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Don Adams Update: Teamsters File Motion to Recover $62,673.46 in Fees and Costs
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | September 18, 2003 | Thomas H. Kohn

Posted on 09/25/2003 9:20:46 PM PDT by Physicist

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

 

DON ADAMS, ET AL.,
     PLAINTIFFS
 
     v.
 
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 115, ET AL.,
     DEFENDANTS
  CIVIL ACTION
NO. 99-CV-4910

 

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS
ON BEHALF OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 115

Defendant Teamsters Local Union No. 115, by and through its attorneys, Markowitz & Richman, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988, hereby moves for an award of attorney's fees and costs, and states in support thereof as follows:

  1. Plaintiffs Don and Theresa Adams initiated this civil action pursuant to the Civil Rights statutes of the United States, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(2) and (3) and 1986.
  2. Among the various defendants was Teamsters Local Union No. 115.
  3. On January 24, 2001, the court entered on Order dismissing all but one of Plaintiffs' federal claims, retaining only their claim for violation of their freedom of speech.
  4. On August 6, 2003, the court granted Local 115's motion for summary judgment as to that sole remaining federal claim.
  5. At all times, Plaintiffs' federal claims were frivilous, unreasonable or without foundation.
  6. As a prevailing defendant, Local 115 is entitled to an award of attorney's fees as part of its costs. 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b).
  7. Prior to completing its bill of costs and the instant motion, Local 115 had incurred $60,510 in attorney's fees in defense of Plaintiffs' civil rights causes of action, and its costs were $2,163.46.

WHEREFORE, Local 115 moves for an award of attorney's fees and costs.

Dated:9-18-03   Respectfully submitted,
 
 
(signed)
THOMAS H. KOHN
MARKOWITZ & RICHMAN
1100 North American Building
121 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA    19107
(215) 875-3129


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: clinton; donadams; fortune; johnnymorris; life; philadelphia; rendell; sacredhonor; teamsters; teriadams; thugs
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To: Physicist
Those were the criminal cases. This is the civil case. With evidence as strong as there is in this case, who thought that the Teamsters could win? But Ed Rendell said it himself: the Teamsters control the courts.

Phone calls in the dark of night to jurors will often do it.

21 posted on 09/25/2003 9:55:04 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: Humidston; Physicist
Why, why, why can't some conservative attornies step forward and help these people fight the good fight!!!??

Say what you will about the ACLU, but I've never seen them treat a client as shabbily as Judicial Watch did the Adamses here.

22 posted on 09/25/2003 10:06:42 PM PDT by martin_fierro (Great Googlymoogly!)
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To: Physicist
But Ed Rendell said it himself: the Teamsters control the courts.

Sad .. but true

23 posted on 09/25/2003 10:12:14 PM PDT by Mo1 (http://www.favewavs.com/wavs/cartoons/spdemocrats.wav)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
Teamsters are organized crime thugs. They are the Democratic Party's muscle. They are an evil entity.

The Teamsters beat up some pro-recall people here in CA recently. It was filmed by a news crew. As far as I know, nothing was done about it.

TEAMSTERS=BROWN SHIRTS
24 posted on 09/25/2003 10:19:16 PM PDT by demnomo (Nazis were national socialists...not conservative capitalists.)
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To: demnomo
The Teamsters beat up some pro-recall people here in CA recently

I saw the tape. 'beat up' is an over statement. I would say they were 'pushed around' or 'jostled with.'

25 posted on 09/25/2003 10:35:47 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (" I simply don't know....I really have no idea....I have no recollection of that..." Hillary)
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To: martin_fierro
I suspect if all FReepers were to contact JW and demand a refund of monies donated during the Clinton years, we could easily cover their debt of $40,000.

How DARE they try to screw over two loyal FReepers!
26 posted on 09/25/2003 10:39:35 PM PDT by Humidston (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law)
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To: Physicist
Sickening. The nightmare continues.
27 posted on 09/25/2003 10:45:04 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: Michael.SF.
Even so the thugs should not have touched them.

Most Union guys that I have known were bullies and creeps. I used to live down the street from one decent Union man. He hated the Union, but had to join and pay dues to work. He said that the Unions did hire muscle to push people or companies around. He was told to vote Democrat. He voted Republican.
28 posted on 09/25/2003 10:46:07 PM PDT by demnomo (Nazis were national socialists...not conservative capitalists.)
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To: Beelzebubba; ConservativeLawyer; Boatlawyer; Abundy; aristeides; Fixit; LA-Lawyer; dukeman; ...
Calling All Lawdogs!
29 posted on 09/25/2003 10:48:39 PM PDT by Travis McGee (----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
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To: Physicist
Wish I could do more to help Don and Terry. At least I can bump this thread so other FReepers can know about this outragious injustice.
30 posted on 09/25/2003 10:50:22 PM PDT by anymouse
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To: Physicist; Alamo-Girl
Aww, heck. A-G, don't we have some lawyers on FR? Maybe they deserve a pro-bono ping!
31 posted on 09/25/2003 10:55:13 PM PDT by Aracelis
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To: Physicist
Given the criminal convictions, how can the civil suit be determined to be frivolous?
32 posted on 09/25/2003 11:08:39 PM PDT by jimkress (Go away Pat Go away!)
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To: Piltdown_Woman; Congressman Billybob
Indeed. There are a lot of attorneys who post on Free Republic. I'm not sure whether any of them are in the right area to be able to help, but I'm pinging Congressman BillyBob because he might know someone.
34 posted on 09/25/2003 11:09:47 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: TheConservator
YOu are obviously referring to FRCP 11. It's not just applicable to the 9th Circuit.
35 posted on 09/25/2003 11:37:50 PM PDT by connectthedots
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To: Physicist
It seems the courts are not always the best place to seek justice.
36 posted on 09/25/2003 11:41:38 PM PDT by Imal (I only made this post to show off this cool tagline.)
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To: Physicist


37 posted on 09/26/2003 12:53:26 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: Physicist; All
Dated, but here's what I have:

http://web.archive.org/web/200 00614012750/http://www.ijot.co m/DonAdams/index.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/*/h ttp://ijot.com/DonAdams/index. htm

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38 posted on 09/26/2003 1:13:48 AM PDT by backhoe
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To: Physicist; TAdams8591; Elle Bee; kuipo maui; phillyfilly; dirtboy; Jim Robinson; Doctor Raoul; ...
More evidence that what used to be our Nation's courts are, post the traitor, FD Roosevelt's, new scam, in the hands of activist agents of the manifestation of evil that is the modern "DemocRATic" party -- and that our President and Armed Forces Commander-In-Chief, George Walker Bush, must not be allowed to be thwarted in his bid, by replacing them with Constitutionalists, to rid the Nation's benches of insidious-evil's activist agents posing as "judges"

BTTT!
39 posted on 09/26/2003 2:03:24 AM PDT by Brian Allen ( Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Physicist; Cautor; KernFarmer; Travis McGee; tang-soo; Vermonter; Movemout; RJCogburn; Dutchy; ...
More evidence that what used to be our Nation's courts are, post the traitor, FD Roosevelt's, new scam, in the hands of activist agents of the manifestation of evil that is the modern "DemocRATic" party -- and that our President and Armed Forces Commander-In-Chief, George Walker Bush, must not be allowed to be thwarted in his bid, by replacing them with Constitutionalists, to rid the Nation's benches of insidious-evil's activist agents posing as "judges"

BTTT!
40 posted on 09/26/2003 2:05:49 AM PDT by Brian Allen ( Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God - Thomas Jefferson)
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