Legal
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Posted video depositions at pleban.org
Karen Pleban sent me the link to her site http://www.pleban.org/ where she posted not only the filings in her suit against the county for firing her because of her disability, but she also posted the video depositions:
http://www.pleban.org/defendants.htm
VERY COOL!!!!
I’ve been listening to and watching the Ernie Smith depo —it’s incredible how this guy lied on his resume and then was hired by the county. Just having the sound makes it so much better than a transcript, the pauses, how he’s trying to think of something to explain his lies.
It’s GREAT to see another consumer standing up for her rights. I know how much time it takes to maintain the website, thank you, Karen!
And of course good luck at trial!
Update: I listened to almost the entire Ernie Smith depo while working on my floor plan, have to finish today. Now I know why I’m not employed. Ernie kept talking about Karen being his “subordinate” and how he is entitled to run the department HIS way. He was in the military for many years and has the people skills of a rock.
Interestingly, he filled out the job application AFTER he got the job. The questioning about his experience revealed that he was absolutely NOT qualified for the position, which doesn’t seem to have a job description. I certainly also got jobs when I was a teen because of my parents’ “connections” and without ever filling out an application. But I didn’t think that this would fly for the job of IT administrator at a GOVERNMENT.
Ernie completely ignored Karen’s doctor’s note about lifting limitations and WROTE HER UP for refusing to lift equipment!
He also wrote her up for looking at the union website at work.
Ernie presented himself as a despicable human being and because this depo is available for public viewing, I hope he’ll never get a job with any kind of supervisory responsibilities again. Most employers do a Google search before hiring.
This is how litigation SHOULD work—publicly and forever exposing the assholes for what they are.
Friday, July 02, 2004
2002 BK Appeals Court: debtor gets $5 in damages after Eskanos & Adler violated stay and sued
The court reversed the sanctions against Eskanos & Adler, P.C. imposed by the bankruptcy court. It wasn’t the first time they had filed suit against a debtor after being notified of the bankruptcy.
This decision contains many interesting arguments and citations, but aside from the fact that collection lawyers like Eskanos & Adler, P.C. have no incentive whatsoever to NOT violate the stay (no sanctions for repeatedly filing these suits!), the $5 in damages for the debtor are what really offends me.
For the American legal system the American people are divided into three classes:
1) attorneys - they are VERY worthy people and their time is worth at least a few hundred dollars per HOUR.
2) wealthy people - they also are very worthy of high damage awards, after all, they’re RICH!
3) most other people, like me - we’re worthless and our time is worthless, because we’re not wealthy and don’t even have a law degree.
Most likely, the debtor in this case wasted more time than all other parties together. People in class 3 get very stressed out when they are sued, they think about this all the time, they talk about it with their family and friends and it’s an extremely important event.
Here’s the appeals court decision, I hope Roman didn’t spend her $5 all in one place:
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Friday, November 07, 2003
Check for complaints about lawyers - BEFORE you hire one!
Judicial/Attorney Misconduct for All StatesFrom http://www.clr.org/ardc.html
"Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
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Some say the ARDC stands for the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission - others say it stands for the Attorneys' Right to Defraud their Clients.
Which do you believe it stands for?
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If you believe that your charge is a valid charge, have it posted on the Citizens Web-site on the Internet for all to see. Prior to this time, no person saw your charge and the attorney could continue as if no charge had been filed against him, since no current client or potential new client had access to that information.
Under the Rules, the ARDC can not disclose whether a charge of misconduct had been filed against the attorney you were inquiring about. We understand that this restriction applies only to the ARDC and does not apply to anyone else.
As a service to its members, Citizens is available to review your charge of ethical misconduct against your attorney and make suggestions before you submit it to the ARDC.
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Contact Citizens if you have been represented by, or had any contact with:
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