Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Filing 306

Plaintiff's MOTION Judicial Notice by John B. Thompson. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Artucle Re Local Disciplined Judge)(Thompson, John)

Thompson v. The Florida Bar

Doc. 306

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JOHN B. THOMPSON, Plaintiff, v. THE FLORIDA BAR and DAVA J. TUNIS, JOHN HARKNESS, AND FRANK ANGONES, Defendants. PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR THE COURT TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF LOCAL NEWS STORY THAT MAKES A JOKE OF THE BAR'S OBSESSION WITH "JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE" AT THE EXPENSE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND ITS USEFULNESS IN OUTING BAD JUDGES COMES NOW petitioner, John B. Thompson, moves this court to take judicial notice of the attached news story, stating: Can anyone at The Florida Bar explain why a complaint to the Judicial Qualifications Commission about a dishonest judge is protected First Amendment speech but a lawyer's speech to the citizenry about a dishonest judge is not protected speech? The answer, of course, is that "The Club" wants to keep this holding judges accountable thing amongst themselves. "We can't let the common rabble, especially rightwing lawyers share facts with mere citizens about judicial misconduct. That would jeopardize judicial independence--independence from the democratic impulse." US Case No. 07-21256 (Judge Adalberto Jordan)

Senator Grassley is right: judges think they are gods above the law and certainly above the common folk whom The Bar asserts have no rights while their Bar President in the Florida Bar Journal asserts "The Florida Bar is in the forefront of the fight for human and civil rights."

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The Bar's pursuit of Thompson for his having outed two dishonorable judges is absurd. Florida has no "compelling state interest" in protecting corrupt judges. It has a compelling state interest in finding out who they are and getting rid of them, getting rid of scoundrels like Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Ronald Friedman. Thompson

deserves an award for what he was willing to say about this guy which every lawyer who has ever been before him knows. The same goes for the Alabama judge whom Clatus Junkin says can be bought. The Bar is in the business of protecting those whom it wants to protect. Justice Douglas' "goose-stepping brigades" (Lathrop case) of the integrated bars are here. I hereby certify that the foregoing has been provided to opposing counsel through the court's obscenity-free electronic filing system, this November 2, 2007.

/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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