Gilroy Dispatch, CA - Sara Suddes
Judges in Santa Clara County are loath to touch a case with hundreds of pages of evidence, dozens of victims and four defendants - one of whom has opted to represent himself against a litany of charges.
Vincent Cardinalli, Sr., 65, his son Paul Greer, 31 - formerly Vincent Cardinalli, Jr. - Greer's sister Rosemary Ball and her husband Michael Ball face 169 counts of conspiracy, perjury, forgery, attempted grand theft and other felony charges stemming from hundreds of lawsuits filed by Cardinalli and Greer in hopes of collecting towing and storage fees for their now defunct towing businesses.
Half a dozen judges have passed the case like a hot potato and the most recent delay was brought on when attorneys convened Wednesday to set a date for a preliminary hearing and Superior Court Judge David Cena continued the case, in part because Cardinalli's motion for advisory counsel will be heard by another judge Jan. 27.
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Complicated case changes hands
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Process Server on Chief Justice Roberts: ‘Definitely a Gentleman’
The BLT, DCThere was no clandestine surveillance, no hiding behind bushes or in a parked car.
Daniel Portnoy says he walked up the driveway and knocked on the front door. The homeowner opened the door.
Portnoy and the man chatted for a minute and parted ways. Mission accomplished. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. accepted service of a U.S. District Court summons at home, Portnoy says.
“Obviously this guy was outstanding. He could have quoted legal scripture to me for a week and a half,” Portnoy recalls of his trip to the Roberts home in Chevy Chase, Md., the night of Jan. 4 about 8 p.m. “He was very respectful in a situation where he didn’t have to be.”
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Process Server on Chief Justice Roberts: ‘Definitely a Gentleman’
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Daniel Portnoy says he walked up the driveway and knocked on the front door. The homeowner opened the door.
Portnoy and the man chatted for a minute and parted ways. Mission accomplished. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. accepted service of a U.S. District Court summons at home, Portnoy says.
“Obviously this guy was outstanding. He could have quoted legal scripture to me for a week and a half,” Portnoy recalls of his trip to the Roberts home in Chevy Chase, Md., the night of Jan. 4 about 8 p.m. “He was very respectful in a situation where he didn’t have to be.”
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Process Server on Chief Justice Roberts: ‘Definitely a Gentleman’
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Foreclosures mounting
London Free Press - Jonathon Sher
With the economy limping, London process servers have been racing to keep up with a slew of foreclosures, the likes of which they haven't seen since the early 1980s.
"It's unfortunate that when times are bad, we are busy," Doug Russell of London and Western Ontario Process Servers said yesterday.
Russell has served notices of foreclosure in London since 1983, first as a deputy sheriff and later for his own firm.
Back then, the culprit was interest rates that soared toward 20 per cent. But now foreclosures seem driven by an unemployment rate that's grown to 6.9 per cent, with thousands of manufacturing job losses in the region alone.
Another process server, Bill Armstrong, estimates the number of foreclosure notices he's delivered has more than tripled in the last year.
"I've never been this busy and I've been in the business 20 years," he said.
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Foreclosures mounting
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With the economy limping, London process servers have been racing to keep up with a slew of foreclosures, the likes of which they haven't seen since the early 1980s.
"It's unfortunate that when times are bad, we are busy," Doug Russell of London and Western Ontario Process Servers said yesterday.
Russell has served notices of foreclosure in London since 1983, first as a deputy sheriff and later for his own firm.
Back then, the culprit was interest rates that soared toward 20 per cent. But now foreclosures seem driven by an unemployment rate that's grown to 6.9 per cent, with thousands of manufacturing job losses in the region alone.
Another process server, Bill Armstrong, estimates the number of foreclosure notices he's delivered has more than tripled in the last year.
"I've never been this busy and I've been in the business 20 years," he said.
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Foreclosures mounting
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Friday, January 2, 2009
Trial transcript reveals court costs, son's book
Modesto Bee, Washington Bureau - Michael Doyle
WASHINGTON -- Former Modesto-area Rep. Gary Condit can be hard to pin down, a newly released trial transcript shows.
Condit's periodic elusiveness is one of many tidbits in the transcript from a civil trial that could cost the Condit family more than $100,000. The Condits owe the money to Baskin-Robbins for damages and attorneys' fees for a franchise deal gone sour.
"If you think Baskin-Robbins have expensive prices for their ice cream, you wait until you start paying somebody else's attorney fees, Mr. Condit," U.S. District Judge Earl H. Carroll advised Condit's son Chad during the trial. "And you're going to find out what it is."
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Trial transcript reveals court costs, son's book
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WASHINGTON -- Former Modesto-area Rep. Gary Condit can be hard to pin down, a newly released trial transcript shows.
Condit's periodic elusiveness is one of many tidbits in the transcript from a civil trial that could cost the Condit family more than $100,000. The Condits owe the money to Baskin-Robbins for damages and attorneys' fees for a franchise deal gone sour.
"If you think Baskin-Robbins have expensive prices for their ice cream, you wait until you start paying somebody else's attorney fees, Mr. Condit," U.S. District Judge Earl H. Carroll advised Condit's son Chad during the trial. "And you're going to find out what it is."
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Securities Department Seeks Greenbrier Insurance Agent
Arkansas Business - Arkansas Business Staff
The Arkansas Securities Department is looking for Terry Mitchell, a Greenbrier insurance agent who allegedly lured investors into a Malaysian Ponzi scheme and other fraudulent investments.
On Tuesday, Securities Commissioner Heath Abshure amended the lawsuit he filed against Mitchell in June to reflect that the total amount of fraudulent securities he had sold in Arkansas had increased to $92,000 and the number of alleged victims had increased to 10.
Assistant Commissioner Theodore Holder, lead counsel in Mitchell's case, filed an affidavit saying that process servers had been unable to find Mitchell, who did business in Greenbrier as Advantage Financial Services although there was no such business entity.
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Securities Department Seeks Greenbrier Insurance Agent
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The Arkansas Securities Department is looking for Terry Mitchell, a Greenbrier insurance agent who allegedly lured investors into a Malaysian Ponzi scheme and other fraudulent investments.
On Tuesday, Securities Commissioner Heath Abshure amended the lawsuit he filed against Mitchell in June to reflect that the total amount of fraudulent securities he had sold in Arkansas had increased to $92,000 and the number of alleged victims had increased to 10.
Assistant Commissioner Theodore Holder, lead counsel in Mitchell's case, filed an affidavit saying that process servers had been unable to find Mitchell, who did business in Greenbrier as Advantage Financial Services although there was no such business entity.
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Securities Department Seeks Greenbrier Insurance Agent
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