Posted on 02/16/2006 2:23:37 PM PST by STARWISE
Greta came on with blockbuster development. Twitty's attorney, John Q. Kelly, apparently had the moves of the Vandersloots under extreme scrutiny. The Vandersloot parents had flown to NYC for an interview with ABC .. Joran was en route from the Netherlands to NYC to meet with them.
Kelly had a former law enforcement official seated 3 seats in front of Joran on the plane, and when they were on American soil and were about to deplane, he served papers on Joran for 3 counts. Simultaneously, the Vandersloot parents were served in NYC ... the father charged with 1 count.
Greta says the intrigue is worth of James Bond, and this unusual service is amazing .. she's not spoken with Beth Twitty. Will have more tonight on her show.
Didn't see any evidence this was posted .. was announced about 40 mins. ago.
Are there any lawyers on the site? If so, can the Paulus and Joran be forced to stay in the U.S. for depositions?
And what do you think would happen even if they had depos? I mean, seriously....
I'll be in great shape if this action by Kelly turns up anything for Natalee's family. If Kelly gets the chance to question Joran the right questions will finally be asked. I would think Kelly is ready for his lies and is prepared to ask the questions that will catch him in those lies.
They can just go home? Then what good was serving them? What do you think the purpose is?
Why couldn't they "just go home"? They are foreign citizens. You can't hold people here just because you sue them.
Well I think the purpose is to finally have serious questions answered under oath. Call it leverage. If he slips up and tells too much the information can be used to find Natalee. Joran has given at leat 3 different stories about that night. Lying under oath here is a crime no matter where you come from. If he tells the truth it could help find her. If he lies under oath and is caught...well you know the rest.
Finally, some good news out of darkness.
I notice that there is not a wrongful death count....that is interesting.
Well...that was kinda my quetion to begin with. Can he be held here until he is deposed? If not, you would be right. If so, this will get interesting.
Yeah, and I already told you that he can't. At the very least, they would have 20 days to respond to the complaint. No judge is going to force a foreign national to stay in the US to answer a civil lawsuit. Even if they got the VdS in court, they could just tell them to take the default and let them go home.
Sounds like the charges that are being made match some of the written statements that Beth was given in Aruba by the prosecutor. He never admitted to killing her, but he did claim to have sex with her while she was in and out of conscientiousness. That's a crime.
Lets say that you got sued. The plaintiff wants to depose you. You refuse. They go to court. The court will compel you to be deposed. You again refuse. The court will impose a fine on you. You again refuse. At this point, the court will, at most, bar you from raising a defense.
Good for them!
According to Dompig it is a crime in Aruba. And...Dude...it's a crime here as well.
And we all know that he has not been charged with a crime. That's part of the problem.
Then why was he not prosecuted for it in Aruba? And I know that it is a crime here, but, in this case, so what?
Civil suit..It will be interesting to see what information they may give in depositions..or if they simply don't contest and stay out of our jurisdiction. They could not refuse to testify in a civil trial if it ever comes to that. I don't really know how this goes when it is not a resident of the US being sued.
Oh boy - this is GOOD news. Great work John Q. Kelly. I still remember him questioning OJ Simpson on tape and he had Simpson so mad that he swore and had to take a break. He really pushed Simpsons buttons.
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