DA Sticks With Witness Who Says He Sees Horned Aliens
See, this is what I mean — I already have a stack of material, and then I see a headline like the above in the Daily Journal this very morning. The hits just keep on coming. It’s hard to do…
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Judge Rules Lawyer Is Too Drunk to Litigate
Many's the time that we have debated the question whether it is possible to be "too drunk to litigate." This will not settle that debate, but it is one more piece of evidence. A judge in Las Vegas ordered a…
Order Granting Motion to Compel Lunch
Also circulating this week, some really excellent work by Judge Gaines of the Maricopa County (AZ) Superior Court. This order resolves a dispute over the terms of a lunch meeting to discuss discovery issues by (among other things) ordering the…
How to Get Reprimanded, #137
Call the judge a "jackass." To be extra sure, describe a whole panel of appellate judges that way. If you want to really lock it down, throw in a comparison or two to Adolf Hitler. This precedent was established on…
The Tale of Dr. Moodie and Ms. Alice
Dr. Rob Moodie, described as a 67-year-old "high-profile lawyer, former representative rugby player and Police Association secretary," whatever the hell most of that means, has decided to protest the "male-dominated corruption" of New Zealand’s judicial system by wearing women’s clothes…
Memphis Lawyer Is Also Lord of Great Horwood
The Associated Press reports that 68-year-old Memphis attorney D. Jack Smith, a former legislator and (according to his website) the nation’s senior multilevel-marketing attorney, has also been the Lord of Great Horwood, a village outside London, since 1997. Apparently, this…
Florida State Senator Promises to Try New Media Strategies
Fleeing seems to have left the wrong impression.
Citing Authority, Scalia Argues Cogently That His “Obscene Gesture” Was Misinterpreted As Such
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia fired off a letter to the Boston Herald this week, complaining about a report in that paper that Scalia had made an "obscene gesture" toward reporters on Sunday. A Herald reporter caught Scalia after he…
The ‘Heavy Hitter’ Will Sue Nevada Bar For Right to Keep Slogan
The State Bar of Nevada has dared to challenge Glen Lerner, a Vegas lawyer who advertises himself as "The Heavy Hitter" in his television ads. Apparently, they told him to stop using the phrase, saying it was misleading to consumers…
Latest E-Mail Shot Heard Round the World
Of course most or all of you have seen this already — the latest reminder that if you don’t want something to possibly be read by most of the English-speaking world, don’t put it in an email. This arises from…