If police raid a home in search of someone who doesn’t live there, who pays for repairs? [RJ]
Lawsuit claims man was defrauded by dancer; her attorney, Jim Jimmerson, says ex-boyfriend’s suit is sour grapes. [RJ]
Lawsuit with plaintiffs represented by Maggie McLetchie: Burning Man used Nevada police to block filming of cleanup. [RJ]
Woman, represented by Logan Wilson, alleges man groped, assaulted her in Allegiant Stadium suite. [RJ]
Lawsuit against funeral home claims it failed to cremate woman’s body. [RJ– ed. Props to the RJ on identifying lawyers who filed the complaints in 3/4 of these articles.]
Fees for public records are flashpoint for government, transparency advocates. [TNI]
“Breadth” of cyber attack identified, 90% of public-facing websites restored, Lombardo says. [Nevada Current]
Public invited to submit comments on finalists (James Berchtold, Marcus Brouwers, and Michelle Hauser) for District Court Commissioner- Guardianship. [NV Bar]
Supreme court denied Telle’s motion to file an opening brief in excess of the page limit holding “it is not counsel’s obligation to present every nonfrivolous claim” and that it is not “the hallmark of effective appellate representation to present every nonfrivolous claim.”
I wonder if his counsel is actually happy with that because I imagine at least some of those argument were included at Telles’ insistence or to avoid him claiming she is ineffective and now she can point to the order as a reason why a specific argument was excluded.
I wonder if this is a wise decision by the Nv S.Ct. because they are denying Telles a full opportunity to be heard which can then be raised on appeal. Not good.
Effective appellate representation lies not in proclaiming “That’s not fair!” and crying about it, but in making a little magic happen before the judicial clock runs out. See Weaver v. Michaels (2014).
On appeal to who? I don’t do criminal law but are they able to file a direct appeal to scotus? Or would it be a writ petition? Either way, I wouldn’t count on scotus ruling a page limit is unconstitutional considering they limit briefs to 40 pages.
12:52PM–It is obvious that you don’t do criminal law. Collateral review on habeas. This is how when the 9th Circuit a/k/a 9th Circus gets to review and reverse convictions. I am not saying this is reversible error. Hardly but a federal magistrate or judge could send it back. By the time the 9th Circuit sends a case back or reverses for a new trial, the clock has run on effectively retrying the case. It takes years and the witnesses and the attorneys are long gone. This results in ridiculous plea deals like time served.
Why u gotta be an ass to 12:52? He asked an honest question. Don’t try to make others feel bad. I bet u don’t kno done things about his area of law.
The story about the police raid is horrific. Since when do we conduct urban warfare to obtain someone accused of a felony? What if a small child were in that room? Even if there was a dangerous felon in the house, no child should have to endure PTSD so LVMPD can play war games. Someone needs to ratchet down the testosterone** over there because innocent people are going to get physically harmed, aside from the financial harm.
Thank you for letting us know. That is so sad. RIP indeed.
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September 18, 2025 4:35 pm
The most common reaction I hear is that the Arkansas millionaire was foolish, and I agree that it’s foolish to believe what a stripper tells you when she’s trying to take your money.
Jimmerson’s motion to dismiss casts this as a simple relationship that didn’t work out.
If we can agree that the plaintiff was foolish, I hope we can also agree that there is nothing admirable about the stripper’s “hustle.” If the allegations in the complaint are true, this person deserves no praise for profiting from her duplicity.
The foolish millionaire fell in love with the wrong woman. He had introduced her to his family, his grandchildren, and no doubt is now chastened and embarrassed by the experience.
I understand the woman is 49 years old, whose life skills apparently consist of duping foolish men out of their money by lying to them. One would hope that she is embarrassed by the behavior documented in this lawsuit, but I suspect she is incapable of shame.
Supreme court denied Telle’s motion to file an opening brief in excess of the page limit holding “it is not counsel’s obligation to present every nonfrivolous claim” and that it is not “the hallmark of effective appellate representation to present every nonfrivolous claim.”
I wonder if his counsel is actually happy with that because I imagine at least some of those argument were included at Telles’ insistence or to avoid him claiming she is ineffective and now she can point to the order as a reason why a specific argument was excluded.
Did Telles write out his motion by hand? He came in just under 50,000 words. Wowza.
I wonder if this is a wise decision by the Nv S.Ct. because they are denying Telles a full opportunity to be heard which can then be raised on appeal. Not good.
That could be said about almost any rule of procedure. I’ve heard from at least two clerks they only read the clerk’s brief anyway.
I agree. Anyone could argue having a page limit at all prevents some litigants from having a full opportunity to be heard.
Effective appellate representation lies not in proclaiming “That’s not fair!” and crying about it, but in making a little magic happen before the judicial clock runs out. See Weaver v. Michaels (2014).
On appeal to who? I don’t do criminal law but are they able to file a direct appeal to scotus? Or would it be a writ petition? Either way, I wouldn’t count on scotus ruling a page limit is unconstitutional considering they limit briefs to 40 pages.
12:52PM–It is obvious that you don’t do criminal law. Collateral review on habeas. This is how when the 9th Circuit a/k/a 9th Circus gets to review and reverse convictions. I am not saying this is reversible error. Hardly but a federal magistrate or judge could send it back. By the time the 9th Circuit sends a case back or reverses for a new trial, the clock has run on effectively retrying the case. It takes years and the witnesses and the attorneys are long gone. This results in ridiculous plea deals like time served.
Why u gotta be an ass to 12:52? He asked an honest question. Don’t try to make others feel bad. I bet u don’t kno done things about his area of law.
Telles, this is going to go on forever.
Can’t someone stick his head in a toilet or something to stop the nonsense.
We get all these emails attacking judges. It’s fully relevant to ask why the provocateur isn’t attacking bar counsel
What emails attacking judges?
The story about the police raid is horrific. Since when do we conduct urban warfare to obtain someone accused of a felony? What if a small child were in that room? Even if there was a dangerous felon in the house, no child should have to endure PTSD so LVMPD can play war games. Someone needs to ratchet down the testosterone** over there because innocent people are going to get physically harmed, aside from the financial harm.
**Poorly socialized men tend to perceive aggression when there is none.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1608085113
RIP Richard Dreitzer
What?
He passed away yesterday after battling an unknown illness. Great guy.
Thank you for letting us know. That is so sad. RIP indeed.
The most common reaction I hear is that the Arkansas millionaire was foolish, and I agree that it’s foolish to believe what a stripper tells you when she’s trying to take your money.
Jimmerson’s motion to dismiss casts this as a simple relationship that didn’t work out.
If we can agree that the plaintiff was foolish, I hope we can also agree that there is nothing admirable about the stripper’s “hustle.” If the allegations in the complaint are true, this person deserves no praise for profiting from her duplicity.
The foolish millionaire fell in love with the wrong woman. He had introduced her to his family, his grandchildren, and no doubt is now chastened and embarrassed by the experience.
I understand the woman is 49 years old, whose life skills apparently consist of duping foolish men out of their money by lying to them. One would hope that she is embarrassed by the behavior documented in this lawsuit, but I suspect she is incapable of shame.