Today in Rockville, Maryland, in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Aaron Walker, John Hoge, Ali Akbar and myself stand trial for defamation and false light invasion of privacy in the case of Kimberlin v. Walker, et al. This case originally included other claims (stalking, harassment, etc.) that were through out in the preliminaries, and I’m still astonished that the remaining claims were not also dismissed. At dinner last night, I kept repeating that word — “astonished” — to describe my feeling that the case is actually going to trial. Twenty-eight years in the news business without ever being accused of libel, and I get sued for defamation by a notorious bomber.
For a discussion of the issues in the case, see the item Ken White did when Kimberlin sued last September: “Help fight evil in Maryland.” You can help support free speech rights:
Cynthia Yockey has kindly offered her prayers and suggestions.
Your prayers are earnestly requested, and please remember the Five Most Important Words in the English Language:
Easy enough for me to say, but…..
You’re gonna win this case.
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Vaya con Dios.
Good luck. I am praying for you.
Good luck!
“that were through out…” Henh?
Slipped ya a Jackson for bail, beer or taking care of the judge…or some combination thereof as needed.
The judge who refused to throw this out deserves a tar and feathering, an American tradition for corrupt and incompetent public servants that needs to make a comeback.
Some initial news from the courtroom: a generally favorable sign. Judge has instructed the parties that rules and law will be equally enforced by the court on both sides of the controversy.
Brett insisting im pro se, I’m pro se; He should not be held to “technicalities.” Judge says standards will apply across the board.
Not supposed to be breaking news that a judge declares he will be fair to both sides. That’s his Flukeing JOB…
First motions will be disposed of, then jury selection will begin.
Chill, this does not help right now. Let it play out.
I understand your anger, but let’s wait and see what happens. Right now is not a good time.
Good luck and God bless Stacy.
Brett was asking for relief from “technicalities.” NOPE
Stepehn Sheiko has tweeted some good news today in the federal copyright case:
since embed is uncooperative: https://twitter.com/stephensheiko/status/498858926985986048
I hope this turns out as it should, with Kimberlin paying costs to the Defendants and losing!
I think he meant “throne.”
thrown
Judges refusing (or not bothering) to do their job and clear the dockets of clearly frivolous cases unjustly cost Americans money for lawyers they should never have to pay and do nothing but line the pockets of attorneys.
Prayers -n- God Bless Stacy 8-|
Worst case scenario, you’ll get to cross train with the Tennessee football team.
Assuming a win for Team Free Speech, an on the record verdict saying it is not defamation to talk about known facts of TDPK’s life or express opinions about him may be better than a dismissal by a judge for insufficient or flawed pleadings which merely allow TDPK to sue again. Res Judicata.
I second that. And also, do not, DO NOT approach any unattended luggage. Report it and back away.
Apparently, the other way around.
Of course, they could hold him overnight in a cell with steroid enhanced lesbian feminists.
Here comes johnny …
As I am fond of saying, from your keyboard to God’s monitor.
Um… pretty sure there’s not really a trial in this case today. Maybe a case management conference with the new judge? You are a smart guy with the facts on your side, but you should seriously consider hiring legal counsel — this makes me cringe a little. Sending good luck and prayers your way anyway.
Are there different cases running simultaneously with McCain named as a defendant? The docket I found naming him (and everyone else in the right-leaning blogosphere) doesn’t look anywhere near ready for trial. If I’m wrong, I’ll hit the freaking tip jar.
There are two cases. This is the first.
Hitting the tip jar now. It was someone’s reference to a federal judge that threw me. The federal case is still young. The state case is apparently taking off. Clearly you are inundated. Which obviously is the vexatious point of any multifront, frivolous litigation. Good luck in trial today in Montgomery County Circuit Court, Stacy.
Indeed. Give ’em hell, Stacy.
That’s right. A trial is not necessarily a bad thing.
Maybe he was talking redneck and meant “threw.”
GO Big Orange!
I hope so, but the very fact that this black robed monarch allowed a trial to happen at all is not a great sign.
Just so you know, I’m not the proprietor of these pages, if you were replying to my comment. I’m just a schmoh commenter.
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I completely understand your frustration. But to be prudent, it is probably not a good idea for us to potentially alienate this court.
He didn’t, another judge did. Maryland has a weird system.
I cannot wait to hear about BK quizzing prospective jurors.
“Schmoh” in the vernacular for a “common joe” is “schmoe” or “shmoe”.
“Schmoh” proper is a particularly unpreposessing form of Japanese theatre known, if at all, for its pedestrian performers.
Just FYI
I hereby endorse Richard McEnroe as a source that is at least as helpful as a google search…and with fewer annoying ads…
I was deployed the obscure Yiddish version used only in several small villages in the Western Carpathians. : )
The most common spelling I’ve seen us anonymous, non-Jewish white folk use is ‘shmoe.’
I think people confuse the Anglicanized spelling of ‘schlep’ as a spelling guide when writing ‘shmoe.’
No, we’re both rong.
It was ‘thrawn.’
The redneck past tense of th’o, as in, “Hey Delbert, th’o me th’ hammer,” is th’ew. As in, “Dammit, Delbert, you done th’ew it where I cain’t catch it.”
But I was talking ’bout a Georgia Tech trained redneck.