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Sanders, Gwinn, Dumanis Have Quietly Plotted To Shift Family Justice Center to YWCA, Says Aguirre. The Planned Move May Trample on Rules
The family "Justice" Center is one of the smariest private, non-profits to come down the pike, yet. While City Attorney, Gwinn spent the taxypayer monies to lobby for it in DC. Anyone who hasn't read "American Fascists" ought to as it outlines how faith based non-profits, and others are bleeding America dry with these quasi-governmental BS non-profits, which, by the way; have been proven ineffective. This is particularly true in San Diego. Former Deputy Lowell Bruce shot his wife in the face from point-blank range. Notice the silence from Family Justice Center? For details, see www.FamilyLawCourts.com/countysandiego.html— May 29, 2008 6:27 p.m.
Copping tickets
and the point of the Ethics Commission is what again?— May 16, 2008 1:38 p.m.
Neighbor Battles Neighbor
More on Brown at www.SanDiegoJudges.com— May 15, 2008 7:48 a.m.
Local Media Not Mentioning Transgressions of Their Stars
Well, at least the people of San Diego are finally enjoying a bit of Good Luck, now that Ron has run out of his. There is a God!— May 14, 2008 8:13 a.m.
Scenes Will Be Deconstructed! -- 06/10/08 at Groovy Like a Movie
Children are also invisible here. See www.FamilyLawcourts.com/kids.html— May 13, 2008 5:16 p.m.
Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
It was Judge Howatt whose "financial decisions" against Betty, which were overturned by the Court of Appeal. Maybe it was Howatt that drove her over the edge. Because it wasn't until two years later that the COA ruled family court judges needn't bother actually reading pleadings before ruling. For details contact the Recorder for their article, a portion of which is below. Another Bad Day in Family Court By Rinat Fried The Recorder October 6, 2000 An alarming decision from the Fourth District Court of Appeal last week gives fresh substantiation to that old grievance. The court ruled that family law judges in San Diego are not required to read briefs before coming to court to hear the parties' arguments. But more importantly, instead of allowing its judges to take shortcuts, the court should allocate resources in such a way that the judges have enough time to rule fairly and thoughtfully in each case. Just try and imagine a civil law and motion hearing in which you had to ask the judge to read the briefs, and those calendars are often as heavy as any family law department's. A judge's rulings in a child custody case or alimony dispute are likely to have a profound, central impact on litigants' lives. As much as any corporation or business, family law litigants deserve judges who read their papers, and the certainty that they were heard.— May 13, 2008 3:16 p.m.
Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
Wouldn't a model of integrity reject the award? After all, given Dan's past documented behavior as evidenced by the Probate Court, if Dan is a model, what's the product?— May 13, 2008 12:43 p.m.
Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
SanDiegoJudges.com is a part of www.FamilyLawCourts.com Seems the very idea of a Dan Broderick "Award" is hilarious, except for demonstrating the misogyny in family court. Betty was an idiot for shooting devious Dan and the younger, new model. She should have just used her considerable initial settlement to for plastic surgery and gotten someone younger too. Unfortunately though, the backlash from Betty's actions have been felt by women ever since. So in addition to killing the father of her children, Betty hurt women coming behind her in family court ever since. In another area though, it's usually men who kill their kids. See www.FamilyLawCourts.com/kids.html— May 13, 2008 11:33 a.m.
Psssst! Wanna Make 90 Percent a Month? Those Who Bit on Escondido Ponzi Scheme Got Taken to the Cleaners
There's two elements to a crime like this. One a con artist; the second someone who is a little too greedy. On the other hand, check out this awful crime. http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/932221.html Suspect in massive real estate fraud taken into custody. Jeff Allan McCoon, 42, appeared next to his attorney, Clyde Blackmon, who tried to convince Sacramento Superior Court Judge John P. Winn to continue the hearing until Thursday. McCoon did not enter a plea, and within minutes Winn ordered McCoon jailed over questions concerning the legitimacy of part of the $500,000 bail McCoon had posted last month. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday to potentially resolve the bail issue. McCoon, whose trail of alleged crimes extend into Southern California and the Southwest, was arraigned on 111 charges, including counts that he falsified lien filings, illegally registered them and extorted money or threatened at least 51 residents from January 2005 through June 2006, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney's complaint. "It obviously spans the country; it's just everyday folks who have their property and some outstanding debts ... and he's taking advantage of that," said Deputy District Attorney Keri Sternberg, who is prosecuting the case. "He's putting their homes at risk." McCoon allegedly operated under the guise of a credit card debt collection agency, Pacific States Credit Co. of Palm Springs, which McCoon had registered with the California Secretary of State's Office in 1998, records show. Business records also show that he served as president of Sierra Consumer Acceptance Ltd., a company incorporated in the Bahamas. McCoon, through his businesses, identified residents with outstanding debts using a company called Unifund, which buys debt information from banks. McCoon researched individuals to identify who owned property, Sternberg said. He then allegedly falsified Uniform Commercial Code financial statements, filed liens with the county registrar's office and with the Sacramento Superior Court and then sent threatening letters to his victims, officials say, demanding money to lift the liens - a modus operandi also familiar to prosecutors in Orange County and the Arizona Attorney General's Office, who have separate cases pending against McCoon. Sternberg said several of the local victims only discovered the liens when they were trying to sell or refinance their homes and ended up paying McCoon out of desperation. "They felt they had no choice," Sternberg said. Liens can cause long-term damage to credit and could jeopardize a homeowner's ability to sell or refinance their homes, but financial experts and Sternberg point out that credit debt is never secured by one's property. Credit card debt has no real connection to real estate.— May 12, 2008 5:28 p.m.
Psssst! Wanna Make 90 Percent a Month? Those Who Bit on Escondido Ponzi Scheme Got Taken to the Cleaners
There's two elements to a crime like this. One a con artist; the second someone who is a little to greedy. On the other hand, check out this awful crime. http://www.sacbee.com/749/story/932221.html Suspect in massive real estate fraud taken into custody. Jeff Allan McCoon, 42, appeared next to his attorney, Clyde Blackmon, who tried to convince Sacramento Superior Court Judge John P. Winn to continue the hearing until Thursday. McCoon did not enter a plea, and within minutes Winn ordered McCoon jailed over questions concerning the legitimacy of part of the $500,000 bail McCoon had posted last month. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday to potentially resolve the bail issue. McCoon, whose trail of alleged crimes extend into Southern California and the Southwest, was arraigned on 111 charges, including counts that he falsified lien filings, illegally registered them and extorted money or threatened at least 51 residents from January 2005 through June 2006, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney's complaint. "It obviously spans the country; it's just everyday folks who have their property and some outstanding debts ... and he's taking advantage of that," said Deputy District Attorney Keri Sternberg, who is prosecuting the case. "He's putting their homes at risk." McCoon allegedly operated under the guise of a credit card debt collection agency, Pacific States Credit Co. of Palm Springs, which McCoon had registered with the California Secretary of State's Office in 1998, records show. Business records also show that he served as president of Sierra Consumer Acceptance Ltd., a company incorporated in the Bahamas. McCoon, through his businesses, identified residents with outstanding debts using a company called Unifund, which buys debt information from banks. McCoon researched individuals to identify who owned property, Sternberg said. He then allegedly falsified Uniform Commercial Code financial statements, filed liens with the county registrar's office and with the Sacramento Superior Court and then sent threatening letters to his victims, officials say, demanding money to lift the liens - a modus operandi also familiar to prosecutors in Orange County and the Arizona Attorney General's Office, who have separate cases pending against McCoon. Sternberg said several of the local victims only discovered the liens when they were trying to sell or refinance their homes and ended up paying McCoon out of desperation. "They felt they had no choice," Sternberg said. Liens can cause long-term damage to credit and could jeopardize a homeowner's ability to sell or refinance their homes, but financial experts and Sternberg point out that credit debt is never secured by one's property. Credit card debt has no real connection to real estate.— May 12, 2008 5:27 p.m.