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• Friday morning news and notes

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  1.  The former Hialeah mayor and his wife have been indicted on tax evasion charges.  Via Jay Weaver:
  
  In 2010, while peeling back the layers of Hialeah’s “shadow banking’’ industry, federal prosecutors pressed the city’s mayor about allegations that he had collected exorbitant cash interest payments on more [...]
  From Southern District of Florida Blog at May 17, 2013, 5:00am in Law

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• SHOOTING VIDEO

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  If ever you needed to be reminded about what a dangerous job police officers have (not that this excuses them in the least from their awful and wide spread habit of prevarication) here is the video of the marijuana grow house video in which MDPD Detective John Saavedra is shot.
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  From JUSTICE BUILDING BLOG at May 16, 2013, 6:01pm in Law, News, Politics

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• Ha Ha You Can't Remove Me Because I Didn't Say Anything About Citizenship!

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  Oh darn!
  
  Judge Marra is on to this:
  

  The Court notes that Smyth does not address the issue of whether she is a Florida citizen; rather, Smyth merely rests on the proposition that Hillstone cannot demonstrate diversity at both the time the complaint was filed and the [...]

  From South Florida Lawyers at May 16, 2013, 11:00am in Law, News

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• PHIL DAVIS CONVICTION AFFIRMED

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  . (Inmate Phil Davis)
  The year was 1992 when the name "courtbroom" broke across a  Miami. First a whisper, the courtbroom scandal- a federal investigation into Miami Circuit Judges selling court appointments for kickbacks- crested and broke upon Miami and  ravaged the reputation of the Miami legal community like Hurricane [...]
  From JUSTICE BUILDING BLOG at May 15, 2013, 3:39pm in Law, News, Politics

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• The Red Lionfish of Politics

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  How can this be?

  Most people are now familiar with President’s Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security by reducing the annual cost of living adjustment. While the final formula is somewhat convoluted, the net effect is to reduce benefits by an average of roughly 3.0 percent.

  Since Social Security benefits [...]

  From Discourse.net at May 15, 2013, 2:42pm in Politics, Law

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• AUSA Mike Garofola's profile on ABC.com for the Bachelorette

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  Well, you all remember that local AUSA Mike Garofola is going to be appearing on the Bachelorette.  Now, his profile is on ABC.com.  Here's the picture:
  
  
  
  
  Below is the questionnaire that he filled out for the show, and here are the highlights posted [...]
  From Southern District of Florida Blog at May 15, 2013, 2:40pm in Law

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• 3d DCA Watch -- Throwback Wednesday?

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  I think the bunker got a little nostalgic today -- consider these moldy golden oldies unearthed by the RRO* this week:
  
  Marder v. Moscoco:
  
  This case is actually about a charging lien filed by Ruden McClosky!
  
  What's next -- an application for fees [...]
  From South Florida Lawyers at May 15, 2013, 12:15pm in Law, News

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• Kosher Prisons

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  Curt Anderson is covering the kosher meal dispute in Florida jails.  Here's the latest twist and turn from the 11th Circuit:
  
  

  Despite Florida's recent change of policy, a federal appeals court Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit filed by a Jewish prison inmate who claimed his rights were violated by [...]

  From Southern District of Florida Blog at May 15, 2013, 10:04am in Law

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• Tuesday News & Notes

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  1.  Which group is more diverse?  The U.S. Supreme Court or the lawyers who argue before it? 
  
  The Supreme Court by a long shot.  From the AP:
  
  

  In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, [...]

  From Southern District of Florida Blog at May 14, 2013, 12:13pm in Law

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• Judge Moreno Says Lawsuit Against Usher Can Proceed!

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   Judge Moreno has denied a motion to dismiss on this interesting claim:
  

  Davis now alleges that Khaled delivered a copy of "Let's Go'' to Jackson and Harr thus giving them access to "5-15-09.'' Moreover, Davis claims that the Court can infer Defendants' access to "5-15-09'' from the extensive'" [...]

  From South Florida Lawyers at May 14, 2013, 12:06pm in Law, News

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