MOORE vs. RODSTROM
Commissioner
John Rodstrom (right) and Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Carlton
Moore shake hands to celebrate the conclusion of negotiations on the
future of Sistrunk Boulevard. June 2006Will they be shaking hands this way come 2008?
Lauderdale's Carlton Moore to run for county commission
theres gonna be some mud slingin here
Never happens. Carlton never puts of the money to quailify for the ballot. Too many skeletons there.
Rots of luck. Cannot keep his own kid out of jail. A real shame - generally a good, decent, hard working guy. cops hate him.
Good P.I. with Shribes office years ago. Would always handle tough cases where african american clients were treated poorly. Good luck Carlton - do not expect any money from us.
Judge on stand since 10:30. JQC q's on Perlman and Raticoff rule to show cause. Started on Gottlieb q's at 11:25.
Judges who came by and watched so far: Ross, Spechler, Trachman. A few JAs too.
They dropped the Adam Katz charge first thing this morning.
Prosecutor frustrated. Judge giving long, explanatory answers, he wants direct answers. She said she called Judge Gardiner twice for advice on how to handle Raticoff and Perlman situation during the proceedings.
Ok, so they dropped the Katz thing. So what's left -- Just the Gottlieb issue (which the 4th upheld her on as Gottlieb filed late) and the Raticoff/Perlman disqualification issue??
Looking more and more like a NG for J. Aleman or a reprimand at most.
Then again, the ADJ can come in to give character testimony and just turn the whole panel against her.
In a shocking turn of events, in the middle of testimony, Judge Aleman starting sniffing with that long pointy nose of hers, and demanded that a recess be called.
During the recess, while everyone was still in the gallery, she starting shouting that she smelled marijuana coming from the gallery. She started pointing to Sean Conway, who was happily munching the popcorn he had smuggled into the trial in his fanny pack/man purse.
Sean, looking surprised, responded my stating that the smell wasn't weed, it was the combination of his 100% imported Mexican Hemp suit and the hemp-extract bodywash he uses. Sean began making a lengthy diatribe about how it was organically grown hemp and that hemp was different from marijuana, citing Woody Harrselson as his source.
Not buying his argument, Judge Aleman demanded that Sean be taken into custody and immediately charged with possession of cannibis (more than 28g).
Since Judge Tobin was in the room, Aleman demanded that Tobin arraign Sean Conway immediately for possession. Conway objected to such a proceeding given that no information had been filed nor had he had a first appearance. Conway demanded that Tobin review the rules of criminal procedure and advise him of the basis for being charged by judicial decree and his immediate arriagnment.
Unfortunately, as First Lady DD wasn't in the room, there was nobody for Vic to task to read him the Rules of Criminal Procedure, and since he didn't have his pictoral version available, he proceeded to arraign Sean.
Finally looking up from his rhinestone-encrusted Palm Treo, which he had been using to submit random posts and to calendar numerous events that would occur "next week", the Adjudicator asked the person seated next to him what was going on. Jeff Ivashuk responded and told the Adjudicator what had occurred (and also asked what his lunch order was from Il Mulino).
The Adjudicator, hearing that Sean Conway was wearing a Mexican imported suit, immediately 911-texted the INS to come to Room 850 immediately to deport Mr. Conway to his home country south of the border.
After arraigning Mr. Conway, Judge Tobin assigned the case to Judge Gardiner, who was also sitting in the gallery. Gardiner, who hadn't had a tall blonde for a while, licked her lips and whispered to Conway that if he pled open immediately, she would send him to her "special" treatment program immediately in the hall closet on the 5th floor in the north wing.
At that moment, Judge Ross burst into the courtroom, wearing an apron and chef's hat, and announced that he had just finished with a batch of BBQ ribs and that they were for sale just outside the courtroom as soon as the lunch recess began.
SEEMS LIKE SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS GOING ON IN ROOM 850. Additional updates coming soon.
No impersonation allowed. First come, first served. "FROM 850" is taken. "FROM FAKE 850", etc. is ok.
Where can we get a trancript of this?
Sorry about the use of the "FROM 850" tag there Jeff. Didn't want to steal your thunder on that.
And if you can change the post anyway, can you go with From Faux 850?
BREAKING NEWS: A settlement was reached a few moments ago between the JQC and Judge Aleman. Given the shortage of space in the courthouse (turns out Judge Gardiner was using the one spare closet), the JQC prosecutors, Judge Aleman, and Dave Bogenshutz were forced to sit together at a picnic bench hastily set up near the BBQ smoker Judge Ross was using to cook up his tasty ribs.
After finishing a half-rack of baby-backs, Judge Aleman exclaimed, "Jesus Dale, these are some damned good ribs...If you're going to keep making these on a regular basis now that you don't have your chiefly duties, I better find a way to stay on the bench."
Dale told her that he would at least be cooking for the next year and a half or until the CJ position opened up again from an early Vic Tobin resignation.
After hearing the good news, Judge Aleman agreed with to a reprimand and promised not to pick on Sconway any more. A greasy BBQ-saucey fingers stained stipulation is being circulated for final review as we speak.
MORE NEWS AS IT COMES.
Bogenschutz questioning Judge now. Re Gottlieb case when she was statewide under Gelpi.
Judge disputing there was ever an acrimonious relationship with Gottlieb. Says she does not take cases personally, they are just issues.
Explaining rulings on different disqual motions filed by Gottlieb and discrepencies in transcript vs. written orders (oral pronouncementsd trumps).
Too bad you can't put issues in jail for contempt!
More prosecutors stopping by than defense lawyers.
Concerned that attys were adding Gottlieb on to get out of her division. Forum shopping.
2:20 first tv camera arrrives. photogs from papers came and went already.
Moving on to perlman's disq motions. Says one of them seemed ridiculous. Bogenschutz says there's no whining in baseball to help illustrate her statement.
Afternoon recess. ladyfinger sandwhiches, tea, coffee, and cold beer being wheeled in.
Judge now testifying to conditions of Perlman Raticoff trial. Jurors had been delayed many times and she was concerned. Judge told JQC earlier that delays had been a real problem in reponse to the fifteen minutes allowed for Perlmans motion.
The counsel from the JQC looking more and more like the prosecutor from the Perry Mason Show (winless in over 300 episodes)
Judge Geoffrey Cohen and Cathy Keuthan just arrived.
Rogow in attendance. Perlman and Gottlieb in the hall (maybe they will be called today?). Judge explaining the tone she uses in court to Perlman as not raised and saying Perlman's was demanding and not very respectful re the need for her to go to Judge Gold for a hearing.
First time I have ever sat in an old side courtroom for hours. I have not seen one rat or cockroach yet. However, there is a leak from the ceiling panel over the judge, so he's got a metal janitor's bucket on his desk.
To 2:51. Please have your post deleted. There is no impersonation permitted on JEFFLOG. Your attempts at humour are feeble and a poor imitation. You are hereby directed to cease all further attempts. Demand is made that you immediately leave Room 850 with the ADJ and head to a Mexican restaurant as punishment.
Judge discussing 15 minutes allowed for Perlman to write her motion. Says she called Judge Gardiner for advice who told her to give Perlman a pad and a pen to write it out, and they could supplement the file later with a typed motion.
Southern accents from JQC atty and some panel members remind us Broward is part of Dixie. Bogenschutz is NOT wearing his seersucker suit, and only two of the out of towners are wearing my cousin vinnie, colonel sanders suits.
Judge Aleman calling Judge Gardiner for advice? On what? Hairstyles? Purses? Men?
nah -- on how to totally emasculate any man they come into contact with