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If litigation was like the WWE and you had entrance music play every time you entered the courtroom, what would yours be? Not just the entire song, but what part of the song–these are relatively quick entrances. Have you ever considered the lack of music in the courthouse? What kind of stuff are you listening to these days that rocks your world?
Here’s the walk-up song for the HONORABLE Michele Fiore when she retakes the bench:
https://youtu.be/qbGFrrifeEs?feature=shared&t=50
Hahahaha
And we know the Honorable Judge Ballou would pick Cardi B’s ‘Get Up 10′:
Get money, go hard, you’re mothafuckin’ right
Never been a fraud in my mothafuckin’ life
Get money, go hard, damn fuckin’ right
Stunting on these bitches out of mothafuckin’ spite
WAP
The Best – Tina Turner
Sunshine of Your Love – Cream
16 Tons by Tenn Ernie Ford
The Undertaker’s Bell toll entrance theme is what i would like to have.
This is off topic, but it is disappointing how both opposing counsel and clients treat staff. I fired a client today for going on an obscene rant against one of our staff members who did nothing wrong except take his call. I was in probate court a few weeks ago when the PC ripped an attorney for disrespecting his staff. I’ll never understand that.
It’s my duty, as an attorney, to shred anyone who is abusive to my staff. Judges have the same duty.
FANTASTIC THREAD!
I have chastised many a client and a few OC for the way that they treat my staff. If there was no remorse and an apology, the clients were fired. It happens all too often and its sad.
Publicly have the backs of your staff and they will have your back every time. Take their side, even they made a mistake. Never let those that you rely on to be treated foul, even by paying clients.
Lastly, an attorney that allows this is NOT respected by her clients or her OC and especially by their own staff.
This was backed up by a recent probate bench-bar. They reminded folks that when their staff sends out comments or issues that prevent a matter from reaching the approved list, the staff are really just acting as couriers for the commissioners’ messages. Any discourteous disagreements or uncivil comments made by attorneys in response, either through email or the phone, are actually directed at the court. That is to say, making them is extremely unwise.
Staff is staff. Very rarely are they acting on their own inititative. Call me a bastard all ya want, but Don’t. Disrespect. The. Staff.
Intro to Baba O’Riley by the Who or the opening of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train
“Kim” by Eminem.
Really sets the tone for a divorce evidentiary hearing.
Collins v. District Court, No. 90569. Admittedly I only spent a few minutes looking at the docket, but damn that is harsh. Not the college exams part, but the aneurism.
The aneurysm and comments that Counsel is committing malpractice by the case being assigned to her is unnecessarily harsh. I witnessed another case where the plaintiff had a heart attack two weeks before the trial and had a doctor’s note prohibiting travel and one of the two defendants fled the jurisdiction while under subpoena and announced that the defendant would not attend trial. Plaintiff obviously moved to continue under both bases. One of our esteemed jurists accused the plaintiff of “game-playing” for having a heart attack and said that the defendant was not necessary for trial (even though under a subpoena). I am all for due process but some of these judges appear to check their common sense and decency at the door.
I worked for a firm with 50 attorneys. One of the attorneys son died right at the start of a trial after jury selection. I don’t remember the circumstances of the death. However, the trial judge refused to grant a continuance. The firm would not assign another attorney to the case. That’s when I knew I wasn’t going to stay with that firm.
Did opposing counsel refuse to stipulate to continue the trial?
They had already continued the trial by stipulation to a date requested by Def’s counsel; the date that Def’s counsel was trying to get continued again. Looks like another firm stepped in for one Defendant, and Def’s counsel got his medical procedure rescheduled and started the trial yesterday. NVSC denied the writ anyway.
if that isn’t good cause to continue a trial. WHAT IS?
Dayuuumm!
after looking at the file, i can see why the court is moving forward. Defense already got one continuance, and they asked for another continuance at the last minute. And its only because they want one attorney to handle the trial, despite other partners at the firm being able to handle the trial. Zinna herself was not involved with the case until couple months before trial anyway, as the handling attorney quit the firm. so it makes no difference really if its Zinna or some other partner. Zinna is saying because of her “supervisory role” she is more familiar with the matter. i call BS on that part, and presume so does the Court.
OP here. I guess I would also want to know more about the medical history. An AAA (if that’s what this is) is the type of thing that can be stable for a long time, and may only need to be monitored and checked periodically. But if it starts growing and becomes unstable, then it may require intervention, sometimes emergently. At least that’s what I remember from a few files. So what did she know and when did she know it as far as jumping into this case would be the question. Still seems overly harsh to me, but I’m not the one running the courtroom.
The minute anyone said “aneurysm” I would have granted the continuance. Way too harsh to me.
My peremptory list is getting longer *sigh*.
I’m sorry but this judge’s decision seems ABSURD to me. What difference would it make for her docket if she exercised a shred of humanity and simply granted a continuance? NONE.
No idea. But perhaps, she felt that there were some shenanigans going on. Not like we haven’t seen(or pulled) lots of attempts and weak moves to get a continuance.
That idea would seem to go out the window when health issues come into play. Covid can you get a continuance but brain surgery doesn’t cut it? Come on. Also – we’re talking about a second trial continuance. Not a seventh.
This decision is the result of a court relying on its “feelings” of shenanigans instead of the law and reason.
Agreed.
From Respondent’s brief: “This appeal is now being pursued at the expense of a non-profit organization and the county because Appellant Williams (who admittedly owns assets well in excess of $1 million, if not $2 million, and decided not to pay her prior attorney) somehow persuaded Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada that she is ‘indigent’.”
Welcome to the Jungle, which is what I want OC to think to himself when he sees me appear on the other side.
Just don’t do it in front of the discovery commissioner. They don’t appreciate “fun and games”
I am assuming you recently heard this statement from a DC. Ha mother loving ha. Discovery is nothing but a game and the DCs promote the gamesmanship.
The Curb Your Enthusiasm Theme
Warning – Notorious B.I.G.
Anything by Led Zeppelin…
The intro to Immigrant Song is the best for this
You mean I’m not the only person who thinks about courtroom entry songs???
Definitely the Imperial March
This is what I was thinking.
Danger Zone by Ted Nugent
If I were a DA, without a doubt my walk up would be “Sound of da Police” by KRS-One
or bad boys.
Bar exam results just came out– 46% passage rate
Oh no! But how will this affect Boyd’s US News rankings!??!?! Let’s not lose perspective on what really matters.
eek!
Apparently the February California bar exam was a royal cluster . . .
Trial Time by The Last Mr. Bigg – specifically
“Get yeah 12 white folks and take that sh*t to trial bitch
You all motherf***er talking about given me 20 mother f***ing years
I got 4 motherf***ing lawyers standing right here and we’ll strike this bitch up”
Mama Said Knock You Out
P.I.M.P. By 50 Cent
I’d drop the needle right here:
You can’t write if you can’t relate
Trade the cash for the beef for the body for the hate
And my time is a piece of wax falling on a termite
That’s choking on the splinters
Soy un perdedor
I’m a loser baby…
Easy: 2 top contenders: 1- All I do is Win and 2 – Thunderstruck
Happy Wednesday!