Month: December 2010

2 Down, 1 To Go

The Long, Strange Trip Continues There may be no better time than the holiday slows and the two-year anniversary of the site to take stock of what’s happened and what lays ahead.   A year from now the civil trial will be over.  We joked…

Let Regan Be Regan

White Shoes and Black Hats? Ten years ago the American Civil Trial Bar Roundtable published a white paper (later revised in 2006) that addressed how the “Lack of respect and confidence seems to have developed in the public’s mind for the trial practice…”   …

Last Minute Gift?

For Sale, No Sale or Sold?  According to a large real estate display add in the local community paper, The DuPont Current, 1509 Swann Street is still up for sale and it remains listed at $1,599,000.  Quite a stocking stuffer.…

Washington Merry-Go-Round

“Who’s on First?  What’s on Second?” It’s a feature of DC Superior Court, and perhaps with other jurisdictions for all we know, that judicial calendars rotate annually.  Stick around these parts long enough and you get to see this play…

Paper Trail

Judge Brook Hedge’s Lasting Impact The dust has settled from last Wednesday’s jam packed status hearing.  Judge Hedge ruled officially on five pending motions. Oral rulings in court parlance; there was no paper released on any of her decisions, so the…

The Murder Room

Why an Obscure Club May Hold the Key to Solving This Crime You could be forgiven some skepticism when first hearing about the Vidocq Society.  “Cuisine and crime-solving,” reads their home page, going on to explain how the world’s greatest…

Cold Comfort

Plaintiffs Win the Day at Status Hearing Frigid weather and long, long lines greeted the Court Set at Moultrie on Wednesday morning.  Jurors, attorneys, defendants, media and even judges braved the cold and stood in lines that snaked around the building,…

Running the Table

The Defendants Have a Bad Day at Moultrie Here’s your update from Moultrie: Today’s hearing began at 10:20 – a late start due to heavy security in the building. On the defendant’s Motion to Dismiss: motion denied. On the defendant’s…

As Time Goes By

Going Back to Moultrie It’s been nearly six months since the verdict came down in the criminal case.  Judge Lynn Leibovitz’ summertime dose of  cold comfort has given way to an unseasonable blast of frigid weather here in America’s Hockey Capital.…

On the Menu

A Look Ahead to Wednesday’s Buffet Wednesday’s 10am status hearing finds us back at Moultrie for the first time since September. Originally set to hear arguments on the Defendants’ 5th Amendment privilege plea during depositions, several other issues have been added…