I don't trust Perper much. James Brown has been "on ice" since Christmas Day 2006 and no one claims his body is falling apart. It seems to me that Perper's calls to the courthouse last week were a little too much protesting. JMO.
I thought it was rather strange that Perper interupted the court proceedings....almost like he had to make a statement to say how important he was in the case. Surely he knew it was being televised....he could have made that call before 9 am or after 5, or leave a message.