Rocket Docket

David Sands

Citizens Call 'Rocket Docket' Welfare Hearings Unfair

HuffingtonPost.com | David Sands | Posted 11.28.2011

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Families who showed up to attend mass welfare hearings Monday morning outside the Michigan Department of Human Services offices on Detroit's Lappin St...

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Zach Carter

Florida's 'Awful' Foreclosure Courts May Shut Down

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Rick Scott, Foreclosure Courts, Wall Street, Budget Cuts, Robo-Signing, Budget, Banks, Gop, Florida, Alan Grayson, Rocket Docket, Republicans, Politics News

In a turn of events that consumer advocates are celebrating, Florida's infamous "rocket docket" foreclosure courts may be on the verge of extinction, ...

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Florida Foreclosure Courts Rush Despite Questionable Practices, Doctored Deeds

The New York Times | Gretchen Morgenson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amtrust, Lawyers, Judges, Bill McCollum, Aaron Bowden, Homeowners, Foreclosure Court, Rocket Docket, Deeds, Fannie Mae, Mortgages, Courts, Financial Crisis, Banks, Florida, Foreclosure, Politics News

Earlier this year, Florida earmarked $9.6 million to set up foreclosures-only courts across the state, staffed by retired judges.... lawyers represent...

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