Who would be your top three?

A helpful commenter has provided a list of the names purported to be up to fill the vacancy left after Judge Wall sold his soul. According to our commenter, these are the names up to fill Wall's shoes:

• Lucinda L. Coumou, 47, Las Vegas, Clark County District Attorney’s Office
• Philip J. Dabney, 51, Henderson, Holland & Hart LLP
• Michael D. Davidson, 56, Las Vegas, Kolesar & Leatham
• Michael A. Federico, 39, Las Vegas, of Olson, Conner, Gormley & Desruisseaux
• Craig B. Friedberg, 52, Las Vegas, Law Offices of Craig B. Friedberg
• Bruce L. Gale, 55, Las Vegas, Law Offices of Bruce L. Gale
• Kurt K. Harris, 46, Henderson, Harris Law Office
• Martin Hart, 47, Las Vegas, Law Offices of Martin Hart
• James A. Kohl, 45, Las Vegas, Howard & Howard
• Michael A. Koning, 60, Las Vegas, Law Offices of Michael A. Koning P.C.
• Judge Chris Lee, 36, North Las Vegas, North Las Vegas Justice Court
• Charles J. Lybarger, 48, Las Vegas, Law Offices of Charles Lybarger
• Troy E. Peyton, 50, Las Vegas, Troy E. Peyton, P.C.
• Marc D. Risman, 55, Henderson, Law Offices of Marc Risman
• David J. Rivers, 63, Las Vegas, Leavitt, Sully & Rivers
• Beverly Salhanick, 52, Las Vegas, Law Offices of Beverly Salhanick
• Jerome T. Tao, 42, Las Vegas, Clark County Public Defender’s Office
• Jeffrey J. Whitehead, 50, Henderson, Jeffrey J. Whitehead, Esq.
• Bernard B. Zadrowski, 45, Las Vegas, Clark County District Attorney’ s Office

If that list is accurate, three names will be chosen from it by the Judicial Selection Committee and forwarded to the governor, who will then appoint Wall's replacement.

If it were up to you, who from the above list would make your top three?

(Thanks, Commenter!)

Mazzeo vs. Gibbons Suit Makes Us Fall In Love With A Judge

United States Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen issued a bench slap in the Chrissy Mazzeo case scolding attorneys Walter Cannon and Robert Kossack, and it's a doosey.

Plaintiff filed a motion seeking an order prohibiting Cannon from "making improper speaking, argumentative, suggestive, and coaching objections during depositions." The opinion started out with Judge Leen expressing her frustration with the motion being filed on an "emergency" basis:

I am not the Maytag repairman of federal judges desperately hoping for something to do. Nevertheless, the motion remains on my docket until an order is entered, and Plaintiff’s counsel seeks sanctions.

When you get a quote like that early in the opinion, you know you're in for a treat. Her Honor went on to summarize the back-and-forth motions practice engaged in by the attorneys, wherein they accused each other of violating various procedural and ethical rules. Leen finally gave up and decided to give a law student a glimpse at his future:

To ensure that reading the 185 pages of these exchanges was not a complete waste of time, I assigned this motion to a law student extern to prepare a legal memorandum to further his education. In a short period of time he was able to prepare a well-written, concise memo which identified a large number of state and federal cases throughout the country articulating the standards for making deposition objections and identifying improper conduct for which lawyers have been admonished or sanctioned. He correctly concluded that both lawyers engaged in misconduct which violated Rule 30(c)(2).

Then she dropped the hammer:

The exchanges related in excruciating, repetitive detail in the moving and responsive papers and their attachments were painful to read. If I was an elementary school teacher instead of a judge I would require both counsel to write the following clearly established legal rules on a blackboard 500 times:

"I will not make speaking, coaching, suggestive objections which violate Rule 30(c)(2). I am an experienced lawyer and know that objections must be concise, non- argumentative and non-suggestive. I understand that the purpose of a deposition is to find out what the witness thinks, saw, heard or did. I know that lawyers are not supposed to coach or change the witness’s own words to form a legally convenient record. I know I am prohibited from frustrating or impeding the fair examination of a deponent during the deposition. I know that constant objections and unnecessary remarks are unwarranted and frustrate opposing counsel’s right to fair examination. I know that speaking objections such as “if you remember,” “if you know,” “don’t guess,” “you’ve answered the question,” and “do you understand the question” are designed to coach the witness and are improper. I also know that counsel’s interjection that he or she does not understand the question is not a proper objection, and that if a witness needs clarification of a question, the witness may ask for the clarification."

Hear that boys and girls? “If you remember,” “if you know,” “don’t guess,” “you’ve answered the question,” “do you understand the question” ... all improper objections in a depo!

As for Judge Leen's ultimate decision ... lashes all around:

IT IS ORDERED Plaintiff’s “Emergency Motion” (Dkt. #218) is GRANTED to the extent that Mr. Kossack and Mr. Cannon are admonished. Sanctions in the form of memorializing their misconduct in this order are imposed.

Oh, and ATL, the ABA Journal, and WWL will publish it as well. We heart you, Judge Leen.

(Full Opinion - PDF)

Gibbons Bypasses Masto

After his current counsel refused to follow his instructions, Governor Gibbons decided to find somebody who would.

Mark Hutchison of Hutchison & Steffen (approximately one year after he won the largest plaintiff's verdict in Nevada history) will take the reigns from the AG and sue to stop the recently passed health care legislation on behalf of the State of Nevada.

Hutchison and Governor Gibbons appeared on "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" last night, where Hutchinson said that he would be handling the suit pro bono. Hutch had this to say regarding challenging the law under the commerce clause:

The commerce clause is the basis that Congress passed this legislation, particularly the individual mandate, which for the first time in United States history requires U.S. citizens to purchase a service or good in order to maintain their good standing with the United States government. Otherwise, they're going to get chased down by one of these 16,000 IRS agents, and that's unprecedented. And the justification is the commerce clause. So the court will decide whether or not the commerce clause can be stretched that far.

Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is reportedly looking at options to stop the suit, possibly seeking an injunction against the Governor pursuing the suit without her approval. Masto's concerns are solely legal in nature. You know, Rule 11 and such. Absolutely no politics going on here. Nope.

*Thanks to the helpful Tipster who politely pointed out that we have been spelling Mr. Hutchison's name incorrectly.

(Fox News)

Showdown!

Looks like there's a little scuffle a-brewin' up north ... and it ain't gonna be pretty.

On one side, Governor Jim Gibbons, who thinks the newly passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be bad for Nevada. Gibbons wants to try to stop enforcement of the bill by either joining forces with other state Attorney Generals or by going it alone through the Nevada Attorney General's office.

On the other side, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, who wants to read the legislation and wait for a reconciliation bill aimed at refining it to pass, before deciding whether or not to take legal action.

Yesterday, Gibbons threw down the gauntlet and directed Masto to sue. Masto claimed that her approval is required for the state to take any legal action, and that no action will be taken. In support of her position, Masto relies upon NRCP Rule 11 and is reportedly also relying upon NRS 228.110(1):

The Attorney General and the duly appointed deputies of the Attorney General shall be the legal advisers on all state matters arising in the Executive Department of the State Government.

In the Governor's corner, NRS 228.170(1):

Whenever the Governor directs or when, in the opinion of the Attorney General, to protect and secure the interest of the State it is necessary that a suit be commenced or defended in any federal or state court, the Attorney General shall commence the action or make the defense.

Looks to us like Masto has an uphill battle on her hands. One of our tipsters made the following observation:

To me, that sounds like the attorney ignoring the client's specific direction, but maybe I'm wrong.

Doesn't sound like too bad of an analogy to us, what do you guys think? How is this "showdown" likely to end?

(LVRJ; Gov. Gibbons' Press Release; Masto's Response; Thanks, Tipster!)

Sandoval Calls It Quits

Just four years after beginning his "lifetime" appointment to the federal bench, Judge Brian Sandoval announced on Friday that he will be resigning effective September 15. His "explanation" was lacking, to say the least:

"It has been a privilege and an honor to serve on the federal bench and I thank my fellow judges, my staff and the entire court family for their support,” Sandoval said in a written statement through the court. “I would also like to thank former President Bush and Senators Reid and Ensign for their support and confidence in giving me the opportunity to serve the federal judiciary."

Huh? Sandoval had a lifetime appointment to a big soft chair on the federal bench and he only lasted four years? We know you black-helicopter types have an alternative explanation for this one.

The RJ speculates that Sandoval intends to run for governor in the upcoming election, and it seems his supporters are very optimistic:

“His reputation is just impeccable, and in politics that is saying a lot,” said Irma Aguirre, a Las Vegas business owner and Republican activist. ...

... “Whenever Brian Sandoval’s name comes up, nothing negative ever seems to surface,” she said.

Uh oh. Running a "try to find something wrong with me" campaign is pretty much the kiss-of-death for republican candidates. Good luck to you Mr. Sandoval, we hope you spend many "lifetimes" at your next job, whatever it may be.

What do you think, commenters? Is he simply clearing his calendar to run for governor, or is there something else going on here?

(LVRJ) Thanks for the tip, A.

Gibbons to Ensign: "I feel you dawg."

If you haven't heard by now, Senator John Ensign is having some marital issues, and who better to jump to his aid than someone who has been there before?

It seems that Governor Jim Gibbons now has some odd infidelity-bond with Senator Ensign, and he wants to let Ensign know that he's there for him. Here's Gibbons' quote from the RGJ:

"John handled this the way he thought was best and I think their family has a lot of work to do to get through this, I just want to tell them that they have my support. Whatever I can do to help them is fine.”

Awww, how sweet! Isn't it great to see fellow marital bond-breakers getting together to fight a common enemy?

Oh, and in case you were wondering, that website Gibbons' accuser Chrissy Mazzeo put up is still there ... and still fabulous! If you haven't already, you must check out the updated "Plaintiff's Exhibit Gallery," complete with a Family Circus style map detailing the night's events.

(RGJ)

Boyd $chool of Law

It appears that our own Boyd School of Law may be hit pretty hard if Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed budget is passed. From Law.com:

While some schools are just starting to deal with the ramifications of smaller budgets, others have been in cutting mode for some time.

The William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has seen its state funding shrink by 9% through two cuts since December 2007, said Dean John Valery White. The housing crisis hit Nevada earlier than many other states, prompting legislators to cut higher education spending sooner.

"You have to cut a little bit of everything in order to get up to a pretty big number," White said. The law school has left some positions empty, cancelled some staff training and faculty travel, decreased its library staff, reduced the number of course sections and switched to more electronic publications to reduce library costs, he said.

The law school also is using some donation money to cover a portion of operational costs, such as staff salaries. In better times, that donation money would go to things such as capital projects or student travel.

"It's really just a stop-gap," White said.

The Governor's move even sparked a rally at UNLV (don't be too impressed, you can get thousands of college students to show up and rally against democracy if you hand out enough flyers). Thomas Mitchell put the "rally" in perspective calling it: "as persuasive as a temper tantrum." Students showed both their intelligence level and seriousness concerning the matter by holding up signs that read: "Kiss My Butt, Budget Cuts," "Please wear 2 condoms when U screw our education," and "We Are Your Future." There's a scary thought.

We were feeling pretty bad for the law school (which we hoped was not involved in the rally shenanigans) ... until we came across this website that lists Boyd faculty salaries and realized they are making more than most actual lawyers in this town.

For instance, the aforementioned dean, John Valery White, is currently pulling in $339,560.00. The dean's "Executive Assistant" (read: secretary) is making $100,848.00. The next four highest paid law professors are making $184,203.00, $183,755.00, $182,413.00, and $180,733.00, respectively. Any of you associates out there pull in $180 G's last year? We didn't think so.

We're no socialists, and we have no problem with people making money (even in these "troubling times"). However, it seems to us that before higher education starts pointing the finger at the Governor, they need to look in the mirror ... and remove some of that "bling" they see.

(Law.com, RJ)

Res ipsa loquitur

Attorney Robert J. Kossack set up a website for his client Chrissy Mazzoe ... and it is awesome. You may remember Ms. Mazzeo as the woman who accused Governor Jim Gibbons of assaulting her in a McCormick & Schmick's parking garage (more here and here).

If you would like to donate to her cause, Ms. Mazzeo accepts PayPal (via her site) or $1 bills (via her g-string).

Update: Be sure to check out the Plaintiff's Exhibit Gallery while you are at the site. That's some great lawyering, Bob. Thanks for the tip, CC.

(RJ; vindicatemazzeo.com; Photo courtesy votegibbonsout)

Wacky Defendant Monday

First, Governor Gibbons was finally found innocent for something (well . . . cleared of corruption charges).  (NY Times) [only one nasty divorce and one lawsuit for civil rights violations to go] 

As for innovative murder methods: today a soon-to-be-convicted man cut a hole in an apartment door with a chainsaw and then fired a shotgun through the hole to wound his ex-girlfriend and unborn child and kill the current boyfriend.  (RJ)  [Sure, it's sick and twisted, but he still wins the innovative defendant award]

Attention Nevada residents, when you need to kill someone and travel to California, make sure you take the body out of the motor home freezer! (LV Sun)

All signs suggest lawsuit against Governor is going to be fun to watch

Chrissy Mazzeo, the woman who accused the Governor of sexually assaulting her in a parking lot almost two years ago, has filed suit for violation of her due process and equal protection rights.  

Seems like this case will become the next new circus act to pass through town, so let's get to know our cast of characters shall we:

Plaintiff/Chrissy Mazzeo: former cocktail waitress who alleges Governor Gibbons sexually assaulted her in a parking lot at night after they had drinks together.  The Las Vegas Sun published a pictorial journey, prepared by Mazzeo's attorney, of the location where the assault [allegedly] occurred. (available here).

Defendant/Governor Gibbons: Typical political schmuck in the vein of a conservative Bill Clinton.  His approval ratings are currently at 27 percent.  Oh, and he's getting a divorce and potentially being sanctioned by the Family Court for failing to turn over financial records.

First Lady Dawn Gibbons: Two years ago, the Guv's loving wife stood by him and convinced the media that this all must be a lie.  Now, she hates his guts and Mazzeo's attorney suggests she will be called to testify. 

Plaintiff's counsel, Robert Kossack: a Las Vegas-based attorney and shop teacher? [the most recent press conference was held in his office, which is covered in wood working tools].  (LV Sun)  His response to why other attorneys wouldn't take the case, but he would: “People are afraid of power.”

Governor and Trial Attorney Don Campbell sued for [alleged] due process/equal protection violations

Looks like Nevada has yet another reason in the news to be embarrassed.  Our soon-to-be divorced Governor is being sued by the cocktail waitress who accused him of sexual harassment in the past.  The suit alleges the Governor and others violated her due process and equal protection rights.  (Complaint available here)

Las Vegas Now reports:

The Las Vegas cocktail waitress who accused then gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibbons of assault two years ago is suing the governor.

Chrissy Mazzeo claims, in October of 2006, Gibbons pushed her against a wall and propositioned her in a parking garage. No charges were ever filed.

The Governor responded that the claims were "groundless".  (RJ)

However, in a more interesting note for the Nevada Bar, prominent trial attorney Don Campbell is also named in the civil suit.  The plaintiff alleges that Campbell destroyed videotapes that allegedly showed Governor Gibbons making unwanted advances on former cocktail waitress Chrissy Mazzeo.

In Other Fun News

Nevada Family Court Judge Frances Doherty chastised Gov. Gibbons and his soon-to-be ex-wife for failure to exchange financial information. The judge threatened to sanction the parties if the information isn't produced. (Las Vegas Now) [this could get really good if the court sanctions the Gov.]

Meanwhile, up in Washoe County, Judge Robert Perry denied the allegations that he used cocaine. (Review-Journal)

Weekend Roundup

No delay for the upcoming trial on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping for O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant. (AP)

The highest profile divorce in the country continues with the lawyer for first lady Dawn Gibbons saying that Gov. Jim Gibbons has violated an agreement with his estranged spouse by speaking to the media about his wife and their pending divorce. (Review-Journal)

Congratulations to Assistant Clark County District Attorney Robert Teuton who has been appointed to fill the Family Court judge's position left vacant by retiring Judge Gerald Hardcastle. (Review-Journal)

A federal class action lawsuit has been filed in Massachusetts against Perini Corp. of Framingham alleging violations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act. The suit, on behalf of holders of Perini Corp., alleges that Perini failed to tell stock holders about financial problems with its Las Vegas projects. (Worcester Business Journal)

Nevada may soon get rid of the duty to retreat within a home. So get your shotguns ready homeowners. (Fox 5 Vegas)

Chicken Ranch girl makes good? A former porn star/prostitute works her way through the 1L year at a SoCal law school. (Bitter Lawyer)

Congratulations to Christopher Stephens who was named a shareholder by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. (Review-Journal)

Thurs Roundup

Chief Judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Alex Kozinski, was scheduled to preside over the obscenity trial of a Hollywood adult filmmaker until it was revealed the Judge he had a publicly accessible website hosting explicit pictures, including women naked on all fours and painted as cows. You can see the cow pic and other NSFW pics from Judge Kozinski's website by clicking here. (LA Times) [honestly, the pics from the website are hilarious. I'll take a Judge with a sense of humor over the train wreck of Halverson anyday]

Staff from the Attorneys General's offices in Utah, Arizona and Nevada gathered in Vegas yesterday to discuss polygamy. (Fox News)

Speaking of affairs, Governor Gibbons has helped put the state back in the national spotlight as a result of his having an [alleged] affair while Governor and sending 860 text messages to his [alleged] mistress using a government text phone. (AP) George Knapp theorizes what the messages might have been. (Las Vegas City Life) [maybe Gov. Gibbons and Judge Halverson should team up for a traveling Nevada side show]

The Nevada Supreme Court is conducting its first hearing via webcast. (Harmful Error)

Congratulations to Lisa W. Lackland and Anthony L. Martin, who Lewis & Roca named as partners in their Las Vegas office. (JLNS)

The wives of two Chinese men accused of stealing more than $400 million from the Bank of China distanced themselves from their husbands yesterday, claiming they were not aware of the scheme to steal from the bank. (Review-Journal)

Clark Co. officially suspended Shadow Mountain Surgical Center's business license after reports that the surgery center continues to use unsafe injection procedures. (Review-Journal) [if Clark Co. keeps putting these unsafe medical practices out of business, where are Las Vegans going to go to get Hep-C when they really need it?!?]

Hulk Hogan's former wife wants the former wrestler cited by a Florida judge for failing to pay his share of a $4.2 million Las Vegas condo. (AP)

As part of a federal lawsuit brought by the SEC against Las Vegas-based Gold-Quest International, a North Dakota group of Native Americans calling themselves the Little Shell Indian nation (although they are not recognized as an Indian nation by U.S. or Canada) is seeking $1.7 million in damages. The matter is before U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson. (Review-Journal)

Street Preachers have dropped their First Amendment lawsuit (brought by the ACLU) against a Clark Co. ordinance limiting the size of signs that can be used on Strip sidewalks. The ordinance was changed to state signs may not pose an obstruction. (Review-Journal) [thank the Lord! Now Bellagio fountain visitors can again look forward to a nutjob screaming that they will burn in hell--the Founding Fathers would be proud]

In the Fernley flood trial, the chief government engineer overseeing an irrigation canal that broke and flooded 590 homes in Northern Nevada in January sought to reassure a U.S. District Judge Lloyd George on Wednesday that current reduced flows in the canal are safe. (Review-Journal)

Judge Mosley's competition for the District 14 judicial seat is coming out swinging. His signs declare "Tired of Corruption? ChrisDavisFor Judge.com." (Review-Journal)

Tuesday Roundup

District Judge Mark Denton issued an injunction in the battle between the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Friends of Southern Nevada Libraries preventing Friends of the Library from distributing any money made from the sale of unwanted library books or other materials to any entity but the library district. (Review-Journal)

Police in St. George broke up a prostitution ring allegedly run by two Las Vegas men who would recruit women in St. George to work as prostitutes in Vegas. (Deseret News)

Olympia Group--the developer of master-planned community Park Highlands in North Las Vegas--filed suit in District Court, alleging its partner failed to pay its share for infrastructure. (In Business Las Vegas)

Governor Gibbons and his soon to be ex-wife are putting the divorce proceedings on hold in an attempt to resolve the issues that brought them to court. (Las Vegas Now)

The Carson kidnapping doctor will come up before the parole board next week. (Nevada Appeal)

A trial of four men allegedly involved in racketeering in Vegas and stealing more than $400 million from the Bank of China. (Review-Journal)

The Clark Co. District Court and Office of the County Clerk are sparring over how badly the County Clerk mismanaged an attorney trust fund. (Las Vegas Sun)

A federal lawsuit alleging Clark Co.'s child welfare system leaves children at risk has not been approved as a class action. (Las Vegas Now)

The environmental group Glen Canyon Trust has filed a lawsuit over the way the Glen Canyon Dam is being managed. (Las Vegas Now)

Congratulations to Joseph Liebman who was hired as an associate attorney with Bailey Kennedy. (Las Vegas Business Press)

Thurs Roundup

Judge Leavitt's brother campaigns for his sister with bare knuckles, or at least strongly worded language. (Review-Journal)

Speaking of bare knuckles, the soon-to-be ex-Mrs. Gibbons came out of her corner fighting yesterday. She's asking the court to unseal the divorce proceedings and told the press that Governor Gibbons had an affair. (Review-Journal)

A discussion of how the Sands Corp. loss in the Macau businessman is more evidence of the company's financial woes. (Forbes)

Some families go on t.v. and play Family Feud. Others go to a Winnemucca bar and open fire on their relatives. (Review-Journal)

Next up on the D.A.'s casino debt hit list: Democratic party fundraiser Antonin Rezko, who has ties to Presidential candidate Barak Obama. (Las Vegas Sun)

Copper wire thieves face self-imposed electrocution. (Las Vegas Sun)

Weekend Roundup

$43.8 million has been awarded to a Hong Kong businessman out of the Sands Corp. coffers. (Review-Journal) Pretty hefty judgment since Sands Corp. and Adelman had Rusty Hardin and Sam Lionel on board as defense counsel. Rusty Hardin is also former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens' defense counsel and [allegedly] an asshole.

Meet Jason Landess, one of two candidates to replace Nevada's national embarassment (a.k.a. Judge Halverson). He's a 30 year litigator who carries some old baggage (gambling debt, family issues), but believes those old demons make him a better candidate for the judicial seat. (Review-Journal) [Judge Stefany Miley is also running for the seat].

Suspended NFL running back Adam "Pacman" Jones paid off the $20,000 debt he owed to Caesars. (Las Vegas Sun)

Review-Journal columnist got called in for jury duty. Surprise! He didn't enjoy the experience. (Review-Journal)

One of the "show and tell" killers may be headed back to prison after being charged with kidnapping and sexual assault on his girlfriend. (Nevada Appeal)

Governor Gibbons isn't happy this week, since his soon-to-be ex-wife has moved to have the divorce proceedings and divorce record unsealed for the public, arguing that sealing the record was unconstitutional. (Review-Journal) [sounds like if the case is unsealed, the personal and political gossip about the Gov. will come pouring out].

The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners is attempting to defend its investigation of Dr. "Needles" Desai. (Review-Journal)

Weekend Roundup

Congratulations to Bonnie Boyce, Joslyn LaMadrid, Sophia Long, Janean Maher and Julie Whitman for being brought on as associates with Albright Stoddard Warnick & Albright. (PR Wire)

Employment law conference to hit Vegas in September. (PR Wire)

Gov. Gibbons files for divorce. (Nevada Appeal)

Online gambling law ambiguities could prevent Kentucky Derby bets. (Boston Herald)

After killing 5 people while driving drunk, a 20 yr old Vegas resident will spend 15-45 years in prison (KOLO)

Charges of obstruction of justice were dropped against the husband of the ice-cream truck driving mother killed by Henderson police. Prosecutors cited concern for the children now that the man is the only parent. (Review-Journal)

The 57-year-old man accused of making ricin pled not guilty to illegally possessing a lethal toxin and weapons. (Review-Journal)

The former owner of the closed Garden of Love chapel was in court on Friday, pleading not guilty to stealing an expensive printer. (Review-Journal)

More details on Judge Halverson's constitutional challenge to remove her judicial seat from this year's election. (Review-Journal)

U.S. Attorneys are not giving out immunity to Dr. Kabins without a fight, filing a motion with Judge Quackenbush to lift the order to grant immunity. They're arguing the grant of immunity will impair their ability to prosecute Kabins in the future. [Shazam!] (Review-Journal) Meanwhile Plaintiff's attorneys are starting to claim Gage is giving them a bad name (Review-Journal)

The shooter in the Pacman Jones Minxx shooting is claiming Pacman is framing him to protect the real shooter (AP)