Comments on: Pershing Park Case: Nickles Seeks Order Barring Public From Seeing Discovery Materials

By: Pershing Park Case: Is Peter Nickles Ready To Deal? - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:23:05 +0000

[...] Peter Nickles had promised to settle the Pershing Park cases by Thanksgiving. If he wants to make good on that promise, he might start with picking up the [...]

By: Mind Your ABC’s: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Mind Your ABC’s: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:24:41 +0000

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By: Comrade Al Gonzales

Comrade Al Gonzales — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:52:35 +0000

This case is in a court of public record. All records in this case should be public. Yes, you can redact phone numbers but you can't withhold entire documents.

& you're right - "law enforcement strategies & methodologies" are at the heart of the case. This would be like a person in a car wreck case saying, any evidence on my driving strategies & methodologies is privileged. BS.

This is standard discovery. Nickles is a joke - it's no wonder Judge Sullivan has little patience left with the stonewalling the District has tried. Look for Judge Sullivan to give Petey Nickles a nice spanking.

By: Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:53:37 +0000

Protective orders involving governmental entities are properly granted only when narrowly drafted and based on demonstrated harms. Judge Sullivan should simply issue an order saying MOTION DENIED and the OAG should research the law before it embarrasses itself further.