Posted on 06/22/2007 2:36:05 PM PDT by BBell
His voice rising as he delivered a stern reprimand, an angry state judge in Covington castigated two lawyers for letting their dislike for each other erupt into a courthouse fight and warned them to take their next scrape outside.
After hearing about two hours of testimony, state Judge Raymond Childress found brothers-in-law Michael Fawer and Joseph Bartels in contempt of court for their brawl in the hall outside his courtroom May 7.
"It sounds like something a second-grade teacher would have to break up on the playground," Childress said. Citing the parking lot across the street, he added, "If you all want to go roll on the gravel, that's where you need to do it, but not in my courthouse!"
Childress fined each man $100, gave each a suspended sentence of 24 hours in jail and ordered them placed on probation for 90 days. He also required them to attend an anger-management class and perform four eight-hour days of community service.
Fawer, 71, of Covington, and Bartels, 56, of New Orleans, were attending a child custody proceeding as advisers when they sparred. Fawer approached Bartels outside the courtroom and handed him some papers, which prompted the fight, according to both men.
Fawer said Bartels called him a "Jew m -- -- -- -- -- -" and raised his arm as if to hit him. He responded by grabbing Bartels by his tie and holding his throat as he pushed him against the wall. Bartels fell to the ground.
Bartels denied using the slur or trying to strike Fawer. He said Fawer said "f -- - you" and attacked him after he threatened to file a bar complaint. He intentionally didn't fight back, he said, and he went to the hospital only after a doctor advised him to do so.
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“Harry broke free from his handlers and was on The Bully as if he was serving a writ of sequestration on the Widow Brown and all her Young-uns.”
LOL!! That was good.
See, It is easy...I’m the dumb, ugly one!
But I can lick my eyebrows! ;-)
I love the lenders and landlords phrase and alliteration. Good luck with your writing
When lawyers run wild! I’d pay to see this on TV
That's right...Joe 1 can catch flies with that thing. He was the only 12 year old in our gang who dated women in their 30's and we didn't figure it out until years later.
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