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Class-Action Suit Alleges Negligence Caused Blackouts
. http://www.hrollp.com/ . How is this little teeny tiny law firm going to handle a MJAOR class action???? I doubt they will get it certified as a class action due to their size and lack of expertise in the area.— September 14, 2011 5:16 p.m.
Dig a Hole: Cliff Robertson
The "Bookworm" was one of the WORST "guest villians" on Batman, but I LOVED Van Johnson as the "Archer", I also loved Art Carnie in the villian role he played-whose name I cannot recall by memory.— September 13, 2011 11:35 p.m.
Bonnie Dumanis a No-Show, Michael T. Pines “Cannot Focus”
"California is the only state in the nation with independent professional judges dedicated to ruling on attorney discipline cases." Nice "cut and paste" job thereguest speaker. If you THINK the State Bar Court judges-like idiot Honn- are "independant" then you need to put the crack pipe down. Seriously. Judges in the DGS and the State Bar are highly bias in favor of the ones who cut their checks- and that is a well known fact.— September 13, 2011 11:30 p.m.
State Bar Looking at Shames Again
But in the application for leave to file the amicus brief, filed Dec. 8, 2003, there is this listing: Michael Shames, Lee Biddle, "Attorneys for Utility Consumers' Action Network." == There is no entry on the docket dated De. 8, 2003 Don . http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/cas… .— September 13, 2011 11 p.m.
State Bar Looking at Shames Again
. http://www.povertylaw.org/poverty-law-library/cas… .— September 13, 2011 10:56 p.m.
State Bar Looking at Shames Again
Anybody can file an amicus brief, whether or not an attorney, as I understand it, but Shames was representing UCAN, thus serving as an attorney when he was not in the bar. Technically, that was a violation of law == #1- You NEED the approval of the court to file an amicus brief. I have never heard of a lay person filing an amicus brief-usually it is a law professor with expertise in the area, a public interest group with expertise in the area, or some other group with extensive knpwledge of the area and can give the judges an intelligent and informed view. #2- If you read the docket there is no entry of an amicus brief filed by UCAN. What is weird about the case is TURN did submit an amicus brief, and then case was decided back in Aperil of 2004, yet TURN filed a petition for review in the CA Supreme Court in 2008-4 years after-that is weird.— September 13, 2011 10:55 p.m.
State Bar Looking at Shames Again
Here is the case, and Shames is listed as attorney of record for UCAN-but on the docket there is NO ENTRY for any amicus brief filed by UCAN. Weird. . http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/cas… .— September 13, 2011 10:44 p.m.
State Bar Looking at Shames Again
Shames went inactive as a bar member in 1988, but continued to call himself an attorney in filings before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in books he authored, and on UCAN's website, among several places. ============== He is, was and always will be an attorney. Being INACTIVE does NOT take away your status as an attorney, you just are not allowed to practice on inactive status-but you are indeed an attorney!— September 13, 2011 10:39 p.m.
Local Ex-Medical Fraudster Loses Contract
LOL....busted!— September 13, 2011 10:34 p.m.
Vargas Attacks Ducheny with Drunk-Driving Comment
“It’s a shame that somebody would take on a whole system and a board that protects the due process rights of workers just to make a personal attack for his political gain,” Ducheny told the Bee. “It was written about me and so he’s attacking all of my colleagues because he wants to get to me.” == No, the Unemployment Appeals Board is a scam and fraud that meets 8 hours per month, 10 months per year and pays $128K for that. It is a fraud where APPOINTED clowns are given free money at taxpayers expense. And YOU'RE a drunk driver Ducheny, you just got lucky because you copped a plea deal.— September 13, 2011 10:33 p.m.