Retired Judge James Warren presided over two days of testimony in the Reggae lawsuit, Mateel v People Productions LLC & Tom Dimmick today and yesterday. So far only Dimmick has testified, and he’s not done yet. While on a break, Warren mentioned some of the significant cases he worked on while on the bench in […]
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‘The Great Redwood Forest’
A new proposal for the future of Pacific Lumber was unveiled yesterday by The Nature Conservancy, the Save-the-Redwoods League, Bank of America and other organizations, including a local group that includes environmental activists Mark Lovelace and David Simpson. The consortium appears to be consulting with the holders of Pacific Lumber’s principal debtors, the owners of […]
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Gallegos Loses
The First Appellate Court has just weighed in on the landmark fraud suit brought by District Attorney Paul Gallegos against Pacific Lumber. Gallegos has lost. The trial court decision to toss the case on demurrer was affirmed in full. More to come… UPDATE: The appellate court decision can be found here (.pdf).
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To Trial Appellate-Level Oral Argumentation
If I read this right, it looks like the appellate court just set a trial date for appellate arguments in the case of People v. Pacific Lumber. That’s District Attorney Paul Gallegos’ suit against Palco for allegedly fraudulent actions committed by the company during the Headwaters Deal. Yes, the one that caused all the fuss. […]