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Val was the best of us. She was smart, she was funny, and she understood the importance of her job while maintaining a certain level of humility while at the same time being able to sift through the bullshit and call you on it. I am literally crushed that she passed, she was an amazing woman and one of the best human beings that we had on the bench. Between her and somebody us crim folks know quite well yesterday, its been a rough weekend. I'm not going to lie that I've shed a tear or two thinking about the fragility of life. Please take care of yourselves and remember the good that people do in all of our lives. Life is way too short to deal with some of the bullshit we all have to deal with and we should all appreciate the small interactions we have with the good people in our walk of life.
I realize i repeated myself a couple of times, like I said its been rough. Just appreciate that we can fight during the day and get a drink with opposing counsel at night. Its a job, its not a fist fight. And please appreciate the good ones on the other side of the bench.
I tried a case in front of Adair a few years ago. I left that trial extremely impressed with her and her demeanor. I vividly recall wishing that more of my cases ended up in front of her.
That sucks to read about the passing of Judge Adair. She was always humble, witty and well prepared every time that I ever appeared before her. She had the temperament and intellectual acuity that one would hope to find in a great judge.
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June 1, 2021 5:26 pm
“CoreCivic does not have legal custody of detainees and is not responsible for the arraignment or tracking the arraignment of detainees,” Ryan Gustin, company public affairs manager, said in a statement.
Rivera had “numerous resources at his disposal to challenge his legal custody,” the statement said, including telephones that he used to call family members, mail, attorney visits and legal reference materials. Rivera also “never submitted any verbal or written grievance about this issue,” Gustin said.
LATER ON IN THE ARTICLE:
Rivera had been separated from other detainees and inmates at the 1,000-bed prison due to a previous gang affiliation, according to court documents. Jailers were nearly the only people he encountered.
“During his detention, Rivera repeatedly told CoreCivic employees … that he had not been to court and did not have (a lawyer),” the judges said in Friday’s ruling. “But CoreCivic employees neither informed the Marshals of Rivera’s plight nor took any other steps to remedy the situation.”
Rivera testified he was told to “just sit there and wait.”
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Is it just me, or does that sound like there was – at minimum – a "verbal" grievance?
But was it a grievance that they could take action on?
Complaints about the condition of his confinement (excessive use of solitary, for example), they can do something about or deny it. But prison guards all over have pretty much the same response to "nothing is happening in my case," and that is "talk to your lawyer" or "take it up with the judge." They hold who the Marshalls tell them to hold, and transport who the Marshalls tell them to transport.
This absolutely sucks for him, and private prisons are anhorrent. But in this case, I'm just not sure the outcome would have been any different had he been overlooked in a federally-run detention center. Where was the prosecutor in all this?
According to his Complaint, no. He was indicted here, arrested in California and transferred here. He didn't have an initial hearing until after he reached out to FPD, 355 days after he arrived. Charges were dropped against his co-defendants, but this guy disappeared into the prison system.
The claim for damages is $355,000,000, which surprised me until I noticed it was Matt Callister who filed it. 2:17-cv-02776, if you're interested.
Looks like he sued the US Marshals too. Case No. 2:19-cv-00306-RFB-VCF. If I read the competing MSJs correctly, seems like the USA has admitted they messed up and forgot to send an email notifying anyone that he was in custody. So the feds literally "lost him" and CoreCivic then ignored his pleas for help.
From the MyNews4 story: “They were basically taking the position that, ‘Eh, what were we supposed to do? Not our fault,’” said Rivera’s attorney, Mitchell Bisson.
There are problems with race in this country, particularly the inertia of institutional racism. The big problem I have comes with the folks who want to make the issue about individual culpability and blame. Institutional racism exists not because individuals have malice, but because of inertia.
In that sense, I think a majority would agree that “systemic” racism very likely exists to some extent in some places. And most would favor aggressive measures to root it out from those places, as long as the ultimate goal is ensuring a level and neutral playing field. There will be more dispute over whether “systemic” racism should be presumed wherever disparate outcomes occur. In other words, do we assume the calculator is broken whenever we simply don’t like the answer it gives?
Politically, I think the rub is with other aspects of Critical Race Theory. E.g., the oppressor-oppressed paradigm; the ridiculously expansive notions of “racism” and “white supremacy” that include every white person by definition; flippant dismissal of (“color blind”) neutrality as an illegitimate goal; woke-ism; the association of objectivity, linear thinking, punctuality, and the Protestant Work Ethic, with “Whiteness,” etc. Let’s be honest. That’s where all the anxiety is, not over the theoretical concept that particular systems can be rigged and should be fixed where they're proven to exist.
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June 1, 2021 7:34 pm
Private prisons should be banned. There is not a doubt in my mind that guy repeatedly told the prison officials he hadn't seen a judge. I hope he gets every dime he asks for and then some. Injunctive relief, punitive damages…fuck CoreCivic.
Agreed.
convicted felons should be shot.
Those convicted of misdemeanors should work highway chain gangs or put NIKE sneakers together
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June 1, 2021 8:51 pm
Johnson & Johnson better pull in as much of that sweet sweet covid vaccine money as possible, because SCOTUS is going to let the $2B Missouri baby powder judgment stand.
100 rounds of shots in Summetlin this wreekend. Why the hell did I pay $800k for my house on Pavillion? Also, where are the Andrww Cramer answers for being a crappy BOG? Have not seen anything.
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June 2, 2021 3:18 am
Andrew Craner
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June 2, 2021 3:29 pm
Does anyone know the cause of death of Judge Adair? The cause of death was not listed in the article. So sad. Nice person and a fine judge.
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June 2, 2021 4:24 pm
We really need a "Like" button on this blog. I concur with all of the nice things said about Valerie Adair.
I have a remedial question, are you able to file a pdf word created document without scanning to Eighth Judicial District Court? I always scan to PDF, thank you.
Hard to believe Adair is dead at just 56.
How terrible! Does anyone know if she had cancer? Or what happened?
I liked her quite a bit. This is terrible news. I wonder what happened. Far too young.
Val was the best of us. She was smart, she was funny, and she understood the importance of her job while maintaining a certain level of humility while at the same time being able to sift through the bullshit and call you on it. I am literally crushed that she passed, she was an amazing woman and one of the best human beings that we had on the bench. Between her and somebody us crim folks know quite well yesterday, its been a rough weekend. I'm not going to lie that I've shed a tear or two thinking about the fragility of life. Please take care of yourselves and remember the good that people do in all of our lives. Life is way too short to deal with some of the bullshit we all have to deal with and we should all appreciate the small interactions we have with the good people in our walk of life.
I realize i repeated myself a couple of times, like I said its been rough. Just appreciate that we can fight during the day and get a drink with opposing counsel at night. Its a job, its not a fist fight. And please appreciate the good ones on the other side of the bench.
You got jokes. Special place in h-e-double hockey sticks for you my friend. It was cancer.
I tried a case in front of Adair a few years ago. I left that trial extremely impressed with her and her demeanor. I vividly recall wishing that more of my cases ended up in front of her.
She was a wonderful person and extremely intelligent. Valedictorian of her high school class.
May she rest in peace. And may those close to her be comforted.
That sucks to read about the passing of Judge Adair. She was always humble, witty and well prepared every time that I ever appeared before her. She had the temperament and intellectual acuity that one would hope to find in a great judge.
“CoreCivic does not have legal custody of detainees and is not responsible for the arraignment or tracking the arraignment of detainees,” Ryan Gustin, company public affairs manager, said in a statement.
Rivera had “numerous resources at his disposal to challenge his legal custody,” the statement said, including telephones that he used to call family members, mail, attorney visits and legal reference materials. Rivera also “never submitted any verbal or written grievance about this issue,” Gustin said.
LATER ON IN THE ARTICLE:
Rivera had been separated from other detainees and inmates at the 1,000-bed prison due to a previous gang affiliation, according to court documents. Jailers were nearly the only people he encountered.
“During his detention, Rivera repeatedly told CoreCivic employees … that he had not been to court and did not have (a lawyer),” the judges said in Friday’s ruling. “But CoreCivic employees neither informed the Marshals of Rivera’s plight nor took any other steps to remedy the situation.”
Rivera testified he was told to “just sit there and wait.”
——————————–
Is it just me, or does that sound like there was – at minimum – a "verbal" grievance?
But was it a grievance that they could take action on?
Complaints about the condition of his confinement (excessive use of solitary, for example), they can do something about or deny it. But prison guards all over have pretty much the same response to "nothing is happening in my case," and that is "talk to your lawyer" or "take it up with the judge." They hold who the Marshalls tell them to hold, and transport who the Marshalls tell them to transport.
This absolutely sucks for him, and private prisons are anhorrent. But in this case, I'm just not sure the outcome would have been any different had he been overlooked in a federally-run detention center. Where was the prosecutor in all this?
Did he not have a state or federal public defender he could contact?
According to his Complaint, no. He was indicted here, arrested in California and transferred here. He didn't have an initial hearing until after he reached out to FPD, 355 days after he arrived. Charges were dropped against his co-defendants, but this guy disappeared into the prison system.
The claim for damages is $355,000,000, which surprised me until I noticed it was Matt Callister who filed it. 2:17-cv-02776, if you're interested.
Looks like he sued the US Marshals too. Case No. 2:19-cv-00306-RFB-VCF. If I read the competing MSJs correctly, seems like the USA has admitted they messed up and forgot to send an email notifying anyone that he was in custody. So the feds literally "lost him" and CoreCivic then ignored his pleas for help.
From the MyNews4 story: “They were basically taking the position that, ‘Eh, what were we supposed to do? Not our fault,’” said Rivera’s attorney, Mitchell Bisson.
This seems to sum it up pretty well.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/recently-retired-clark-county-district-judge-dies-at-age-56-2368252/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/lawsuit-nevada-race-christianity-william-clark
Horrifying… just insanely horrifying that this is happening in our schools.
There are problems with race in this country, particularly the inertia of institutional racism. The big problem I have comes with the folks who want to make the issue about individual culpability and blame. Institutional racism exists not because individuals have malice, but because of inertia.
Aw crap. Not this topic again.
Yeah…I'd say at first glance this seems weird, but I just can't take anything serious when it comes from fox news.
11:56,
In that sense, I think a majority would agree that “systemic” racism very likely exists to some extent in some places. And most would favor aggressive measures to root it out from those places, as long as the ultimate goal is ensuring a level and neutral playing field. There will be more dispute over whether “systemic” racism should be presumed wherever disparate outcomes occur. In other words, do we assume the calculator is broken whenever we simply don’t like the answer it gives?
Politically, I think the rub is with other aspects of Critical Race Theory. E.g., the oppressor-oppressed paradigm; the ridiculously expansive notions of “racism” and “white supremacy” that include every white person by definition; flippant dismissal of (“color blind”) neutrality as an illegitimate goal; woke-ism; the association of objectivity, linear thinking, punctuality, and the Protestant Work Ethic, with “Whiteness,” etc. Let’s be honest. That’s where all the anxiety is, not over the theoretical concept that particular systems can be rigged and should be fixed where they're proven to exist.
Private prisons should be banned. There is not a doubt in my mind that guy repeatedly told the prison officials he hadn't seen a judge. I hope he gets every dime he asks for and then some. Injunctive relief, punitive damages…fuck CoreCivic.
Agreed. Private prisons should be outlawed.
Agreed.
convicted felons should be shot.
Those convicted of misdemeanors should work highway chain gangs or put NIKE sneakers together
Johnson & Johnson better pull in as much of that sweet sweet covid vaccine money as possible, because SCOTUS is going to let the $2B Missouri baby powder judgment stand.
Well, their stock was down a little over 2% today. Still up about 12.5% on the year though. I won’t be losing sleep over it.
They already set the money aside. Problem they have is there are thousands of other cases.
100 rounds of shots in Summetlin this wreekend. Why the hell did I pay $800k for my house on Pavillion? Also, where are the Andrww Cramer answers for being a crappy BOG? Have not seen anything.
Andrew Craner
Does anyone know the cause of death of Judge Adair? The cause of death was not listed in the article. So sad. Nice person and a fine judge.
We really need a "Like" button on this blog. I concur with all of the nice things said about Valerie Adair.
!Like!
I have a remedial question, are you able to file a pdf word created document without scanning to Eighth Judicial District Court? I always scan to PDF, thank you.
Can't you just save the word doc as a .pdf and upload the file?
That's what I mean, not sure if that was an option?
It is absolutely an option. Save as PDF, Print to PDF, etc.
For the love of all that is holy, stop printing and scanning.
10:19 again – yeah it's totally an option. No need to print and scan.
Damn, what a first day question!