Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
My case probably isn’t going to trial. I think there’s only one logical outcome. The Department of Justice is now holding on to what can only be a slim chance the case gets continued. My analysis is based on something called game theory. Game theory has strong roots in economics and is an attempt to [...]
Unbelievable. The Department of Justice just filed a motion with the court asking for an extension of deadline AFTER the deadline passed. It also thought I might want to sign a stipulation agreeing to this extension that it has already taken. Thankfully though, DOJ did tell the court that it wasn’t me that missed the [...]
What a fabulous Christmas this has been. On December 21, I gave the Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Justice (DOJ) their present — a summary judgment motion to close the case without a trial and decide in my favor. AUSA Melanie Proctor then demonstrated her delight over my gift by filing a “request” [...]
I think we’re at the edge of a publishing revolution. The newspapers got hit first — subscriptions dropped and advertising plummeted. For books, the Amazon Kindle was born. Sony countered with its more open platform Reader Digital Book. I’m usually among the first to get my tech toys, but I have neither. I have downloaed [...]
In an earlier post, I alluded to a situation in which a federal whistleblower case could end up in district court when combined with a discrimination issue. On this subject, dear friend Mary Dryovage is an expert attorney. Her work and subsequent appeals in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals leave no question that in [...]
It’s a little known fact, but federal employee whistleblower claims can end up in district court rather than at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). In fact, claims must end up there if they have any commonality between a discrimination case already in progress there. Writes the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals [...]
Wise King Solomon, having been brought a dispute between two women over the lineage of a child (both claimed it was theirs) and unable to determine which side is telling the truth, orders the disputed child split in half, with each woman receiving a fair share of it. The real mother then cries out to spare the [...]
Last month, I made a visit to San Francisco’s Volunteer Legal Services Program. According to Supervising Attorney Jennifer Greengold Healey, it is the first of its kind (i.e. situated within Federal District Court) in California. On the theme of everyday heroes — the kind that Obama likes to revere — Ms. Greengold is one. After several [...]
Have you ever made a purchase, recommended it to others early on, and then hoped that your exhaltation of the product lived up to everything you hoped it would deliver down the road? Well, imagine making a recommendation without buying the product first, and doing so based on what the box said it contained inside. That’s [...]
To take or not take a deposition, that is the question. . . Most pro se guidebooks say no. They’re almost prohibitively expensive, and most pro se litigants don’t have the experience to make them work in their favor. I personally think depositions are useful. With the federal government, all you need to do is [...]