CCPOA to post properties as collateral, deposit cash in defamation lawsuit

SacBee: The Buzz ^ | 9/5/11 | Jon Ortiz

[SmithL]

A Sacramento federal judge has ruled that the California Correctional Peace Officers Association can put up four properties it owns, including its West Sacramento headquarters, as collateral for several million dollars it owes from a defamation verdict while it appeals the decision.

But Judge Lawrence Karlton ordered the union to pay $500,000 every three months to a court-controlled account while the appeal plays out.

Karlton's decision Thursday was the latest twist in a federal lawsuit in which a jury decided CCPOA had defamed businessman Brian Dawe and two other people. The jury awarded a total $12 million to the plaintiffs, an amount Karlton later reduced to $5 million.

[SmithL]

Happy Labor Day

[blueunicorn6]

What are the other three properties this union owns?

[SmithL]

From a story last week:

The union would also have to put up its properties, including its headquarters, two Sacramento homes and a vacant parcel of land in Southern California.

http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2011/08/federal-judge-weighing-options.html

[SmithL]

FWIW, this is the same judge that ruled against the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Karlton, Lawrence K.

Born 1935 in Brooklyn, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Nominated by Jimmy Carter on June 5, 1979, to a seat vacated by Thomas J. MacBride; Confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 1979, and received commission on July 24, 1979. Served as chief judge, 1983-1990. Assumed senior status on May 28, 2000.

Education:
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1958

Professional Career:
U.S. Army, 1958-1960
Civilian legal officer, Sacramento Army Depot, 1960-1962
Private practice, Sacramento, California, 1962-1976
Judge, Superior Court of California, Sacramento County, 1976-1979

[blueunicorn6]

Thank-you.