A lawyer based in Gretna could stand trial in New Orleans as soon as next week on charges of stalking andn simple criminal damage, for allegedly sneaking into a fellow lawyer's office at a downtown law firm and masturbating numerous times last year. Keith Magness, 35, a former Marine and law enforcement officer, also is the target of a civil lawsuit in the 24th Judicial District Court in Jefferson Parish, filed Feb. 3 by the woman who alleges she was the victim in the criminal case. I’m not sure what it takes to be a top “Global Thinker,” but I’m sure these law professors are worthy. Volokh Conspiracy Good to see that I’m not the only one who gets crazy pitch letters from lawyers.
If somehow this results in a Simpsons episode where the 11th Circuit rules on whether or not the family can have another Snowball, I’ll be happy. Law No joke, the “things you can’t do on a plane” series is probably my favorite thing in the blawgosphere right now. Legal Blog Watch Keith Magness, the lawyer accused ofm masturbating on the office furniture of girls in his firm, entered Alford pleas. But the pleas kind of stuck together.Times-Picayune] The firm's managing partners viewed the video, "immediately" fired Magness and otified police, which investigated and found more soiled spots in the office, according to the lawsuit. The managing partners also helped her file criminal charges.
But really, how is anybody going to get trial experience if everybody is entering pleas all the time? Underdog Could a benevolent monopolist fix legal education? Perhaps. But I’d vote for a malevolent blogger instead.awprofblog] This law student is worried about the tax implications of getting free donuts. He’d better be worried about letting me know that he can get donuts whenever he wants. (Yes, I make the jokes so you can’t hurt me, then go home to bacon-wrapped, fried steak wedges, which don’t judge). [Tax Prof Blog] I was on Geraldo at Large for about 30 seconds this weekend telling a gun range owner that guns should be regulated while standing in the middle of his gun store. I wore bright orange because, well, I didn’t want to get shot.Geraldo at LargeDid the lead plaintiff in the job stats suit against Thomas Jefferson School of Law turn down a law job offer? Does TJSL teach its students anything about discovery? [ABA Journal] * This judge may have a wee bit of an anger problem. [Legal Juice] * The Democratic activist who bailed the UVA LawMean while, Magness'insurance company, USAA Casualty Insurance Company, has denied that the policy covers him for "the circumstances set forth in the petition," court records show.
Keith Magness, the lawyer accused of masturbating on the office furniture of girls in his firm, entered Alford pleas. But the pleas kind of stuck together.