believe this could be the last day on earth, so we can celebrate at midnight that we survived this day and we will survive the tyranny being commited on us by diligence and supporting each other.
Our Florida legislators including Governor Rick Scott condone and sanction this criminal behavior.
Does this mean ‘us’ the homeowners who got our homes and lives ripped away by fraud have no chance of getting back what was taken? These poor homeowners who had to deal with that in Florida. Wow, that really is a crying shame! How can this continue to happen when it’s all out in public the banks clearly committed a ton of fraud, ruined lives? How can this be? In the land of the free? I don’t get it.
We are not in the land of the free. We are in the land of tyranny and terrorism. It was all an illusion. There is more than one way to kill a cat they say. So stay focused and try to find the good attorneys and battle this with exposure and getting the knowledge out. We are farther ahead now than we were two years ago. Have witnesses at the court houses to let the judges know they are being watched. Email everyone you know about this crime and educate the ones that dont know what has hit them. Bring them up to spead with all the articles you have read and cases. Let them know of the bad judges and the good ones and the lawyers to go to and the ones to stay away from. Cut up your credit cards and starve the banks. Use cash and dont continue to be a debt slave. And mostly dont walk away. That is the worst. Fight for your property and your rights in the courts. The banksters love it when you walk away. Find donations and support to support court cases and create case law in your state. Email and write and call your government represenatives. Dont take this layilng down. The crooks want the easy path dont give it to them. Stand your ground. Ask an attorney to send the frauds Cease and Desist orders.
There needs to be federal lawsuits against these judges, under Section 1983. While judges are given the highest amount of leeway in their conduct, an affirmative statement to a litigant that they will be unsuccessful, without having any knowledge of the facts, is grounds for a color of law violation.
Statute 18USC4,all officers of the court which include judgess are to report all fraud or it is a felony and misdimeanor and prison time. The stautes are there on all accounts. The rule of law is road kill to these judges. The courts are crime scenes.,
I can understand why your kissing these “Bogus” Judges~~~~~you’ll lose every case or get locked up ! By speaking truth ! Also you need to pay bills family ? But lets tell all the “Country Club” Banksters Etc… We know what political “Hairdresser Talk That Happens” WTF ? Why did we have a Carpenters Hall Party in Philadelphia ?~~~~Sounds greasy and the myownsoap is back in our main daily lifes~~~~~~~~~Now as i type,its mirrored to the leaders of the pack.Example: Florida AG taking bakery tickets to see how the 25 biggy’s gets in bad palms. This is facts~~~Mr BARVARO ? STOPA ? ~~~~I have no “VEG OR BEEF WITH MANY DEFENSE MOUTHPIECE’S”~~~~I showed up at court and its a kangeroo !! Professionals waiting for hours for ? 5 min of BS Artist ?? Its every oath of any court officer to report this “ROBE ” who thinks so low over greed and these master planners who are a new breed of this blunt pencil pushers ? “ORGANIZED CRIME ” These public officials and banksters need a taste of a JAIL CELL~~~Not 3 YEARS a plea banana ? LOOK AT OUR EMPTY RUNDOWN STATE ?~~~~And are governer LMFAO~~~~~~~~WAS POOR ? Poor is you have no “SCOTT TOILET PAPER” These cases are not 3-4yrs. 2004~~~~And now people are dieing,hospitals are,Baker St ? So don’t Quit or – – – – – OUT ! And am reading you called your buddies too BS ! FIGHT !!! “`AMAZING HOW I READ ABOUT MONEY PAID ? WHEN REAL AMERICANS WALK OR LIVE IN THE STREETS.
The perspective of a lawyer is valuable, but when the comparison is to criminal trials, there too we see kangaroos. Lawyers aren’t the problem necessarily, but there are much deeper problems with the law in general. Destroying some one’s life and throwing them to the street has to be decided as a possible negative outcome that evidence’s these larger problems with the law. It takes a different sort of lawyer to directly criticize the entire system. It’s avoided, but the real question is – how valuable is housing to people? People absolutely need housing, but the results of their journey to the public court doesn’t have anything to do with that basic need or human right.
This is suprising how?It’s running rampant everywhere but so far Florida is one of the worst.Our judges and courtrooms are running amok and it just continues to get worse.Someone needs to get back to Constitutional law and we need our judges re educated as well as our lawyers.They’ve been in the banks hip pocket for so long they don’t even realize the jigs up and we know what is happening.What a farce.And they wonder why people re act adversly and carry guns and take swipes at process servers……Hmmmm…..Not the brightest lights in the harbor.
..as a veteran, I am disgusted. I am aware of when I enter into folly and take the responsibility of my actions. The holes in my body do not symbolize the country anymore. and to those overseas..you’re risking your life for naught…
This is justice???????
justice??…ha…im pretty sure this judge is d. gayles 11th circuit miami dade…my hearings last aprox. 50 secs….barely “read” the motions…fraudsters get homes so easy, they don’t have to even talk….
Pam you hit the nail on the head. here is the issue. judges are voted for it did not matter if the were corporate lawyers or real estate lawyers they are now JUDGES!!! but now since the past 5 years they have been running th foreclosure court amok. unless a lawyer recues a judge for non-knowledge we are stuck with a cardiac surgeon doing your knee surgery that is the bootom line. they are to proud to read up on this fraud and judicate to the law. how many of our mortgage notes have been breached. in any other civil case the contract would be considered null and void with foreclosure the judge has a hard time “giving a free house to homeowner” what but…..if it was a contract like a lease and the landlord told the lesee not to pay but ended up in the court the judge woulld judicate for the lesee the landlord said do not pay. when this has to do with our homes and you have banks telling homeowners not to pay (although current at the time) before the homeowner can apply for hamp….which was a lie, just a way to push torwards foreclosure and seize the home . the judge does not judicate to inducment into default/breach of contract. sad but civil law is civil law. the problem is this cardiac surgion thats doing your knee surgery had only 2 classes in law school on realestate law. thats it. thats why the judges look clueless. they dont know a negotiable instrument form a non-negotiable intstrement. just crazy. it will happen some day we need to hold on. stay in our homes and fight. i am in discovery right now an i was told that the banks never submit discovery. i guess if they do they incriminate themselves.