The other day the King County Bar Association clarified its “not qualified” rating for judicial hopeful, perennial candidate and HA regular Richard Pope. Some have suggested that the KCBA has some sort of bias against right-wing candidates, but association President John Ruhl insists that they took this unusual step because Richard is, well… unusual unqualified.
The basis for Richard’s extremely low rating (you can’t get any lower without losing your license) is “unprofessional conduct” in four court cases where Richard was sanctioned and/or fined for missing filing dates, frivolous motions and other court delays. So as a public service, I thought I’d publish a few of Richard’s Greatest Hits Misses, culled from the court records, so that you’d all get a feel for what Richard does for a living when he’s not commenting in the threads here or on (un)Sound Politics. (Names and addresses have been excised, and the emphasis is always mine.)
In this first case, Richard is appealing an anti-harassment order the ex-wife of a client had obtained against Richard. The Court refused to hear the appeal as moot because, um… the order had since expired.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
Janet M., Respondent, v. Richard L. POPE, Jr., Appellant.
Nos. 36277-1-I, 39470-3-I.March 31, 1997.
*1 Richard Pope appeals from the district court’s renewal of the anti-harassment order issued to Janet M. He argues that the district court applied the wrong standard for renewal and that it did not have jurisdiction to renew the order. [FN1] We decline to reach the merits of Mr. Pope’s issues and dismiss his appeal as moot because the order has expired and we can provide no relief. In addition, although we recognize that the order may be renewed again, we do not believe that the appeals raise any issues of substantial public interest which require review even though they are moot.
That must have been quite a divorce, and from the looks of it Richard’s client got the worst of it. Could it have been due to bad representation? These next two are from the underlying divorce case, in which Richard was representing the husband.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
In re: Janet M, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. John H., Appellant/Cross-Respondent.
No. 37870-8-I.Sept. 2, 1997.
Counsel for Appellant(s) Richard L. Pope Jr.,
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We note that John H failed to pay for some of the clerk’s papers he designated in time for their transmission to this court prior to oral argument. Indeed, payment was forthcoming only after repeated notifications from this court. As a result, the papers were not filed in this court until after oral argument, thus preventing our review of some of the issues raised in preparation for oral argument. The unacceptable delay in perfecting the record is an egregious violation of the Rules of Appellate Procedure and is entirely attributable to John H and/or his counsel. See RAP 9.7. To consider these late papers would be to ignore the legitimate purposes of the rule and to reward dilatory conduct. Accordingly, we will not consider the late-filed papers and will resolve issues requiring reference to these papers against John H.
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We grant Janet M’s motion for sanctions pursuant to RAP 18.9(a) based upon the conduct of John H’s counsel during the pendency of this appeal. As discussed, this court’s review of some of the issues raised in this appeal prior to oral argument was precluded due to counsel’s failure to pay for a part of the clerk’s papers he designated almost 12 months earlier. After several inquiries from this court, and dunning letters from the superior court clerk, counsel finally paid for the papers and they were filed with this court two days after oral argument. As a result, we were unable to review issues raised in the briefs. Because we resolve those issues against John H, we do not impose any additional sanction for that violation.
*7 Many other violations occurred, however. At each step of the appellate process, John H failed to comply with the time limits of the rules, resulting in significant delay. He failed to timely file the statement of arrangements, the report of proceedings, his opening brief, and his reply brief. Despite frequent notices from the court, numerous motions by Janet M and at least three hearings, John H almost never complied with any deadline set by the court unless notified that failure to do so would result in automatic dismissal without further notice. For example, upon John H’s request, he was granted an extension until March 17, 1997 to file his reply/cross-respondent’s brief. The commissioner’s ruling specifically stated that no further extensions would be granted, and reserved for the panel Janet M’s motion for sanctions. In complete disregard of this order, John H did not file his brief until April 24, 1997. Another commissioner imposed modest sanctions (totaling $500) for the late filing of the reply brief. Additional sanctions pursuant to RAP 18.9 are warranted here.
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We impose sanctions pursuant to RAP 18.9 in the amount of $1,500 against John H and his counsel, jointly and severally, payable to Janet M.
Man… this case didn’t go very well for Richard and his client. So of course, Richard appeals. That’s when the judge really lays into him.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
IN RE THE MARRIAGE of: Janet M, Appellant, and John H, Respondent.
No. 42755-5-I.Aug. 16, 1999.
Richard L. Pope Jr., Seattle, WA, for Respondent(s).
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This is the third appeal in a case between former spouses Janet M and John H regarding child support modification. Each appeal has been marked by delays, endless motions, and failure to comply with court rulings. John H and his attorney Richard Pope failed for some 20 months to pay sanctions awarded jointly and severally against them in the first appeal. [FN1] Due to this failure, John H’s separate appeal from the decision on remand and his cross appeal in this matter were dismissed.
FN1. After oral argument on this case, attorney Richard Pope was ordered to appear before this court on April 6, 1999 to show cause why he should not be precluded from further participation in any appeal or proceeding before Division One of the Washington State Court of Appeals for failure to pay sanctions imposed in this case and another. At that appearance, Pope provided proof that the above sanctions had been fully paid by that date and on April 23, 1999 this court ordered that no further action is required as to the sanctions.
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Even if Janet M. received appropriate notice of the claim and failed to object or follow through in the bankruptcy court, as is claimed by John H, his attorney Richard Pope remained liable for the sanctions. The order of this court was for a judgment against John H and Pope, jointly and severally. A discharge of John H in bankruptcy does not serve to release Pope from the obligation.
We impose additional sanctions pursuant to RAP 18.9 in the amount of $1,500 against John H and his counsel, jointly and severally, payable to Janet M., for their flagrant disregard of this court’s previous order to pay sanctions. This amount shall be reduced to judgment by the superior court immediately upon mandate of this opinion, with interest to accrue at the statutory amount. Failure to pay the amount within 30 days thereafter may result in additional sanctions.
At this point some of you might argue that continuing to cite Richard’s court record would be frivolous. But since Richard has been sanctioned himself for making frivolous claims, it only seems fair.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
Richard K and Nancy K, Appellants, v. Tip R; Lora R; Michael N; and Kameron C., Respondents.
and Richard L. Pope, Jr., Appellant.
Nos. 42001-1-I, 42245-6-I.Aug. 16, 1999.
We affirm the court’s award of sanctions against Richard Pope as it relates to two of the K’s three claims but remand for redetermination the amount of the award in light of this opinion.
Apparently, Richard has learned from the best. In this case, the trial judge was Jeanette Burrage. Yikes. She awarded sanctions and the court of appeals added to them for a frivolous appeal.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
AUBURN CHEVROLET, INC., a Washington corporation, Respondent, v. Scot K and ‘Jane Doe’ K, Appellant.
No. 46924-0-I.Nov. 5, 2001.
Appeal from Superior Court of King County, Docket No. 99-2-15604-8, judgment or order under review, date filed 06/09/2000; Jeanette Burrage, Judge.
Richard L. Pope Jr., Seattle, WA, for appellant(s).
Auburn Chevrolet obtained a money judgment against ‘Scot Kuchta Columbia Landscape’ for payment on a contract. That judgment was not appealed. The trial court entered an order confirming a sheriff’s sale of equipment owned by Columbia Landscape Services, LLC (Columbia) to satisfy that judgment. Columbia appeals, arguing that its assets were improperly seized and it was not liable on the judgment because it was not properly named. Orders shortening time and sanctions imposed by the trial court are also challenged. Finding no error, we affirm and award attorney fees to Auburn Chevrolet for defending a frivolous appeal.
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Although the trial court denied that motion, it entered findings explaining that it imposed sanctions because Columbia engaged in ‘inappropriate and improper conduct’ and acted in bad faith.
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Columbia appeals the trial court’s refusal to impose sanctions against Auburn Chevrolet, its imposition of $3,200 in sanctions against Columbia, and its denial of Columbia’s motion for reconsideration. The trial court explained that it imposed sanctions against Columbia because it engaged in ‘inappropriate and improper conduct’ and acted in bad faith throughout the litigation process.
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Auburn Chevrolet requests an award of attorney fees for defending against a frivolous appeal. ‘The appellate court on its own initiative or on motion of a party may order a party … who … files a frivolous appeal … to pay terms or compensatory damages to any other party who has been harmed{.}’ RAP 18.9(a). ‘An appeal is frivolous if, considering the entire record, it has so little merit that there is no reasonable possibility of reversal and reasonable minds could not differ about the issues raised.’ Johnson v. Mermis, 91 Wn.App. 127, 137, 955 P.2d 826 (1998) (footnote omitted).
*5 In this case, the trial court properly permitted Auburn Chevrolet to satisfy an unappealed judgment. In this appeal, Columbia continues its attempt to avoid enforcement of that judgment by arguing that it was not a party to it. This argument is without merit. Indeed, Columbia presented no valid basis to challenge the order confirming the sheriff’s sale of its equipment. Columbia also did not establish prejudice from the trial court’s orders shortening time. Further, there is no indication that the trial court abused its discretion by denying Columbia’s motion for sanctions or by imposing sanctions on Columbia. Because Columbia’s arguments have so little merit that there is no reasonable possibility of reversal, this appeal is frivolous. We therefore award attorney fees to Auburn Chevrolet and refer this matter to a commissioner of this court to determine the proper amount of fees following Auburn Chevrolet’s compliance with RAP 18.1. Affirmed.
Well, with a stellar track record like that, no wonder Richard has recently attracted such high profile clients as the Popular Assembly of Sovereign Kazens. Way to go Richard.
To be honest, I feel a little bad posting Richard’s court records like this. I kinda like Richard. Sorta. Sure, he’s more than a touch nutty and can display a helluva a mean streak, but he’s one of the few righties here who seems willing to mitigate his beliefs with facts, and in his more lucid moments makes welcome contributions to the comment threads.
In fact, I like him so much that I not only endorsed him for Port Commissioner (sorta), I actually hesitated to publish these documents, which were forwarded to me months ago. But he is running for district court, and he is judged by his peers to be “not qualified”… and considering Richard’s own penchant for using his access to court records to dig up dirt on other people (you can be sure you’d have already seen my court record if I had one) I guess it’s only fair to do the same to him.
In his defense, as Richard explains in a 2005 court document, he’s had to deal with some tough personal crises over the past couple years, and I genuinely hope everything works out for him and his family. Reading the sad details it’s no wonder…
“Frankly, counsel thinks that his own mental health situation is terrible, although he hopes most of it is situationally derived, rather than long term.”
Personally, I wish Richard the best. I just wouldn’t want to be arguing a case before him.
Ow, Richard say it ain’t so!
But given the record of actual disciplinary actions against his opponents, which one of these three would you WANT to appear before. No matter how he may have fouled up, Richard has never been suspended from practice- whereas the sitting judge was suspended from the bench after not getting her judicial act cleaned up after the first round of sanctions.
Richard may still squeak through. He is listed first on the ballot.
Lucky Northeast Electoral District litigants. :)
I wondered when you’d tell the truth about this asshole. Dickey Pope is one dude who should be considered for a mental hospital before the bench. He’s got one of the most lackluster legal records there is and every attorney I’ve talked to on the east side says Dickey is an embarrassment to their profession!
So a UW Law degree is out for #1 son? He should attend another school, one not is donk land?
Day 19 September 9 2006 Where’s Goldy?
Mayor Nickels’
unprecedented tax increase proposal and
Tim Eyman’s opposition campaign not only screws the taxpayers into paying extra for basic services, but it also really puts Goldy and the rest of you seattle moonbats in a helluva predicament. I’ve been taunting Goldy for some time now with my “Where’s Goldy” series, and he still won’t tell us where he stands. No doubt, he’s between a rock and a hard place trying to figure out what to do. So as a true compassionate conservative, I’ll lay out the options here for ya Goldy:
1) Open up your wallet and pay more and more property tax every year until you are forced out of your home. Even if you can do it, do you want to make seattle a place where only the rich can live? Or do you not give a fuck about anybody else?
2) Join Eyman’s campaign to fight defeat the tax increase, and expose yourself to be the fucking hypocrite that you are. Admit that you are wrong about taxpayer rights, and thank Tim in pubic for giving you the right to vote on major policy issues.
3) Support the tax hike and agree that the tax money has to be raised, but make somebody other than you pay. You could take the tried and true class envy approach and make those “rich people” in Magnolia and Queen Ann pick up the tab. Remember, a “fair tax” in moonbat parlance is a tax that the other guy has to pay.
4) Or just keep quiet and hope I go away. That’s not gonna happen.
I need coffee; … is donk land should be … in donk land?
Day 6 of where’s Goldie on Haaretz and Jeruslam Post links on AssesHorse? Still Missing.
Puddy he must be an apologist for the anti-neocon crowd! He can’t let his Furballettes see the real truth out there of their moonbat friends. Wasn’t there a Jewish dude named David who took you to task over some stuff? Didn’t he claim to have friends in Israel? Where is David’s voice on truth from Haaretz or JPost? Why do moonbats clam up when Israel is under attack? Why do Jews vote against their heritage when they vote moonbat?
Nice find on the UN and Frnech/Italian ships not stopping potential weapons on ships. I read it on many news wires. I guess it sucks to be in Hillary’s village nowadays!
@4- So, RightisasStupidasIam- so all of your eastside attorney friends prefer to have a district court judge who has been sanctioned twice and suspended for being a fuck-up? At least Pope challenged her.
I imagine all your self-righteous friends are instead buying influence- or pro-tem time- by contributing to her campaign.
King most of my friends on the east side are indeed self-righteous and probably buying influence and like you – they are republicans.
Sorry King I should have addressed you by your proper title – Queen.
It appears the Republicans are taking a chapter out of the Goldstein book on dig the dirt and sling the mud:
“Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District offers an example. Earlier this summer, the NRCC sent a staff member to look through court records, government and medical documents and local newspapers to find embarrassing information about physician Steve Kagen, one of the leading Democratic candidates in an important swing district, a NRCC aide said.
The researcher discovered Kagen’s allergy clinic has sued more than 80 patients, mostly for failing to pay their bills.
A new NRCC ad airing in the Green Bay area warns: “What Dr. Millionaire doesn’t want you to know is his clinic left more than 80 patients behind — suing them. That’s right, suing more than 80 patients.”
This is from the beloved Washington Post.
What is good for the goose, is good for the gander.
By the way, has anyone seen the recent attack ad against Gerry Alexander? You only need to see it once to be impacted deeply.
Alexander cast the deciding vote in a 5-4 Supreme Court decision that allowed the MURDERER of this poor woman’s 3 year-old child to be released from prison after serving less than 1/3 of his sentence. Outrageous!!!
Alexander needs to be held accountable and needs to be voted O-U-T!!
I think it would be hilarious if you get sued over this!!! I can’t think of someone more deserving to be sued for defamation.
@10- so you do hang with a self-righteous crowd that prefers fucked-up judges that have to be sanctioned twice and suspended before anything starts to sink in- and we still do not know if it has taken hold. Fits with your commentary…
But this is nothing compared with Maria Cantwell steering legislation so that a millionaire lobbyist could make enough money to pay back a $15,000 no-interest loan. She’ll be on easy street once he pays up, eh?
I don’t spend lots of time in here debating Richard, but his record doesn’t look good. I wouldn’t vote for him.
Can’t help it Queen – the world is full of lying, cheating, stealing right wing republicans. They’ve infiltrated every aspect of society.
And Dickey Pope is a sick and twisted as they come in my Constitutionally protected opinion. And if he somehow manages to steal this election, I predict it’s only a matter of time before the powers that be remove him from the bench.
“I don’t belong to an organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” – Will Rogers.
Commentby 98102— 9/10/06@ 1:36 pm
“I think it would be hilarious if you get sued over this!!! I can’t think of someone more deserving to be sued for defamation.”
Normally, I would have just ignored this post, but my curiosity just wouldn’t let me pass this time.
What, exactly, would Goldy be getting sued for? Publishing excerpts from public records?
Now, if it turns out that Goldy made up the references in question, then he’d have some problems with Mr. Pope. But assuming that the references are legitimate, I can’t see anything that Goldy could be sued for.
And while Mr. Pope may be “not qualified” for the office he is seeking, I doubt that he is such a poor legal scholar that he would try to sue someone for telling the truth about a candidate for public office (himself, in this case).
So, what, precisely, is Goldy going to be sued for?
@16- My point, you ethically and morally as bankrupt as your friends fool, is why didn’t one of your self-righteous attorney friends challenge the fucked up judge? They are like you- sit back, gripe and complain, and tear down anybody who DOES try to give voters a choice or do something positive. But actually step out into the public arena and do something themselves or yourself- hell, no! People like yo and your friends are why things are always snafu. Pope may not be perfect, but he tries.
You and your friends just whine like the bitches you are.
On another thread (and answered there as well), Howcanyoubeproud issued something of a challenge, that I propose to take up.
He stated that blogs all over the country are each taking a single victim of the 9/11 attack, and profiling that individual, as a way of honoring and remembering them.
While we have our differences of opinion, I think this is an excellent idea, and I propose the following individual:
Mohammad Salman Hamdani was a 23 year old New York City police cadet. He was a part-time ambulance driver, incoming medical student, and devout Muslim.
Born in Karachi, Pakistan and moved to America when he was only 13 months old, he was equally proud of his Muslim heritage and American citizenship, Mr. Hamdani was a compassionate, warm-hearted young man whose greatest desire in life was to help others.
When he disappeared on September 11, law enforcement officials came to his family, seeking him for questioning in relation to the terrorist attacks. They allegedly believed he was somehow involved. His whereabouts were undetermined for over six months, until his remains were finally identified.
He was found near the North Tower, with his EMT medical bag beside him, presumably doing everything he could to help those in need. His family could finally rest, knowing that he died the hero they always knew him to be.
Further information about Mr. Hamdani is available at http://usinfo.state.gov/albums/911/ham1.htm
Sources: About.com and usinfo.state.gov
Queen – like all right wing republicans, you have an anger management problem. Perhaps being the head of the Log Cabin Republicans has put you under too much stress?
As for your butt buddy Dickey, well I don’t think he’s likely to pull off a win in this election since the voters in the area have had the good sense not to elect him in any of the previous 14 races where he’s had his worthless ass kicked. But my republican friends are mostly as screwed up as Dickie is so I wouldn’t want them running either.
I don’t feel much pressure to run for the judgeship since a) I don’t live in the area…b) unlike Dickey, I don’t pretend to be a lawyer c) I don’t really give a fuck who wins just so long as it isn’t that sick, twisted wierdo.
Now carry on. I am sure Dickey is waiting for you to get down on your knees and bob his knob.
“I don’t belong to an organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” – Will Rogers.
Commentby RightEqualsStupid— 9/10/06@ 2:36 pm
Always nice to see the thoughtful, well worded and considerate posts coming from my side. (wince)
Isn’t it our side that is supposed to be considerate of all, not to mention sensitive to slurs against groups such as gays?
Are you sure you aren’t a Republican troll, put here to make us look bad? Believe me, we can do that well enough on our own.
One good thing might come of it if Dick Poop is elected.
He might be able to move out of his mom’s house and get his own place.
With no office other than the one in his mom’s basement it’s a real chore to serve process if he’s not at home. Do you leave the paperwork with his mom? Do you leave the paperwork on the back porch or with the neighbor? We never know from one day to the next.
Plus, the place smells weird.
John Barelli: We lay no claim to RightEqualsStupid! He’s probably an in-bred cousin of Left Turdball!
Been There, Done That @ 22
You folks will stop at nothing? No principles? No values? No respect for the truth or the law?
Sorry to deflate your balloon — I actually happen to OWN my own home! And my home also happens to be in King County. My mother lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The only person who lives with me is my daughter.
I happen to be the only candidate in my race who is responsible and stable enough to actually own a home in King County.
Mary Ann Ottinger does own a home — but it happens to be in the Methow Valley of Okanogan County, just outside of Winthrop. Not only that, but Ottinger was STUPID enough to use her Winthrop home address to register her campaign website! (Just do a “WHOIS” on “judgeottinger.com”)
If you want to find out the TRUTH about Ottinger, I have a page about her posted on my campaign website. I have included links to all the relevant documents (including Ottinger’s criminal conviction records) — some available on other sites, others which can be downloaded from my campaign website:
http://www.campaignsitebuilder.....rial=false
Ottinger has been censured twice by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, and recently suspended from office without pay by the Washington Supreme Court. Ottinger has also been convicted of several misdemeanor criminal offenses.
On the other hand, I have never been disciplined for anything by the Washington State Bar Association, and I have also never been convicted of any criminal offenses.
Moreover, Ottinger LIED to the so-called “King County Bar Association” on their judicial candidate questionnaire about her criminal conviction history. Question 21 asked Ottinger whether she had ever been convicted of anything since her admission to the Bar (10/18/1973) and she specifically answered “NO”:
http://www.kcba.org/scriptcont.....tinger.pdf (see Page 7 of PDF)
While the signature page of the KCBA questionaire is not part of what the KCBA releases to the public, the form indicates that it is supposed to be signed under penalty of perjury.
Ottinger was convicted in Seattle Municipal Court of these criminal offenses committed in early 1988, when she was 39 years old and had been practicing law for more than 14 years.
So it would appear that Ottinger committed perjury when she answered her most recent KCBA questionnaire.
Presumably Ottinger answered her KCBA questionnaire the same way back in 1992, when the KCBA actually chose her to be the most qualified applicant to fill a vacancy in King County District Court. (Chapter 2.70 of the King County Code requires the county council to pick from the top three people recommended by KCBA when filling a vacancy.) Had Ottinger admitted the truth in 1992, she probably would not have been found to be the most qualified candidate. Had she been caught lying or committing perjury, one would assume they would not have found Ottinger to be qualified at all.
But maybe I am making an unfounded assumption — i.e. assuming that the KCBA actually cares about a liberal judicial candidate apparently committing perjury.
Yes — the KCBA had no choice but to rate Ottinger as “Not Qualified” due to her extensive and deplorable disciplinary history. But they make no special mention of Ottinger’s disciplinary sanctions on their web page, nor do they seem to be even slightly concerned about Ottinger’s misrepresentation and apparent perjury regarding her criminal conviction history.
A damning set of facts against Pope. I can’t say I’m surprised. When your campaign slogan is, “Why Choose the Lesser of Two Evils?”, you know you’re on thin ice.
Richard: You go man. Anything to piss off the moonbats has my vote!
Here’s a list of terror attacks that occured during Impeached and Disbarred Clinton’s administration. All of them unanswered. By ignoring these attacks, Clinton emboldened our enemies and lead to the mess we have today that GWB is attempting to clean up. Had Clinton learned anything from Ronald Reagan, he would have known that evil can only be defeated by strength. Pacifism and appeasement NEVER works.
* January 25, 1993: Mir Aimal Kansi, a Pakistani, fired an AK-47 into cars waiting at a stoplight in front of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Virginia, killing two CIA employees.
* February 26, 1993: Islamic terrorists try to bring down the World Trade Center with car bombs. They failed to destroy the buildings, but killed 6 and injured over 1000 people.
* March 12, 1993: Car bombings in Mumbai, India leave 257 dead and 1,400 others injured.
* July 18, 1994: Bombing of Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 86 and wounds 300. The bombing is generally attributed to Hezbollah acting on behalf of Iran.
* July 19, 1994: Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is bombed, killing 21. Generally attributed to Hezbollah.
* July 26, 1994: The Israeli Embassy is attacked in London, and a Jewish charity is also car-bombed, wounding 20. The attacks are attributed to Hezbollah.
* December 11, 1994: A bomb explodes on board Philippine Airlines Flight 434, killing a Japanese businessman. It develops that Ramzi Yousef planted the bomb to test it for the larger terrorist attack he is planning.
* December 24, 1994: In a preview of September 11, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked by Islamic terrorists who planned to crash the plane in Paris.
* January 6, 1995: Operation Bojinka, an Islamist plot to bomb 11 U.S. airliners over the Pacific Ocean, is discovered on a laptop computer in a Manila, Philippines apartment by authorities after a fire occurred in the apartment. Noted terrorists including Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed are involved in the plot.
* June 14—June 19, 1995: The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis, in which 105 civilians and 25 Russian troops were killed following an attack by Chechan Islamists.
* July—October, 1995: Bombings in France by Islamic terrorists led by Khaled Kelkal kill eight and injure more than 100.
* November 13, 1995: Bombing of OPM-SANG building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia kills 7
* November 19, 1995: Bombing of Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan kills 19.
* January 1996: In Kizlyar, 350 Chechen Islamists took 3,000 hostages in a hospital. The attempt to free them killed 65 civilians and soldiers.
* February 25 – March 4, 1996: A series of four suicide bombings in Israel leave 60 dead and 284 wounded within 10 days.
* June 11, 1996: A bomb explodes on a train traveling on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of the Moscow Metro, killing four and unjuring at least 12.
* June 25, 1996: The Khobar Towers bombing, carried out by Hezbollah with Iranian support. Nineteen U.S. servicemen were killed and 372 wounded.
* February 24, 1997: An armed man opens fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York City, United States, killing a Danish national and wounding visitors from several countries. A handwritten note carried by the gunman claims this was a punishment attack against the “enemies of Palestine”.
* November 17, 1997: Massacre in Luxor, Egypt, in which Islamist gunmen attack tourists, killing 62 people.
* January 1998: Wandhama Massacre – 24 Kashmiri Pandits are massacred by Pakistan-backed Islamists in the city of Wandhama in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
* February 14, 1998: Bombings by Islamic Jihadi groups at an election rally in the Indian city of Coimbatore kill about 60 people.
* August 7, 1998: Al Qaeda bombs U.S. embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya, killing 225 people and injuring more than 4,000.
* August 31 – September 22, 1998: Russian apartment bombings kill about 300 people, leading Russia into Second Chechen War.
* December 1998: Jordanian authorities foil a plot to bomb American and Israeli tourists in Jordan, and arrest 28 suspects as part of the 2000 millennium attack plots.
* December 14, 1998: Ahmed Ressam is arrested on the United States–Canada border in Port Angeles, Washington; he confessed to planning to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport as part of the 2000 millennium attack plots.
* December 24, 1998: Indian Airlines Flight 814 from Kathmandu, Nepal to Delhi, India is hijacked by Islamic terrorists. One passenger is killed and some hostages are released. After negotiations between the Taliban and the Indian government, the last of the remaining hostages on board Flight 814 are released in exchange for release of 4 terrorists.
* January 2000: The last of the 2000 millennium attack plots fails, as the boat meant to bomb USS The Sullivans sinks.
* August 8, 2000: A bomb exploded at an underpass in Pushkin Square in Moscow, killing 11 people and wounding more than 90.
* August 17, 2000: Two bombs exploded in a shopping center in Riga, Latvia, injuring 35 people.
* October 12, 2000: AL Qaeda bombs USS Cole with explosive-laden speedboat, killing 17 US sailors and wounding 40, off the port coast of Aden, Yemen.
Even I don’t think Richard Pope had anything to do with car bombings in Mumbai in 1993.
I met Pope some 10 years back while he was still in law school. He was running in tennis shoes in the law library, researching a case before the library closed. I went up to him, thinking here is someone that knows how to use the library. And I walked into my divorce court trial the next morning at 9:00 A.M. with a definitive property brief that saved my house from your eastside lawyer friends, at least for the the near term.
Pope does not have any problems, other than working diligently for clients that frequently do not have thousands of dollars to squander on legal fees. His work is superior to any I have seen, and at least offers some insight into superior legal mind. He did make 800 on the Chem SAT when he was 14, and I believe he was the “brightest” kid that had gone thru UW law school, in some 10 years, according to the dean.
If he has personal problems, its because he is caring for a demanding daughter, now age 3, that many men would of never attempted while pursuing the legal morass of others.
He is not homosexual. And unlike most eastside attorneys has not tried to rape his clients. And he lives in his own house that is paid for with a nice fenced backyard with an apple tree. And the place is reasonably clean, considering there is no maid service. He doesnt do drugs and doesnt smoke. And I believe doesnt drink to excess.
And another remarkable thing about Mr. Pope is that he actually gets along quite well with his ex-wife.
<snicker>Damn Richard! I still think you’re all right no matter people say about you!</snicker>
<snark>Goldy, didn’t you at least ask Richard to comment on this information before going to press? Have you no decency, sir?</snark>
One good thing might come of it if Dick Poop is elected.
He might be able to move out of his mom’s house and get his own place. With no office other than the one in his mom’s basement it’s a real chore to serve process if he’s not at home. Do you leave the paperwork with his mom? Do you leave the paperwork on the back porch or with the neighbor? We never know from one day to the next. Plus, the place smells weird. Commentby Been There, Done That— 9/10/06@ 2:58 pm
I think this proves donk whom have no argument accuse people of those actions you do behind closed doors! How does it feel to live at home BeenThereDoingThat?
It is kinda funny how loud the Republicans screamed every time Clinton tried to go after Al Queda. Wag the dog, wag the dog.
Imagine what Clinton could have accomplished if the Republicans were trying to help him make America safer instead of attacking him at every turn for political reasons. 2,500 interconnected media outlets spouting GOP talking points in unison straight from the memos.
The Republicans have been attacking America, and making us weaker ever since Bill took over the Oval Office.
I am not saying Clinton didn’t make mistakes, but compared to Bush he was a god. Remember the Republicans were full court pressing him the whole time he was in office scoring political points for their minions and weakening America the whole time.
http://americablog.blogspot.co.....h-for.html
Instead of working to go after terrorists the Republicans were worried about the christmas card list, consentual sex, and paying people to lie about Clinton.
Republicans have been working to make us weaker a long time…..
did Mike (the trademark) McGavick just say that on the Max show??? When asked if he had changed after his drunk driving episode, for which he claimed as i recall that he blacked-out, he just said that he hadn’t.
So you drink often enough to experience alcoholic blackouts, and then admit, in the middle of the most important campaign in your life, that you haven’t changed your drinking habits/??? Who is this person’s manager?? Who is the publicist?? Who is in charge?
That’s not what Lt. Col Robert Patterson said FactLessBrainlessOne. Didn’t Puddy suggest all donk buy his book? Just like RUFUS suggest all donk watch ABC tonight.
He whom will stay Clueless couldn’t deal with the truth. Patterson said Clinton missed him during 1996. Was that during the Lewisky affair?
You are so right Janet S. His head started hurting. He went on record saying Clinton missed Osama on purpose.
Richard,
have there been, in your opinion, any other instances in your career where mistakes regarding filing deadlines or scheduling conflicts might have resulted in sanctions but did not because opposing counsel declined to persue the matter?
Been There, Done That.
A Name that has never been used on Horsesass before today.
Hmmmmmmmm.
37.
Not true.
Well, at least this thread smoked out the reality of Left Turd’s new schizo identities. Scuzzballs like AlwaysbeenWrongNeverbeenRight/NeverBeenThereCan’tDoThat have never done a damn thing to make society better.
And Goldstein ought to be ashamed for getting into the gutter on this one. Maybe he ought to go look at the left’s latest phonied up complain at Legislative Ethics and then look into his own heart. Not every smear is worth pursuing…
I too have met Richard Pope in person. Once I was able to master my excitement, I found him to be one of the finest human beings I have ever met. Perhaps the finest human being who has ever lived.
I know that he works tirelessly for the underdog, although unlike Underdog he has never to my knowledge worked as a humble shoeshine boy.
It was at that time that I offered to donate my organs to Richard Pope, should he ever need them, and I filled out a donor card to that effect (although I seem to have misplaced it).
Mark @ 27
Attorney William J. Clinton was suspended by the Arkansas Supreme Court for five years in January 2001 for his various misconduct related to the Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones cases.
However, the five year suspension period is up, and it appears that Mr. Clinton has been reinstated to practice law:
http://courts.state.ar.us/atty.....um=++73019
If you ever get a parking ticket in Little Rock, he can now represent you in court.
Oh, for Chrissakes, Goldy!
How is publishing publically available court orders a smear? That’s Richard’s record, at least in part. Given Richard’s past history of pulling out people’s court histories, I can’t see how this would be considered unfair. And by the way, there is a third candidate who was found more qualified than Richard or the incumbent, Frank LaSalata or something like that.
Of all the Beatles, Richar Pope is my all time favorite!
It’s not just his fabulous hair and incredibly tight trousers.
I also admire his talent.
He has a huge talent!
It appears the Republicans are taking a chapter out of the Goldstein book on dig the dirt and sling the mud:
“Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District offers an example. Earlier this summer, the NRCC sent a staff member to look through court records, government and medical documents and local newspapers to find embarrassing information about physician Steve Kagen, one of the leading Democratic candidates in an important swing district, a NRCC aide said.
The researcher discovered Kagen’s allergy clinic has sued more than 80 patients, mostly for failing to pay their bills.
A new NRCC ad airing in the Green Bay area warns: “What Dr. Millionaire doesn’t want you to know is his clinic left more than 80 patients behind — suing them. That’s right, suing more than 80 patients.”
This is from the beloved Washington Post.
What is good for the goose, is good for the gander.
By the way, has anyone seen the recent attack ad against Gerry Alexander? You only need to see it once to be impacted deeply.
Alexander cast the deciding vote in a 5-4 Supreme Court decision that allowed the MURDERER of this poor woman’s 3 year-old child to be released from prison after serving less than 1/3 of his sentence. Outrageous!!!
Alexander needs to be held accountable and needs to be voted O-U-T!!
I’d be very interested to hear Richard Pope’s opinion on the ad attacking Gerry Alexander.
One might wonder where the Washington State Bar Association stands on the issue of these sanctions. Answer: Mr. Pope has political influence and in the eyes of the WSBA, he is untouchable. The WSBA only acts against the little guys.
You can also bet that the KCBA’s rating has more to do with politics than with Mr. Pope’s actual shortcomings as an Attorney.
Had Enough Yet? @ 47
As far as my personal opinion, I actually haven’t seen/heard the attack ad against Gerry Alexander and am not totally sure who is sponsoring it. But based on LeftOut’s description, this ad would impact me deeply if I saw or heard it.
I have a three-year old daughter. I have custody of her, love her dearly, and she is everything to me. So it would tend to outrage me to have a Washington Supreme Court decision that overturned decades of statutory interpretation, and let a whole bunch of people convicted of murdering children out of prison early.
From an objective point of view, judges are elected and just about any sort of campaign message — so long as it doesn’t involve actual knowing and provable lies — is acceptable. And attacking Alexander because of his judicial philosophy is just as acceptable as attacking another candidate for some other reason.
Richard Pope,
Don’t forget to mention that the state Commission on Judicial Conduct pointed out their recent statement on this issue that since June, 2005 Judge Mary Ann Ottinger has run a “model courtroom.”
If Alexander is donk doesn’t his vote make sense? Aren’t donk soft on crime? Doesn’t donk feel all criminals are rehabitable? Donk feel level three sex offenders are model citizens, except when one wants to settle in or near their neighborhood! Just think; if Left Turdball’s level three father was chemically castrated we wouldn’t have to deal with his bile or bullshit!
Is it pathetic or what that the best Mark Reddick can come up with is MORE Bill Clinton stuff?
This is what I love more than anything else about Clinton: Even a decade later, he STILL causes micro-dicked guys like Mark to turn incoherent with rage.
The irony is, the folks sponsoring the anti-Alexander ad are backing Groen because of his property rights stance. They couldn’t care less about the Andress case. It’s just a convenient club to hit Alexander with.
Wayne- get your facts straight. The folks sponsoring the TV ad against Alexander are the federal tort reform crowd (and what felony murder has to do with that, who knows?)- and their local tort reform bigwigs are backing Alexander. I’m betting the phonelines from AWB to Alexandria have been burning!
And PuddyBud- Alexander is a Republican…
And back to Wayne- LaSalata or whatever his name is has also been sanctioned by the Commission On Judicial Conduct. As for “How is publishing publically available court orders a smear? That’s Richard’s record, at least in part.”- the key words are “in part”. Sins of ommission are sins, too. Goldy dumping on a regular on his blog- who does a fair amount of the research people ask for- is also a pretty low blow.
38.
cite, please. Google says otherwise.
“I don’t belong to an organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” – Will Rogers.
MTR has stated that none of the incidents he listed were answered. I choose to believe that he is simply a really inept researcher that does not bother to check any of the information in the talking points he is handed. Had he done the most basic checking on the information he so happily spews out on this board, he would have found that his handlers had not told him anything approaching the truth.
Of course, it could also be that MTR did some of this really simple fact-checking, and that he is simply a deliberate, bald-faced liar, hoping to make political points by deliberately misrepresenting the facts.
Commentby Mark The Redneck KENNEDY— 9/10/06@ 4:19 pm
* January 25, 1993: Mir Aimal Kansi, a Pakistani, fired an AK-47 into cars waiting at a stoplight in front of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Virginia, killing two CIA employees.
Answer – He was captured in Pakistan and following a trial, was executed by lethal injection in the state of Virginia.
* February 26, 1993: Islamic terrorists try to bring down the World Trade Center with car bombs. They failed to destroy the buildings, but killed 6 and injured over 1000 people.
Answer – On November 12, 1997 Ramzi Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing and in 1998 he was convicted of “seditious conspiracy” to bomb the towers.
* March 12, 1993: Car bombings in Mumbai, India leave 257 dead and 1,400 others injured.
Answer – While these were unrelated to any US interest, many hundreds of people have been arrested and detained in Indian courts and are undergoing or awaiting trial. The US has no authority to intervene.
* July 18, 1994: Bombing of Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 86 and wounds 300. The bombing is generally attributed to Hezbollah acting on behalf of Iran.
(Unacceptable) Answer – Although unrelated to any US interest, Argentine authorities have botched this one badly. There have also been allegations that former Argentine President Carlos Menem accepted money from the Iranian government to block the investigation, and even that Menem knew of the bomb plot beforehand. The US has no authority to intervene.
* July 19, 1994: Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 is bombed, killing 21. Generally attributed to Hezbollah.
(Unacceptable) Answer – Another unacceptable answer, but it is unrelated to any US interest. Essentially, this was a Panamanian flight over Panamanian territory. The US has no authority to intervene.
* July 26, 1994: The Israeli Embassy is attacked in London, and a Jewish charity is also car-bombed, wounding 20. The attacks are attributed to Hezbollah.
Answer – Two Palestinian science graduates – educated in Britain – were found guilty of the bombings at the Old Bailey in December 1996.
* December 11, 1994: A bomb explodes on board Philippine Airlines Flight 434, killing a Japanese businessman. It develops that Ramzi Yousef planted the bomb to test it for the larger terrorist attack he is planning.
Answer – As noted earlier, Ramzi Yousef is currently in US custody.
* December 24, 1994: In a preview of September 11, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked by Islamic terrorists who planned to crash the plane in Paris.
Answer – The ensuing firefight injured eleven commandos, thirteen passengers and three members of the crew. The hijackers were all shot dead.
* January 6, 1995: Operation Bojinka, an Islamist plot to bomb 11 U.S. airliners over the Pacific Ocean, is discovered on a laptop computer in a Manila, Philippines apartment by authorities after a fire occurred in the apartment. Noted terrorists including Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed are involved in the plot.
Answer – Although this is yet another of Mr. Yousef’s plots (that did not pan out) it should also be noted that Oplan Bojinka’s handling by the authorities to some observers demonstrates the ineffectiveness of torture in interrogations. Several security experts share the opinion that torture is not effective in getting information. In this case, despite the links of the terrorist to Al Qaeda and to the plans for the September 11th attacks, none of this was discovered by the ample torture applied to the suspects.
* June 14—June 19, 1995: The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis, in which 105 civilians and 25 Russian troops were killed following an attack by Chechan Islamists.
Answer – Yet another non-US related event. In the years following the hostage-taking, most of the attackers have either been captured or killed.
At this point, I’m stopping. I’m researching each of these individually, and this is much more time consuming than just cutting and pasting from some “Clinton is to blame for everything” site.
The point is that, while I agree that some of the responses have been unacceptable, those responses were to non-US related incidents where the United States had no authority to intervene.
Bottom line. This stuff is just parrot noise from someone too lazy and brainwashed to even check his own sources. Just repeating the party talking points. If you say it often enough, maybe someone will believe it.
55.
Improve your google skills.
56. Fanscinating stuff…thanks so much for digging all that up and sharing it with us. Of course, it’s highly unlikely that Mark the Dipshit will read a word of it, or if he does, he’ll just start chanting “Monica, Monica, Monica” or one of the other cute freeper mantras.
Might also be worth noting that the reason there were no “weapons of mass destruction” found after BushCo invaded Iraq is that all of Saddam’s toys that didn’t get broken by Daddy were hauled out of there on Clinton’s watch.
Jim King @ 54
“As for “How is publishing publically available court orders a smear? That’s Richard’s record, at least in part.”- the key words are “in part”. Sins of ommission are sins, too. Goldy dumping on a regular on his blog- who does a fair amount of the research people ask for- is also a pretty low blow.”
WTF?????? Your response is completely illogical. Analogy: If one is hiring a nanny, all the good works in their life need not be documented if they have been convicted of child abuse. Likewise, when we consider public officials–like, say, a judge–it is fair game to expose any weaknesses that are relevant to the position.
And, as far as Goldy “dumping on a regular”: that is completely irrelevant because (1) it is Goldy’s freaking blog, he can write about whatever topic he wishes to write about. (2) Pope is running for public office. Goldy posted information relevant to voters making a decision for the election. It is completely irrelevant that Pope participates in the comment threads. There is no reason to believe that Goldy would have avoided writing a similar post for someone who does not participate in the comment threads.
(In fact, it looks like Goldy was probably a little nicer to Mr. Pope because of his participation in the comment threads)
57.
No, I’ll just take that as proof that the name you post under is new today, and that you are, yet another, right wing liar.
We have all we need now, thanks. We don’t need more crazy today, we full up.
As I posted previously, I’m not sure that success as a practicing trial lawyer is really a precondition of being a good judge. It really is a different skill-set. Being a good judge is more akin to being a good law school professor. Neither have much to do with being good at trial practice.
Also, the judges and WSBA tend to look down upon the problems faced by solo practitioners or small-firm lawyers. Those lawyers have quite a few additional problems to deal with that large-firm lawyers never face. Apparantly Pope faced some of them.
According to some judges and most of the WSBA disciplinary system, a solo practitioner is simply not allowed to have personal problems (divorce, death in the family, etc.), illnesses, or financial difficulties which might impact their practice. Some sole practitioners go for years without being able to take a single day of vacation or sick leave, for fear of being unable to attend some small matter that might impact their clients or result in a “neglect of client matter” charge.
Instead, the WSBA disciplinary counsel and judges (most of whom come from medium to large-firm backgrounds) take the position that if they can’t handle it, they simply shouldn’t be practicing law, and they should withdraw and turn their cases over to the large firms (who would usually decline them anyway).
Futhermore, a lawyer who takes on a case may not be allowed to withdraw from it, even if his client quits paying the bills. This may put the solo practitioner in a very difficult position of continuing to work on cases for which he/she is not being paid, but still having to accept new cases in order to bring in the funds to keep the office going.
A friend of mine with a personal injury trial practice told me about the day, rather early in his career, when his wife was looking at the bills at home, and asked him how much money he thought he would be able to bring home that month. His reply: “Honey, I hate to tell you this, but not only am I not going to be able to bring home any money this month, but how much of your paycheck can you lend me? I’ve got to keep the phones turned on until we get some money in!”
So, although I often don’t agree with Pope’s politics, I sympathise with his situation with respect to his law practice. Perhaps being in some salaried government job really is the best solution for him right now, rather than trying to run a law practice while raising a disable child. I’m not sure that being a district court judge is also the best solution to those problems, though, as they can sometimes be called upon to work irregular hours. Perhaps some administrative law position might be better suited for the time being?
My understanding is that a third person is running in this judge race. Any information about this candidate since Pope and Ottinger are so flawed????
Yeah, the other candidate is a salad man. Chops up lettuce. Has a track record of shyster real estate fraud.
Richard the only candidate with any meat on the bone.
62-64 Delmas, you’ve hit the nail on the head here. It appears in this race, Richard is would be a substantial improvement over either the incumbent or the other candidate.
Goldy, it is indeed your blog, and we’re all only guests here, so sorry if we kind of jumped on your case. I think, however, that it should be pointed out that many of us have come to respect Richard for the thought he puts into what he posts here, and for his apparent sense of fairness that seems to have become sorely lacking in the political arena, particularly on the part of the right. Granted, he is viewed as a trifle eccentric, but it may be part of what seems strange about him is that he’s a Republican with brains and a conscience. That particular species used to be more common, especially here in Washington State. If there were more of ’em, maybe we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in right now.