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Brooklyn lawyer Marina Tylo has sued New York Attorney Malpractice Blog blogger Andrew Lavoott Bluestone for defamation, because he wrote about a case in which she was (unsuccessfully) sued for malpractice for “serving a summons before buying the index number.” (I gather that “buying the index number” is the New York’s equivalent of filing a [...]
Mark Bennett | August 29, 2008
Mark Bennett | August 28, 2008
I still have no authoritative info on the object of Fort Bend County District Attorney John Healey’s appointment as special prosecutor. Along with Healey, his first assistant (Fred Felcman?) was appointed by Judge Belinda Hill of the 230th District Court of Harris County. Judge Hill maintains that the order appointing the duo is sealed. I [...]
Mark Bennett | August 27, 2008
Blonde Justice and Western Justice (what is this “Justice” thing of which you speak?) have addressed the question of why a criminal defense lawyer would not share exculpatory information before trial with the Government. WJ asked, “why would someone wait until trial to show the prosecutor exculpatory information like that?”
The Blonde’s answer (written before [...]
Mark Bennett | August 27, 2008
In what some enterprising capitalist thought was a neat idea, Houston’s Federal Detention Center is no longer going to be used for pretrial detainees, but rather for people who have already been sentenced. In other words, instead of a detention center it’s going to be a prison. Smack dab in the heart of downtown Houston.
This [...]
Mark Bennett | August 26, 2008
Mark Bennett | August 25, 2008
. . . you have your HR officer send out a bulk email explaining the procedure for resigning:
From: Walker, Gale
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 4:31 PM
To: All DA Employees
Subject: Resigned Employees…
Friendly Reminder…
Re: Letter of Resignation
All Employees of the Harris County District Attorney’s Office (including Summer Paid Interns) are required to submit a preferred two-week notice [...]
Mark Bennett | August 21, 2008
Word is that Fort Bend County’s elected District Attorney, John Healey, has been appointed as a special prosecutor out of the 230th District Court in Harris County. The subject matter? Stay tuned.
Mark Bennett | August 19, 2008
AHCL writes about Houston criminal defense lawyer / city councilwoman / superheroine Jolanda Jones rescuing a woman from a burning car. In other Harris County lawyer / superheroine news, I’ve learned that ADAs Connie Spence, Traci “no relation” Bennett, and Caroline Dozier recently saved the life of a civilian who had collapsed outside the criminal [...]
Mark Bennett | August 18, 2008
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