Excuses, Excuses

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  • Craig P. Kenny & Associates’ 17th Annual Open House is tonight.
  • Attorney Robert Flummerfelt is representing a Hawaiaan woman in her suit against Boyd Gaming for discrimination against her when employees confronted her coming out of a ladies’ restroom thinking she was a man. [Las Vegas Sun]
  • County Commissioner Steve Sisolak thinks there was some collusion between Sheriff Doug Gillespie, the police union, and arbitrator Robert Perkovich to secure a pre-determined outcome before an arbitration took place that resulted in raises for officers. That might explain why they went all the way to Illinois to pick an arbitrator. [RJ]
  • Finally a list where Nevada is neither first, nor last:  lawyers per capita. Nevada ranks 42nd with a mere 24.83 lawyers per 10,000 people (until bar exam results come out in a few weeks). [The Law School Tuition Bubble via Above the Law]
  • Only one public defender per customer, Leon Benzer! The alleged mastermind behind the HOA scandal’s current lawyer Daniel Albregts argued that a second attorney was necessary to handle all the evidence in play. Magistrage George Foley, Jr. disagreed. [RJ]
  • Five months after the evidentiary hearing, Judge Linda Marie Bell issued a statement that she is still working on a ruling in O.J. Simpson’s attempt at getting a new trial. No indication on when to expect it. [Las Vegas Sun]
  • National Pro Bono Week is coming up and on October 23, 2013, LACSN is sponsoring a pro-bono Ask-a-Lawyer event. Volunteer attorneys are needed to provide counsel and advice for all areas of civil law. If you have two hours of time you can spare that morning, contact Sara Freest at sfreest@lacsn.org or (702) 386-1070 ext. 1444.
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October 11, 2013 4:07 pm

So I just came across a case (we're only tangentially involved), where Plaintiff has moved for Service by Publication against an individual Defendant. However, in the first paragraph of the Motion for Service by Publication, P admits that their own internet search for D shows that D died in 2007. Please tell me that even in Clark County, this motion is going to be denied.

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October 11, 2013 4:47 pm

Cite or it didn't happen.

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October 11, 2013 5:03 pm
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Ferniehurst Holdings LLC, Plaintiff(s) vs. James Rowlett, Defendant(s), Case No. A-13-687044-C

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October 11, 2013 4:49 pm

as to the lawyers – the study has much more interesting stats on employed lawers where Nevada moves up the list to 23 (20.57 per 10k)

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October 11, 2013 5:01 pm

Nothing says "Vegas,baby!" like the Kenny party. It is who we are. Craig Kenny and company are everything you like about Vegas. Can't wait.

You can live here and bash Vegas for all it's flaws or you can embrace what a truly unique place Vegas is. Tonight, I'm embracing it!

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October 11, 2013 6:27 pm
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This.

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October 11, 2013 5:13 pm

Regardless of what you may think of Mr. Benzer, remind me again why the US Attorney's Office is allowed to allocate as many attorneys to the prosecution as they so choose to handle millions of pages of documents and witnesses but a Defendant is only allowed 1.

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October 11, 2013 6:47 pm
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For those of you in firms: tell me if your firm would take a case with millions of documents and assign one lawyer to it?

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October 11, 2013 10:16 pm

How is the U.S. Government/Prosecution allowed to file an opposition, even voice their opinion on Benzer getting an additional attorney. They should have no input at all. That should be totally ex parte. "RIDICKALESS" NONE OF THEIR EFFFING BIDNESS. Maybe they should be able to pick who represents who next?

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October 11, 2013 10:19 pm

Beer truck is here but not open for business just yet. VERY SOON!!!!!

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October 16, 2013 7:13 am

So how can one get a legal aid attorney when the opposing attorney is on the LACSN board….conflict of interest. So the other poor guy just goes without counsel. Guess all attorneys should be on the board for LACSN

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October 18, 2013 5:23 pm
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Not true