Anti-Clinton Protesters Lose in Suit Against Rendell (MAJOR DON ADAMS UPDATE)

The Legal Intelligencer (Philadelphia) | August 8, 2003 | Shannon P. Duffy

[The Electrician]

But Rendell testified that he also specifically told Morris that "I didn't want any interaction with the demonstrators. I wanted this to be extremely peaceful and extremely positive."

Nudge, nudge... Wink, wink...

Yohn said the plaintiffs "make much of the Teamsters' reputation for violence and Rendell's knowledge thereof."

But the evidence, Yohn said, showed that "Rendell believed the union's violent reputation only extended to labor disputes and he had no knowledge of the organization behaving violently during political demonstrations."

That one stretches credulity past the breaking point. Kinda like saying "but Your Honor, while I knew that pit bulls could be violent when attacking other pit bulls, I had no knowledge that they could be violent against human beings". The judge surely would have accepted that assertion, uh, right...

[BARLF]

BARLF aka fleebag

Thanks for the ping..........Have often wondered about Teri & Don.

[independentmind]

As anyone from the Delaware Valley knows, there is virtually no difference between the Teamsters and the Mob. Perhaps some enterprising reporter should investigate the intimidation tactics used by the Teamsters against local employers when faced with renegotiating a union contract.

[Physicist]

Summary of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court Decision

[Glenn]

Was I ever right about Judicial Watch. (Told you so! Told you so!)

[Incorrigible]

Thank you so much for staying on top of this Physicist. This whole mess was one of my earliest introductions to FR Activism way back when.

Regards to Terri and Don as well.

[jimtorr]

Thanks for the update, and I'm glad to see that you're still around.

[Howlin]

Thank you for posting this. I am one who defintely remembers this.

As for this:

In response, Judicial Watch attorneys Paul J. Orfanedes and Larry Klayman told Yohn they had a valid claim for more than $208,000 in fees and expenses "for the tremendous time, effort and resources it expended," including 30 depositions, hundreds of interrogatories and successfully defeating several motions for dismissal."

I thought all the money WE donated to JW was what offset the expenses of any and ALL trials undertaken by JW??????

I remember quite a few people saying that Don and Teri needed new lawyers; they were roundly trashed for having the nerve to say that JW couldn't get the job done.

I guess they were right. A demand for ONE MILLION DOLLARS????? Preposterous!

[Howlin]

BTW, thank you for posting this update. Don and Teri deserved much better than this.

[Howlin]

"When plaintiffs terminated Judicial Watch, they [also] terminated Judicial Watch's ability to apply its substantial skill and expertise to achieve this outcome," they wrote.

*Snort*

[Glenn]

*Snort*

Amen, bro. They crack me up.

[Physicist]

That one stretches credulity past the breaking point.

Pointedly so, IMHO. To my ear, it sounded like the judge was deliberately being absurd, so that nobody would miss the direction of this railroad.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

MAJOR DON ADAMS UPDATE

[Mare]

Thanks for the update, Physicist. I am so disappointed at this ruling. Don & Teri have been through so much -- this breaks my heart.

[Physicist]

It is a serious blow, but it's not the end. Don and Teri intend to appeal this ruling, and to pursue the matter in State court.

Unfortunately, the financial squabble with Judicial Watch, combined with a possible "loser pays" judgment against Don and Teri, could mean the end of the entire effort to obtain justice.

Imagine: being beaten to a pulp for political speech, and your only restitution is to be put on trial and then destroyed financially. I wish I knew how to stop it.

[Diver Dave]

Thanks for the update, Physicist. Spent many hours reading the accounts of Don and Teri's plight. Sad situation when Fast Eddy manages to skate free on this one.

[anymouse]

Thanks for keeping this issue alive. Not all of us have forgotten what happened to Don and Terry. BTW, how are they doing otherwise? Haven't seen Terry post on FR for a long time.

[solzhenitsyn]

The people I'd really like to see held acountable are Lynn Abraham and the judge who let the Teamsters off. It was one of the most egregious abuses of power I've seen in the United States. By the way, I can't remember a single Democrat in the country standing up for Don and Terri Adams.>

What can we do to help the cause, Physicist?

[Physicist]

BTW, how are they doing otherwise?

When you're in a Kafkaesque nightmare as deep as theirs, I don't know that there is much in the way of "otherwise". The fact that they are still in there swinging, however, shows that they are very hard people to keep down.

Haven't seen Terry post on FR for a long time.

Teri is deliberately avoiding FR, so as not to say or do anything to jeopardize the case. (Considering what I was presented with during the 8 hours the Teamsters grilled me a year and a half ago, pursuant to this case, I believe that's a wise policy.) Any consultation I have done with either of them recently has been strictly to verify factual statements; all opinions and errors here are purely my own.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

BUMP

In response, Judicial Watch attorneys Paul J. Orfanedes and Larry Klayman told Yohn they had a valid claim for more than $208,000 in fees and expenses "for the tremendous time, effort and resources it expended," including 30 depositions, hundreds of interrogatories and successfully defeating several motions for dismissal."

Larry Klayman turned out to be a greedy disappointment.