AFFIDAVITGATE & JENNE
HERALD
Allegation: Judge, lawyer joked about murder case (10/14)
"The allegations are disappointing and untrue, Scheinberg attorney Bruce Lyons said.
Sun-Sentinel Finally Touches Gardiner Story
"Pulp readers have been aware of the events surrounding Judge Ana Gardiner and alleged improper relationships with attorneys in her courtroom for months. In the weeks after I broke the story, one of the lawyers named in it, veteran homicide prosecutor Howard Scheinberg, left the State Attorney's Office and Gardiner was transferred from her position as chief criminal judge while a Judicial Qualifications Commission investigation continues...
Several things about the Sentinel story astonished me..."
SENTINEL
Broward County prosecutor accuses judge of improper behavior
Topix: Team Gardiner and Satz working double overtime
"Judge Gardiner's comments as to the veracity of this affidavit will be left for another day," her attorney David Bogenschutz said. "But suffice it to say that we are not in agreement as to the facts that are recited in that affidavit."
In his 21 years as an attorney, Scheinberg said, he has never discussed a case with a judge outside the courtroom.
"It is extremely disturbing to see a fellow member of the Bar file a document, under oath, that she knows is completely false," he said...
Gardiner has since moved from the criminal to the civil division, and Scheinberg has left the Broward State Attorney's Office to practice civil law."
DAILY PULP
Ken Jenne Back At Work At Rothstein's Firm
"(Rothstein said) (a)ny gray that existed in his head between right and wrong is gone – and he knows the political landscape."
MAYO ON THE SIDE
Jenne ducks spotlight in pension battle
"A two-day hearing set for next week has been cancelled, and a final decision could be based on written submissions alone. The administrative judge handling the case on Thursday issued an order indicating a formal evidentiary hearing would “most likely” not be required...
Jenne’s appeal verges on the Clintonesque, a semantic dispute over what the definition of “specified offense” is. Under state law, a public employee forfeits all pension benefits if convicted of a “specified offense committed prior to retirement."
In filings, Jenne’s attorneys argue that his crimes do not qualify as a “specified offense” as defined under state statutes."
BROWARD COUNTY JUSTICE
Allegation: Judge, lawyer joked about murder case (10/14)
"The allegations are disappointing and untrue, Scheinberg attorney Bruce Lyons said.
''We emphatically disagree with the accounts in the affidavit,'' Lyons said. ``Howard has already answered any questions about the issue. He is one of the most ethical attorneys in the area and has an impeccable reputation.''
Gardiner's attorney, David Bogenschutz, said Alu's story was ''not worth commenting on'' but he did question the motive behind the affidavit.
''Usually these things are prompted by some type of investigation, and there isn't one that I know of,'' he said. ``This just came out of thin air. I think you have to question the credibility.''"
DAILY PULPSun-Sentinel Finally Touches Gardiner Story
"Pulp readers have been aware of the events surrounding Judge Ana Gardiner and alleged improper relationships with attorneys in her courtroom for months. In the weeks after I broke the story, one of the lawyers named in it, veteran homicide prosecutor Howard Scheinberg, left the State Attorney's Office and Gardiner was transferred from her position as chief criminal judge while a Judicial Qualifications Commission investigation continues...
Several things about the Sentinel story astonished me..."
SENTINEL
Broward County prosecutor accuses judge of improper behavior
Topix: Team Gardiner and Satz working double overtime
"Judge Gardiner's comments as to the veracity of this affidavit will be left for another day," her attorney David Bogenschutz said. "But suffice it to say that we are not in agreement as to the facts that are recited in that affidavit."
In his 21 years as an attorney, Scheinberg said, he has never discussed a case with a judge outside the courtroom.
"It is extremely disturbing to see a fellow member of the Bar file a document, under oath, that she knows is completely false," he said...
Gardiner has since moved from the criminal to the civil division, and Scheinberg has left the Broward State Attorney's Office to practice civil law."
DAILY PULP
Ken Jenne Back At Work At Rothstein's Firm
"(Rothstein said) (a)ny gray that existed in his head between right and wrong is gone – and he knows the political landscape."
MAYO ON THE SIDE
Jenne ducks spotlight in pension battle
"A two-day hearing set for next week has been cancelled, and a final decision could be based on written submissions alone. The administrative judge handling the case on Thursday issued an order indicating a formal evidentiary hearing would “most likely” not be required...
Jenne’s appeal verges on the Clintonesque, a semantic dispute over what the definition of “specified offense” is. Under state law, a public employee forfeits all pension benefits if convicted of a “specified offense committed prior to retirement."
In filings, Jenne’s attorneys argue that his crimes do not qualify as a “specified offense” as defined under state statutes."
BROWARD COUNTY JUSTICE
Does Rastatter rep Charlie Kaplan?
THE COVER YOUR BUTT GAME HAS BEGUN.
It's not the initial incident that's gonna take down Gardiner, Kaplan and Scheinberg. It's the coverup. People in the SAO Homicide will tell you how readily Scheinberg talked about the case during trial, especially the gays involved part and the juror fainting. Many former Gardiner line prosecutor will tell you how she routinely talks about her pending cases. Keep on denying, but the truth will come out.
Is there anything wrong with talking about a case to your peers? Unless he was making fun of the victim- that wouldnt be right. But just to talk about the case to your peers really is nothing wrong.
We don't characterize it as talking to your peers about a case. It's an unauthorized ex parte communication with a judge.
I agree talking about it to a judge is wrong. I was replying to the person that said that he talked about it with the people in the Homocide Unit. I dont see anything wrong with that.
I think the point is that if he talked to the secretaries and other attorneys in the prosecutor's office than it seems he would have talked to his friend, or shall I say better than friend, Judge Ana Gardiner.
I think that is a big leap to say. Just because you discuss a case with your peer doesnt mean you will discuss it with the sitting judge on the case. How do you know they were more than friends? Even Alu isnt claiming that. All I am saying is I think we are ready to burn people at the stake over ONE affidavit filed 18 months late by a disgruntled ex friend. If this was a criminal case we would say the state shouldnt go forward. I need more than that to condemn someone.
MARDI ANNE LEVEY/COHEN FOR JUDGE, 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. VOTE FOR NEEDED CHANGE. VOTE FOR EXCELLENCE. VOTE MARDI IN NOVEMBER.
Dear Ms Levy, or is it Ms Cohen, or is it Ms Levey Cohen? It appears the good people of Broward don't know you very well. I do. Let me just say that you are not a good attorney. You were reprimanded by the Florida Bar. You won't make a good judge. You are rude, arrogant and mean-spirited. You ran for judge 2 years ago and lost. I wish you the same outcome this time around.
I got a sample ballot from the Supervisor of elections and Your name, Mardi Levey/Cohen was not on it.
I heard this Ehrlich person once got HER OWN client violated on probation telling the judge that the client was "stalking" her on some b.s. like that (when in reality the guy was probably trying to contact her).
BEWARE! This is the same bat who runs for ANY office that is open, hoping to land a job (she crazily ran for atty general once!).
don't say you weren't warned!
I agree Eichner is professional. Ehrlich is a ditzy excuse for an attorney.
Dearest Friends at The Florida Bar [This was just e-mailed to all Bar Governors:
Later this week I shall be sending, via-e-mail, the first of a number of messages to all Florida Bar members regarding the illegal "disciplinary" and other sordid activities of The Florida Bar. I am using a terrific professional e-mail service to do this, so it will be done right. It is not owned by either the Medellin cocaine cartel or Ben Kuehne.
I anticipate that this informational campaign will destroy The Bar as we know it. Consider this to be my latest give to Americans. Of all the many successes God has graciously allowed me to be a part of, this will be the best.
Now, I know some of you disagree with my views on all this. It's a free country, after all, except for conservative Christian lawyers in this state, so you certainly have a right to your opinions. I encourage each of you to tell me now just how you disagree with me.
But once this informational campaign begins, I don't want to hear any whining about how I am libeling all of you freedom-loving patriots who run our Bar. This is your chance to set me straight before the deluge. Speak now or forever hold your peace.
Finally, I want to thank all of you self-proclaimed "Guardians of Democracy" who run our Bar. You have made my life more interesting, certainly, over the past four years, and I have certainly grown to love Jesus more because of the persecution you have wrought.
But now things are about to get even more interesting for you and not just for me. I'll be sure to pray for you.
Sincererely, Jack Thompson
"Conservative Christian" is an oxymoron.
"The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful." (Isaiah 32:5)
Isn't this kind of thing the one of the reasons you are in trouble in the first place?
by this kind of thing i mean sending this sort of tripe directly to the defendants (which the bar are since you are suing them) instead of the defendants lawyers (I'm aware that the defendants in this case are lawyers as well, but your still sending this to the bar governors instead of the opposing council)
This sounds like the act of a very desperate man.
"I anticipate that this informational campaign will destroy The Bar as we know it."
While I could accuse you of taking hallucinogenic drugs, just as you so often accuse others of doing the same, but I'm beginning to think that in your case the hallucinations come naturally. :/
"Now, I know some of you disagree with my views on all this. It's a free country, after all, except for conservative Christian lawyers in this state, so you certainly have a right to your opinions. I encourage each of you to tell me now just how you disagree with me. "
Simply put, the US Constitution, specifically the First Amendment prohibits any and all government agencies from giving respect to one religion over all others. Your SPECIFIC religious beliefs are in opposition to other individual's SPECIFIC religious beliefs. Since the government should be neutral (note "should be" as many times this has been violated), then one person's specific religious beliefs must be discounted because the US citizenship is not populated by clones. You cannot say "my version of morality is the true 'moral code' and everyone else's is, in fact, 'immoral' so it's MY religious 'moral code' that must make up the legal system for everyone else". Therefore, your SPECIFIC religious beliefs, and even your BROAD religious beliefs, should be considered irrelevant as it applies to any level of US law.
"But once this informational campaign begins, I don't want to hear any whining about how I am libeling all of you freedom-loving patriots who run our Bar. This is your chance to set me straight before the deluge. Speak now or forever hold your peace."
Uh, no Mr. "First Amendment Expert", we and they have every Right to counter argue and debunk whatever you throw at them. I realize you are actually "Anti-US Constitution" and actually "US Constitution as John Bruce 'Jack' Thompson dictates it", but, well, it sucks to be you.
In the end, John Bruce, it doesn't matter whether your specific religious beliefs are something I could support or whether they really are based on the worship of a Demon-Pretender-To-The-Throne-Of-Heaven as I've described them in the past. It doesn't matter if it's your religion, Fred Phelp's relgion, Eric Rudolph's religion, Saintly Joe Schmoe's religion, Osama Bin Lauden's religion, Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson's religion, or the religion of any other individual, no matter what that religion might be. It does not now, nor ever truly shall, belong in the rule of US law because of the overwhelming diversity of the citizens of the US.
I don't care what claims you make regarding your version of "God" or any Messiah. I don't care what the creatures you worship tell you is 'moral'.
I don't care if you can put the rule of law up against religious text and say "Look! the law was based on religion!" It may or may not have been. But it's practice and design should be neutral to any and all religious beliefs.
Andrew
Hey Jackie boy,
still waiting for proof that walmart's error was intentional or how about the shocking document detailing the corruption of the bar that you are going to use to "get" a rapist out of jail? Also you do realize that what you are about to do could be labelled as spam and subject to antispam laws right?
Jack,
So I guess when you were "running for Bar President" that was just some false pretense to get the e-mail addresses for all of the Florida attorneys? There are anti-spam laws that you are about to break, and I would encourage anybody getting your mass e-mailer to bring this up to the Florida State Attorney General.
Maybe you can share a jail cell with Gorman.
Florida adopted new Rule 4-7.6 titled "Computer-Accessed Communications" when it adopted new advertising regulations on December 17, 1999, It defined computer accessed communications as "information regarding a lawyer's or law firm's services that is read, viewed or heard directly through the use of a computer." It specifically include "Internet presences such as home pages or World Wide Web sites, *unsolicited electronic mail* communications, and information that appears on World Wide Web search engine screens and elsewhere." Rule 4-7.6 (a). Separate subsections of the rule govern "Internet Presence" and "Electronic Mail Communications." Subsection (b) titled "Internet Presence" provides that "All World Wide Web sites and home pages accessed via the Internet that are controlled or sponsored by a lawyer or law firm and that contain information concerning the lawyer or law firm's services" "shall disclose all jurisdictions in which the lawyer or members of the law firm are licensed to practice law" and "shall disclose 1 or more bona fide office locations" and "are considered to be information provided upon request." Rule 4-7.6(b).
Gee, these are tatics never before seen from Thompson: the threat, the smear campaign, and the threatened smear campaign.
@Patricia Thompson:
With a child fast approaching college-age, don't you have anything better to do with your money than have Jack squander it on an e-mail-blast service so he can send nonsense to all the members of the Florida Bar? Aren't all the associates of Carlton Fields going to end up receiving this nonsense, too? Ever wonder why you hear snickers behind your back when you're walking the halls of Carlton Fields?
as much as I don't want it to happen, this name-off-the-ballot situation may unfortunately help Levy-Cohen win. How?
as we all now know, due to time constraints, the ballots will still have Bober and Dijols on them, with signs posted around from Spvsr of Elections saying "if u intend to vote for Levy-Cohen, then mark Dijols".
Here's the problem. Those NON-courthouse types who originally were going to vote for Dijols, see the S.O.E. signs saying "if Levy, then mark Dijols" and more than a few dolts who don't know any of the 3 candidates will mistakenly conclude 'hmm, well I wanted to vote for Dijols, so this must be Pedro's 'back-up'? cool, then I'll mark Dijols"
I don't think it can be said that Bober's campaign missed the mark on this one - I mean, could they really do anything about it at this point? Even the nasty Levey-Cohen couldn't get her name(s) on the final ballot.
Just a shame that this may actually benefit the Levy-Cohenberg
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT... THE bar complaint (filed by Scherer) was for a minor misconduct for advertising on a website... There has been no reprimand. No action taken.
So Jack, gave up on trying to fight your disbarrment I see, now you just want to piss off 85,000 attorneys. Yeah, that's going to work out well, hope you and the misses have a large nest egg for all the libel suits you are about to lose
Yeeeeah... he just filed a copy of an actual letter he sent to all the attornies in a Notice to the court in the big Federal Case.
I don't think that's going to impress the court one little bit.
Andrew
Well, nobody ever accused Jack of being bright.
Or competent.
Or rational.
With this newest news things can at least begin to smell better. It was a long time coming. It wasn't the mold that smelled bad in the Broward Courthouse after all.
The independent witness along w/ Alu's attorney came forward today. That makes three people who will testify under oath. Now what is Ana and Howard going to throw out? I sure hope you told the truth to the JQC. Round 3! Just give the guy a new trial in Palm Beach County and it will be over.
The independent witness along w/ Alu's attorney came forward today. That makes three people--who have testified at this point, who will attest under oath. Now what is Ana and Howard attorney's going to call a liar next? Ana and Howard, I sure hope you told the truth to the JQC. Round 3! Just give the guy a new trial in Palm Beach County and it will be over.