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April 25, 2012
UPDATED with Capture: Federal Judge David O. Carter Orders Posse to Find Fugitive Brad Keith Lee
UPDATE: Acting on the orders of a pissed off federal judge in Orange County, law enforcement officials this month arrested Brad Keith Lee in Washington state for probation violations; now he'll face the unhappy judge at a future date.ORIGINAL POST: 3/7/2012: David O. Carter is undoubtedly Orange ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2012
Irvine Man Wants Off 'No Fly List,' Sues FBI
It's easy to complain about air travel, especially when TSA agents feel you up like it's prom night and then the guy behind you plops his flaking feet on your arm rest. But typically, the end reward is getting where you want to go in a conceivable amount of time. Not for Stephen Persaud. On May 11, ... More >>
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April 16, 2012
Robert Charles Lee Gets 764 Years in Prison to Think About the 10 Women He Raped
A Fullerton man who raped four women in Orange County and six more in Los Angeles County now has 764 years and eight months in state prison to think about his crimes.Then again, perhaps 42-year-old serial rapist Robert Charles Lee can get out after 300 some odd years for good behavior.
Blogs
April 12, 2012
Igor Olenicoff, OC Billionaire, Has Suit Tossed Against Swiss Bank That Hid His Money
Billionaire Igor Olenicoff, who lives in Laguna Beach and oversees Newport Beach-based Olen Properties, lost his bid in federal court to blame Swiss bankers for his guilty plea to felony tax evasion. In a 28-page decision tossing Olenicoff's suit against Zurich-based UBS AG, Judge Andrew J. Guilford ... More >>
Blogs
March 5, 2012
Lenny Dykstra, Baseball Star-Turned Money Whiz Out of Garden Grove, Gets 3 Years
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge today sentenced Garden Grove phenom-turned-Major League Baseball star Lenny Dykstra to three years in state prison for a scheme to steal or lease cars using someone else's paperwork.Dkystra, known in his playing days for the New York Mets and Philadelphia ... More >>
News
March 1, 2012
Mike Carona's Excellent Big House Adventure
[Moxley Confidential] OC's incarcerated dirty ex-sheriff is enjoying his Rocky Mountain view and ridiculously favorable court rulings
Blogs
February 23, 2012
Bush-Appointed Federal Judge Tosses Out Defense of Marriage Act
During the five months when gay marriage was legal in California in 2008, Karen Golinski, a staff attorney for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals--the most liberal court in America--married her long-time girlfriend, Amy Cunninghis, and attempted to enroll Cunninghis in her federal medical insuran ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2011
Will One Broadway Plaza, Santa Ana Freudian Project for City Council, Finally Get Built?
Wow, I gotta hop on the wayback machine to remember what was the first time I wrote about One Broadway Plaza, the proposed 37-story office tower in a residential SanTana neighborhood that would be the tallest building in Orange County history AND the biggest Freudian monument yet erected for the ... More >>
Blogs
August 15, 2011
[UPDATED with Delay:] "Irvine 11" (-1) Case Heads for Trial
UPDATE, AUG. 15, 2:33 P.M.: The "Irvine 11" trial (now with one fewer defendant) was scheduled to begin today in Santa Ana.That didn't happen.Trial has been rescheduled to Aug. 29, which is when jury selection is scheduled to begin.
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August 15, 2011
[UPDATED with Dismissal:] Irvine Woman Sues Dr. Phil Over Naked Man Stunt
UPDATE, AUG. 15, 2:50 P.M.: An Irvine woman's lawsuit against Dr. Phil McGraw, which alleged the 56-year-old was traumatized by the surprise appearance of a naked man during the taping of the Dr. Phil show, has been dismissed. Lawyers for CBS and McGraw filed a motion to dismiss early last week, ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
[UPDATED with 11 Becoming 10?] "Irvine 11" Case Heads for Trial
UPDATE, JULY 21, 3:25 P.M.: The Irvine 11 may soon become the Irvine 10.If Hakim Nasreddine Kebir completes 40 hours of community service at the Someone Cares Soup Kitchen in Costa Mesa by Sept. 23, the 20-year-old will be removed from the controversial case pending in Orange County Superior Co ... More >>
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July 18, 2011
[UPDATED with Judge Issues Written Order, City Gets It Now:] Judge Blocks Costa Mesa Layoffs Until Civil Trial
UPDATE, JULY 18, 4:49 P.M.: Though she made her ruling two weeks ago, Orange County Superior Court Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann issued the written order blocking the city of Costa Mesa from laying off employees and privatizing their jobs late Friday night.The written order just added fuel to the nev ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
Costa Mesa Layoffs May Not Happen As Soon As Anticipated, Judge Tells City To Wait For Civil Trial
Finally, the Costa Mesa employees who got layoff notices earlier this year have caught a break--or at least a reprieve. Joseph Serna of The Daily Pilot reports that an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled today that the city cannot lay off employees and outsource their jobs to private co ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2011
Kenneth Joseph Lucas II Gets 13 Years for Running International Phishing Scam and Indoor Pot Farm
UPDATE, JUNE 28, 2 P.M.: Sentences totaling 13 years for convictions in two cases have been given to Kenneth Joseph Lucas II, the "kingpin" of an international "phishing" operation that used spam e-mails and bogus websites to collect personal information used to defraud American banks. The 27- ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
[BREAKING:] Judge's Right to Rule on Prop. 8 Affirmed
The chief federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that his retired colleague Vaughn Walker was under no legal obligation to step aside from ruling on California's same-sex marriage ban because he is a gay man.Walker ruled in August that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
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June 6, 2011
[UPDATED with LA County Bail Set at a Half Mil:] Lenny Dykstra's Spectacular Fall Continues
UPDATE, JUNE 6, 5:58 P.M.: Already looking at 80 years behind bars if convicted of the 13 counts against him in federal court, Lenny Dykstra today had another 25 criminal charges filed against him in Los Angeles County Superior Court.The former baseball star out of Garden Grove is facing 23 felo ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
[UPDATED with Veteran Prosecutor Joining Defense:] "Irvine 11" Again Go Before the Judge
LiroffUPDATE, MAY 31, 1:18 P.M.: The lead prosecutor in the "Irvine 11" misdemeanor criminal conspiracy case is Dan Wagner, who earlier this year was named head of the Orange County District Attorney's Homicide Unit. He'll now match legal wits with another veteran homicide prosecutor as Lane Liro ... More >>
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April 26, 2011
[UPDATED with Promotion for Liar:] Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick Wins Supreme Court Ruling Against County Taking Her Daughters
UPDATE, APRIL 26, 11:52 A.M.: You might assume--wrongly, it turns out--that lying to a juvenile court commissioner so a woman's two daughters would be taken away from her for years would cost two County of Orange social workers their jobs. Even if you didn't believe those workers lied after the f ... More >>
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March 7, 2011
Move Over, Orly Taitz: Supreme Court Ignores Another Obama Birther
"Barry speaking . . ."The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected without comment a requested rehearing on a previously tossed out case alleging Barack Obama is not eligible to be the U.S. president.This one was not filed by Laguna Niguel lawyer/dentist/birther/nutbar/real-estate saleswoman Orly Taitz ... More >>
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February 9, 2011
Kurt Karcher, Serving Life for Strangling OC Attorney in 1992, Gets 88 Years for Choking Out Two Cellmates
A male prostitute already serving life in prison for strangling an attorney with a strap in a Garden Grove motel room and stuffing the body into a Dana Point trash bin nearly 20 years ago just got another 88-year sentence.Kurt Karcher's latest crimes? Choking out two cellmates, one at the state p ... More >>
Blogs
January 16, 2011
Jared Lee Loughner Trial to Move to San Diego
The Washington Post, quoting federal law-enforcement officials, reports the trial of Tuscon mass-shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner will be moved to San Diego due to extensive pretrial publicity in Arizona.San Diego would take the case because it is the closest federal judicial district to Arizo ... More >>
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December 15, 2010
Toyota Lawsuits Can Move Forward, Judge Tentatively Rules in Santa Ana Court
A federal judge has tentatively (double-negative alert) refused to dismiss dozens of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp., despite the automaker's motion. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna issued the order last Wednesday, and then heard arguments from Toyo ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Federal Judge Grants Partial Victory for Liberal OC in its Pissing Match Against Orange Juice! But Calls Boths Sides "Childish"
In perhaps the greatest waste of a courtroom in this county since the Rocco trial, a federal judge has sided with the Liberal OC in its lawsuit against the Orange Juice! blog. But U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter was hardly sympathetic to the Liberal OC."This case tells the story of an o ... More >>
News
August 12, 2010
First a Victory, Now a War
Same-sex marriage supporters and detractors react to Proposition 8 ruling, what happens next
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Orly Taitz Appeals $20,000 Fine to Supreme Court
Trevor Keen / OC WeeklyIt seems like ancient history now, but it was only in September that a federal judge in Georgia threatened to fine Laguna Niguel's Orly Taitz with $10,000 for filing a frivolous lawsuit--and then doubled the amount of the fine when Taitz continued to accuse him of treason.A ... More >>
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May 7, 2010
Oh No You Didn't
Haidl: Give me my way. My daddy's rich!"Men who prey on helpless women who are too intoxicated to say 'no' are sexual predators. The public has a right to know who they are and what they've done and where they live. Again, the Haidl Three always want to have preferential treatment. That's what ma ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
One More "Airplane!" Scene Now Dated
No-nonsense, double-sunglassed chief pilot Rex Kramer (Robert Stack) shoves, punches and tosses donation solicitors--including a Hare Krishna (David Leisure)--blocking his path at a busy airport in the 1980 comedy Airplane!Like much of the flick's now-dated humor (Airplane! was the best motion pi ... More >>
Blogs
March 18, 2010
Supreme Court Weighs Orange County Poop
The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to let Orange County's poop go . . . to Kern County.
Blogs
January 11, 2010
Whining OC Shoplifter Gets Judical Sympathy?
Kidd"It appears your life is just one unfair trial . . ."--Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard F. Toohey to an unhappy Karim Tambousie Kidd, a serial shoplifter and convicted felon. Kidd complained that his 2009 trial for his seventh known crime spree was unfair. The 30-year-old man specia ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2010
What Happened To The Bi-Sexual Brazilian's Divorce Court Claim?
"Without making a determination as to the sexual desirability of Kevin, it is possible that Kevin did not get enough sex during marriage but many marriages are sexually dysfunctional . . . Kevin jumped off the diving board too soon when he got married." --Orange County Superior Court Judge Mic ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2010
Most Novel Spousal Support Idea of the Day!
Cultural clash in courtInstead of a California court deciding how much money my ex-wife should get, allow me to choose five of her friends to make the decision.--Satya Reddi's courtroom proposal to Orange County Superior Court Judge Nancy A. Pollard, who was rebuked by a state court of appeal pan ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2009
Court Slams LAPD For Illegally Seizing Medical Marijuana Profits
In a remarkable opinion issued today with potential Orange County implications, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blasted the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for committing "highly objectionable," "tainted," "reckless," "misleading" and "illegal" conduct in a 2005 atte ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2009
Orange County Supes Authorize Appeal in Pension Case
This just in from the County CEO office: Supervisors Appeal Decision in Pension Case By a 4 to 1 vote, the O ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2009
Teaching Museum Uses Adventure Films to Help Fund Mendez v. Westminster Exhibit
Jonathan Copp, RIP.What do the plucky Museum of Teaching and Learning, an internationally acclaimed film festival and the landmark Mendez v. Westminster School District case of 1946 have in common?All three could learn you something.The Fullerton-based Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) is s ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2009
Long Beach Violin Thief Comes Home
If there were airport police dogs who could sniff out the delicate, old-wood scents of a violin worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, Anthony Eugene Notarstefano would have been caught years ago. The alleged violin thief from Long Beach connected to the 2006 robbery of violonist Mark Kashper's Hol ... More >>
News
May 7, 2009
James Corbett's Anti-Establishment Comment
If there were airport police dogs who could sniff out the delicate, old-wood scents of a violin worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, Anthony Eugene Notarstefano would have been caught years ago. The alleged violin thief from Long Beach connected to the 2006 robbery of violonist Mark Kashper's Hol ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2009
To The Very End, Mike Carona is a Shameless Hypocrite
It's not a crime if the sheriff does itPlease, please, please don't punish me for my criminal activity!--The position ex-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona is taking with U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Guilford, who will decide on April 27 what punishment is fitting for the former top cop's repeate ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2009
ACLU Demanding That Feds Turn Over OC Mosque Spying Records
The case that erupted with ex-con man Craig Monteilh's confession that he's been spying on OC mosques for the FBI will hit local federal courts this afternoon, when the ACLU makes arguments asking for the release of all theJohn GilhooleyCraig Monteilh says he spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine fo ... More >>
Blogs
January 5, 2009
Why Isn't Wiley Drake Suing God Over Inauguration?
We've previously told you about Buena Park pastor Wiley Drake suing to prevent Barack Obama from being inaugurated as president of the United States on Jan. 20 and, if that fails, suing to stop U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts from delivering the oath of office to Obama. For good measur ... More >>
Blogs
July 17, 2008
Porn and Taxes
Getting stiffed by a porn star took on a whole new meaning Monday when Huntington Beach's Janine Lindemulder was arraigned in federal court for allegedly failing to pay about $80,000 in income taxes, The Smoking Gun reports today. The racktacular 39-year-old entered a not guilty plea and was releas ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2008
Resentencing for another Sheriff Carona felon/pal
In May 2006, OC Weekly broke the news that then-Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona had allowed fellow con man Joseph M. Medawar to film the county's top secret anti-terrorism training procedures three years earlier. (See "Department of Homeland Stupidity.") A native of Lebanon, Medawar used the foota ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2008
Accused Mater Dei Statutory Rapist Loses Again
It hasn't been a good couple of months for Larry Stukenholtz, a former Mater Dei High choir director whom the school canned in the late 1990s for carrying on a relationship with a student. In October, his victim was part of a $6.685 million settlement that the Catholic Diocese of Orange reached wit ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2007
Overheard in the Courtroom
Before a recent Orange County criminal trial of a Vietnamese American defendant, Superior Court Judge William Froeberg asked if any of the prospective jurors could speak Vietnamese. There was silence and then: Juror #126: I know one word of Vietnamese! Froeberg: One word? Juror 126: It's not a ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2007
OC Lawyer Tossed From CA Republican Bribery Case
A federal judge in San Diego removed Mark Geragos from a sensational bribery case yesterday because the (in)famous Orange County-based defense lawyer refused to agree to a federal background check before receiving classified national-security-related data. Geragos—who worked for convicted wife-a ... More >>
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August 8, 2002
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June 27, 2002
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