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Glenn Garvin, Comic Genius!

Posted on September 15, 2010
Did the Herald fire all their editors?Or maybe the right question is -- has Glenn Garvin ever had an editor?I ask because, inexplicably, Garvin has dusted off his old stand up routine, circa 1957:Q. What do lawyers and sperm have in common? A. One in 50,000,000 has a chance of becoming a human being...

Exclusive -- Shocking Stuart Rosenfeldt Turtle Tape!

Posted on September 14, 2010
It's good to see South Florida lawyers, in these difficult economic times, not live up to the cliché of being overprivileged, self-absorbed lunkheads: Bankruptcy attorneys for RRA say Rosenfeldt went hog wild on the firm?s credit card, compiling $1 million in purchases...

Judge Seitz Provides Counsel With "Teachable Moments."

Posted on September 14, 2010
Efficiency is Just Another Word I happened to catch the Herald's review of Kendall Coffey's new book, and it looked pretty interesting so I picked up a copy...

Welcome to the Depression, Gen-Y Lawyers!

Posted on September 13, 2010
Cindy Krisher Goodman has a nice run-down on young lawyers and how subservient and deprived they have to be, given that they are lucky to just have low paying jobs:Because of these stark numbers, many of them realize that they cannot make demands for raises, promotions, time off, training, and the hottest technologies during a recession...

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Behold: Real Books, Legal Pads, and Actual Paper "Files"....Astonishing Relics of A Distant Age!

Posted on September 13, 2010
Watch this video with the sound turned off.

Judge Manno Schurr Faces Federal "Lawsuit"(?)

Posted on September 10, 2010
High Art Complaint I've previously noted William S...

SFL Friday -- Strange Days Indeed.

Posted on September 10, 2010
John Lennon - Nobody Told MeUploaded by hushhush112. - Explore more music videos.Call me old-fashioned or a teary-eyed sentimentalist, but I think the only appropriate way to honor the victims of 9/11 is for the Canes to crush OSU at the exact same moment some nutjob pastor burns a Muslim Koran, praised be the Lord amen...

Check Ignition and May God's Love Be With You.

Posted on September 09, 2010
"The Law has been our garden of delight; the Law has been our life. In deepest darkness, we have held it fast; in the valley of tears, it has upheld us. Therefore shall we learn this Law and reveal it to our children: our truth, our way, our joy...

Dear 11th Circuit: Someone Doesn't Like You!

Posted on September 08, 2010
We previously covered the 11th Circuit's most recent "boy" opinion back in late August, but for whatever reason the NYT has finally got around to it in a blistering piece by Adam Liptak:Notwithstanding the nudge from the Supreme Court, a different panel of the 11th Circuit overturned the second verdict last month...

3d DCA Watch -- The Jews Are Restless Edition.

Posted on September 08, 2010
L'shana tova, kiddies!God I miss Neil Rogers (link goes to audio of classic "bridge tender" bit).Don't you think he would have been all over this crazy story about the temple in Sunny Isles that wants to expand against the wishes of the city commissioners?This rabbi is something else btw:``Hitler tried to eradicate the Jewish nation,'' he added...

Surprise -- "Objective" Nature of Law Increasingly Less So

Posted on September 07, 2010
For those of us who studied "legal realism" back in law school, it's been interesting to watch the popular politicization of the judiciary at the same time politicians clamor disingenuously for a de-politicized judiciary.The NYT explores this phenomenon further in a front-page piece on the political polarization of Supreme Court law clerks...

Hey, An Actual Interesting Judicial Panel!

Posted on September 07, 2010
My undying yet entirely professional devotion to Melanie Damian is well-known, and fortuitously the restraining order just happens to expire at the end of month.But there are other reasons why I have purchased all seats in the first three rows to this fabulous DBR event...

Michael Pizzi: Eat as I Say, Not as I Do.

Posted on September 06, 2010
Hi kids, just a quick Labor Day update.I hope everyone saw yesterday's smart NYT profile on Florida's disastrous mortgage foreclosure legal crisis, with appearances by regulars such as foreclosure maven David J. Stern and our own tireless Judge Jennifer D...

Judge Moreno Rules Against Paris Hilton!

Posted on September 03, 2010
Judge Moreno Paris Hilton Order This is David's beat but he's sorta busy at the moment, so let me step in and post Judge Moreno's order on the Paris Hilton/"Pledge This" dispute.He greatly reduced the damages, as I predicted, but still found her failure to promote that execrable film to be worth a whooping $160k!?!? Paris appeared shocked and devastated by the ruling, and made this forceful public comment :

Magistrate Judge Brown Schedules "Footsie" Evidentiary Hearing

Posted on September 03, 2010
I've never heard of this kind of evidentiary hearing, but I guess we're somewhat in new territory:The Court finds the allegations made to be quite significant (emphasis added), but the burden is on the party making same to support such claims with more than allegations, speculations, and allegedly damning pictures...

SFL Friday -- Spencer Aronfeld is an Out-of-Towner And Other News.

Posted on September 03, 2010
Hi kids!Friday's here so let's crank it up.For Christians, that means to really get wild, according to CNN:We?ve bought the lie that the world gets to have wild, crazy sex and Christians, holy folks like us, have to have black-and-white, two-dimensional sex...

Buju Banton Trial Delayed.....Again.

Posted on September 02, 2010
bujucontinuance Everyone's favorite federal blogger has a few more days to prepare for trial, as Buju Banton's co-defendant asked for and received a short continuance from MD FL Judge Moody:Trial is rescheduled to MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010, at 9:00 a...

Rick Scott: Fifth Amendment Warrior!

Posted on September 02, 2010
After his insanely demogogic "Obama's Mosque" ad, I thought Rick Scott had given up on the Constitution, First Amendment, hail on the Bill of Rights entirely. Turns out I was wrong -- he likes adores the 5th Amendment.I don't think even "adores" cuts it...

Mario Diaz-Balart Loses Another Redistricting Legal Challenge.

Posted on September 02, 2010
In a series of rulings on Constitutional amendment ballot initiatives set for the November election related to redistricting, the Florida Supreme Court put the kibosh on the latest legal challenge to the FairDistricts initiative:In another decision, the Supreme Court ruled to stop a suit intended to remove Amendments 5 and 6 from the ballot...

Who Represented Jackson?

Posted on September 01, 2010
A side note to the reader who found our humble blog through a Google search for "bra padding" -- we're flattered and hope you found what you are looking for.On to this great John Dorshner article about Jackson Health System settling a lawsuit that was arbitrated before former Chief Judge Davis:Under a court-ordered arbitration agreement, International Portfolio of West Conshohocken, Pa...

Announcing Our Next Congressman, George L. Metcalfe!!!

Posted on September 01, 2010
First we had James Stewart in the iconic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.Then Jack Albertson gave it a whirl in the somewhat less iconic Grandpa Goes to Washington:(Admittedly, the quality did drop a notch).But now quality is back, as Leesburg's most famous letter writer, none other than SFL fave George L...

3d DCA Watch -- Lis Pendens Poetry Slam!

Posted on September 01, 2010
Dear 3d DCA:You let me down, bro. I was really starting to think we had something, you know, our Wednesday thang, but then you go and pull a disappearing act and it just ain't cool.What am I supposed to think? How am I supposed to feel?Sure you offered me a small lis pendens opinion, one any two-bit appellate clerk could draft, and you expect me to be satisfied? That I'm going to be ok with that?Go back to your temperature-controlled bunker, we're through!Here's what I think of your lis pendens, take it away Mike Allen:lis pendensI filed suit for your soul today...

How All Clients Should Dress For Court.

Posted on August 31, 2010
I don't know about you, but I always impress upon my clients that court hearings are serious business, that you should always try to look neat, professional, and respectful, and that appearances matter.

Alleged Fort Lauderdale "Foreclosure Mill" Slammed By Sarasota Judge

Posted on August 31, 2010
Personally, I'd like to see more orders like this from our local judiciary, but maybe the west coast winds will blow east:Circuit Judge Janette Dunnigan scolded five lawyers from the Smith, Hiatt and Diaz firm in connection with a Manatee County foreclosure case filed in 2007...

Alan Kluger and the Kinoki Foot Pad.

Posted on August 30, 2010
I'm not a fan of sanctions motions.They're unpleasant, usually directed specifically at opposing counsel, and often are subject to abuse or misuse.Of course, sometimes they are appropriate and necessary.Still, the standard for filing one should be "clear and convincing," at minimum -- if you harbor any doubt at all about the action in question, let it go and address the issue on the merits...

Bankruptcy Judge Olson Denies Incendiary Motion To Recuse.

Posted on August 30, 2010
orderdenyingrecusal Although many tipsters (thank you!) alerted me to this motion to recuse filed before Fort Lauderdale Bankruptcy Judge John K...

Suge and Kanye Mediation Impasse!

Posted on August 27, 2010
sugeearningsmotion So E Online is reporting that yesterday's Suge Knight/Kanye West mediation impassed and, according to Suge's handsome attorney Marc Brumer, the next step is trial:West's attorney wouldn't comment, but Knight's lawyer, Marc Brumer, says the case is headed to trial if the two gentlemen can't reach a settlement...

Who You Calling "Boy"?

Posted on August 27, 2010
After two reversals by the United States Supreme Court, the 11th Circuit has held yet again that the use of the term "boy" to address a black man did not constitute evidence of racial discrimination:Finally, the testimony about the two occasions when Hatley used the term ?boy? was not enough evidence to create a jury issue as to whether Tyson?s proffered reason for choosing Dade was a pretext for racial discrimination...

SFL Friday -- Burn Baby Burn Edition

Posted on August 27, 2010
Hi kids, it's hot, I'm been working all day, and I'm in serious need of some windsurfing.Spread some positive karma out there and have an awesome weekend -- I'll try to check in tomorrow morning.

Marlins Financial Records Fiasco -- "I Just Don't See It" Redux

Posted on August 26, 2010
Much ink has been spilled over the last few days over the shocking discovery -- much to the amazement of several Miami-Dade commissioners -- that apparently the Marlins were doing pretty good financially during the very time they were pleading poverty in order to get our tax dollars spent on their stadium:``It's all very explainable, because the people we negotiated with at the county and city knew everything, our banks know everything, our partners know everything,'' Samson said...

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