Last week the bar judge asked the parties to submit briefing on the question of whether A.R.S. § 12-751 was constitutional: Order. The judge gave
First, it’s really annoying that the plural of moose is moose. “Hey, look! There is one moose!” “No, wait, there’s more – I see five
On Friday, one of my JFC spies informed me there was some feuding happening between JFC Truth Bombs and the JFC IG person. This was
Hoofing it down to court this afternoon… After seeing the court’s order today (here) I had a quick call with my attorney, the inestimable Marc
A couple weeks ago, I wrote this post discussing Arizona’s new anti-SLAPP (really, SAAPP) law, A.R.S. § 12-751: What’s An Anti-SLAPP Motion Under A.R.S. §
di-ˈpōz – verb to remove from a throne or other high position to testify to under oath or by affidavit For just the second time in
Today’s tasks: finishing the new tile in the master shower, and dealing with more childish BS from Mr. James D. Lee, Esquire. Guess which project
I was trying to have a relaxing Sunday, then someone sent me this. I don’t look at Twitter anymore, so when you tag me, I’m
Happy Sunday. Two quick things: 1.) I appreciate the artistic skill of the person who made the original version of this. I thought it was
This is probably WAY too technical for most people, but below is a video talking about Arizona’s anti-SLAPP law and the Motion to Dismiss I
A few things: I’ve been focused on other stuff this week, so apologies for not blogging or making videos. I had to get my taxes
Okay, it is done….LOTS of filings today. My anti-SLAPP/Motion for Summary Judgment was filed today….with four other things. Just minutes before that happened, the bar
Almost too much happened this week to discuss, so I won’t. I’ll just leave this here. Anti-SLAPP/MSJ being filed next week….hopefully Monday. I’ll post when
I’m tied up with other stuff at the moment, so no 3-blogs-a-day for a while… BUT, this seemed too important not to share. Jim Lee
Got a team here today installing a new AC unit….thankfully my house has two units, so I’m nice and cool downstairs while the upstairs unit
I wasn’t going to do a video today, but then JFC lied about what happened….so of course I had to respond. MORE JFC LIES, PART
It’s Saturday and today I’m not a lawyer. I’m a roofer. Literally. Although I just had my whole roof replaced by pros, there is a
I just finished responding to Judge Mata’s argument that she enjoys judicial privilege (which is true, in a small, narrow way, and also true is
Welp, we have some news — To recap – on March 30th, I filed a notice informing the bar judge that Jim Lee failed to
Filed today: Gingras Reply In Support of Motion to Compel (Second) Other related pleadings: Mata Response to Motion to Compel Motion to Compel (Second) I’m
Last night, I got a pleading from Judge Mata’s dad which I described as “yuck”. I was being polite. After that post, I got a
UPDATE – I’ve notified the PDJ of this issue: Notice of Filing Supplemental Authority. If you’re following this, by now you understand Jim Lee’s position
On Friday afternoon, I received this document from Mata’s dad: Reply of Harry L. Howe To Respondent’s Response to Motion to Quash. For completeness, here’s
I’ve already written way too much, so I’ll just say this – no more blog posts for a while. There’s no need. Not until the
I only get to ask the Bar Guy FIVE questions…which isn’t a lot. Because I have to choose so carefully, here’s my current version of
I’m working on discovery requests to the bar. As part of that, I’m going back over the Complaint/Answer to look at areas of factual dispute
Already written too much today, so we’ll keep this VERY short — my bar case is about to end. Here’s why — I’ve said this
Today is going to be BUSY. I need to file one more little thing with the PDJ, but then I need to start working on
Three (maybe four, maybe five) quick things: 1.) Changed the spark plugs in my niece’s car yesterday, at my sister’s request, after the dealer recommended
During my normal 3 AM newsfest last night, I saw this story on Facebook that jumped out at me — because I knew one of
My critics seem to think I’ve only ever worked on two cases — one involving a Bachelor and one involving a cheerleader. In reality, I
Went to the AZ Bar today. Met with the Bar Guy. I sat in the same conference room where I’ve served as a volunteer arbitrator.
Since three-posts-per-day seems to be the thing…. Filed today: Reply Re: Plaintiff’s Motion for Fees/Costs I genuinely don’t have much to say about this, so
By now, I’ve learned the entire JFC playbook: 1.) Post false info 2.) Wait for Gingy to respond 3.) Laugh 4.) Repeat Well, I had
Because I’m an old boomer, I always assume everyone remembers all the major historic events the same way I do. Mt. St. Helens? Space Shuttle
Got family arriving today. No videos and no long posts. I’ll just say — several things were filed today, including my Response to the bar’s
I said I’d provide an update. I said it would probably be later today. For once, my prediction was right. Just received this moments ago
MINOR UPDATE – in this video, I made a comment about how a party can’t use privilege as a “shield and not a sword” (which
Just wrapped up for the day (or I thought I did), and dammit — it happened again….someone on the internet is WRONG! I unintentionally saw
In my haste, I almost forgot to share this: Rob’s Response to My Fee Motion. I’m not going to comment on this except to say
A crew of roofers was here all week since Monday, tearing off the original 27-year old roof and installing a new one. It has been
It’s been another LONG day…so I won’t do my normal 1,000 word thing. Fun fact: I totally forgot I did a Motion for Judgment on
Murum Aries Attigit – The Ram Has Touched The Wall Filed today with the PDJ: Motion for Alternative Service on Mata. OK, but what’s this
I thought the Concorde was fast. SpaceX rockets were fast. Bullets from ICE agents into citizens are fast. This bar stuff is more like Han
Ah, OK, so this just happened — Jim Lee just filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. I would normally share this document, but
UPDATE @ 3:06 PM – My process server just made contact w/ Mata’s JA. She said Mata was not on vacation; she is just refusing
3:10 PM update – the weekend is open, so the comments are closed. I don’t have time to block/delete all the hate. Go out and
Today was, without question, one of the strangest days in my professional life. I HATE long blog posts, so I am not even going to
Just when I was looking forward to a nice, quiet weekend…
Listened to Episode 2 on this morning’s walk. I just have two thoughts to share: 1.) As a guy who has done a fair amount