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State public defender Patty Cafferata should sue for defamation. That meeting was outrageous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne7PN2xryFc
Can anyone give me the cliff notes version of the hearing?
The Division of Indigent Defense Services had a board meeting. The primary topics of discussion were the termination of the former Director of the state agency, which was done by the Governor’s employees without any real explanation to either her or the Board; and the Governor’s appointment of Cafferata as the State Public Defender, and her qualifications to represent defendants facing serious felony charges, in light of complaints about her performance from judges, prosecutors, and a DIDs monitor who reviews the performance of court appointed counsel in rural areas. She also failed to provide basic biographical information regarding past trials, as required for appointment. Instead of attending the meeting, she went to a Heritage Institute meeting. She sent an attorney to represent her, but he was unable to provide the missing information and unable to address the situation presented in White Pine County.
Lombardo is appointing Heritage Institute nutters to represent poor people? Wow! We really have gone down the rabbit hole.
Just like his piss poor judicial appointments.
McConnell and Gordon both have been incredible.
That’s not the word amongst my family court colleagues. Gordan is doing alright, but McConnell has a reputation for being mercurial and changing direction mid-case. Sorry, but seems like more of the same to me.
If you want to see a judge that is mercurial or changes direction mid-case (or even several times in a case), go sit in Dept P’s gallery for like 3 minutes.
10:04 here
Thank you!
A defamation lawsuit would be a mistake. https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-241.html#NRS241Sec0353
Not to mention NRS 41.635 et seq.
Well I only watched a few
Minutes of it but I am not sure if people speaking as part of “public comment” would qualify… they are not part of the “public body” nor are they “testifying.”???
Not to mention https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-041.html#NRS041Sec635
Hiring Cafferata for that position was outrageous. I would love to see Lombardo’s explanation for that decision. She had zero experience with criminal defense, very little, if any, recent trial experience, and was a bonkers choice for that important job. He set her up to fail.
And she is 83 years old to boot, according to Wikipedia.
Her mother was Barbara Vucanovich, who represented essentially everywhere but Clark back when we had only two congressional seats here. She has pretty much been connected her whole career. And wtf is an 83 year-old doing in that job?
Lombardo’s version of a DEI hire.
No one talking about how Chris Arabia of Nye county DA lawsuit fame was appointed by Sisolak and as a result the state PD lost a county contract, lost most of their attorneys from the office, and then Chris resigned once his PERS vested (4 years as DA, 1 as State PD)?
If by no one you mean yourself, don’t talk about yourself that way my dude. It’s a rough and tumble profession, but we’re here for you.
What attorneys? Which county? The Carson contact was gone before Chris accepted appointment. Most of those attorneys and staff jumped ship and went to work for Carson City, and took substantial raises. Can you blame them?
Presumably this insider information of yours would include the seriously deficient budget under which NSPD was operating? Nor a peep about the governor’s idiotic revocation of remote work in the 7th largest state in the nation all while ~25% of state positions (including attorneys) remain vacant? Would you work for the pennies the State pays? I sure wouldn’t.
“The Carson contact was gone before Chris accepted appointment.” This is false. You otherwise have a smattering of truth in your comment but it’s all mixed up.
The termination date of the contract may have come after Chris’ appointment, but it was in the works well before that. You don’t just build a department out of nothing in a short span. Most of the attorneys and staff left NSPD and joined the newly formed Carson PD’s office. It was already a done deal. Likely because of certain managerial choices made by DIDS admin. But you grind that axe.
Will the real water victims receive anything? Is there insurance? No one could pay that verdict.
A $5 off coupon for a case of RealWater. May not be combined with other offers, sales, or promotions.
It’s not about Real Water at this point. Look at the other defendants.
I’m just a dumb divorce lawyer looking forward to when it’s my turn to be a judge. What does this even mean?
Real Water is dead (and in BK). They are just suing to carve up its insurance policy at this point. The real deep pocket targets now are the retailers.
You can downvote if you wish but those are the deep pockets. Real Water does not have enough insurance to go around to all of Kemp’s clients. The deep pockets who are still solvent are the retailers.
Can anysone help me. I just find out my IQ is 47. I don’t think it’s low enough to qualify me for the OBC but I thought I might sneak in as a family court judge. Any advice is appercated. Than yu!
When dad is a druG addict who has never paid child support, hasn’t seen the kid in years, has a history of beatinG women, and has been in and out of multiple rehabs to no avail, don’t send the 12 year old little Girl to stay with him for the summer. He’ll leave her at a party with his druGGie friends and she’ll get raped. If I think of any additional tidbits for family court judGes, I’ll post them.
When I clerked at family court I saw a judge, not mine, send a 9-year-old girl to live with bio mom and stepdad for the summer when earlier that year he had been released from prison for sexually assaulting a young girl about her age. I’ve never seen a look on a man’s face like that dad had. Never found out what happened. I Pray nothing.
Horrifying and 100% believable. The fact that mom let such a man into her home is proof enough that mom lacks protective capacity. That won’t stop family court judges though.
I witnessed a hearing last week in Family Court where both parties appeared in proper person. Mom, was making similar allegations as 11:09 a.m.. Dad’s response was that, Mom’s a liar. Mom kept stating her reasons with no proof, no evidence, nothing. Just allegations. The Judge wanted to give Mom the relief requested. The Judge asked the Mom over and over what proof she had regarding the allegations.
The response was NONE. The Court informed the parties that the Court does not have the authority to deprive Dad of his custody and visitation without EVIDENCE pursuant to the U.S. Constitution. As a parent, I had a visceral reaction and agree with 11:09 a.m., don’t send the 12 y/o girl. As an attorney not so much. Parents have a constitutional right to parent their child(ren) pursuant to the 14th amendment of the United States Constitution. The Constitutional right to be a parent is balanced with the child’s best interest (NRS 125C.0035) and the child’s safety pursuant to Nevada Law. It’s reversible error to deny a parent access to their child without the bear minimum of even an offer of proof. I have a strategy to assist 11:09 a.m., but not enough time to share. I would highly recommend that the Mom seek the assistance of a knowledgeable family law attorney.
I agree and can tell you are experienced in family law. But one of the problems is the inconsistency and whimsical nature down there. One judge may quote what you just posted and another may say no way based upon accusations.
11:09 here. There was evidence. Years and years and years of evidence. JudGe saw the evidence. Dad admitted the evidence. The DA has years worth of proof of unpaid child support. The justice courts have dad’s records of violence aGainst women. Dad appeared on bluejeans from his sober livinG situation. The little girl was still sent to stay with a man she did not know, she was left at a party with his druGGie friends, and she was raped.
All the strateGy in the world does not help when a judGe is dead set on rulinG aGainst a party and/or their attorney.
11:34 a.m. here. Dear 11:09 a.m. I am heartbroken that the girl was raped. The vile criminal acts that minor child was subjected to cannot be undone.
I can tell that this blog cares about families and children. Undoubtedly, supervised visitation in Nevada would have been the right balance. That Judge has to live with their decision; it will not change what happened to the child, but hopefully that Judge will not make a similar decision in the future. IMHO, Nevada needs at least one Family Law Attorney on the Appellate Court to look at these cases with a more discerning eye. I can tell that this blog cares about families and children. A solution, likely based in legislation that recognizes even if you do your time, get sober for a brief moment, etc., you may not be a “fit” parent. There is that faction that pushes back on this and they normally prevail because of the U.S. Constitutional right to be a parent. Thus, society continues to be parented by druggie, wife beating, rehab failing, deadbeats. As a society are we ready, willing, and able to come together and put the child’s rights ahead of the parent’s rights?
The judges in family court have enough discretion to make findings that support protecting children. Instead they allow abusers to take their victims back to court over and over again. I do not think a family court judge should be on the appellate court because I have practiced family court long enough to know that none of them are qualified. The Myers’ opinion gives the judges discretion to deny motions to modify, they just have to do the work. Romano gives the judges discretion and requires that they make findings regarding a change of circumstances. They still don’t do their jobs. I’ve literally had a judge look at an opposing party (abusive, deadbeat dad) and tell him that the court did not find his filings or exhibits to be credible, but still granted dad a trial to modify custody under Myers. That’s the exact opposite of what the ruling says.
I hear your sincerity and kind of like your idea.
@11:03
Some are very bright. But, sadly, there is no IQ cut off, so you are in luck!. You only need to spend $ with a certain marketing agency.
I had a case in which a relatively stable stepfather was given temporary custody of a 10 year old girl who had been sexually abused by multiple men at mom’s house. Mom was arrested along with the men. CPA got involved. CPS worker got mad at stepfather for some reason, and went to court to tell the judge to release the little girl back to mom. The court inexplicably went along with the recommendation of CPS. You can predict what happened. The system failed this poor little girl.
Heartbreaking
Yep. Time and time again the judges in family court abdicate their authority to so-called out sourced providers, CPS workers, and therapists. And if the abuser can come up with money to pay a member of the cabal to represent them, even better.
I have been battling those Judges overruling good Independent Evals and siding with bad CPS reports for well over 2 decades.
Honestly, Family law, shit show that it is, is one of the few areas of my practice (10%) that gives me the feeling that I can make a difference. I am selective of the cases that I take and I rarely make a profit (occasionally on the flat fee cases). if the client will not do what they are told, behave like they are told or try to argue strategy with me, they are fired.
Be careful friend firing on a flat fee or even taking a flat fee. D “Wyatt Earp” H is watching.
Very sad and very true #FightTheCabal
I’m conducting a survey of 2024/2025 legal rates that will be presented to the Clark County Bench Bar on November 7, 2024, and with the blog. If you’d be so kind as to contribute, I would appreciate it:
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Do you plan to give this Blawg credit in your presents?
yes. I will. And you know who I am, so you can harangue me if I don’t.
And it’s the Business Court Bench Bar for the EDCR and not the Clark County Bench Bar.
Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this thing, because if anyone had said anything to me at all when I first started here that that sort of thing is frowned upon… you know, cause I’ve worked in a lot of offices, and I tell you, people do that all the time.
IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF
DAVID L. GOLDFARB, BAR NO. 10356.
https://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseView.do?csIID=68573
Seems like this guy LIKES to disclose. . . . . .
Think about this… Goldfarb is disbarred. Dougie made his staff watch him have sex with people in the office, and he merely remains suspended.
In hurry what did goldfarb alleged to have done thx ahead of time
Read it. Sex with numerous female family law clients.