Judge Gloria Sturman is retiring in February. Applications are now available for temporary appointment to fill the vacancy until the end of the year. [NV Bar]
CA lawyer sues for $1.1M in alleged unpaid fees from OJ Simpson. [News3LV]
What it’s like to be a process server in Las Vegas. [RJ]
Why Nevada has written off $106M in “bad debt” in recent years. [TNI]
Chasing Horse disrupts court week before sex abuse trial. [KTNV]
Attorney weighs in on Venezuelan immigration challenges in U.S. [News3LV]
Two questions off the bat: 1. Who would do $1.1 million worth of work for O.J. Simpson without a very large evergreen retainer? 2. If his estate is truly only $400-500k, then no one is going to get more than a few cents on the dollar (with most going to the Goldmans, which is as it should be), so why bother?
You can’t write off unpaid legal fees unless you use accrual method of accounting which means you already paid taxes on it when billed. I am not aware of any attorneys who use an accrual method for accounting because why would you pay taxes as fees are billed rather than as fees are collected?
Stalking horse claims to water down the Goldmans’ claim. You get friendly creditors to file claims which dilute the claims of legitimate creditors.
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January 6, 2026 10:44 am
Is this an accurate description of how judicial elections work?
The overwhelming majority of voters, if the select judicial candidates, will just pick randomly, with bias for and against certain demographics that can be implied from the name. This means a roughly 50/50 splits. So if there are 100,000 voters, a candidate doesn’t need to persuade 50,000, they just need to persuade a couple thousand to tip the balances 52,000 to 48,000. Persuading 2,000 people is very doable through rubber chicken dinner, civic affinity organizations, rarely listened to podcast/radio interviews and union endorsements.
1. If they are selecting on name, it isn’t random.
2. Voters have ALWAYS leaned on name bias. It’s why people keep voting for Hardys and Hafens and other dynasties. It’s also why people with ethnic names have historically had a difficult time getting elected.
3. Yes, convincing swing voters is how every competitive election works.
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January 6, 2026 11:08 am
Chasing Horse retained Craig Mueller as his attorney. Then he got mad because Mueller did not visit him in jail but allegedly sent his investigator to talk to him. He wants his public defender back. No comment.
The history is a barrier to local buy-in. It’s just another transient sports franchise with an incompetent, silver spoon boomer grifter. VGK is ours. The Raiders and A’s are not.
Admittedly this isn’t my area but can’t they just amend it to “Las Vegas Athletics Baseball Club” or something along that line to comport with the specificity requirement and then they can still have the uniforms and merchandise with the old team name and new city? Or will there just be odd legal wrangling between A’s and USPTO and it eventually gets confirmed?
Two questions off the bat: 1. Who would do $1.1 million worth of work for O.J. Simpson without a very large evergreen retainer? 2. If his estate is truly only $400-500k, then no one is going to get more than a few cents on the dollar (with most going to the Goldmans, which is as it should be), so why bother?
Tax bad debt write off. An audit may require you show that you made an attempt to collect for a debt of this size.
You can’t write off unpaid legal fees unless you use accrual method of accounting which means you already paid taxes on it when billed. I am not aware of any attorneys who use an accrual method for accounting because why would you pay taxes as fees are billed rather than as fees are collected?
Stalking horse claims to water down the Goldmans’ claim. You get friendly creditors to file claims which dilute the claims of legitimate creditors.
Is this an accurate description of how judicial elections work?
The overwhelming majority of voters, if the select judicial candidates, will just pick randomly, with bias for and against certain demographics that can be implied from the name. This means a roughly 50/50 splits. So if there are 100,000 voters, a candidate doesn’t need to persuade 50,000, they just need to persuade a couple thousand to tip the balances 52,000 to 48,000. Persuading 2,000 people is very doable through rubber chicken dinner, civic affinity organizations, rarely listened to podcast/radio interviews and union endorsements.
This is how it works, right?
1. If they are selecting on name, it isn’t random.
2. Voters have ALWAYS leaned on name bias. It’s why people keep voting for Hardys and Hafens and other dynasties. It’s also why people with ethnic names have historically had a difficult time getting elected.
3. Yes, convincing swing voters is how every competitive election works.
Chasing Horse retained Craig Mueller as his attorney. Then he got mad because Mueller did not visit him in jail but allegedly sent his investigator to talk to him. He wants his public defender back. No comment.
I am anti Chasing Horse except to the extent that he is anti Craig Mueller.
It is a week before trial and his attorney has not spoken to him, he claims. Attorney says, “Well I sent my investigator isn’t that good enough?”
We’re talking potential lengthy prison sentence (perhaps life) and his attorney has yet to talk to him.
https://www.si.com/mlb/athletics/onsi/relocation/a-s-running-into-issue-with-las-vegas-athletics-trademark
I’m sure they get this straightened out, but LOL. Dare to dream that we get a new owner an unique Vegas identity tho.
The A’s are so bad they cant even win a court filing. lol
I hope they keep the A’s name. There’s a lot of history from PHA to KC to OAK that is important to the Game.
Connie Mack to Jimmie Fox to Reggie Jackson to Catfish Hunter to Vida Blue to Rickey to Eckersley to Zito to Nick Kurtz.
I’d hate to see that go the way of the Houston Oilers or the Montreal Expos.
There’s no real connection between Connie Mack and this debacle in West Sacramento.
The history of the team is a lot more important than the terrible steward in ownership now.
I’m just saying, don’t let him change the name and try to create something new in place of a great history.
The history is a barrier to local buy-in. It’s just another transient sports franchise with an incompetent, silver spoon boomer grifter. VGK is ours. The Raiders and A’s are not.
I’m more of a 3,000 years of beautiful tradition from Moses to Sandy Koufax baseball fan. Go Dodgers.
Admittedly this isn’t my area but can’t they just amend it to “Las Vegas Athletics Baseball Club” or something along that line to comport with the specificity requirement and then they can still have the uniforms and merchandise with the old team name and new city? Or will there just be odd legal wrangling between A’s and USPTO and it eventually gets confirmed?