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Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:48 pm
by Uninformed
“Robert Durst: US millionaire sentenced to life for murder”:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-58919749

“Life”…

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:50 pm
by AndyinPA
...which, from the looks of him, won't be that long. Too bad.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 12:42 am
by bob
Off Topic
AndyinPA wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:08 pm Got tickets for Hamilton in February! :dance: :clap:
► Show Spoiler

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:33 am
by filly
AndyinPA wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 6:50 pm ...which, from the looks of him, won't be that long. Too bad.
Fucker's been on his "death bed" for years. During the trial they played recordings where he admitted trying to look as bad as possible (short hair to expose the shunt on his skull) to get juror sympathy. I'm not saying he doesn't look decrepit, but who knows how long the taxpayers will get to pay for his housing and medical care?

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:53 am
by raison de arizona
Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:06 pm
The letter was reputedly stolen between 1938 and 1945 by a “kleptomaniacal cataloguer” who worked at the archives, according to the court decision.
!!!!!!!!!!

Well THAT sounds like a mess!

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:37 pm
by Tiredretiredlawyer
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/202 ... 460309002/

In a lawsuit, Kyle Rittenhouse shooting survivor Gaige Grosskreutz blames Kenosha officials for deadly chaos

Gaige Grosskreutz's lawsuit contends police and sheriff's deputies in effect deputized "a band of white nationalist vigilantes" the night of Aug. 25, and coordinated with them to protect property and help maintain order in Kenosha during the third night of protests that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Among them was Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two people with his assault-style rifle before shooting Grosskreutz in the arm. Rittenhouse, 18, faces trial next month on charges ranging from homicide to curfew violation. His attorneys say he acted in lawful self-defense.

The complaint opens with a quote from video taken that night, of law enforcement officials telling a group of armed men that included Rittenhouse, "We appreciate you guys — we really do."

Earlier that day, after two nights of demonstrations over the Blake shooting had led to rioting, looting and arson, a former Kenosha alderman, Kevin Mathewson, used a Facebook account he had created for the Kenosha Guard to solicit "patriots
willing to take up arms and defend our City tonight against the evil thugs.”

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:42 pm
by Tiredretiredlawyer
https://www.dailynews.com/2021/10/14/ch ... royalties/
Cher sues Sonny’s heirs over song, record royalties
The suit alleges that the damages to Cher total at least $1 million


Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On.”

In a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Cher alleges that former Rep. Mary Bono and other defendants have attempted to terminate provisions of business agreements Cher and Sonny Bono reached when they divorced in 1975 that entitled each to 50% of songwriting and recording royalties.

The lawsuit says that Sonny Bono’s heirs filed notice in 2016 that they were terminating some of his song licensing agreements, but they “did not terminate, and could not have terminated” his agreements with Cher.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:46 pm
by Dave from down under
Any chance of success?

The 33-page complaint lists 15 causes of action, from conspiracy to deprive Grosskreutz of his civil rights and obstruct justice, to violations of due process and equal protection, as well as First Amendment retaliation, assault, battery and infliction of emotional distress. It includes claims of negligent hiring, training and supervision of officers, failure of some to intervene against unlawful acts, and counts to hold the city and county liable for the actions of their employees.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 5:38 pm
by filly
CNN reporting Robert Durst has COVID and is on a ventilator per Duck DeGuerin.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2021 6:46 pm
by AndyinPA
There is no justice for him. I want prison, not death.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:14 pm
by raison de arizona
:lol:
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Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:54 pm
by RTH10260
on qualified immunity of police


Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:16 pm
by northland10
raison de arizona wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:14 pm :lol:
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He's a serial filer who also does not like to give his name. He recently had this in an order.

https://casetext.com/case/chavez-v-dhs-chaincommand
A. Plaintiff's identity

Plaintiff Juan Pablo Chavez has a history of filing actions and signing documents in this court and other courts under fictitious names. See Natural-Unido v. Broad. Corp. Does & the U.S. Copyright Office, ECF 1:21-CV-5586, 1-2 (S.D.N.Y. filed June 26, 2021) (filing complaint under the name “Gente ‘Jude' Natural-Unido” and signing the complaint and IFP application with the name “Jude” and a hand-drawn symbol that resembles a violin); Chavez v. Defalco, ECF 1:21-CV-3497, 2 (S.D.N.Y. filed Apr. 19, 2021) (signing complaint with a stamp reading “@rtsmediaink” along with the same hand-drawn symbol); Arco v. Rudes, ECF 1:20-CV-8630, 1 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2020) (complaint filed by The People d/b/a Johnny Arco c/o Reason, Logic & Law); Chavez v. Rudes, No. 3:18-CV-2781 (N.D. Tex. July 27, 2020) (complaint filed by Juan Pablo Chavez d/b/a Fine Arts Education Reform a/k/a Chief Maestro Chavez a/k/a Chief Maestro and stating that “Johnny Arco” is another pseudonym Plaintiff uses); Chavez v. Rudes, No. 1:18-CV-1757 (D. D.C. Aug. 16, 2018) (complaint filed by Juan Pablo Chavez d/b/a Fine Arts Education Reform; d/b/a Reason, Logic & Law d/b/a BFlat+ Media Publishing d/b/a Johnny Arco); Chavez v. Finney, ECF 1:19-CV-4109, 2 (S.D.N.Y. filed May 7, 2019) (original complaint brought by “Plaintiff under Seal” and later amended to list as Plaintiff “Juan Pablo Chavez Sui Juris c/o Reason, Logic & Law, reasonlogiclaw@gmail.com”); Maestro v. People of the State of New York, No. 3:19-CV-1215 (N.D. Tex. July 16, 2019) (complaint brought by “Plaintiff under Seal, ” later amended to list “Chief Maestro also known as Juan Pablo Chavez also known as Chief Maestro Chavez, ” and also including the same hand-drawn symbol).
:snippity:
Plaintiff's complaint fails to comply with Rule 10(a). He brings this action under the pseudonym “Homeless People, ” apparently seeking to sue the New York City Department of Homeless Services. But in his IFP application he identifies different plaintiffs and defendants as the parties to this action. The Court liberally construes Plaintiff's submissions as a motion to proceed under a pseudonym. Even when construed liberally, however, Plaintiff's submission fails to suggest any reason why the Court should permit him to proceed under a pseudonym.
Even without the fake names, it is easy to find a bunch of stuff filed by him.

I think this one in the DC court is also him. Beats the crap out of me why he is suing somebody from Dallas in the DC Court and what that person in Dallas could have done. He just filed an appeal in the 5th circuit against the same defendant so maybe he also sued in Texas.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USC ... 1757-0.pdf

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2021 11:28 pm
by northland10
So you want to see the full complaint? Don't worry, it's brief.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... .2.0_1.pdf

Essentially, it is what was in the screenshot, though he does provide a link. I'm not going there.

He also included a letter to the court.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... .2.1_1.pdf

He has only filed 4 cases in the SDNY since January, as far as I could tell.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:59 am
by Volkonski

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:11 am
by RTH10260
following links along tweets

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:41 pm
by bob
The anchoring tweet has been deleted, but they are referring to
Stephen Schwartz, who was seated on the Court of Federal Claims less than a year ago and has stepped down.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:57 pm
by raison de arizona
bob wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:41 pm The anchoring tweet has been deleted, but they are referring to
Stephen Schwartz, who was seated on the Court of Federal Claims less than a year ago and has stepped down.
Good. He was unqualified and a booger-face.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 5:47 pm
by Dave from down under
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2021-10- ... /100555550

Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people during a rampage at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving a jury to decide whether he will be executed for one of the nation's deadliest school shootings.

Key points:

Cruz has plead guilty to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder
A penalty trial with 12 jurors will now decide whether he will get the death penalty or life in prison
Cruz killed 14 students and three staff in a seven-minute rampage on Valentine's Day, 2018

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:36 pm
by pipistrelle
raison de arizona wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:57 pm
bob wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:41 pm The anchoring tweet has been deleted, but they are referring to
Stephen Schwartz, who was seated on the Court of Federal Claims less than a year ago and has stepped down.
Good. He was unqualified and a booger-face.
Unfortunately I think we're stuck with Rao.

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 8:38 am
by Foggy
Nikolas Cruz, huh? I heard his Uncle Ted is the Zodiac Killer. :shock:

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:47 am
by Tiredretiredlawyer
On Court TV, Vinnie Politan refers to him as "the Parkland shooter".

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:05 pm
by noblepa
Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:47 am On Court TV, Vinnie Politan refers to him as "the Parkland shooter".
The father of one of the victims was interviewed after he entered the guilty pleas. He complained that mentioning the defendant's name was giving him too much publicity. He wanted him to be referred to by his prison id number. After that, the host agreed to refer to him only as "The Parkland Shooter".

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:08 pm
by raison de arizona
noblepa wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:05 pm
Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: Thu Oct 21, 2021 9:47 am On Court TV, Vinnie Politan refers to him as "the Parkland shooter".
The father of one of the victims was interviewed after he entered the guilty pleas. He complained that mentioning the defendant's name was giving him too much publicity. He wanted him to be referred to by his prison id number. After that, the host agreed to refer to him only as "The Parkland Shooter".
Nice, I approve!

Re: General Law and Lawsuits

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 5:53 pm
by Sam the Centipede
In New Zealand they anonymized the perpetrator after the 2019 shootings at mosques in Christchurch.

The rationale seemed to be that the victims and their names should be remembered, but the perpetrator and his motives should be forgotten and only the awful crime remembered with sadness.

I'm comfortable with that.