Ethics case dropped against ex-Florida judge accused of faking dockets to take time off

The U.S. District Court of Rhode Island denied a large U.S. Bank's attempt to dismiss a case brought by a borrower for, among other things, breach of contract, misrepresentation, and violation of loss mitigation procedures under RESPA and Regulation X. The case stems from a court-ordered meditation of a foreclosure proceeding in which the parties…