There you go. Jack Thompson's got his "win". He made it into 2008. Thats what he was saying.

Oh well, at least I might a nice birthday present instead of a Xmas one.

We all knew it would come down to this. At least while hes busy in court he'll STAY THE OUT OF OUR BUSINESS!!!. Now that thats outta my system... just keep us updated please.

Ok, between the words THE and OUT in my previous comment, the word bleep, inside less than and greater than signs is supposed to be there to represent bleeping out the word f***.

The desperate pleadings of a desperate man fall on those without mercy for his antics.

My birthday is January 17th, please Florida, I want a disgraced former attourney for my birthday. :)

I'm kinda glad it's delayed. I'd hate for the family to be upset during the holidays.

Can't say I'm surprised. Tunis have to go through all the paperwork to make a fair and unbiased decision. After all, Thompson is know for filing 13 answers when you asked for only one.

I just hope they give Thompson some restrictions like not being able to file other suits during the trial. Dennis, did Judge Tunis had a word on this?

Because if that's the case, I'm sure that Thompson will waste no time violating it and use his "beliefs" as an excuse, thus not helping his case.

We waited for more than 10 years, so I think we can wait a little longer.

This is bad news for Jack. Usually those getting a lesser penalty get it quickly.

In the meantime, Federal District Court Judge Adalberto Jordan has denied yet another motion by Thompson to vacate the Florida Bar’s case against him.

Good Lord. Can't the man figure out that the Federal Courts aren't going to just make this go away for him? He keeps asking, and the answer keeps being no. What is it that people say about doing the same thing and expecting a different result?

@Pierre-Olivier

After all, Thompson is know for filing 13 answers when you asked for only one.

With at best a third of them being even vaguely relevant to the question.

AWW! *puts away popcorn and party favors.*

I love how Jack tries to fudge the truth and insinuate that the rules about being prosecuted for misconduct in another state were somehow "created" in response to his misconduct in Alabama. It's all about him... ;)

You could be prosecuted before that, but there was no meaningful *process* codified in the books. So they wrote some up in mid-2005. They were approved, and the process became available one month after JT's shenanigans in AB. The rules of conduct didn't "magically" appear. The process for enforcing them did.

Have you read this motion of his yet? He's claiming that he can get off scot free because of one person's poor choice of words... AND insulting the judge he's filing with at the same time. What a moron.

@DeusPayne

Nope. Innocent until proven guilty. Although I'm pretty sure any crap he tried to pull while waiting for a judgment would only make things worse for him...

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF... calm down... calm down... do your breathing... how can this even be possible, guys? I got it, the judge was paid to delay the ruling so that Jack would have more time to wiggle out of this.

God, I'm delirious... I'm as delirious as Jack...

@ Conejo

There is no Thompson, only Zuul!

This is nothing. Do you guys have any idea how long I have to wait for Battlestar Galactica?

@ Lokoth

Or Heroes for that matter.

UPDATE: This morning, Thompson has filed a new motion to vacate with the federal court.

Wait, you mean besides the one you already mentioned, he just put in another? Is he going to be filing a new one every time one of them gets denied or something?

OMG FRAUD, LIE, DECEPTION! They said "necessary" instead of "convenient"! You must acquit!

Yeah they should at least limit his ability to file these things until judgement comes.

It looks as if his strategy is to flood the court with paperwork so any decision will be delayed as long as humanly possible. He could then claim a violation of "due process". Kind of clever in a cartoon supervillainy kind of way.

Ok, somebody think of a funny caption for that picture.

@Zerodash

The same reason he kept trying to weasel out of the psych exam they ordered. He wouldn't be fighting to hard to have it swept under the rug unless things about him were released that he was praying they would never find, such as his online comments to people.

One thing about internet anonymity is you can be a total fuckwad and get away with it. Thompson was a total fuckwad, but never once tried ot hide who he is.

Well, we are talking about the removal of his ability to practice. This is a decision that should not be made without a lot of consideration.

Funny caption for that picture?

Dating Service Member# 176669: Hello, my name is Jack Thompson. I enjoy fine dining, long walks on short piers, insults, denying people their rights, protecting teh children, worshipping Lucifer, and making love under the moonlight.

Even if he gets disbarred this spring, wouldn't we still have like a year + of him trying to get it appealed?

Ah, the foolish filings of a foolhardy foolish fool who foolishly files foolhardily foolish filings.

*Cracks whip.*

My apologies, your honor. My whip objects to this fool's foolishness.

@ Gray17

I know, it does say filmmaker next to my name, so I'm pretty privy to the situation. A few of my close friends are on strike right now trying to find other work.

Oh, hey, look, Jackie boy filed another motion to try to save his skin. Who didn't see that coming? Raise your hand.....Anyone?

Curse campus computers that don't have Adobe Reader... from what people are saying, that motion (which, for some reason he likes to submit multiple times... AFTER they're denied...) is a pretty entertaining read.

That said, oh well, instead of having his disbarment as a Christmas present, it'll possibly be a joint celebration with getting Smash Bros Brawl. XD

Come on Thompson! keep delaying the inevitable! it makes your final defeat that much more tasty!

Believe it or not, the fact that it has been delayed may very well be a good sign against him. considering that they spent that whole week just with him cross examining and three days for the rest it looks from my POV that the first week was him trying to filibuster and delay the proceedings. This means that the transcripts for that week will need to be reviewed thoroughly to catch every single falsehood, inconsistency, and unprofessional insult to make an airtight reason for his Bar license to be revoked. As you can imagine, that may take a while.

Frankly, I wish he'd be a man about this and admit that he has done wrong. I mean really, what kind of impression is he giving his son about owning up to responsibility for ones action?

Am I erong or does this mean that Jack is still licensed to practice law for the next few months at very least? I think we should be prepared for some very fun antics from our mouth from the south over the next several weeks.

I find it infuriating that that Nifong lawyer can get disbarred for saying less off the wall stuff than what Jack has said.

LOL, so now JTs conspiracy thery includes the changing of a Bar Rule to directly target JT in future disciplinary hearings? :roll: Smells more of despiration to me. What happen to the "all is well" speeches we heard before the trial? Yes, its going so well that:

1. He willingly volunteered to take a supposedly offered 90 day suspension instead of the trial.

2. He files 2 motions to vacate during the trial, both of which are denied. His response? Immediately file a third motion to vacate witht he federal court.

Oh yes, he has got the Bar by the short hairs now. LOL. I'm sure between now and the spring we will see tons of filings and motions to vacate by Thompson. He will also accusse everyone under the sun that rules against him of being in on this mystery "conspiracy" against him.

I think now would be a great opportunity for gaming news sites alike to finally set Thompson aside as an irrelevant footnote in the history of gaming. Put no more effort into trying to figure out his foolish "logic" and relegate him to the comedy section of the gaming news, always there for a quick chuckle.

Just read the motion. Just how melodramatic does he writing have to be. It reads like the rantings of someone incredibly immature.

Thompson's constant motions to vacate the case appear to be out of ignorance more than desperation.

I work on a computer helpdesk, we get calls from people who've been told at least 5 times that they need to reformat their HDD, but they'll keep calling and calling, whole heartedly believing that the problem can be fixed without reformatting. Doesn't matter how many times they get turned down, or how many people they talk to, they believe beyond all doubt that they're right, and they just need to talk to "the right person" to agree with them.

Methinks Thompson is following suit.

Just read the motion. Didn't understood some bits (legal english is quite complicated, especially for a non english native), but it seems just to be some words thrown here and there.

We can clearly see Thompson's writing style, incoherent and repetitive. And that childish statement about the "middle-finger" (which I seriously doubt a REAL court would do) is so...

Thompson should write a TV series about a courtroom got completely nuts once he get disbarred. He'd make up quite a story (since it's all he can do is make up stories).

@ Paul
so true, so true.
i'm glad they're taking their time over this, when the gavel comes down, it will come down with critical damage!

Kaiselius,

You are likely correct. However, if he is disbarred, I'd think he'd have to hire representation to file things.

Everyone,

See? Didn't I tell you this wouldn't end this year?

@DavCube

And that there might have been a Gamestop in the mall

I'll bet Jacky Boy has a candelar where he draws happy faces on each day that he's managing to stall the time until his license is gone.

And with the ridiculous motions he's made, I think we can pretty much count on that happening. Accusing someone of giving the legal form of the middle finger in one's motion? C'mon...

I cant say im supprised jack seems quite good at making enough of a mess/specticle to slow the courts down with his mindboggleing antics. But given enough time the mess he makes seems to just get him into deeper and deeper trouble.

Is anybody else concerned that a disbarment might simply serve to remove him from law, an arena where he wields limited power and his rantings are considered and rejected primarily by highly educated, analytical people, and push him into an arena where this is not so much the case, such as... saaaaay... politics?

@Dmnkly: He may be more sinister than current politicans, but he's also dumber. He can't survive in that arena.

I love it. Does anybody have an official timeline with PDF links following all the filed motions and results as of late? It's like presenting the same evidence over and over and over again in Phoenix Wright.

@jdecamp

The other side of that coin is the judge/referee might just get fed up and close the hearing without slapping JBT around.
It is always fun (sarcasm) to remember that we the taxpayers are funding this travesty. We should have a say-so in his future career, that would make things short and sweet.

No physical threats mind you, just put him in a place where Everyone thinks they are someone special... oh and has padded walls and drugs to help keep things... calm. No evil video games there which jackie should appreciate.

*sigh* I swear the guy's like a freakin cockroach. Even after you step on him, he still manages to keep crawling.

Everyone is going to be so disappointed when I tell them the party has been postponed.

Okay, I'm not a lawyer, but isn't Jack jumping the gun? Isn't the whole point of this hearing to say things like "They changed the law one month after I was kicked out of Alabama to allow dual pursuit"? I don't see why the Federal Judge has to stop everything.

@ ApokalypseNow

Hell, man - it may be April before we hear anything back from Tunis... she said Spring, donchaknow. At that point, just lemme buy the beer - I owe you what, about $100 for the various packages you've shipped to me? We'll just throw a kegger... mmmm... guiness on tap...

Ms. Sheila Tuma and Mr. Barry Richard knowingly raised that official arm, with a middle finger extended, to flip off this court, Thompson, and the Florida Supreme Court itself

The fact that Jack puts language like this in his legal documents alone should be reason to prosecute him for ethics violations.

And it's pure comedy gold that he thinks it's a good thing - he probably FEELS good writing it, but it'll get him nowhere in a hurry.

@BlackIce

I would subscribe gladly. But I don't know if I'll have time to post frequently. I'll try though.

@Internet Hate Machine: Don't. That's just the kind of thing that causes problems for GP and you feed right into his hands.

Stall Tactics for the win.

Spring of 2008? Hey wait doesn't that mean that the deicsion will be very close to the release date of Grand Theft Auto IV?

Actually, it may not mean they're wobbling at all. They may just mean they're being extra careful to make sure that every i is dotted and every t is crossed.

Think about it, we've seen how extraordinarily contentious JT is on every possible legal point. If they're going to disbar him, they know he's going to go after any possible technicality. They may just be making sure that everything is done correctly, and that JT will not have any leg to stand on if he tries to accuse them of irregularities.

If that's what they're up to, then I say all the power to them. Better that they take their time and do it right, than do it hastily and end up giving him grounds for appeal (because you know he'll try... and try... and try...).

dammitall! I wanted an x-mas present, and this wont even make it in time for my birthday! (pouts)

@Dread

Totally agree, if they are going to do it, they should do it right so he wont have a leg to stand on.l

Of course he will make wild accusations about the Bar being corrupt and "out to get him" accusing of all judges that rule against him being "in bed with the bar" and all that. But hopefully if they do it right, he will be open to slander and contempt if he continues to do so.

The bottom line is wacko Jacko crossed the line. He is still crossing the line accusing the bar and respected judges of corruption. He should get what he deserves.

Just my thoughts
Oz

@ GP

I know I know. Personally I'm too lazy to do anything that stupid. Ah no matter, dreams are free I guess.

Mogbert -- Fair enough, but JT was never in a position to prosecute them.

It's a pity that all this Bar stuff looks to be taking away time and effort from Jack's crusade to crush Take-Two and Strauss Zelnick. Although he is apparently keeping his motion-writing skills sharp as a razor's edge.

"This morning, Thompson has filed a new motion to vacate with the federal court."

I hunger coward. Run! Run! Run!

Fletcher: Your honor, I object!
Judge: Why?
Fletcher: Because it's devastating to my case!
Judge: Overruled.

@Murry

Keep in mind that plenty of legal actions take a while in general. More so when one of the parties is engaged in stall tactics that have to be waded through.

From the response to 'Motion to Kiss'....

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In Matthew Washington v. Bobby Whitworth, et al., 6:91cv87, this
Court's experience with Plaintiff began. In that case, Plaintiff filed the
Complaint on November 8, 1991, and soon commenced his motion
filings practice. In February 1992, he moved to change venue. Then, he
initiated the trademark of his practice: the Motion to Amend
Complaint. He moved to amend his complaint on March 6, 1992, on
April 15, 1992, and on December 14, 1992. After a couple allowances of
amendment, Judge Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., began denying Plaintiff's
motions to amend. Soon thereafter he moved to disqualify Judge Bowen
and began filing "Extraordinary Motions to Amend" including one which
desired to add the United States Secret Service as a party.
Plaintiff began filing frivolous motions on a weekly basis and, in
that relatively simple civil rights lawsuit, he ended up filing more than
seventy-five pleadings, all of which required the considered attention of
this Court and Judge Bowen.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Not only does that sound awfully familiar, but you do realise Jack must fast be approaching double that number of motions in his own case?.....

@Gray17

This is the reason of the delay. Finding relevant information in Thompson’s paperwork is about as easy as trying to befriend someone by beating the crap out of him.

There's something like that... it's called pokemon.

@I sweat butter

He got banned for the Xth time. When he'll be in a better mood, he WILL come back.

Behold, the future return of Jack "Annoying and you're not" Tompson!

P.S. He already circumvented the ban at least three times for making threats. I doubt that he'll stop now that he bought some time. He'll come back to gloat about how smart he is...and prove how a pain he can be.

Plenty of time for him to bonkers and blame the recent Omaha shooting on games.

@Pierre-Oliver

I'd be glad to see you there. Of course, you've already done it by now.

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GoodRobotUs
Yeah, I realized that soon after I posted(just like his LiveJournal accounts, anyone keeping track of the motions and so on he filed in this case?), and that he has already crossed that line several times. Wonder if that trial will be referred to in the future proceedings...

Yeah Jack has done such comments-in-legal-docs, like that mess of English someone quoted above, and that one involving something he claims was physically impossible(but the internet proves otherwise...)...

Seeesh, Mr. Subtle he isn't.

You know, as I read over the court-cases of Jack Thompson, I can't help but think we need a LOL-CAT picture of him...

Today. Jack Thompson filed a motion to get a million more motions.

Until then, CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES COME ON!

@ Monkey Face - actually, his wife is very successful... now, whether she will want to stay married to him after this is another matter, but we won't go into that, as it's a private thing between them. HOWEVER, he won't make any money off charging news companies - what news company would want to have a disbarred lawyer on the air?

@NeoConStomper:
God may be on his side, but the devil's in the details. And JT doesn't concern himself with those trifling little things, like truth and reality.

Unfortunately for him, that's what he's facing.

It's just like Dubya. The wait is unbearable.

With apologies to Dubya fans.

Well, crud. Shooting at a YWAM base.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/09/colorado.shooting/index.html

One person that went to my church's alpha program died. Someone else from my church got shot in the leg, but he lives.

Watch JT blame it on video games. Especially because it was an attack on a christian organization.

@Tenshigami

Not to invoke the whole christian debate. But I actually have lived in colorado springs most of my life and spent the bulk of the last two years working just down the street from where that last shooting occurred. I can't speak on behalf of the people in arvada, but speaking as regular down here I'm not one bit surprised somebody went nuts and shot up the New Life. (That particular church is semi-infamous for...ug, how can I put this delicately, zealous christians?) There's a multi-year history up there of things that well, kinda embarass honest christians. There was the thing with Ted Haggard for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Haggard

My point is this. I don't know what happened in Arvada, but I will be absolutely floored if the new life shooting gets linked back to games. To my mind it's far more likely that someone of a liberal or homosexual mindset snapped and went up there because because it's generally seen as a nest of conservative vipers. (metaphor)

From the AP:

"The gunman was identified as Matthew Murray, 24, who was home-schooled in what a friend said was a deeply religious Christian household. "

See, Jack- your BS can be directed right back toward you. I could say that faith turned him into a murderer- and it would sound just as stupid as you saying games did it.

Has anyone in the florida bar considered what a disbarment would do to wikipedia? They'd have to change everything about jack's page, right down to the actual link. It's titled "Jack_Thompson_(attorney)"!

I hope jack loses his liscense and finally leave our games alone.