The defendants in Rob MacIver’s red-light ticket case are members of the police department and his town’s administration, but neither of them showed up to the hearing on Friday...The defendants were reportedly found in a coffee shop near the courthouse on Friday during the hearing, so it is unclear why they weren’t able to make the scheduled proceedings. [More]No contempt of court charges? Could you see one of us pulling that and having the judge basically say he'll just postpone the hearing and hope the defendants show up next time, instead of sending someone out with a bench warrant to arrest us and drag us before the bench?
[Via Florida Guy]
5 comments:
When you don't show up for a hearing on a Civil suit, you lose. Period. It is called "summary judgement for failure to appear."
That presumes it's a civil suit. May well be, but the article is not the most clearly written and informative on the topic. ;)
You obviously fail to understand how this country's "Legal" system works, Divemedic. These are Only Ones. They are subject to no laws.
I guess summary judgement doesn't apply to only ones.
It's the reason the prosecutor's and judge's offices are down the hall from each other.
Illegal ex parte communications are the way it works. The justice system just is. Now, go back to sleep, or text in your vote for the NEWEST American Idol.
Thuggery, and we allow it.
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