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MONDAY NOTES

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Can't see the forest for the trees - we're told some judges came up with a plan to thwart Carlos Rodriguez's lightning fast transfer out of criminal last week.  There was even an agreement in place that another criminal judge would simply swap divisions with Rodriguez, gutting the SAO.  We're told Vic Tobin immediately killed the idea though, in characteristically abrupt and laconic fashion.  Is the lame duck CJ kow-towing to Satz, or simply throwing the SAO a bone after moving many broken chess pieces to civil on behalf of the defense?  Or are rumors true that important out of county phone calls played a role?  All we know is no one can remember a judge being dumped so quickly.  For instance, didn't it take Tobin many grueling months to drag Gardiner out kicking and screaming?  Whatever happened, the SAO must be recognized...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on October 11, 2010 (boomark / email).