February 2005

March 27, 2001
The California Code of Civil Procedure CCP 170.1(B)(3) states that

“170.1.(a) A judge shall be disqualified if any one or more of the following is true:
(a)(2) The judge served as a lawyer in the proceeding, or in any other proceeding involving the same issues he or she served as a lawyer

Gonzo
Dictionary meaning, according to Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged: “of or relating to a style of journalism that is a mixture of fact and fiction and is held to be produced under the effect of drugs.”
We read of yesterday’s death of penman Hunter S. Thompson, by his own hand by gunshot, who admitted that he was

April 3, 2001
This is about what happened the night I was jailed by Judge Gold, my sixty-eighth birthday.
Lynn entered the premises to remove the elements of our play “Shakespeare For My Father”, and also to invade my office which was not locked, but had “war room” signed on the door.
She needed to

August 20, 2001

“CCP §664.6.
If parties to pending litigation stipulate, in a writing signed by the parties outside the presence of the court or orally before the court, for settlement of the case, or part thereof, the court, upon motion, may enter judgment pursuant to the terms of the settlement. If requested by the

February 26, 2001
By now I’m in trial over the question of a proper future for young Zachary. But I needed to file a protest over the fact that a certain supervising Judge Horn didn’t give a damn over Judge Gold’s fitness to try my cases. He was brought in to give an “independent” decision.

Multi-Nation Think Tanks Needed Now, Urgent
The news that North Korea is boldly stating that it has nuclear weaponry, and that Iran has probably similar plans, is terrifying. Could be just their toe in the water, could be not.
History teaches us that world-shaking events seldom happen in one huge leap, but rather in slow

President Bush and Lawsuits
President Bush is to be commended in his efforts to bring down the number of frivolous lawsuits filed in this country, and to limit the fees paid to lawyers. So far he seems to limit himself to so-called “class action” law-suits, and makes comments about the frequency of them, and the