Appeal Update: Initial Briefs Filed
Appeal Process Limps Along It’s been fourteen months since my last update because the Court of Appeals’ initiation dance takes that long to complete. That is not to imply that anything is yet completed, but after over a year, there’s finally something new to report. To recap where we are: following the circuit court’s granting … Read more
5th DCA Issues Order to Show Cause
On September 8, 2011, the Fifth District Court of Appeals issued an Order to Show Cause. The order gives Comins ten days to present a compelling argument as to why his appeal should not be dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction. My Counterclaim against Comins for Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process is still pending, … Read more
August 2011 Appeal Updates
The dog shooter filed a Notice of Appeal on August 18, 2011, three weeks after his Motion for Rehearing was denied, and a few days after the trial judge reluctantly denied my Motion for Sanctions against the Plaintiff’s lawyers in what the Court called “a very, very close call.” So now we have to deal … Read more
Not Over Yet
On Friday, Comins filed a Motion for Rehearing and Clarification. If I sounded less jubilant than you might have expected late last week when I reported that I had defeated Chris Comins in the court of law, it was because deep down I knew this ordeal wasn’t over yet.
Motion for Summary Judgment Granted!
Today the Court granted my Motion for Summary Judgment in the Comins v. VanVoorhis case, on the grounds that Chris Comins failed to obey the basic legal requirements that must be met before suing a media defendant for libel in the state of Florida. Read the Motion for Summary Judgment Read the Court’s Order Granting … Read more
Under Advisement: Summary Judgment
Two separate hearings were held today in the Comins v. VanVoorhis case. Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment hearing, 9:30-10:15AM Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim, 11:30-11:45 The results of these hearings are as follows. My Motion for Summary Judgment was filed back on March 1st, 2011. (See also, this week’s Replay to Plaintiff’s Opposition). The court … Read more
Protected: Filed March 1, 2011: Motion for Summary Judgment
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Justice In Orlando, Florida: How It Works And For Whom
The criminal trial may be over, but the shooter’s civil lawsuits are still pending against bloggers and citizens who spoke publicly about the shooting. Why shouldn’t Comins keep taking the battle to court? He obviously can’t win in the court of public opinion—but he is unbeatable in the Orange County Courthouse. But that stops here. I will continue to defend myself against this bully for as long as he continues his attack.
Famous Law Pundit “Concerned” by Judge Bob LeBlanc’s Impromptu Ruling
Famous law professor Jonathan Turley has weighed in on the Comins verdict. “(Judge Bob) LeBlanc stopped the trial before that issue was allowed to be decided by the jury — a surprising move since this would appear the ultimate fact finding… Many disagreed with the ruling. I am less concerned about the ruling on the … Read more
Shocking But Not Surprising
Judge Cuts In On Jury, Comins Gets Off Yesterday Christopher Comins was acquitted in the Orlando dog shooting trial. In an unexpected decision, Judge Bob LeBlanc granted Comins’ Motion for Judgment of Acquittal (argued at the close of the State’s case) and dismissed the case. In every criminal case, after hearing all of the prosecution’s … Read more
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Click here to see actual video footage of the Orlando dog shooting, filmed by an Irish tourist using her cell phone.
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