Raiders HC Antonio Pierce named in wife’s BK after defaulting on $28M in loans.
“In the 2010s, Mr. Pierce was convinced to invest in car dealerships,” the filing said. “Despite his role as a mere passive investor with no oversight or management of the business’ affairs, Mr. Pierce was asked to sign various documents. Although the Debtor has no direct knowledge of the events, personal guaranties were later produced bearing Mr. Pierce’s name. When several of the businesses defaulted on their loans, the lenders obtained judgements against the businesses and Mr. Pierce as a guarantor. The Debtor is informed that these judgements amount to more than $28 million.”
Family court update: To avoid being on camera granting unsupervised contact with minor children to sex offenders and child rapists, the family court judges are now requiring attorneys to submit written closing briefs and they are issuing their orders from chambers rather than from the bench.
Family court judges also apparently do not understand the difference between “may” and “shall” when applying the law.
These and other reasons are why family court needs to be open to the media. Voters need to see what goes on and exactly how bad family court is. We cannot keep electing semi-qualified judges based on what they look like on their campaign signs and where they appear on the ballot.
The voters will never “see what goes on and exactly how bad family court is [presumably specific family court judges are].” Voters will continue to vote based on probable gender, probable ethnicity, and whether the candidate’s name is sort-of familiar.
Google “Los Angeles Judge Dzintra Janavs.” A good judge was defeated by a bagel store owner who had no experience and was not even a practicing attorney, but who had a pronouncable American-sounding name.
As long as judicial elections are decided by low-information voters, nothing will change.
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June 27, 2024 3:05 pm
I wish we had tentative rulings like how California does.
In a nutshell – the day before a hearing, judge posts a fairly detailed tentative ruling. Any parting that wants to contest it via oral argument has to notify the clerk and opposing counsel that day, otherwise the tentative becomes the ruling of the court.
No more wasting time to show up at a hearing that’s already been decided and isn’t going to be challenged (e.g., motion to dismiss with leave to amend)
The CA systems has a flaw. Tentative ruling posted on-line at 3:00. To challenge it, attorney needs to call the clerk by 4:20 or so (and hope the line is not busy!) to oppose. God forbid you are in depo or something else.
Once, I spent the entire time from 4:15 until 4:45 [when I gave up] trying to get through to the clerk without success, and then the next morning at 8:30, I was told “not our problem, the tentative is the Court’s order.” Maybe I would have lost anyway, but I wanted to argue the merits, just in case the judge had not read my moving papers [incredible, right?]
Yeah, having to call the clerk is a huge pain. Some counties have a link on the tentative page and you just have to click and submit, that’s a much better process.
Ellsworth retired as a District Court Judge in January 2021 and was on the bench for 10 years. Either you are not a lawyer or have a bar number that starts with 16XXX.
Providing tentatives would require the judge and clerk to work, rather than shooting from the hip.
When I was a civil litigator in LA, tentatives were not posted. But on checking in, you could ask to see the tentative. This was a great aid, because you knew what you had to argue.
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Has anyone on here ever shot a moose?
No but I can do the fandango
too hard to get a tag
Only bareknuckled them.
I LOL’d!!
Raiders HC Antonio Pierce named in wife’s BK after defaulting on $28M in loans.
“In the 2010s, Mr. Pierce was convinced to invest in car dealerships,” the filing said. “Despite his role as a mere passive investor with no oversight or management of the business’ affairs, Mr. Pierce was asked to sign various documents. Although the Debtor has no direct knowledge of the events, personal guaranties were later produced bearing Mr. Pierce’s name. When several of the businesses defaulted on their loans, the lenders obtained judgements against the businesses and Mr. Pierce as a guarantor. The Debtor is informed that these judgements amount to more than $28 million.”
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/antonio-pierces-wife-files-for-bankruptcy-stemming-from-raiders-hcs-previous-car-dealership-involvements/
Wait. Who was advising Pierce? Never become a guarantor of someone else’s debt. Passive investor, maybe. Guarantor, never.
Raiders employees’ ability to get in trouble off the field stays undefeated.
https://babylonbee.com/news/fox-news-declares-biden-winner-of-tonights-debate
I thought this was funny and might offend each side equally. Spoiler: for those who don’t remember Fox was accused of calling AZ prematurely in 2020.
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Good ol’ stumblin bumblin Joe!
Family court update: To avoid being on camera granting unsupervised contact with minor children to sex offenders and child rapists, the family court judges are now requiring attorneys to submit written closing briefs and they are issuing their orders from chambers rather than from the bench.
Family court judges also apparently do not understand the difference between “may” and “shall” when applying the law.
These and other reasons are why family court needs to be open to the media. Voters need to see what goes on and exactly how bad family court is. We cannot keep electing semi-qualified judges based on what they look like on their campaign signs and where they appear on the ballot.
OBC is part of the cabal in a protective capacity.
Absolutely they are.
The voters will never “see what goes on and exactly how bad family court is [presumably specific family court judges are].” Voters will continue to vote based on probable gender, probable ethnicity, and whether the candidate’s name is sort-of familiar.
Google “Los Angeles Judge Dzintra Janavs.” A good judge was defeated by a bagel store owner who had no experience and was not even a practicing attorney, but who had a pronouncable American-sounding name.
As long as judicial elections are decided by low-information voters, nothing will change.
I wish we had tentative rulings like how California does.
In a nutshell – the day before a hearing, judge posts a fairly detailed tentative ruling. Any parting that wants to contest it via oral argument has to notify the clerk and opposing counsel that day, otherwise the tentative becomes the ruling of the court.
No more wasting time to show up at a hearing that’s already been decided and isn’t going to be challenged (e.g., motion to dismiss with leave to amend)
Haha I’d be impressed if the judges here gave “fairly detailed” rulings at all. Getting any findings ever out of the bench is a miracle.
Jacob Reynolds does something like this.
Did it in our case just recently before trial, which was much appreciated. I wish more judges would do the same.
The CA systems has a flaw. Tentative ruling posted on-line at 3:00. To challenge it, attorney needs to call the clerk by 4:20 or so (and hope the line is not busy!) to oppose. God forbid you are in depo or something else.
Once, I spent the entire time from 4:15 until 4:45 [when I gave up] trying to get through to the clerk without success, and then the next morning at 8:30, I was told “not our problem, the tentative is the Court’s order.” Maybe I would have lost anyway, but I wanted to argue the merits, just in case the judge had not read my moving papers [incredible, right?]
Yeah, having to call the clerk is a huge pain. Some counties have a link on the tentative page and you just have to click and submit, that’s a much better process.
Tom Biggar used to do this. Carolyn Ellsworth used to do this.
Who tf are these people?!
Names of local Judges (one a Commissioner) who a lawyer with a substantial length of local practice would recognize.
Ellsworth retired as a District Court Judge in January 2021 and was on the bench for 10 years. Either you are not a lawyer or have a bar number that starts with 16XXX.
Our courts don’t even serve us with orders half the time. One day? That’s absurd.
Seems like that system doesn’t create much of a record for appeal purposes.
Providing tentatives would require the judge and clerk to work, rather than shooting from the hip.
When I was a civil litigator in LA, tentatives were not posted. But on checking in, you could ask to see the tentative. This was a great aid, because you knew what you had to argue.