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Whether you're eager to bring justice to OC, or you've just always wanted to indict a ham sandwich, there's good news: Orange County Superior Court is accepting applications for the 2007-08 grand jury. If you are 18 or older, have been a resident of the county for at least one year, posses "ordinary intelligence" and a decent command of English, and more or less meet these other criteria, you qualify. (There will be a background check, so don't bother trying to fake "ordinary intelligence".)
October 26, 2006Overruled
Orange County Superior Court Judge James M. Brooks' unusual courtroom tactics have gotten him into trouble again. A state appeals court panel overturned his ruling on an employment-discrimination case today because of his unconventional courtroom manner. This isn't the first time that Brooks, who has been a judge in Orange County since 1987, has received such criticism. The state Commission on Judicial Performance has denounced him for his courtroom remarks on several occasions, including an
June 6, 2007Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: OC Judge Slaps Guv
Will a murder inmate defeat the Guv? Orange County Superior Court Judge Kazuharo Makino — a quiet, often-expressionless fellow who is married to a court reporter — ruled yesterday that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was wrong to deny parole to Delbert “Dale” Chrittenden. The inmate was found guilty of second-degree murder in 1988 and sentenced to 17 years to life in prison. In Makino's view, the Guv abused his discretion by ignoring Chrittenden's post-crime deeds as hailed by the often-
August 16, 2007Thursday's Headlines
iPhone or iFlop? Apple slashes $200 off the $599 8-Gig iPhone price tag. Christmas in September for some, and bah humbug for those who waited in line overnight...either way, investors are worried. Still...more...Martin: School trustee Harald Martin has resigned, but the anti-Martin camp still wants its signature-collecting to count for something (a special election to fill his seat, as we noted the other day). Yesterday, an Orange County Superior Court judge said the sigs would be counted, but
September 6, 2007Homeland Security Officer Sentenced For Hitting On Immigrant
September 14, 2007Bishop Brown Still Doesn't Get It
Pick up this newspaper this Thursday, when this reporter will have a more in-depth take on the Orange diocese's settling four more sex-abuse cases for about $7 million. In the meanwhile, allow your humble servant to rail about the latest foot-in-mouth case of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown. Today, Associated Press reporter Gillian Flaccus filed a report from Newport Beach, where three of the four victims came forth to face the cameras. She also interviewed Brown, who's scheduled to appear in Orange
October 8, 2007Death at the Courthouse
About an hour ago, I was leaving the Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana when a Sheriff's deputy blocked me from passing through the building's east entrance. Although the crowd of officers that seemed to appear all of the sudden were mum about what was going on, a bystander said that a man had jumped from the roof and was dead. I walked outside the entrance to Civic Center Drive and around back to get a look at what was going on. Outside the front entrance, people were already talking about
March 4, 2008Quien es Más Minuteman?
You'll be hard-pressed to ever find two sides in a lawsuit less sympathetic than the parties who are scheduled to show up in Orange County Superior Court on May 27. On one side will stand Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist, who was fired last year from the organization he founded for accusations of fraud, embezzlement and other such financial shenanigans; supporting him will be Tim "I Want to Kill Muslims When I Grow Up" Bueler. Suing him on the above charges are current Minuteman Project b
April 19, 2008Idiotic "Will of the People" Arguments, Past and Present
It's been quite the guilty pleasure the last week seeing the local Right foaming about the California Superior Court's decision to allow homosexual marriage (hey, State Assemblywoman Mimi Walters: are you sure you want to be immortalized in the pantheon of OC GOP wackjobs like James "Barefoot Africans" Utt and Bob Dornan?). On and on they rail about activist judges and the "will of the people" as if they were a bunch of whiny KPFK listeners. This debate--tyranny of the masses as opposed to just
May 19, 2008Apartment owner loaned $500,000 by city of Stanton settles state discrimination suit for $614,000
Owners of the Plaza Court Apartments in Stanton agreed to dish out $618,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), it was announced today. After investigating numerous complaints that management at the 120-unit complex was discriminating against tenants with children and families, the Fair Housing Council of Orange County filed a formal complaint with the DFEH against Plaza Court Apartments. The state agency conducted its own pro
August 15, 2008Newish Lawsuit Filed Against Mater Dei Statutory Rapist Jeff Andrade
The pedophilic piñata that is Mater Dei High School just keeps on producing lawsuits alleging sex abuse. Recently revealed is yet another one filed May 31 (but recently unsealed) in Orange County Superior Court by a former Mater Dei student against former assistant boys' basketball coach Jeff Andrade (pictured). The lawsuit alleges Andrade began molesting the student in 1990 when she was 17 and involved penetration, forced oral copulation, and other wholesome student-teacher activities long con
August 19, 2008Quinton "Rampage" Jackson faces charges
Orange County prosecutors today charged professional fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, the subject of a 2007 OC Weekly cover story, with two felonies and three misdemeanors for a wild July 15 incident in Costa Mesa. According to Farrah Emami, spokesperson for the district attorney's office, the mixed martial arts fighter crashed into several vehicles and then fled responding police near the southbound 55 freeway and 19th Street. When cops caught up with Jackson, they say he was aggressively we
August 25, 2008Bring on da Noise
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January 2, 2003Saddleback High School Covering Up Sex Crimes by Teacher's Aides?
This past Monday, a teacher's aide by the name of Alonso Manuel Gonzalez was arrested by SanTana police and released on bail. The Orange County Sheriff's website no longer lists why folks get thrown in the pokey, but the Orange County Superior Court website shows Gonzalez was arrested for a"lewd act with dependant adult by caretaker." Sources tell the Weekly Gonzalez works at Saddleback High School in SanTana and that he works primarily with disabled students--and that school officials are tryi
November 21, 2008Lesson of the Day!
Don't go to a sushi bar, drink wildly, get a promise written in Korean and in blood that your drinking partner will repay a loan of $170,000 and expect a judge to enforce the agreement.Poor Jinsoo Kim learned this lesson on Monday after using the blood oath as the key prop in a lawsuit to recover lost funds he'd invested in several businesses. A California court of appeal based in Santa Ana has refused to overturn an Orange County Superior Court's prior ruling that Kim--who got Stephen Son to pr
March 11, 2009Testimony in Newport Cop Sexual Harassment Case Finishes
In the sensational homosexual rumor/promotion discrimination case, lawyers for both the Newport Beach Police Department and Sgt. Neil Harvey told an Orange County Superior Court judge this afternoon that they have no more witnesses.Jurors, who today looked anxious to get the case for deliberations, will hear closing arguments on Friday.Harvey, a 27-year veteran cop who is heterosexual, claims that he was denied promotion to lieutenant because other cops, some of whom are now in management, have
March 11, 2009ACLU Suing Newport-Mesa Schools Over "Rent" Debacle
MOVING UP AND UPDATING WITH DISTRICT REACTION, MORE BACKGROUND.Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials say they were attempting to resolve a complaint stemming from the staging, cancellation and re-staging of the musical Rent at Corona del Mar High School when they learned today the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California was suing the public school system.The ACLU announced this morning its suit against the district and Corona del Mar High officials "for permitting and sanc
March 18, 2009[Moxley Confidential] Police Pilots Say They Got the Pointer
April 9, 2009When Mariners Church Fired Choir Director Bob Gunn for Being Gay, It Sparked a Six-Year Legal Battle
December 18, 2008Historic $618,000 Settlement Was Money Well-Spent for Owners of Low-Income Stanton Apartment Complex
September 4, 2008Smiley Coyotl
When is a prosecutor not a prosecutor? The answer spared a Santa Ana activist/punk rocker from criminal charges
October 11, 2007'Get Out or I'll Have You Arrested'
OC judge with tenant issues lives up to reputation
November 30, 2006Diary of a Mad County
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Buddhist temple role model led double life as a gangster
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September 21, 2006Razin' La Raza
January 19, 2006Hot for Teacher
The conviction of Sarah Bench-Salorio raises questions wed rather not think about. And so we havent. Not much, anyhow. Maybe just a little
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Instead of chastising him, Gov. Schwarzenegger transforms scandal figure into an OC judge
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December 10, 1998Crime Time: Move Over, Trendzilla!
The must-have fashion accessory of the season for robbers in Irvine and San Juan Capistrano.It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of Orange County police calls . . . TUESDAY, JUNE 16Forest Firebug is a Pot Farm Exposer to Boot: Seven fires were ignited within a short distance of each other in Trabuco Canyon. A serial firebug may be responsible as four other fires had been lit in the same general area of Cleveland National Forest over the past four weeks. The latest led to a brush fire that brought o
June 23, 2009Bummer Summer for San Onofre's Nude Sunbathers
Photo by Tim MelidoNaturist attorney Allen Baylis loses latest round in court but vows to press on. As last summer was winding down, the Naturist Action Committee scored a legal victory in their fight to retain the right for nude sunbathers to go au natural on San Onofre State Beach's traditionally clothing-optional Trail 6 strand.As this summer heats up, the committee and local nudists are reeling from a legal defeat that could force them to cover up on the same 1,000-foot stretch of sand.Cindy
June 29, 2009Keeper of St. Norbert Church Pedo-Priests Now Accused of Boy Rape Himself
What is it about the pastors of St. Norbert Church in Orange and their predilection for protecting pedo-priests? The most recent example was Cirilo Flores, who is now an auxiliary bishop under Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown; the most notorious example was John Urell, who famously cracked during a deposition digging into his days as the man in charge of "investigating" the pedophiles who terrorized county parishes for decades. I guess they just learned from their elders; after all, longtim
June 29, 2009Settlement Would Have Toll Roads Forgiving $40 Million in Fines, Doling Out $1.4 Million to Drivers
Facebook.com/TheTollRoads"Thank you, please come again."Were it not for being stuck in traffic, this Time Winder would have had this yesterday like the Los Angeles Times did, but Orange County's toll road agencies would forgive $40 million in fines and pay $1.4 million to drivers who claim they were charged excessive penalties, according to a proposed court settlement.
November 3, 2009It's All in the Family for Convicted Children's Shelter Embezzler
Courtesy of Orange County District AttorneyTracy Lynn Salcido, before the tears.Tracy Lynn Salcido, the former Orangewood Children's Foundation chief financial officer convicted of having stolen more than $780,000 in donations from the nonprofit, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution to cover her theft and attorney and accounting fees incurred by Orangewood. Orange County Superior Court Judge Robert Fitzgerald also denied the 40-year-o
November 5, 2009Man Crashed Into by Drunk TBN Host Steve Galiher in April Passes Away Due to Injuries, Says Son
Wonder if Jan and Paul Crouch will offer prayers on-air during Praise-a-Thon to the family destroyed by their drunkard of a pastor...The death certificate for David Rhodes will state he passed away November 3 at age 70 from pneumonia, but his son Tom will always blame Steve Galiher.Galiher, readers may recall, was the Trinity Broadcasting Network personality who was arrested April 26 for two DUIs and awaits his sentencing December 18 in Orange County Superior Court. Galiher crashed into David
November 18, 2009
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