I can't believe what I'm reading in this post's comments. Did we listen to "different Lehto's" of this scenario? The "stroke stricken" attorney lied to the court & to the other attorney! [Edit: My apologies, I see I conflated two different stories together, probably due to Thanksgiving Cheer and other distractions running back & forth.]
Not only did she chastise him, she found him in contempt for not showing up, then pledged to report him to the bar for misconduct. And there isn't any record of her being reprimanded for her misconduct. Today, May 19, 2024, she is still presiding over court cases. Should have been immediately removed the day this happened.
Vote against incumbent judges when and where you can. Even if you like them the power is too much for even a good man to hold onto for long. I truly believe it shouldn't be a career.
This. Anyone with brains sees this and that attorney needs to know that he shouldn't worry about his reputation. Especially when he's trying to recover from something so serious.
@@justinejackowicz3043You do realize that's not public information, and nobody here is involved in that particular court case? Why on earth would that be public?
The lawyer is fortunate he was still able to process and communicate after a stroke, what if he hadn't been in a position to inform his client? Hope he gets well soon.
Hopefully he comes to court everyday in a wheelchair as a reminder of the stroke. I'd be p'ed if I was a juror and saw that and hold it all against the judge.
Goatcha, what if he died and not been able to inform that goofball judge? Would the judge then go to the funeral home and drag him out of his casket to bring him into the courtroom?
It doesn't matter how serious the stroke is. Even a minor stroke needs you to be in hospital *immediately* so that they can make sure the minor stroke doesn't turn into a major one. Even a "false" stroke where you feel weak in one arm and your eye twitches (but it turns out not to be a stroke at all) should be assessed properly and have you in hospital to be checked out **just in case**. If there's any sagging or slurring going on, that's an ambulance call. The judge was utterly wrong to call this out - if she had concerns it wasn't genuine she should have notified the lawyer to come to chambers as soon as he is fit to do so to discuss the matter privately, and preferably to reassign the case to either another member of the law firm or to the next public defender on the list depending on the case in question to minimise the delay involved. But not to call the lawyer out for a potentially lethal or career ending medical issue. The same would go if the lawyer has to phone up *5 minutes before check in* to say they've had a heart attack and are in the back of an ambulance.
@GentlemenGhidorah Lots of symptoms could be referred to as a "false" stroke. My mom was having an ocular migraine ..... the symptoms could have been a stroke ..... but she did end up in the ER and then admitted and put thru a battery of tests and scans to determine if it was a stroke or not. I had a bout of vertigo, I suspected it was vertigo, but my doctor put me thru a battery of tests, etc. to rule out a stroke. In both instances, I heard the phrase "false stroke".
She was a former Clayton County Commissioner and owned a family law and personal injury practice. So ambulance chaser to bureaucrat to Judge at age 41. Judge Shana Rooks Malone let the power go to her head !
I was being sued and the day before the first court appearance I got a phone call at 5:30 supposedly from the court clerk telling me that the hearing was postponed. This just sounded suspicious. I googled the caller ID number and the call came from the opposing lawyer's secretary's home phone. I'm sure they were expecting the court to find in their favor because I didn't show up. The look on their faces when I walked into court the next day was priceless. They were totally unprepared.
That call should have been reported. Secretary should have suffered some repercussion for agreeing to pull that shady stunt for the lawyer (her boss), the lawyer's butt should have been put in a hot place for trying to orchestrate you not showing up, etc. Sanctions , suspension, disbarment ..... something.
@@modelnutty6503 So right. First thing to have come out of my mouth when it was my turn to speak would have been the telling of the tale of the phone call, supposedly from a court clerk and then my discovery of the telephone number being that of the suing attorney's office. However, I would not have been going into court without my own legal representation, so actually the appropriate thing to have done would have been to immediately call my attorney ...... and, in the case of me having my own lawyer involved, he/she too surely would have/should have received a matching bogus phone call.
i had some of (what i thought was my family) send me a probate notice for my wealthy half brother who died suddenly *in some ignorable junk mail envelope*. they aren't the only scum out there.
I once had a co worker who was injured on the job, tip of his finger got sliced off, the boss called him at the emergency room and ask how much longer until he gets back. he didnt come back for two weeks, put his twoo week notice in and the boss didnt understand why and worse he was sooooooo pissed off about it
That is almost anywhere now. I had to bring something from the funeral home when my father passed and I needed 5 days for it due to travel time. I think I just brought the little pamphlet that the funeral home does for pretty much every funeral. In my work it was because we had people at one point having 5 and 6 grandparents die and they decided that they couldn't trust people not to take advantage of the system anymore.
That's like the collage professor that made my friend leave her finals test because she couldn't/ wouldn't stop fidgeting. Thing was she was 9½ months pregnant and started having contractions 10 minutes into the test. She didn't want to leave till she finished her test. They disagreed ant the teacher pretty much called her a liar. Then she stood up and her water broke.
When I was teaching Wills & Trusts at a law school, I knew one of my students was pregnant and due near finals time. I hoped I did not have to prepare a make-up exam but knew it was likely. The best I remember, she delivered the child the day before the scheduled exam.
@@notabannedaccount8362 It would not have mattered to me. I think she was, but do not remember. Most of the time, my class was a mix of Caucasians, African-Americans, and Asians. Sometimes, there would be someone from the middle east or India/Pakistan in the class. Law school exams are graded without knowing who the student is. The student has an exam number and answers the questions on a laptop. The answers are uploaded to the school's computer and printed out by the school all on the same paper using the same font.
It should be relatively easy to prove he called or emailed her office. I suppose the irony is that attorneys have to maintain accurate records amd respond to filed notices all the time. Apparently judges are allowed to be sloppy and miss things.
I don't know how the judge qas contacted. One report says the defendant told the judge, but it was probably his office and hell yeah they would do it by email to have that paper trail.
This happened in Clayton County, GA in metro Atlanta. Those of us who live in the metro area can attest to the imcompetence of too many metro courts and judges.
Steve, have you ever heard of a judge who missed a trial with no excuse? I dated a girl in college whose father was George Warner, a Mississippi Chancery Court judge. One time he set a trial date on the schedule, but didn’t get the word to his clerk to put it on his official calendar. So, the day that trial was set to occur, he had taken the day off to go fishing and he didn’t show up for trial. He found himself in contempt and fined himself $100, then went directly to the clerk and paid it.
I have to wonder what would happen if they did and a complication killed him because of the delay to get him back into the hospital. Part of why he'd be recovering in the hospital rather than at home is so they can act immediately if there was more wrong that wasn't detected yet.
Judges like this should NEVER be in such a position of power over anyone! Not even a ham sandwich! Judges like this are the purest most disgusting form of bully and there should be laws in place to punish judges that do things like in this!
This is so beyond cruel I can not begin to understand the inhumanity. Why the judge commented let alone on nationwide media is definitely a breach of professionalism ! It is possible the judge did not receive the message but still the inhumanity is amazing ! I hope he never has to be in her courtroom ever again as this judge is not impartial. I too would be concerned that the defendant would not receive a fair trial.
Shall I give you a piece of information to help you understand? All the news reports about this situation left out a key detail that changes everything about why the judge did what she did: This attorney had a history of "failing to come and comeon time" to her courtroom. The judge notes that in the video but all the news reports leave that part out. So in her mind this attorney who has a history of not showing up, didn't show up again and told his client he had a stroke but... not the court. In that situation, most people would be skeptical. It just so happened this time he legit had an issue. This is a boy who cried wolf situation
@@Mewse1203 NO ! This a story about a bitch with a ragday moment in the courtroom who failed to even inquire with her office of any communications stating that the lawyer was in fact in the hospital , , , Had she even simply inquired whether there had been any prior communication to his absence then she would not be in the kettle of trouble she is in now , , , That bitch gotta go , period !
@@Mewse1203 Really , a piece of information ? Where do you get that information from ? Who are you to know of particular information that nobody else knows but you ? - you just another troller -
I have personal experience that demonstrates that courts can be dysfunctional. A judge vacated a case against me decades ago and the clerk never bothered to contact me to let me know, so I showed up for the next trial date for the ruling a couple of months later only to find out that there was no hearing scheduled for me that originally was. I knew the date and time. I walked into the courtroom to try and find out what was going on when I could not find my case on the paper schedule posted. The judge was not too happy with the clerk who was supposed to notify me immediately. The clerk shrugged and had an expression on her face like, 'who gives a $hit?'
@@headlibrarian1996 the clerk? jhow do you they are a she? or the judge? most judges are elected. so thats up to the voters. its not like only government employees can not do their jobs too
Almost an opposite thing happened to me. I was the plaintiff. Attorney in Houston called and gave me the court date. I gathered witnesses and drove down from Dallas the night before and put everyone up in a hotel. Everyone shows up in court and the judge asks why we are there. Trial is a different date. Attorney was wrong. And he had the balls to try to charge me for coming to court on the wrong date!
Power tripping management. I had to deal with this issue one Monday I was out and let a supervisor know but I didn't call her *personally*, instead her subordinate supervisor let everyone know why... My husband died from heart failure the day before and I found him. I was so hysterical that the first responders asked for a person they could call. I gave them the supervisor's number and she took me to the ER as I was out of my mind and they didn't want me to see him being taken away. She was a friend too. I found out the manager was talking crap and feined ignorance and that I better be back Tuesday. I called HR and lost it. Did I really need to be dealing with this petty crap NOW? I got an apology phone call and 2 weeks leave.
I suspect that there is immunity here for the judge in terms of personal liability. However, I do think that the bar and whatever judicial oversight body applies here should take a strong look at this judge. She doesn't have the appropriate temperament.
@@countbenjamin1442 True, but also subject to review by a board of their peers as well, which might not go down well if the judge has antagonised a few of them in the past.
Most likely she was grandstanding in front of the cameras and afterward did not want to change her view. I saw her little speech, no judge should act like that.
Too many judges are on a power trip, being used to have people bow at their feet and have become not only inhumane but godlike in their own eyes. Someone should be monitoring them.
Steve, the irony of this particular case is that the stroke attorney's client who chased down and shot the "hit and run driver" actually shot a driver who had some sort of a confirmed diabetic stroke himself, and was not running from the accident ... but was unaware of it. To further complicate matters, it was reported that the elderly driver with the medical issue was confused and frightened by this young woman, gun in hand, trying to pull him out of his vehicle and then shooting him! Talk about truth being stranger than fiction!
I'm pretty sure that the cops would have backed off, immunity doesn't cover removing someone from direct medical care there. Cases with trying to drag a patient out of an ER or similar where they're dealing with that sort of thing can shift to homicide charges for those responsible if anything gets worse or if it means that they can't recover as well. Not always involving judges, but I did end up witnessing some of that when I'd ended up in the ER, a cop was trying to muscle in on one of the other rooms and I could hear the shouting match between the cop that showed up to try to arrest someone for an OD and the docs about it...removing them from needed medical care comes under negligent homicide at best there.
This defendant is a liar. Remember she said the man shot himself with her gun. Do you believe a person can shoot themselves in the chest several times?
@@no_peace very true, she said and these people hear her but choose to ignore it that he has done this before, Not showing up or late coming to her court. I see written in these comments about this Black judge subliminal messages of racism.
I'm sure some might do something shady. All you need to do is call an ambulance and say you feel faint. Plenty of politicians have "breakdowns" and find someone to name their condition to try and garner sympathy.
My grandpa had a few strokes before he passed away and after the first one he was never the same. Strokes aren’t something to take lightly, so even if you aren’t having a stroke but you think you might be, it’s still best to get checked out. Not getting checked out can be the difference between life and death.
That example you gave at the end of what you went through is nuts. $500 barely seems like enough to make up for your client taking time off work, having to now take additional time off in the future, and the inconvenience for all the witnesses.
yeah, $500 feels like a slap in the face tbh. probably should have been more like $5000 with the expectation of that being used to reimburse not only the attorney, but the client and witnesses as well, for their time.
I once had a Judge “rail” at me for being late to Court, I was 15 minutes late after being sideswiped by a Truck, reporting it to Police, giving a statement, providing a copy of my rear and dash cams. Phoning the court to have my case delayed. I should note, it was the same Judge who criticised me for “wilfully” allowing the Judge to ask a leading question of a witness, putting words in the mouth of the witness, who I then re-directed to show the answer put in the mouth of the witness was wrong. Some people should never be appointed to the Bench, increasingly Judges are ill educated oafs with insufficient experience.
My wife and I were served papers once giving us a 5 day notice that we would be found in default if we missed another date. Turned out our attorney was in the hospital and could not communicate. She was a style practitioner and left a lot of clients just like us. We were fortunate that we found an attorney in a day and the new attorney was awesome.
I was a juror on a trial that was supposed to start on a Monday. But the defense attorney was in a car accident on the way to court and broke his arm. We were told to go home and call in to see if the trial was to begin. The trial started two days later on Wednesday with the defense attorney's arm in a cast in a sling.
Seems like a good idea there, car wreck and broken arm, probably, also, means that the docs had him on pain killers for a bit as well for recovery which would have, likely, meant that would not have counted as competent council there either
Obviously that judge does not follow what the evidence shows to make a judgement, but his own opinions. He should not be in a bench deciding cases, because the outcome will be dependent on the mood he is in.
I have a very close loved one on parole. He was in a horrendous car wreck. He was in the hospital in a coma. The parole department charged him with missing his parole appointment. The judge then dismissed it. Then to add insult to injuy while he was in a coma he was transferred by ambulance to a medical center nearly 145 miles away for more intense medical care. Then parole charged him for being over 50 miles past the county line. Again, the judge dismissed it but REALLY, he's in a coma and parole knew it!
I was in a county lockup and missed a court date. A warrant was issued and I was eventually transported 300 miles to the other county jail. Went to court and that judge was furious with the magistrate and sheriff. She actually doubled the number of days I was (illegally?) held and knocked it off my sentence. I would have preferred to be free that 21 days rather than having 42 days knocked off my house arrest.
Intemperate behavior in a judge is unprofessional and unacceptable. The judge clearly jumped to conclusions without any evidence whatsoever. The rule of law is based on facts. The judge should be removed or disciplined.
I have known people that had strokes and they come out of them a mere shell of who they were. Not only is it bad he was not available, he may not even know the extent of the damage yet. That judge needs to be reprimanded.
When my son was a baby he scratched my his mother's eye. She had to get emergency treatment. I worked at Walmart and my manager said "you know you need to put time off requests 3 weeks in advance" and I was like. Next time I'll tell my son to give 3 weeks notice to scratch his mother's eye.
I had a friend who was stalked around a wal mart while he was exchanging a defective nintendo ds or something like that. And after he left he was walking to the bus stop that was in front of a wendys and in the parking lot in the wendys someone hit him in the head and tried to take his game. Which went really really badly for them. They got their jaw broken and head bounced off the asphalt a couple times. The cops showed up and arrested my friend after they pulled him off the guy who was still fighting and trying to hit him. The people in the wendys came out and said no this dude was minding his own business and the guy on the ground came up and hit him in the head and tried to take his stuff. The manager showed the cops the recording and one of the cops told my friend that tenchincally what he had done was like false imprisonment because he held the guy down unless he claimed he was making a citizens arrest, which could do because what happened qualified for that. So thats what happened. They hauled the guy off to the hospital for his rearranged face, and then to jail. At which point he tried to press charges against my friend for aggravated assault. Which was dismissed. He tried to cililly pursue it and it didnt get picked up. He ended up going to prison because he was found guilty of attempted strong arm robbery and agravated assault because he also spit on my friend while they were fighting. My friend is a black belt in karate, so it turns out it is useful in a street fight.... I mean they were feet from the street, and they were fighting. And my friend never once let go of his ds.
As someone who has had at least 2 strokes it is unreal that a person should not be believed about such a medical emergency. After my first one I was a mess for years. I had no insurance and no medical care. It was horrible. I felt like I was going to die. I'd had a bad seizure also and chewed my tongue up also my whole body hurt so I was in bad shape for a long time.
If I was the judge I would put the other side in contempt for the story that you gave on your last story. I don’t lie because I’m always forgetting everything so there’s no way I would remember what I had said before
If the judge doesn't believe the simple statement from the defendant what hope does she have for a fair trial. Judge should recuses self from trial on this statement alone..."I don't believe you..."
I gather the attorney in question, will file professional complaint with the State Supreme Court. In Ohio e-mail is accepted as proof of service, as you said Steve I expect that additional background information will come to light. Looking forward to a follow-up report thanks.
My favorite lesson in cyber security has always been on the principle of digitally signed emails for non-repudiation. Non-repudiation is the assurance that someone cannot deny having sent something and the other party cannot deny having received something.
If that judge didn't not offer, but actually do an honest public apology.. I'd ask for him to be removed.. it's clear that getting anything fair from him is long since left the station at this point. Not to mention maybe a complaint lodged with the state bar assn too... I'm sure you agree, as an officer of the court.. that crossed a few lines..
Reminds me of a case with the National Labor Relations Board around 2011, think it was Dayton OH area. A sole proprietor landscape business failed to respond to requests to negotiate employees unionizing, less than 10 employees. The estate attorney informed the NLRB the owner did not respond because shortly after the request, the owner had died. NLRB said it was no excuse for not responding.
I was on a jury and the day the trial was to start the Lawyer for the Defense didn't show up they sent us to lunch and when we got back the Judge told us they are still trying to get a hold of him. They sent us home and 3 hours later the Judge called me and said that the attorney had a medical problem and he said he called a mistrial.
The fact that a lawyer can call the courts, lie to get get a trial pushed back, and still be allowed to practice law is just ridiculous. I know when I'm sick I can't just call the courts and say "I can't come in and defend myself cause I'm sick" unless it's like the TV lawyer and it's an actual medical emergency with the stroke.
Legal profession today is very good troubling with rulings and actions so bizarre it can't be ignored. Rulings affect everyone's daily lives. Most obvious errors can take decades to change.
I had the same sort of thing happen to me. I was detained, DETAINED IN THE OKC COUNTY JAIL FOR 11 DAYS!!!! Because a traveling small town judge did not clear my case and not guilty verdict judgement handed down. If not for the kindness of a cellmate who agreed to let me use his phone card I might still be sitting there. That's how screwed up Oklahoma can be. I paid the cell mate back by bailing him out of jail because he did not have $300 for bail. The look on his face when he saw me waiting to give him a ride was more than worth it. I wasn't a big philanthropist or anything I knew he'd show up for his case and I'd get my money back because he'd already served his time and then some.
My mother had a stroke, and I'm shocked the lawyer can even think about having a trial afterwards. It's a shame, but is the lawyer even capable of serving?
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Judges that show this much bias, contempt, tyranny and lack of compassion should not be trusted to pass judgement on anyone.
Judges a re often worthy of contempt…really and truly.
Time for her to go...ridiculous
The court system isn't going to help us. We are the only way this can be stopped
I can't believe what I'm reading in this post's comments.
Did we listen to "different Lehto's" of this scenario?
The "stroke stricken" attorney lied to the court & to the other attorney!
[Edit: My apologies, I see I conflated two different stories together, probably due to Thanksgiving Cheer and other distractions running back & forth.]
Not just a lack of compassion but a lack of OBJECTIVITY, which is even more egregious for someone in that position
Not only did she chastise him, she found him in contempt for not showing up, then pledged to report him to the bar for misconduct. And there isn't any record of her being reprimanded for her misconduct. Today, May 19, 2024, she is still presiding over court cases. Should have been immediately removed the day this happened.
I once heard a judge angrily lecture a head of cardiology that his job was not as important as jury duty. Some judges are dangerously narcissistic.
In the judges defense, its supposed to be a jury of your peers, not a jury of people with inconsequential jobs.
Well what if it was a case about some guy who illegally practiced open heart surgery? Then his input on the whole situation would be invaluable…. Lol
Some people are just f'n clueless. Judge or not,just out of touch with reality.
@@anneidiot4034 I think you are missing the point , a patients life in a hospital theater is more important than serving in a jury
@@Z-Ack He would probably not be allowed on the jury with such specialized and relevant knowledge. Ironic, yes.
"Attorneys might fake strokes to get out of standing in front me." is a very wrong train of thought from any Judge.
I don't know with that judges attitude I might want to fake a stroke to get away
@@icantpronounce Which really just reinforces how bad that judge is.
Judge Malone is a train wreck unto herself.
I'd fake my death to avoid THAT judge.
& that put her on the wrong side of the tracks
The judge should be *_immediately_* removed and *_instantaneously_* disbarred NEVER to return!
Remember to put them on trial for trying to practice medicine without a lawyer.
Exactly
@@MrMartinSchou I think you meant practice medicine without a license ;D
@@Nick-zd5ci That too, yes :D
Vote against incumbent judges when and where you can. Even if you like them the power is too much for even a good man to hold onto for long. I truly believe it shouldn't be a career.
To be honest the judge didn’t make him look bad at all she made everyone feel sorry for him and made herself look terrible.
This. Anyone with brains sees this and that attorney needs to know that he shouldn't worry about his reputation. Especially when he's trying to recover from something so serious.
Except there’s no proof he sent an email
@@justinejackowicz3043 It'd be pretty easy to prove just by showing his emails... it's not that hard.
@@novaangle2183 and have you seen emails posted anywhere?
@@justinejackowicz3043You do realize that's not public information, and nobody here is involved in that particular court case? Why on earth would that be public?
So the judge believes you need to "book" and medical emergency 72 hours in advance!
Preferably, but if you can schedule it late on a Friday afternoon and your work is already done, you can have the rest of the day off.
Sounds like your average employer or franchise owner...
The lawyer is fortunate he was still able to process and communicate after a stroke, what if he hadn't been in a position to inform his client?
Hope he gets well soon.
Exactly, anything could have happened
His office would have notified the client, just as they notified the judge.
Hopefully he comes to court everyday in a wheelchair as a reminder of the stroke. I'd be p'ed if I was a juror and saw that and hold it all against the judge.
Goatcha, what if he died and not been able to inform that goofball judge? Would the judge then go to the funeral home and drag him out of his casket to bring him into the courtroom?
@@larrymcguire9686 "Sorry, your honor, I can't continue this case. I'm dead ! "
Judge: "That's no excuse. "
He would have been held in contempt and jailed if he died...
Judge would have had him dug up so he could serve his sentence.
Yes. His corpse would be exumed and jailed
or elected to the senate
But he could still VOTE for the DEM's if he did die.
Would’ve definitely voted Democrat if he died.
Seems this judge should be removed from her post & unable to fulfill her judicial duties!
Maybe lawyers should contact the court instead of their client first.
@@billyyank5807 obviously you didn't watch the video
@@billyyank5807 tell me you didn't watch the video, without telling me you didn't watch the video....
@@DisposableEgo definitely you didn't because the judge said she have had issues with this lawyer before.
@@blackredneck4378 pretending to have a stroke? 🙄
That judge needs to be reviewed. And the lawyer needs to get her removed from the case, and sue the judge for defamation.
Defamation - for sure !
@@gregjames2684 hahahahahahahahahahahah why - because she wasn’t informed?
It doesn't matter how serious the stroke is.
Even a minor stroke needs you to be in hospital *immediately* so that they can make sure the minor stroke doesn't turn into a major one.
Even a "false" stroke where you feel weak in one arm and your eye twitches (but it turns out not to be a stroke at all) should be assessed properly and have you in hospital to be checked out **just in case**. If there's any sagging or slurring going on, that's an ambulance call.
The judge was utterly wrong to call this out - if she had concerns it wasn't genuine she should have notified the lawyer to come to chambers as soon as he is fit to do so to discuss the matter privately, and preferably to reassign the case to either another member of the law firm or to the next public defender on the list depending on the case in question to minimise the delay involved. But not to call the lawyer out for a potentially lethal or career ending medical issue.
The same would go if the lawyer has to phone up *5 minutes before check in* to say they've had a heart attack and are in the back of an ambulance.
Aren't you missing the point that the "stroked attorney" lied to the court & to the defense attorney. What am I missing here? [edited]
@@MtgCoachYou mixed up the two stories. One was the news, the other was an anecdote.
IT matters if your dead, even death won't get you out of paying taxs. You don't believe me then try it. Just kidding...
You get brain damage the longer the clot is there.
@GentlemenGhidorah Lots of symptoms could be referred to as a "false" stroke. My mom was having an ocular migraine ..... the symptoms could have been a stroke ..... but she did end up in the ER and then admitted and put thru a battery of tests and scans to determine if it was a stroke or not. I had a bout of vertigo, I suspected it was vertigo, but my doctor put me thru a battery of tests, etc. to rule out a stroke. In both instances, I heard the phrase "false stroke".
She was a former Clayton County Commissioner and owned a family law and personal injury practice. So ambulance chaser to bureaucrat to Judge at age 41. Judge Shana Rooks Malone let the power go to her head !
What judge doesn't power trip?
She probably sucked running own law practice and as a bureaucrat, and failed upward to Judge.
@@dimitriosfotopoulos3689 why would you say that about a person who you don't know how they run there business?
@@dimitriosfotopoulos3689 she was elected! I hope this event is good fuel for an opposing candidate.
@@blackredneck4378 Did you watch the video? Did you see the part where she berated a man for having a stroke, even though his office called it in?
Judge on a power trip, needs to be removed from the bench.
I was being sued and the day before the first court appearance I got a phone call at 5:30 supposedly from the court clerk telling me that the hearing was postponed. This just sounded suspicious. I googled the caller ID number and the call came from the opposing lawyer's secretary's home phone. I'm sure they were expecting the court to find in their favor because I didn't show up. The look on their faces when I walked into court the next day was priceless. They were totally unprepared.
That call should have been reported. Secretary should have suffered some repercussion for agreeing to pull that shady stunt for the lawyer (her boss), the lawyer's butt should have been put in a hot place for trying to orchestrate you not showing up, etc. Sanctions , suspension, disbarment ..... something.
@@tinydancer7426 I'd have made a scene in the courtroom about it.
No kidding? Did you bring that to light or what?
@@modelnutty6503 So right. First thing to have come out of my mouth when it was my turn to speak would have been the telling of the tale of the phone call, supposedly from a court clerk and then my discovery of the telephone number being that of the suing attorney's office. However, I would not have been going into court without my own legal representation, so actually the appropriate thing to have done would have been to immediately call my attorney ...... and, in the case of me having my own lawyer involved, he/she too surely would have/should have received a matching bogus phone call.
i had some of (what i thought was my family) send me a probate notice for my wealthy half brother who died suddenly *in some ignorable junk mail envelope*. they aren't the only scum out there.
My grandparents are all dead but Steve is like a grandparent-in-a-bottle and I can always pop the cap for stories.
Chocolate rain himself is a fan. This is surprising
Someone quick! Print that on a shirt and send it to Steve
I wonder if Steve can scrounge up a story about chocolate and/or rain just for you 😂
Oh hey tay. Cheers to you man. I’ve seen you appear randomly as a guest on a few shows. Glad you’re doing well
Seeing you always pop up in the comments definitely supports that.
I too enjoy the story time.
A co-worker once had to take time off for her grandmother's funeral. My A-hole boss asked her to get a note from the funeral director. She quit.
I once had a co worker who was injured on the job, tip of his finger got sliced off, the boss called him at the emergency room and ask how much longer until he gets back. he didnt come back for two weeks, put his twoo week notice in and the boss didnt understand why and worse he was sooooooo pissed off about it
Well work is more important than a funeral. The funeral wont feed your family
@@autigaming1376 maybe in West Virginia…
@@autigaming1376 Enjoy your family hating you when you say “Im not coming over for the christmas season, i’m working”
That is almost anywhere now. I had to bring something from the funeral home when my father passed and I needed 5 days for it due to travel time. I think I just brought the little pamphlet that the funeral home does for pretty much every funeral. In my work it was because we had people at one point having 5 and 6 grandparents die and they decided that they couldn't trust people not to take advantage of the system anymore.
That's like the collage professor that made my friend leave her finals test because she couldn't/ wouldn't stop fidgeting. Thing was she was 9½ months pregnant and started having contractions 10 minutes into the test. She didn't want to leave till she finished her test. They disagreed ant the teacher pretty much called her a liar. Then she stood up and her water broke.
That's so gross did her womb juices stink up the whole room? I would've puked.
I was thrown out of a university class when I contradicted the professor. She insisted that Nixon started the Vietnam War and JFK ended it.
Hope it wasn’t another white boy brought into the world to oppress & displace.
When I was teaching Wills & Trusts at a law school, I knew one of my students was pregnant and due near finals time. I hoped I did not have to prepare a make-up exam but knew it was likely. The best I remember, she delivered the child the day before the scheduled exam.
@@notabannedaccount8362 It would not have mattered to me. I think she was, but do not remember. Most of the time, my class was a mix of Caucasians, African-Americans, and Asians. Sometimes, there would be someone from the middle east or India/Pakistan in the class.
Law school exams are graded without knowing who the student is. The student has an exam number and answers the questions on a laptop. The answers are uploaded to the school's computer and printed out by the school all on the same paper using the same font.
It should be relatively easy to prove he called or emailed her office.
I suppose the irony is that attorneys have to maintain accurate records amd respond to filed notices all the time. Apparently judges are allowed to be sloppy and miss things.
I don't know how the judge qas contacted. One report says the defendant told the judge, but it was probably his office and hell yeah they would do it by email to have that paper trail.
@@HH-ru4bj it looks like the court was emailed by the attorneys office and the client said it in person the day of the hearing. This judge is a yikes
judges have way too much power over the application of law. when their personal feelings have any bearing on proceedings it is a big fail for justice
@@pauls5745
& the courtroom is no place for ragday moments , , ,
This happened in Clayton County, GA in metro Atlanta. Those of us who live in the metro area can attest to the imcompetence of too many metro courts and judges.
Steve, have you ever heard of a judge who missed a trial with no excuse? I dated a girl in college whose father was George Warner, a Mississippi Chancery Court judge. One time he set a trial date on the schedule, but didn’t get the word to his clerk to put it on his official calendar. So, the day that trial was set to occur, he had taken the day off to go fishing and he didn’t show up for trial.
He found himself in contempt and fined himself $100, then went directly to the clerk and paid it.
I like this judge.
Will the judge send the police to arrest him from the hospital bed?
Popcorn time. 🍿
Uhmmmm, surprised that didn’t happen - - seems like that judge didn’t show anything like wisdom here.
It's happened before
They would've tased and maced him in the bed for not complying like that old guy that had a stroke in his car.
I have to wonder what would happen if they did and a complication killed him because of the delay to get him back into the hospital. Part of why he'd be recovering in the hospital rather than at home is so they can act immediately if there was more wrong that wasn't detected yet.
Judges like this should NEVER be in such a position of power over anyone! Not even a ham sandwich! Judges like this are the purest most disgusting form of bully and there should be laws in place to punish judges that do things like in this!
This is so beyond cruel I can not begin to understand the inhumanity. Why the judge commented let alone on nationwide media is definitely a breach of professionalism ! It is possible the judge did not receive the message but still the inhumanity is amazing !
I hope he never has to be in her courtroom ever again as this judge is not impartial. I too would be concerned that the defendant would not receive a fair trial.
Shall I give you a piece of information to help you understand? All the news reports about this situation left out a key detail that changes everything about why the judge did what she did: This attorney had a history of "failing to come and comeon time" to her courtroom. The judge notes that in the video but all the news reports leave that part out.
So in her mind this attorney who has a history of not showing up, didn't show up again and told his client he had a stroke but... not the court.
In that situation, most people would be skeptical. It just so happened this time he legit had an issue.
This is a boy who cried wolf situation
@@Mewse1203 so maybe the judge should of kept her mouth shut until she knew the whole story.
@@Mewse1203
NO ! This a story about a bitch with a ragday moment in the courtroom who failed to even inquire with her office of any communications stating that the lawyer was in fact in the hospital , , , Had she even simply inquired whether there had been any prior communication to his absence then she would not be in the kettle of trouble she is in now , , ,
That bitch gotta go , period !
@@Mewse1203
Really , a piece of information ?
Where do you get that information from ? Who are you to know of particular information that nobody else knows but you ?
- you just another troller -
Dominic gallegos, that is actually incorrect and could be considered slander in itself.
That judge should be made to apologize on that same national television, spelling out exactly what they did wrong as they do it.
Big egos can't handle things beyond their control...
I would imagine most people in these positions are narcissistic sociopaths. It’s not a stretch to believe that.
Alex Murphy died in Robocop and they still made him come to work, so that lawyer has no excuse for something so trivial as a stroke!😀
Robolawyer, huh? I might watch that.
I have personal experience that demonstrates that courts can be dysfunctional. A judge vacated a case against me decades ago and the clerk never bothered to contact me to let me know, so I showed up for the next trial date for the ruling a couple of months later only to find out that there was no hearing scheduled for me that originally was. I knew the date and time. I walked into the courtroom to try and find out what was going on when I could not find my case on the paper schedule posted. The judge was not too happy with the clerk who was supposed to notify me immediately. The clerk shrugged and had an expression on her face like, 'who gives a $hit?'
She's a government employee, it isn't as if incompetence is a threat to her job.
@@headlibrarian1996 the clerk? jhow do you they are a she? or the judge? most judges are elected. so thats up to the voters. its not like only government employees can not do their jobs too
@@davidwillims2004 I know the clerk is a woman because the poster I replied to wrote “she”.
@@headlibrarian1996 How dare you assume gender from pronouns in current year? lol
@@donwald3436- Oh, look: someone trying to be clever--and failing.
Do not, as Steve says, "knock yourself out" during a citizen's arrest. THAT will go bad for you.
Knock the detainee out.
Almost an opposite thing happened to me. I was the plaintiff. Attorney in Houston called and gave me the court date. I gathered witnesses and drove down from Dallas the night before and put everyone up in a hotel. Everyone shows up in court and the judge asks why we are there. Trial is a different date. Attorney was wrong. And he had the balls to try to charge me for coming to court on the wrong date!
I would have demanded the attorney pay the fees for the hotel. Absolutely ridiculous
Power tripping management. I had to deal with this issue one Monday I was out and let a supervisor know but I didn't call her *personally*, instead her subordinate supervisor let everyone know why...
My husband died from heart failure the day before and I found him. I was so hysterical that the first responders asked for a person they could call. I gave them the supervisor's number and she took me to the ER as I was out of my mind and they didn't want me to see him being taken away. She was a friend too.
I found out the manager was talking crap and feined ignorance and that I better be back Tuesday. I called HR and lost it. Did I really need to be dealing with this petty crap NOW?
I got an apology phone call and 2 weeks leave.
The judge assumed they were guilty of lying until proven innocent. Interesting quality to have in that position.
This story went world-wide, with major networks roasting the judge.
So can that attorney sue the judge for defamation?
I suspect that there is immunity here for the judge in terms of personal liability. However, I do think that the bar and whatever judicial oversight body applies here should take a strong look at this judge. She doesn't have the appropriate temperament.
No, but can ask for a review of the judge, and have the judge then explain to the Law society as to what justification they had.
I believe they have judicial immunity.
@@countbenjamin1442 which can be taken away because of such conduct. ..
@@countbenjamin1442 True, but also subject to review by a board of their peers as well, which might not go down well if the judge has antagonised a few of them in the past.
How's this ever in dispute? Both hospital records and the office email can very easily be verified.
Most likely she was grandstanding in front of the cameras and afterward did not want to change her view. I saw her little speech, no judge should act like that.
Irrelevant. Facts mean nothing to some judges.
@@Ryarios most injustice is committed in court than on the streets
Just as crazy as the Judge who attacked the octogenarian who couldn't trim his hedge because he wasn't well. It didn't end well for her either.
Too many judges are on a power trip, being used to have people bow at their feet and have become not only inhumane but godlike in their own eyes. Someone should be monitoring them.
Steve, the irony of this particular case is that the stroke attorney's client who chased down and shot the "hit and run driver" actually shot a driver who had some sort of a
confirmed diabetic stroke himself, and was not running from the accident ... but was unaware of it.
To further complicate matters, it was reported that the elderly driver with the medical issue was confused and frightened by this young woman, gun in hand, trying to pull him out of his vehicle and then shooting him!
Talk about truth being stranger than fiction!
Imagine if Judge had call him in contempt and police would arrest him in hospital
The cops would have been very happy to handcuff him to his bed and stand guard as if he were a hardened, violent criminal.
I'm pretty sure that the cops would have backed off, immunity doesn't cover removing someone from direct medical care there. Cases with trying to drag a patient out of an ER or similar where they're dealing with that sort of thing can shift to homicide charges for those responsible if anything gets worse or if it means that they can't recover as well.
Not always involving judges, but I did end up witnessing some of that when I'd ended up in the ER, a cop was trying to muscle in on one of the other rooms and I could hear the shouting match between the cop that showed up to try to arrest someone for an OD and the docs about it...removing them from needed medical care comes under negligent homicide at best there.
Whether the judge knew or not, it is unprofessional for him or her to not take the word of the defendant until the facts can be verified.
This defendant is a liar. Remember she said the man shot himself with her gun. Do you believe a person can shoot themselves in the chest several times?
@@blackredneck4378 and? They need to look into it if the lawyer hasn't shown up tf
@@no_peace very true, she said and these people hear her but choose to ignore it that he has done this before, Not showing up or late coming to her court. I see written in these comments about this Black judge subliminal messages of racism.
I was wondering when you would get to this. I think she violated more than ethics and etiquette.
I can’t imagine that a attorney would flat out lie about being in the hospital. They would get in trouble for that I would think 💭 🧐🤔
I'm sure some might do something shady. All you need to do is call an ambulance and say you feel faint.
Plenty of politicians have "breakdowns" and find someone to name their condition to try and garner sympathy.
@@Cheepchipsable they'll get a reputation. And you can't fake a stroke
My grandpa had a few strokes before he passed away and after the first one he was never the same. Strokes aren’t something to take lightly, so even if you aren’t having a stroke but you think you might be, it’s still best to get checked out. Not getting checked out can be the difference between life and death.
They're huge. A coworker of mine had several and couldn't get doctors to look into it. She was never the same after that
*they did look into them but it was too late to save her memory and personality
Of course the judge would not accept responsibility under any circumstance.
That example you gave at the end of what you went through is nuts. $500 barely seems like enough to make up for your client taking time off work, having to now take additional time off in the future, and the inconvenience for all the witnesses.
ikr
yeah, $500 feels like a slap in the face tbh. probably should have been more like $5000 with the expectation of that being used to reimburse not only the attorney, but the client and witnesses as well, for their time.
Also, didn't the Opposing Council lie to the court?
He lied that he got permission from Steve.
That alone should get him in hot water.
I see an internal investigation by the Chief Judge happening.
I would HOPE to see that, but I'm not necessarily going to expect it.
I see "no wrongdoing found" in this investigation's future LOL
Ben hiding from the low flying aircraft.
I once had a Judge “rail” at me for being late to Court, I was 15 minutes late after being sideswiped by a Truck, reporting it to Police, giving a statement, providing a copy of my rear and dash cams. Phoning the court to have my case delayed. I should note, it was the same Judge who criticised me for “wilfully” allowing the Judge to ask a leading question of a witness, putting words in the mouth of the witness, who I then re-directed to show the answer put in the mouth of the witness was wrong. Some people should never be appointed to the Bench, increasingly Judges are ill educated oafs with insufficient experience.
Telling television cameras that a lawyer had lied to the court about having a stroke? Defamation. I think she's lost her immunity from being sued.
Name and shame the judge. Judges who do terrible things do not deserve anonymity.
Well, let us hope that judge never gets ill, for ANY reason.
My wife and I were served papers once giving us a 5 day notice that we would be found in default if we missed another date. Turned out our attorney was in the hospital and could not communicate. She was a style practitioner and left a lot of clients just like us. We were fortunate that we found an attorney in a day and the new attorney was awesome.
So the spotlight is now on the showboater on the bench
Ben is peaking out from behind the Caution Low Flying Aircraft sign Steve's LHS
I was a juror on a trial that was supposed to start on a Monday. But the defense attorney was in a car accident on the way to court and broke his arm. We were told to go home and call in to see if the trial was to begin. The trial started two days later on Wednesday with the defense attorney's arm in a cast in a sling.
Seems like a good idea there, car wreck and broken arm, probably, also, means that the docs had him on pain killers for a bit as well for recovery which would have, likely, meant that would not have counted as competent council there either
They should just get rid of the concept of citizens' arrest entirely because no one ever does it properly anyway.
What an unbelievable story. Hopefully this judge can reflect on this.
Hopefully this judge can reflect on this in retirement.
Obviously that judge does not follow what the evidence shows to make a judgement, but his own opinions. He should not be in a bench deciding cases, because the outcome will be dependent on the mood he is in.
I have a very close loved one on parole. He was in a horrendous car wreck. He was in the hospital in a coma. The parole department charged him with missing his parole appointment. The judge then dismissed it. Then to add insult to injuy while he was in a coma he was transferred by ambulance to a medical center nearly 145 miles away for more intense medical care. Then parole charged him for being over 50 miles past the county line. Again, the judge dismissed it but REALLY, he's in a coma and parole knew it!
I was in a county lockup and missed a court date. A warrant was issued and I was eventually transported 300 miles to the other county jail.
Went to court and that judge was furious with the magistrate and sheriff. She actually doubled the number of days I was (illegally?) held and knocked it off my sentence.
I would have preferred to be free that 21 days rather than having 42 days knocked off my house arrest.
You raised your right hand when you swore to uphold and defend the Constitution.
My Grandma had a stroke she shouldn't have survived, she did and fought back but lived another 10 years
Intemperate behavior in a judge is unprofessional and unacceptable. The judge clearly jumped to conclusions without any evidence whatsoever. The rule of law is based on facts. The judge should be removed or disciplined.
I have known people that had strokes and they come out of them a mere shell of who they were. Not only is it bad he was not available, he may not even know the extent of the damage yet. That judge needs to be reprimanded.
"Most stuff you worry about, isn't ever going to happen"
A great slogan for the insurance business.
This is a story that needs a follow-up and more details of what happens.
That Judge needs to be reprimanded if not removed from office.
funny way to spell set on fire
Sudden and unexpected.
The Judge should be held in contempt of humanity.
When my son was a baby he scratched my his mother's eye. She had to get emergency treatment. I worked at Walmart and my manager said "you know you need to put time off requests 3 weeks in advance" and I was like. Next time I'll tell my son to give 3 weeks notice to scratch his mother's eye.
Hundo, unfolded, behind the upper left side of the low flying aircraft sign, near the right side of the second shelf of the main cabinet. 95.
Sounds like they need a new judge!
Maybe she can learn to code.
I had a friend who was stalked around a wal mart while he was exchanging a defective nintendo ds or something like that. And after he left he was walking to the bus stop that was in front of a wendys and in the parking lot in the wendys someone hit him in the head and tried to take his game. Which went really really badly for them. They got their jaw broken and head bounced off the asphalt a couple times.
The cops showed up and arrested my friend after they pulled him off the guy who was still fighting and trying to hit him. The people in the wendys came out and said no this dude was minding his own business and the guy on the ground came up and hit him in the head and tried to take his stuff. The manager showed the cops the recording and one of the cops told my friend that tenchincally what he had done was like false imprisonment because he held the guy down unless he claimed he was making a citizens arrest, which could do because what happened qualified for that. So thats what happened. They hauled the guy off to the hospital for his rearranged face, and then to jail. At which point he tried to press charges against my friend for aggravated assault. Which was dismissed. He tried to cililly pursue it and it didnt get picked up.
He ended up going to prison because he was found guilty of attempted strong arm robbery and agravated assault because he also spit on my friend while they were fighting. My friend is a black belt in karate, so it turns out it is useful in a street fight....
I mean they were feet from the street, and they were fighting. And my friend never once let go of his ds.
PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED ON THIS ONE
Happy Thanksgiving Mr. Lehto!
Seems the judiciary is getting more and more out of control.
As someone who has had at least 2 strokes it is unreal that a person should not be believed about such a medical emergency. After my first one I was a mess for years. I had no insurance and no medical care. It was horrible. I felt like I was going to die. I'd had a bad seizure also and chewed my tongue up also my whole body hurt so I was in bad shape for a long time.
I hope you feel better now.
@@sandrasweeney798 thank you so much I have good days and really bad days. I thank God I'm alive and have hope for new treatments
Citizen's arrest?? HELL NO
You're lucky to get away with defending the lives of your children, let alone making a citizen's arrest.
If I was the judge I would put the other side in contempt for the story that you gave on your last story. I don’t lie because I’m always forgetting everything so there’s no way I would remember what I had said before
I have a feeling this Judge might well be appearing before the Georgia Supreme Court for discipline before this is all over.
True. Typically in a situation like this, the Supreme Court will issue the offending judge a public reprimand after holding a hearing.
Unfortunately the judge is a black female diversity hire, so will immediately play the racism/misogyny card if anything is said.
Wow! Two incredible stories you told us. What a shame in both cases.
If I was the lawyer I’d definitely be keeping up with the Judge’s attendance in the future
Shouldn't matter if it was televised nationally or not, it was wrong...
If the judge doesn't believe the simple statement from the defendant what hope does she have for a fair trial.
Judge should recuses self from trial on this statement alone..."I don't believe you..."
I gather the attorney in question, will file professional complaint with the State Supreme Court. In Ohio e-mail is accepted as proof of service, as you said Steve I expect that additional background information will come to light. Looking forward to a follow-up report thanks.
Another reason never to live in Ohio. Lord when will it stop
Clearly a new judge will have to be brought in. The judge should resign from the bench and go back to being a lawyer. We don't need judges like that
My favorite lesson in cyber security has always been on the principle of digitally signed emails for non-repudiation. Non-repudiation is the assurance that someone cannot deny having sent something and the other party cannot deny having received something.
ONE OF THE FIRST, THANK YOU STEVE! laying down the law xD God Bless
Oh... that's a case getting taken from a judge...
SO many levels of appeal will come about if they DON'T take it from them now...
Needs to sue the judge too
That judge should be brought before the judicial review board. She’s not only incompetent but also evil
I can't help but think of when Gomer Pyle pulled a citizen's arrest on Barney Fife.😆😆 citizens arrest, citizens arrest!😆
That's "citizen's ahrayust, citizen's ahrayust!"
Love that Tshirt!
The woman on trial should get an award instead of prosecution.
Maybe that Judge should walk into traffic and then come in to work the next day? 🤔
If that judge didn't not offer, but actually do an honest public apology.. I'd ask for him to be removed.. it's clear that getting anything fair from him is long since left the station at this point. Not to mention maybe a complaint lodged with the state bar assn too... I'm sure you agree, as an officer of the court.. that crossed a few lines..
This judge is a woman. Notice how the last few dysfunctional judge videos from Steve have been women.....
The judge is a female.
He’s a she
@@lelandnanny967 Male, Femaie.. Tabby Cat.. doesn't matter.. this judge violated standard court decorum.. judges are not above the law either.
@@ronpeacock9939 I was only pointing out that she is a she not a he and nothing else and did not require a response.
Reminds me of a case with the National Labor Relations Board around 2011, think it was Dayton OH area. A sole proprietor landscape business failed to respond to requests to negotiate employees unionizing, less than 10 employees. The estate attorney informed the NLRB the owner did not respond because shortly after the request, the owner had died. NLRB said it was no excuse for not responding.
Ay, Oh, Way to go Ohio!! I will NEVER step foot there.
I was on a jury and the day the trial was to start the Lawyer for the Defense didn't show up they sent us to lunch and when we got back the Judge told us they are still trying to get a hold of him. They sent us home and 3 hours later the Judge called me and said that the attorney had a medical problem and he said he called a mistrial.
The fact that a lawyer can call the courts, lie to get get a trial pushed back, and still be allowed to practice law is just ridiculous. I know when I'm sick I can't just call the courts and say "I can't come in and defend myself cause I'm sick" unless it's like the TV lawyer and it's an actual medical emergency with the stroke.
Legal profession today is very good troubling with rulings and actions so bizarre it can't be ignored.
Rulings affect everyone's daily lives.
Most obvious errors can take decades to change.
Love your stories to give context to the legal issues you cover.
I had the same sort of thing happen to me. I was detained, DETAINED IN THE OKC COUNTY JAIL FOR 11 DAYS!!!! Because a traveling small town judge did not clear my case and not guilty verdict judgement handed down. If not for the kindness of a cellmate who agreed to let me use his phone card I might still be sitting there. That's how screwed up Oklahoma can be. I paid the cell mate back by bailing him out of jail because he did not have $300 for bail. The look on his face when he saw me waiting to give him a ride was more than worth it. I wasn't a big philanthropist or anything I knew he'd show up for his case and I'd get my money back because he'd already served his time and then some.
My mother had a stroke, and I'm shocked the lawyer can even think about having a trial afterwards. It's a shame, but is the lawyer even capable of serving?