tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post6571074670411797153..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: Has Karl Rove's Terror Campaign Worked in the Deep South?legalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-19146864516670352842008-11-01T21:46:00.000-05:002008-11-01T21:46:00.000-05:00You, you, Schnauzer you!You, you, Schnauzer you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-8923460500100415052008-10-30T18:23:00.000-05:002008-10-30T18:23:00.000-05:00Thanks for an interesting comment. A few thoughts:...Thanks for an interesting comment. A few thoughts:<BR/><BR/>* I didn't just say Thompson ruled against me. I said he ruled contrary to clear and simple law, and I stated what that law was. If a judge does that and uses the U.S. mail as part of the scheme, it's a crime. And that's why I say he's corrupt. Two former state judges in Mississippi currently are in federal prison on this kind of issue. And they got the underlying ruling correct, under the law. The Bush DOJ is holding them political prisoners for all intents and purposes. Shows you the DOJ takes this seriously, at least when a Democratic judge allegedly does it. When a Republican like Thompson actually does cheat litigants, it's overlooked.<BR/><BR/>* I'm sure the appeals courts are swamped. But maybe that wouldn't be the case if trial judges got cases right the first time around. In Shelby County, they don't even try to get cases right.<BR/><BR/>* My appeal was pro se, and if a staff attorney affirmed it without Thompson even seeing it, then that makes the staff attorney corrupt. Isn't Thompson responsible for his staff? Shouldn't he be running a better operation than that? Why would he allow his name to be put on something that he hasn't even seen?<BR/><BR/>* Your point about issuing a no-opinion affirmance to protect a client does not apply in my case. I was my own client. And the law clearly was on my side, and I showed how in my posts today and yesterday. I simply got cheated, and I suspect many other Alabamians do, too.<BR/><BR/>* I couldn't agree more with your comment about our appellate courts being bad. In fact, you and I generally seem to agree on most of this. We may just look at it from different angles.<BR/><BR/>* Don't know how closely you've read the blog or how long you've read it, but I've posted hard facts from the beginning. As you know, depositions and trial transcripts often run into the 100s of pages, and I don't have the time or resources to scan those documents into the blog. Also, those documents aren't necessary to see how this case was butchered. I've given out the case number of the lawsuit against me and told people how they can easily find it and review the file. Anyone who doubts whether I'm telling the truth about the facts or law related to the case, is welcome to ask me a specific question and I will be glad to respond and point them in the direction of the appropriate document.<BR/><BR/>* My claim against UAB is definitely colorable. And no lawyer who plans to do their job properly should have a concern about representing me. Again, the legal malpractice claims I've filed are public documents, and anyone can check the file and determine for themselves if they think the claims were valid or not. I never have had, and never will have, a problem with any attorney who represents me as opposed to caving to the wishes of a corrupt judge.<BR/><BR/>* I'm not worried about the people at UAB trying to portray me as a kook. They know I'm not a kook and they know they cheated me out of my job. That's why so many people who work at UAB read my blog every day. If I was a kook, why would they care what I was writing? UAB's own grievance committee determined that I was wrongfully terminated, so I'm not saying anything that UAB's own HR mechanism hasn't already stated.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-19490885457250146412008-10-30T17:00:00.000-05:002008-10-30T17:00:00.000-05:00Simply because an appellate judge rules against yo...Simply because an appellate judge rules against you does not mean he/she is corrupt. incompetent maybe, but not corrupt. appellate judges get the law and facts wrong all the time. there are thousands of appeals, and very little court personnel to do an adequate job reviewing each appeal.<BR/><BR/>if your appeal was pro se, more than likely it was decided by a staff atorney, without judge thompson even reading it. the staff attorney probably just wrote a memo reccomending "affirmed no opinion" and the Court went along with it.<BR/><BR/>many times the Court does this (affirmed no opinion) to protect litigants. I have filed appeals before to cover my ass from a crazy client where i knew that i was beat on the law and facts. the court would affirm with no opinion, to spare me the beatdown that would follow.<BR/><BR/>the appellate courts in this state are bad, and they are generally bought off by either corporate or trial lawyer money. but i doubtjudge thompson specifically intended to committ fraud or any other crime in affirming the verdict against you. <BR/><BR/>maybe you are right. maybe the repubs in this state are out to take you down and have orchestrated all of this rigmarole to simply "get" you. But I would like to see some hard facts on this blog, rather than innuendo and accusations. The proof is in the pudding. Post the depositions or the trial transcript. post the illicit conversations you recorded that implicate uab. post some hard evidence, rather than opinion. <BR/><BR/>also remember that if you do get a lawyer- a long shot given that it appears you have sued every lawyer you previously hired- to sue UAB for your wrongful termination (which by the way, may be a colorable claim), the defense will offer all of your web posting into evidence to portray you as a kook. be carefull what you post. post only what you can prove, or it can bite you in the ass in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com