December 6, 2007
If Jack Thompson winds up getting disbarred, it won't happen this year.The controversial attorney's trial resumes this morning and is expected to conclude later today. However, in order to make her ruling, Judge Dava Tunis will need to study the lengthy transcript of the proceedings.
Judge Tunis said yesterday that the process of preparing and reviewing the court record will likely delay her decision until the spring of 2008.
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.
UPDATE: This morning, Thompson has filed a new motion to vacate with the federal court.
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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
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?
I don't think his family were ever on his priorities list.
Like i said in the article about his trial at the beginning of the week, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Thompson made some sort of statement somewhere that video games caused the killing at that mall a couple days ago. The gunman was 20, and that's all the relevant information he needs to get him going...
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.
delay, delay, delay...
"The Florida Supreme Court has its [sic] proven its 'official arm,' The Bar, to be a liar. 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."
common for most lawyers?
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.
Plus, JT didn't get as much press as that.
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).
Nifong got disbarred for withholding exonerating evidence in a criminal prosecution. That's a few steps above what Jacko's done. His comments were just icing on the cake.
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!
Guess you could say he has not lost until the trial is over and he does love to attempt to dazzle (fails but tries) so he must think he is on top of the world. Wonder how many times he will try to get on TV between now and time of the ruling?
Though riddle me why he would make all those filing to vacate if he was winning? He has to know at some level he is doomed. What passes for the workings of his mind are beyond me.
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?
~~All Knowledge is Worth Having~~
And that there might have been a Gamestop in the mall
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...
"WHAT, ME WORRY?"
You win internets for a Pheonix Wright reference!
@JQuilty
"JT never made shit up to falsely accuse people of a crime to use to get elected as a DA."
Well... you can't really say JT never did that, he just never did it to get elected for anything. Him calling the Seattle Police department and telling them that Jerry and Mike (Gabe and Tycho) were blackmailing him or something. They had the nerve to donate $10,000 in his name, and so he tried to get them arrested. Bearing false witness is also in the bible as a big no-no.
On the bright side, if he is finally disbarred maybe he'll quit filing motions to vacate.
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.
'08 finish for disbarrment trial, sounds about right. Was hoping it'd get done faster, but didn't really hold out for it happening.
Guess I'll have enough time to warm up the doomsday device before JT's disbarred now. Doomsday weapons make the best s'mores. :P
The thing is, politics involves compromise, and working with people you hate. Jack can't manage that. Not to mention that unless he was running unopposed, his opponent would have a field day with the whole disbarred on ethics charges thing.
Gosh, Jack (John?) reminds me of that damn Dry Bones. Keeps coming back to kill your ass no matter how many times you stomp on 'em. What Jackieboy here needs is a fireball in the rear if you know what I mean...
"Seriously, just think what God’ll have to say to Jack Thompson."
If I was God, I wouldn't waste the time in talking to him. I'd just send him to the Arabian Salt Mines for all eternity.
On an unrelated note, have you considered joining the forums? We're desperately short of educated people, and we will need a Counter to Pandralisk soon.
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...
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.
As I've said before, this is why Thompson reminds of the kind of lawyer who would try to quash the evidence of a knife with the defendants fingerprints on it and the victims blood on it because it would 'prejudice the jury' against his client. His every motion to end the trial for his deliberately insulting behaviour is full of deliberately insulting behaviour...
I would subscribe gladly. But I don't know if I'll have time to post frequently. I'll try though.
You can't speak of integers to Jack, that's 'overeducated' to him.