I haven’t read the Complaint, but Judge Kishner is one of the judges I look forward to evaluating in the RJ survey. She is a caricature for the proposition of exalting form over substance.
I remember going to a Business Court Bench/Bar. Literally every other judge said how they prefer things to be for ease of the litigants. Kishner sat by herself on the other side of the courtroom and contradicted everything that the other judges said they preferred. Sometimes I dont think she is a stickler for the rules; I think she is a contrarian for control.
Does anyone know if TylerTech’s judicial side interface shows the IP Address of the device/system/network, the OS, and browser, that files documents? If so, honestly, this is so out there for an attorney to file something like that, where if I was the judge, I’d want a list of case filings filed by that IP# and see if it correlates to the information from other filings in the office he is suing, or other filings done late at night on those cases done by him directly. However, A-25-921295-C reads similarly, and went from the original complaint to the fourth amended complaint in 11 days without a motion or stipulation after the FAC for subsequent ones, where the same attorney individually sued Geico and other defs.
State Bar website says he is at Cooper Levenson. The Complaints allege that he has been at Bremer Whyte and John Cotton’s offices in last 6 months. Is he still at Cooper Levenson?
This is a good chance for the SBN/OBC to put its money where its mouth is on lawyer wellness and well-being. This person clearly needs an intervention. I dont know him and do not have the ability to intervene. But SBN/OBC does.
He is having paranoid delusions and rather than walking the streets muttering to himself he is filing legal actions to attack the “villains” of his delusions.
No. OBC does not. OBC investigates misconduct and it’s highly unlikely this has generated a grievance already (or will at all). So when this attorney’s loved ones, friends, fellow colleagues, and LCL reach out unsuccessfully, do we still blame OBC? I’m sure someone here will.
That is exactly how those rules work. You will see SCR 117 referenced often in disciplinary proceedings where an infirmity makes one unable to respond to the allegations; however that is not the only context in which the disability rules kick in. Discipline is under subsection (D); Disability is under subsection (E) and was specifically placed separately because disability is not a subset of discipline.
Oh I dont know about that. It is odd. It is troubled. Yet those of us who routinely get pro se complaints across our desk see stuff like this all of the time. The only unique thing is that this was filed by an attorney.
A fine example of the result of the Boyd legal writing program.
Wait until the we get the new crop of lawyers admitted on the 100 question online bar exam.
I’m a Boyd grad, and I am not a fan of the school (attended mid-2010s). I don’t think this particular issue is their fault. Either Ty had a mental break or this is an impersonation. It’s worth remembering that Ty took the three-day exam. There’s lots to criticize about Boyd. So much. But this isn’t it.
12:37 here.
Sorry, not so much a shot at Boyd, but it does graduate people who can’t write a motion.
The intended target was the Boyd professor who was instrumental in turning the professional bar exam into an “everybody gets admitted” exam.
Joan Howarth led the charge to change the bar exam. Though she is a woman, she is not a legal writing professor. Women are no longer relegated to teaching only legal writing. Additionally, she led the charge to change the bar exam for good reasons. The resulting passage requirements are kind of silly, though. Fifty hours of updating a Rolodex is not going to train the next generation of lawyers.
Do you think it is weird he has criminal charges now for damaging some car?
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I’m glad the RJ is brining the survey back. My concern is that it won’t be as effective as in the past because the RJ’s readership is a morsel of what it once was.
You can dismiss that as the internet coming for newspapers, but 20 years into the internet (2015), the RJ had a print circulation of 232,000. There’s obviously a lot more going on that “the internet.”
I cancelled my subscription a few months ago while I was cutting fat from the family budget. It was something like $45/month. I actually really like the RJ. I have received countless mail offers from them trying to lure me back. Finally, this past week, they offered me a year subscription that includes full digital access, and print delivery Friday-Sunday. The price? $9.99. For a whole year. I signed up, but it reeks of desperation and that can’t possibly be sustainable.
It is, but it’s scope is limited to politics and public policy. It’s not a full-service news outlet like the RJ. It’s also not focused primarily on Vegas, like the RJ is.
There’s a difference between the NY Times occasionally failing to live up to its journalistic principles it holds itself too and the RJ’s employing a reporter who wrote hard news Monday through Friday and then wrote anti-Biden screeds in the opinion section over the weekend.
Saying “all media is the same” is no different than saying “the two parties are the same” – it’s a fundamentally naive and uninformed viewpoint masquerading as savviness.
11:07 AM here. The Adelson conflict of interest is real, that can’t be denied. The RJ deserves high skepticism when “reporting” on issues near and dear to the Adelsons views and interests – Trump, Israel, the Convention & Visitors Authority, etc.
But for the run of the mill stuff, especially the local news in the B section, it really is the best in Nevada. Nobody is even close.
1st
(the worst)
The survey is worthwhile by the RJ. Whether anyone looks at it, who knows.
The RJ relies on it for its endorsements, and some voters still rely on the RJ for endorsements, so in some way it helps.
They should also include the senior judges.
You guys should read the complaint filed in A-25-922103-C. You can thank me later. Judge Kishner is gonna have a field day with this one.
There’s already been an entire discussion on Friday’s post.
#StillTeamCostcoChicken
I haven’t read the Complaint, but Judge Kishner is one of the judges I look forward to evaluating in the RJ survey. She is a caricature for the proposition of exalting form over substance.
Sometimes she doesn’t even get the form right. Her form is basically her way or the highway.
I remember going to a Business Court Bench/Bar. Literally every other judge said how they prefer things to be for ease of the litigants. Kishner sat by herself on the other side of the courtroom and contradicted everything that the other judges said they preferred. Sometimes I dont think she is a stickler for the rules; I think she is a contrarian for control.
She is absolutely a contrarian for control. She also likes to embarrass attorneys. She makes cases more expensive for litigants.
Does anyone know if TylerTech’s judicial side interface shows the IP Address of the device/system/network, the OS, and browser, that files documents? If so, honestly, this is so out there for an attorney to file something like that, where if I was the judge, I’d want a list of case filings filed by that IP# and see if it correlates to the information from other filings in the office he is suing, or other filings done late at night on those cases done by him directly. However, A-25-921295-C reads similarly, and went from the original complaint to the fourth amended complaint in 11 days without a motion or stipulation after the FAC for subsequent ones, where the same attorney individually sued Geico and other defs.
Damn, between this and the other one, this is wild. I know this guy, can’t believe it could actually be him.
You should reach out to him. Quite frankly, I wonder if it is really him or someone else that got ticked off at his employer (or former employer).
It is him.
State Bar website says he is at Cooper Levenson. The Complaints allege that he has been at Bremer Whyte and John Cotton’s offices in last 6 months. Is he still at Cooper Levenson?
Not according to their website.
I believe the Clerk’s office has access to this.
Read it. Very concerning. Someone needs help. And someone might need protection.
This is a good chance for the SBN/OBC to put its money where its mouth is on lawyer wellness and well-being. This person clearly needs an intervention. I dont know him and do not have the ability to intervene. But SBN/OBC does.
Can anyone summarize?
Someone broke into his apartment and moved his Kirkland chicken and a car title. John Cotton obviously responsible. Beyond weird.
#TeamCostcoChicken
He is having paranoid delusions and rather than walking the streets muttering to himself he is filing legal actions to attack the “villains” of his delusions.
No. OBC does not. OBC investigates misconduct and it’s highly unlikely this has generated a grievance already (or will at all). So when this attorney’s loved ones, friends, fellow colleagues, and LCL reach out unsuccessfully, do we still blame OBC? I’m sure someone here will.
State Bar OBC has the authority to investigate attorneys who are suffering from disability which is impeding their ability to practice.
Look at SCR 117 and 118.
100% not how either of those rules work.
That is exactly how those rules work. You will see SCR 117 referenced often in disciplinary proceedings where an infirmity makes one unable to respond to the allegations; however that is not the only context in which the disability rules kick in. Discipline is under subsection (D); Disability is under subsection (E) and was specifically placed separately because disability is not a subset of discipline.
Undoubtedly, one of the oddest Complaints ever. It is disconcerting. One or both are extremely troubled.
Oh I dont know about that. It is odd. It is troubled. Yet those of us who routinely get pro se complaints across our desk see stuff like this all of the time. The only unique thing is that this was filed by an attorney.
A fine example of the result of the Boyd legal writing program.
Wait until the we get the new crop of lawyers admitted on the 100 question online bar exam.
Another Boyd graduate.
I’m a Boyd grad, and I am not a fan of the school (attended mid-2010s). I don’t think this particular issue is their fault. Either Ty had a mental break or this is an impersonation. It’s worth remembering that Ty took the three-day exam. There’s lots to criticize about Boyd. So much. But this isn’t it.
12:37 here.
Sorry, not so much a shot at Boyd, but it does graduate people who can’t write a motion.
The intended target was the Boyd professor who was instrumental in turning the professional bar exam into an “everybody gets admitted” exam.
Joan Howarth led the charge to change the bar exam. Though she is a woman, she is not a legal writing professor. Women are no longer relegated to teaching only legal writing. Additionally, she led the charge to change the bar exam for good reasons. The resulting passage requirements are kind of silly, though. Fifty hours of updating a Rolodex is not going to train the next generation of lawyers.
Friend!
You remember using a Rolodex.
My favorite part is how it says “I am never donating to National Public Radio again.” LOL
This and the GEICO pleadings are disturbing. If anyone knows him, this might warrant a welfare check.
Do you think it is weird he has criminal charges now for damaging some car?
I’m glad the RJ is brining the survey back. My concern is that it won’t be as effective as in the past because the RJ’s readership is a morsel of what it once was.
In less than a decade, the RJ has gone from a paid circulation of 232,000 to just 37,000. https://newtolasvegas.com/2024/09/23/las-vegas-newspaper-backing-trump-posts-lowest-print-circulation-in-60-years/
You can dismiss that as the internet coming for newspapers, but 20 years into the internet (2015), the RJ had a print circulation of 232,000. There’s obviously a lot more going on that “the internet.”
I cancelled my subscription a few months ago while I was cutting fat from the family budget. It was something like $45/month. I actually really like the RJ. I have received countless mail offers from them trying to lure me back. Finally, this past week, they offered me a year subscription that includes full digital access, and print delivery Friday-Sunday. The price? $9.99. For a whole year. I signed up, but it reeks of desperation and that can’t possibly be sustainable.
I cancelled the day Adelson’s purchase of the paper was made public. Zero chance of journalistic integrity with Adelson in charge.
Can you name any print or web media that has “journalistic integrity”? They all, from NBC to Fox, New York Times to LA Times, all have agendas.
Democracy Now
“Can you name any print or web media that has ‘journalistic integrity’? ”
Easy. All the media that reminds me of how right I already am.
The Nevada Independent is an excellent source.
It is, but it’s scope is limited to politics and public policy. It’s not a full-service news outlet like the RJ. It’s also not focused primarily on Vegas, like the RJ is.
Some more than others, though.
There’s a difference between the NY Times occasionally failing to live up to its journalistic principles it holds itself too and the RJ’s employing a reporter who wrote hard news Monday through Friday and then wrote anti-Biden screeds in the opinion section over the weekend.
Saying “all media is the same” is no different than saying “the two parties are the same” – it’s a fundamentally naive and uninformed viewpoint masquerading as savviness.
The two parties are quite clearly the same. If you can’t see that, your lenses need a better prescription.
11:07 AM here. The Adelson conflict of interest is real, that can’t be denied. The RJ deserves high skepticism when “reporting” on issues near and dear to the Adelsons views and interests – Trump, Israel, the Convention & Visitors Authority, etc.
But for the run of the mill stuff, especially the local news in the B section, it really is the best in Nevada. Nobody is even close.
Same here.