Posted on 01/31/2005 9:14:49 PM PST by TAdams8591
Protest at Greer's church tomorrow--sure someone here at FR can tell you the times or it could be posted at Randall Terry's site, www.societyfortruthandjustice.com
http://www.theempirejournal.com/0225051_florida_dcf_seeks_60.htm
On Sunday, protesters will protest at the church of which Judge Greer is a member, the Calvary Baptist Church, 331 Cleveland St., Clearwater.
“We are asking that Calvary Baptist Church takes the appropriate disciplinary action in regard to their member, Judge George Greer, for his part in pursuing the starvation of Terri Schindler-Schiavo” Randall Terry said. Terry, a pro-life activist and president of the Society for Truth and Justice, has been working on behalf of the Schindler family.
Terri ping to 4104! If anyone would like to be added to or removed from my Terri ping list, please let me know by FReepmail!
The only thing different is that Doug Jones works for McFarlain & Cassedy ( http://www.mcfarlain.com ),
not MCFARLAND GOULD LYONS SULLIVAN & HOGAN of Clearwater, a company that is a known contributor to Judge Greer.
So I have to correct my post
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1333205/posts?page=4203#4203
It doesn’t look like Doug Jones’ law firm contributed to Judge Greer. They may have been smarter than that.
It was the firm that Floriduh Voter worked for that gave a contribution to Judge Greer.
A Doug Jones of Largo is the President of the Advocacy Group ( http://www.advocacycenter.org/board.html ).
We are trying to track down if it is the same Doug Jones that works for McFarlain & Cassedy (http://www.mcfarlain.com/att_profiles/jones.html)
who “defends physicians, nursing homes and other health care providers in malpractice suits and before state licensing agencies.
No wonder you didn’t find the information ExPat. It was my screw up that took me to the wrong McFarlain, but to an interesting Doug Jones.
But there is something else interesting at this firm, McFarlain & Cassedy.
The founder of the firm is Richard McFarlain and he serves as chairman of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, the entity that investigates complaints against Florida judges, recommending appropriate sanctions, if any, to the Florida Supreme Court. He is a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission and serves as outside Senior General Counsel to the Attorney General of the State of Florida.
There are three Doug Jones in Florida altogether. I listed them in my post above and none listed in Largo. Still trying to find out if the Doug Jones at McFarlain is the same as the Doug Jones, who is President of the Advocacy group, but may have to wait until Monday.
This is the Doug Jones you're looking for
Florida Bar Member
ID Number: -- 211125
Member in Good Standing - Eligible to practice in Florida
Douglas Preston Jones
McFarlain and Cassedt P A
305 S Gadsden St
Tallahassee Florida 323011811
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Phone: 850.2222107
Fax: 850.2228475
E-Mail: djones@mcfarlain.com
County: Leon
Circuit: 2
Admitted: 06/01/1976
Dogpile only gave me this.
http://public.fotki.com/Budge/terri/david_demerrs.html
What we are trying to find out if this Doug Jones is the same one as the President of the Advocacy group???
Cheryl Ford is a nurse who is an integral part of Terri's fight. She is not involved at the hospice. She is at http://www.Fight4Terri.com -- which will answer other questions. She's a good guy.
I agree w/you, that account is a treasure that should get good airplay.
A Doug Jones of Largo is the President of the Advocacy Group ( http://www.advocacycenter.org/board.html )
If they are the same person, it looks like a conflict of interest to be the president of an Advocacy group and a defender of nursing homes, etc.
He's a Southern Baptist. What does he know about Catholic last rites?!!!
BTW, check this out, an actual interview with the reclusive judge.
I'm troubled by some things he says. I'll comment later.
EXCERPT:
In an August 12 interview with the Witness, Greer said that as a judge he is barred from commenting on anything “that has the word ‘Schiavo’ in it,” and so therefore cannot “defend himself” on anything that has been said about his decision making, although that didn’t prevent him from strongly criticizing Smith, without naming him.
Agreeing to an interview only after learning it was not an “editorial,” Greer said he took offense that a Baptist newspaper would editorialize on the Schiavo case.
“I was very much disappointed. No one had talked to me—[I] couldn’t talk anyway—but no one had asked me. I had no idea of what the gentleman had been told,” Greer said. “This case is forty volumes thick, right now. I guarantee he didn’t read it. I was very disappointed that someone in that position would attack another Southern Baptist.”
Smith’s editorials, which dealt primarily with issues related to ethical consideration with euthanasia and end of life issues, were among hundreds of articles, editorials and internet e-mails written by pro-life advocates in support of Terri Schiavo.
Greer said he disagreed with the editorials which he called “unchristian.”
“There’s a difference between me saying, I think you’re in error and I wish you’d reconsider your position, as opposed to, you’re wrong, you’re dead wrong, you’re stupid. And that’s how those editorials came across,” Greer said. “And I disagree with myself sometimes, he said.”
Describing a court case with which he disagreed with his own ruling, Greer said he “looked at a lawyer right in his eye” and told him he agreed with his position, but ruled against him anyway.
“My job is to follow the law, not to agree with the law, but to follow it,” said Greer, who said his conscience is not bothered even when he disagrees with the law. “That’s how our system operates. At my level, I just do what the law tells me to do. That’s what I’m supposed to do. That’s my oath.”
Anything short of that, Greer said, would be judicial activism. “If I was to do otherwise, I’d be one of those activist judges that the conservatives think are so bad. That’s the definition of an activist judge, is they do what they think it ought to be, irrespective of the law.”
And it isn’t up to him to effect a change, Greer said, but it should be left to the appellate court or to the legislature.
“It’s not my job. It’s not up to the trial judges,” he said. “Anything can be appealed.”
Responding to a question raised by critics that Greer may commonly rubber-stamp certain decisions regarding guardianship cases, the judge said there are 5,000 guardianship cases assigned to his division.
“My guess is you can find anything in those 5,000 cases to support anything you want to make as a common occurrence,” said Greer. “And there’s no way I can get in and micromanage those guardianships. I usually respond when the clerk or one of the litigants brings an issue forward.”
http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/2999.article
thanks DJ -- I'm not finding anything else, either.
Very interesting article. He says he can't comment on anything that has the word 'Schiavo' in it and then he proceeds to do just that.
He says “This case is forty volumes thick" and then talks in generic terms about the case and other cases like it.
I think this is interesting:
“And there’s no way I can get in and micromanage those guardianships. I usually respond when the clerk or one of the litigants brings an issue forward.”
I thought he appointed himself as Terri's guardian ad litem. Why did he single out Terri's case to micromanage?
Use Dogpile and search on this Int liberty. I got strange answers that I freep mailed to you.
From this site: Florida Department of Financial Services
I got this:
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It sounds as if he's trying to proclaim innocence while he's disregarding laws.
yes
whoops, yes to 4288
Name of Licensee:
CENTONZE, JODI ANN
License #:
A044177
Birth Month/Year:
2/1965
Business Address:
CLEARWATER, Florida
She turns 40 this month.
Getting older.
I hope, for her sake, she has an Advance Directive filled out in triplicate, and placed in safe deposit.
scoop 1 says they are the same Doug Jones.
ExPat has some emails to this group and wondered why they wouldn't let her know how the case was going.
They have a letter about Terri on their site, dating back to 2003.
Statement to the Press re: Terri Schiavo
October 23, 2003
http://www.advocacycenter.org/news/schiavo.htm
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