Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Filing 190

Plaintiff's MOTION to Appoint Mediator by John B. Thompson. Responses due by 10/24/2007 (Thompson, John)

Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Doc. 190

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JOHN B. THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. THE FLORIDA BAR and DAVA J. TUNIS, Defendants. PLAINTIFF'S SUPPLEMENT TO MOTION FOR MEDIATION COMES NOW plaintiff, John B. Thompson, hereinafter Thompson, as an attorney on his own behalf, and hereby augments his pending motion for mediation, stating: One of The Bar's Governors is Gwynne Young. accomplished, honorable, and effective attorney. She is an extremely Case No. 07-21256 (Judge Adalberto Jordan)

She also happens to be the

undersigned's wife's law partner at Carlton Fields. Ms. Young once came up to the undersigned's wife at a Carlton Fields shareholders' meeting and told her to tell the undersigned: "Tell Jack that all the Governors know everything that is going on." So much for plausible deniability. Beyond that, however, Thompson finds this morning that Ms. Young, as noted at her Carlton Fields web site is "a Federal Court Mediator and a member of the AAA Mediation Panel." Presumably Ms. Young believes mediation is a good thing. Indeed it is, and it would be herein. Why? Because if this court gives plaintiff any substantial relief, at least from the blatant denials of due process in the form of a referee who will not issue subpoenas, then the reign of terror by this state bar, which was

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prohibited by the US Supreme Court in Keller v. State Bar of California is over. The first person to be deposed will be Ben Kuehne, and it will go downhill for The Bar from there. If this court does not give Thompson substantial relief, then there are legal remedies that will be even worse for this Bar. This is a promise written in stone by the plaintiff. If there is anyone on the Board of Governors who has ever seen mediation work, then any such Governor who would not push for same in this troubling situation needs a mental health exam by the Florida Lawyers Assistance Program. This court, in the two weeks before it issues its rulings on yesterday's hearing, should order mediation. It will undoubtedly resolve this matter, because no Bar

Governor of the ethical statute and acumen of Gwynne Young, who does know the undersigned, could possibly "know everything that is going on." I HEREBY CERTIFY that this has been served upon record counsel this 10th day of October, 2007, electronically.

/s/ JOHN B. THOMPSON, Plaintiff Attorney, Florida Bar #231665 1172 South Dixie Hwy., Suite 111 Coral Gables, Florida 33146 Phone: [phone] [e-mail]

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