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What's the Right Way to Cite "My Way"?

Posted on July 15, 2010
That's the urgent question posed by Judge Carnes to whichever clerk helped him write this opinion:Allen was arrested in California three months later and brought back to Florida. During his first meeting with his appointed attorney, Allen set out the terms of their relationship...

Special 3d DCA Watch -- Coffee-Swilling At Half-Mast Edition.

Posted on July 15, 2010
The always intrepid Julie Kay breaks the news of Judge Cope's resignation:Third District Court of Appeal Judge Gerald Cope Jr. is leaving the bench after 22 years to return to private practice with Akerman Senterfitt, the law firm confirmed Wednesday...

Wife of Lawyer Fails to Arrange Birth Around Husband's Deposition Schedule.

Posted on July 14, 2010
Baby Motion Since last we checked in on our favorite SD FL case, there have been about forty EMERGENCY MOTIONS TO EXPEDITE BRIEFING ON EMERGENCY MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER or something like this.But surely one of the best recent filings has to be this one where various depositions were all scheduled to be taken on July 13th:The deposition of Mr...

3d DCA Watch -- Court Holds Nose, Reverses SJ.

Posted on July 14, 2010
".....we are constrained...."Anytime you see that in a opinion, you know the judge is just seething at having to do something she really doesn't want to do and thinks is probably wrong.So let's see whose nose is pinched in an uncomfortable manner this week in our world-famous, completely affectionate and surprisingly snark-free 3d DCA Watch:Bradley v...

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Has the 11th Circuit Done Anything Interesting Lately?

Posted on July 13, 2010
Here I sit, half-watching Watchmen (hi Carla!) for the umpteenth time, as I reflect on the noble practice of law detailed in the NYT:Collection law firms are able to handle such large volumes of cases because computer software automates much of their work...

Aronberg Tars Gelber With "BP's Law Firm"

Posted on July 13, 2010
I've previously criticized my friend Dan Gelber's initial reaction over his firm Akerman getting all the BP Florida work.Basically, when the news broke Dan did what lots of politicians do (he was joined by several other Akerman state legislators) -- he went into defense mode...

Does BP Dream of Electric Gene Stearns?

Posted on July 12, 2010
Charlie Crist thinks so:The council recruited veteran Miami attorney Gene Stearns as an unpaid adviser. Stearns is a former aide to Democratic Gov. Reubin Askew and a champion of minority voting rights. It also recruited Dan Gerber, a Republican and a ?toxic tort? expert who is a member of the conservative Federalist Society...

The Flamingo Kid -- A Classic Summer Movie.

Posted on July 10, 2010
THE FLAMINGO KID: Movie Trailer - The best bloopers are hereI recently re-watched The Flamingo Kid, a 1984 coming-of-age comedy starring Matt Dillon and the severely underrated Richard Crenna.It's well worth another look.Set in the "Mad Men" era of the summer of 1963, the nominal story concerns Matt Dillon's character Jeffrey Willis, a Brooklyn plumber's son who lucks into a summer job at a posh beach club out on Long Island...

Mel Gibson' Latest Rant -- You Forgot the Jews!

Posted on July 10, 2010
Sure Mel Gibson's latest rant is offensive -- deeply misogynist, violently demeaning and aggressive toward women, and don't forget patently racist -- but nothing about the Jews?He must not have been drunk enough.Enjoy the latest Mel Gibson rant remix here.

Have You Heard the Big News, Miami????

Posted on July 09, 2010
After months of speculation, excitement and building suspense, the Big Man finally made his decision and I'm sure everyone has heard by now.Still, here's the official announcement:A veteran federal judge who has handled some of the hottest cases in South Florida plans to retire in January, but continue in ``senior'' status with a lighter load...

SFL Friday -- Did Something Happen Involving the Miami Heat?

Posted on July 09, 2010
Since I'm a blogger I'm legally obligated to comment on the LeBron announcement, so here's my reaction -- this is great news for lawyers!Think of all the fun lawsuits we'll get to work on now that he's going to be based in Miami -- like this one filed by a former SEC lawyer who claims he is LeBron's dad...

Strange Case of Delaila Estefano Ends With Whimper.

Posted on July 08, 2010
The strange case of Miami attorney and UM grad Delaila Estefano, who I've written about here and here and about whom a whole blog has been devoted, ends with a nolle pros, which I believe is Latin for "thank god almighty I'm free at last!"No word on when she gets her Florida bar license back.

Large Law Firms to Hold Conference Calls!

Posted on July 08, 2010
Even the intrepid Julie Kay can't unpack the byzantine and pointlessly restrictive new bar rules on intertubal law firm websites:Some law firms ? including Maltzman Foreman with offices in Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago ? already altered their sites to reflect the proposed rules, and some hired experts such as LexisNexis to advise them how best to do so...

3d DCA Watch -- Can I Get A Witness Edition?

Posted on July 07, 2010
Hi kids, today is the bestest day in the whole wide world!Why?Because the crypt-keepers, I mean bunker-managers, have calibrated the precise wind, barometer and temperature readings, and at this very moment the very freshest judicial utterances are wafting their way north from the "cold neutrality of a [coffee-swilling] impartial [court]":The above language is taken from footnote two of Judge Shepherd's opinion in Arce v...

Bill McCollum Actually Gets Something Right.

Posted on July 07, 2010
I've mediated before Kenneth Feinberg, and he's a big-shot, very expensive guy who happens to be exceptionally good at what he does.That's why I was a bit puzzled by this Herald story on how he intends to interpret claims by Floridians under the new $20 billion compensation fund:Feinberg said he'll come up with ``an expansive'' definition in the coming weeks...

Ira Elegant on Elin Woods!

Posted on July 06, 2010
No, not like that.Ok, maybe not the best headline, but amid reports that Elin Woods may receive as much as $100 million plus child support, none other than our own uber-mensch Ira Elegant weighs in on the proposed settlement and the possibility they may file it in a po-dunk county to avoid press scrutiny:Ira M...

More Fun and Games in Halmos Saga (Prussian Edition).

Posted on July 06, 2010
klocksanctions Yes, one of my favorite cases continues to roll on, with a flurry of motions to strike and for sanctions.Although the reply brief is a hoot, I'm putting up the response to the latest sanctions motion, which accuses the defendant of negotiating with "Prussian-like timing...

Parsing The Herald's Kindle Edition.

Posted on July 05, 2010
Happy wet Monday, kids.If you're reading this in your office today -- hi Greenberg Gal!It's no secret I'm a big fan of my Kindle.I've fooled around with the iPad, and it's a fun device -- colors, Facebook, music, internet etc.But if you are a reader, a lover of books, and you simply want a superior reading experience, you cannot beat the simplicity, functionality, and pleasant design of the Kindle...

SFL Friday -- Happy Fourth of July, Plebes!

Posted on July 02, 2010
Can you believe it's Fourth of July weekend already, that time where we blow things up and shoot at things randomly, while others stand around and watch charred wood rapidly heat animal flesh, then everyone stabs it with their steely knives but we just can't kill the beast...

Pre-4th of July Holiday Weekend Roundup.

Posted on July 01, 2010
Boy it feels awfully slow around town, huh?Lots of people closing up and heading out to various vacation spots, responding to emails remotely and with multiple spelling and grammatical errors (I don't mean you, of course!)Yet here I sit, sipping my cafecito and responding to annoying motions and inane letters (again, I'm not referring to your brilliant missives)...

King of the World.

Posted on July 01, 2010
Lees Field Complaint I want to thank all my loyal haters -- I mean tipsters -- who kindly provided the new Leesfield complaint in a variety of formats and platforms (to the creative attorney who shared her iteration in a rather provocative form of ancient sanskrit -- ????? ???????? ???)It really speaks for itself, so I'll let Scribd do all the heavy lifting...

Dan Gelber and Akerman: Who's Zooming Who?

Posted on June 30, 2010
The always intrepid Julie Kay breaks the slightly late resignation of Dan Gelber from Akerman in the wake of that firm getting the massive BP business:State Sen. Dan Gelber has resigned his counsel position with Akerman Senterfitt two weeks after saying his firm?s representation of BP was a ?non-issue...

The Night They Cancelled 3d DCA Watch.

Posted on June 30, 2010
I'm sorry I'm a bit late with 3d DCA Watch, but as I started to read the endless PCAs that constituted this week's opinions, my mind got sleepy, I began to dream of a large field, filled with daisies, frolicking wildy, giggling, laughing in the rain, twirling in joy, pure ecstasy in the glistening sun, then I awoke several hours later and realized there was absolutely nothing to write about...

Estate Lawyers Announce New Website!

Posted on June 29, 2010
Here at SFL headquarters our crack team of researchers pore over a lot of press releases, so perhaps we're a bit jaded.But let me make a suggestion -- save your press releases for something mildly important, newsworthy, or otherwise interesting.I'm not certain this one qualifies as any of the above:Miller and O?Neill, Attorneys at Law announces the launch of their newly revised website...

Spencer Aronfeld Stars in New Zombie Movie?

Posted on June 29, 2010
I really dig Spencer's videos, you can check them all out here, but in this one he seems to be starring in a new Dawn of the Dead or Blair Witch remake, with the trademark shaky hand held camera work and obligatory hungry zombie lurking just outside of camera range...

Kagan!

Posted on June 28, 2010
activist amendment american approach begins believe change committee confirmed constitution court create decades determine different elena established experience federal hearings heart hero judges judicial judiciary justice kagan law liberal limits marshall means nomination nominee obama opportunity past people personal philosophy policy power president reasons replace rights senate supreme view week created at TagCrowd...

Slow Monday.

Posted on June 28, 2010

Suge Knight Still Hasn't Paid $1300 Sanction Yet.

Posted on June 25, 2010
sugesanctionsorder Remember how poor Marc Brumer had to sit there waiting for his client Suge Knight to show up for his own deposition, then Suge came really late and Magistrate Judge O'Sullivan sanctioned him $1300?Well Suge still hasn't paid, necessitating yet another order:ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the defendant?s request to have this case dismissed for the plaintiff?s failure to pay the $1300...

Judge Fay Explains How CocoDorm.com Works!

Posted on June 25, 2010
Hey it's Friday, right, so why not have Judge Fay explain the business model of Miami's own CocoDorm.com:The CocoDorm website transmits images, via webcam, of the residents of 503 Northeast 27th Street, Miami, Florida, over the internet. This residence, which is zoned multifamily high-density residential (R-4), is owned by Angel Barrios and leased to Flava Works, Inc...

SFL Friday -- Second Chakra Edition

Posted on June 25, 2010
The WP's Ezra Klein offers some bracing insights into all those supposedly confidential listserves everyone and her mother belongs to:A private e-mail list is not public, but it is electronically archived text, and it is protected only by a password field and the good will of the members...

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