Sumner Redstone Refuses To Testify At His Competency Trial Statement by Pierce O’Donnell At a hearing this afternoon in Los Angeles Probate Court, Sumner Redstone’s lawyers announced that he will not testify at the upcoming trial about his competency. This fatal admission was forced by our request to take a pretrial videotaped deposition of him […]
Here is a copy of the order denying the petition. You can download it here. REDSTONERULING022916 This was a significant ruling in this case. Now, the defense must go to trial. There are pending motions to unseals more portions of the record set for later in the month. The ruling spells out the issues […]
The fallout from Friday’s opinion has been immediately. Today’s Daily Journal and Courthouse News Service covered this prominently on their front pages. Here is the Courthouse news article on the front page for today’s paper: Courthouse News Service Here is the Daily Journal Article from Today’s 1-11-16 Daily Journal. Daily Journal 1-11-16
Finally, after 37 years, the wait is over. Purchasers at foreclosure sales and Landlords who were both victims of squatters and unscrupulous bankruptcy attorneys no longer have to pay to play. All creditors and owners can ignore a skeleton filing of a Chapter 7 or 13 after a state court unlawful detainer judgment. The consequences were severe. After the Sheriff posts the lock […]
Recently, the firm handled a trademark infringement action against Tri Star Auto Spa, Inc. who operates Bellagio Car Wash & Express Lube. www.bellagiocarwash.com. On December 3, 2015, the district court denied the Plaintiffs motion for reconsideration. Here are the facts: Defendants Tri Star Auto Spa, (“Tri Star”) and Kislev,’s (“Kislev”) filed joint motion to dismiss for lack of personal […]
It is hard to believe but just when I thought store fronts had no legal right to exist, along comes People v. Baniani, G048535. A copy of which is you can read here: Baniani Opinion. The independence of Justice Moore and his panel, Justice Aronson and Ikola has long appreciated by the defense bar. Here […]
Here are the relevant parts of the order. You can pull down the entire order below. It was just released ten minutes ago. This will most likely trigger a criminal probation violation on Mr. Francis’s state court cases pursuant to Penal Code section 166 for violating a court order. Plus, the findings are also going to be used […]
When these arrests happen, the news media typically does not have all the legal nuances. A copy of the latest arrest is here. TMZ has him on video running from jail. Just click on the link below. It will go to TMZ so you can watch for yourself. What is he running from? Here […]
I just received a copy of a complaint (SC122538) (PRAKASH VS. ELLIS COMPLAINT) filed by Keith A. Fink and Olaf Muller of Fink & Steinberg against self proclaimed sentencing expert Alan Ellis, along with attorneys Mark Allenbaugh, and David Dratman. Ellis and Allenbaugh are not licensed in California but live in California. A copy of the complaint can be […]
Most of the mainstream media has ignored what has been a long time in the making. I previously wrote about this on my last blog here: https://ronaldrichards.com/index.php/2013/blog/the-girls-gone-wild-bankruptcy-another-bad-legal-decision The United States Attorney’s Office, the Florida State Attorney General’s Office, and Wynn Resorts, LLC were all unable to target and seize Joe Francis’s source of income, the […]
Joe Francis (“Joe’s”) decision to file bankruptcy is not receiving a lot of media attention after the initial filing because frankly, bankruptcy is complicated. Like romantic relationships, you just can’t predict every turn of events. Wynn Resorts, LLC, the largest creditor of the GGW entities, has now moved to appoint a trustee over all of […]
Recently a dispute arose surrounding acting City Attorney Carmen Trutanich’s ballot designation. The lawsuit by candidate Alan Jackson seeks to prevent L.A. City Atty. Carmen Trutanich from calling himself “chief prosecutor” or “chief criminal prosecutor” on the June ballot. First, it is disturbing that this is the same City Attorney who promised he would serve […]
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