The Town of Jonesboro has been ordered to produce in court a slew of financial records, per an order signed by Second Judicial (Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson Parishes) District Division B Judge Jimmy Teat.
Among the records to be produced at 9:30 AM, Thursday, January 31:
1. All bank and savings statements of judgment debtor’s rendered within one year preceding service of this rule.
2. Copies of all financial statements given by judgment debtor to anyone within one year preceding service of this rule.
3. A list of everyone, including the address, telephone number and amount, who owes judgment debtor money.
4. A list of everyone, including address, telephone number and amount, to whom judgment debtor owes money.
5. The titles to all motor vehicles, including boat trailers, registered in the name of judgment debtor.
See here the document.
The order relates to the case of former Fire Chief David Roberts who sued the town, claiming he was never properly terminated. The judge agreed and awarded over $36 thousand in back pay to Roberts. The town has appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
What remains to be seen is if this latest order will be enforced by the courts, law enforcement, and prosecutors.
Or will it be ignored – like all the other orders, injunctions, and writs that have been issued over the past two years – by the town and its controversial Mayor Leslie Thompson, with no consequence whatsoever?
01/08/2013 at 6:57 am |
If the CTIC refuses to turn over that which was requested, put his ass in jail and let one of his flunkies get the materials together. In cases where people refuse to do something, you need to get their attention. Jail will get the CTIC’s attention.
01/08/2013 at 8:20 am |
Mr. Abbott,
Are you aware if you challenge the ” powers that be” that the following may occur “It is not unfrequent to hear men declaim loudly upon liberty, who, if we may judge by the whole tenor of their actions, mean nothing else by it but their own liberty, — to oppress without control or the restraint of laws all who are poorer or weaker than themselves” Samuel Adams.
Are you aware that the plurality of votes is far more secure and protected than those certain unalienable rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, and most important is the fact that History has a way of repeating it’s self:
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.” The United States Constitution. “HE” was the King of England.
“He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.” The United States Constitution.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation” The United States Constitution.
Where have all the men with the courage and integrity of our founding Fathers gone? How sad a day when an elected official of our United States would allow any action however remotely resembling the above listed actions to take place in a country where good men fought and died for Liberty and Justice for ALL.
If the actions that have been displayed in latter years been present in earlier years, individuals could have been tried for TREASON, however those citizens would have expected that from their fellow countrymen, they wouldn’t have had to beg, cajole or even threaten them with the most precious commodity known to current society- a VOTE.
01/08/2013 at 8:44 am |
are you kidding me? today votes are bought and don’t mean anything!!!
01/08/2013 at 9:14 am |
it reflects the character of the people that sell themselves for a vote, that do anything including running away from the law as fast as possible as opposed to clinging to it and defending it.
01/08/2013 at 4:14 pm |
“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.” Guess that can be bought as well.
01/08/2013 at 4:18 pm |
We must all NEVER forget that the esteemed one…..in his eyes only….. is not an honorable and good human being. Notice I did not call him a man.
I will bet he will have a HARD time producing those requested records. He is thinking, “Now, where did I hide those documents?
I think I will let someone else do this job for me. Little do I know”. That’s what I call passing the buck.
Surely, something can be done with him. Problem is, who is willing?
01/08/2013 at 4:24 pm |
come now Sunni, haven’t you heard of the “infamous trunk” aka the mobile filing cabinet that holds all the information requested earlier….or at least that was televised on youtube early on.
01/09/2013 at 4:11 pm |
Of course. How could I forget? Thanks for the reminder.
01/08/2013 at 8:41 am |
HASNT THE SAME ITEMS BEEN REQUESTED IN THE PAST ?
01/08/2013 at 9:22 am |
big deal. what is another contempt of court?
01/08/2013 at 10:08 am |
Nothing new under the sun….
01/08/2013 at 10:52 am |
or moon or stars or anything.
01/08/2013 at 4:20 pm |
Don’t forget Mercury and Mars!
01/08/2013 at 8:41 pm |
Have you ever tried toilet paper, messy? That’ll get rid of the mess. Wish it worked on your inane replies.
01/08/2013 at 2:56 pm |
Can’t help it folks. I still believe in our legal system and that right will prevail. What I’m getting impatient for is – WHEN???
01/08/2013 at 3:10 pm |
When will be the second that people become more concerned with “right” and “all rights” instead of maintaining an elected position and the power and prestige associated with such, when the courage to stand for “right” instead of selling out for the VOTE. You won’t see it come one minute sooner than that occurs and obviously up until now, you ain’t seen it from anyone that has the power to do something. Keep holding on to your beliefs though, at least that gives you comfort.
01/08/2013 at 6:15 pm |
No one thinks anything is going to happen to the Mayor, other than Dumpucker. Don’t get excited they have never done anything to him yet, as bad as i want to see it, it’s not going to happen this time either.
01/08/2013 at 6:56 pm |
MrSmith I think stupid’s time is just about up, maybe we can get Jonesboro back on track then.
01/08/2013 at 8:39 pm |
MrSmith, if it is I to whom you refer to as “Dumpucker” let me set one thing straight – people of Jackson Parish and Jonesboro are satisfied with the status quo and are willing to sit on their fat asses and complain but do nothing. The attitude that “they have never done anything to him yet: exemplifies my prior statement. I advocate a recall petition (and have many times before). My age prevents me from going door to door to get signatures but I am willing and will be at the starting point to drive signature takers around town. Show the chief of police that you are fed up with him by voting him out of office if he doesn’t start doing his job. Do the same thing for DA’s and judges and whomever is involved with this do nothing attitude. It is time for the citizens of Jonesboro and the parish to take some responsible actions or we will have the same people in charge after the next election. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? As I wrote this I was wondering if you are the Smith that used to be on the Police Jury and now spends his time with his cronies at the DQ. Are you? I realize that Smiths are like piss ants at a picnic – they are everywhere, but . . .
01/09/2013 at 10:21 am |
If I understand No. 4 on this list correctly, the Judge will finally see how much money the Town owes lawyers for all the delays, objections, appeals, etc., something that a council member has been requesting and the publis is entitled to, for a long time. Of course, the Judge will not be required or may not choose to make such figures public, but if they are correct, they will probably see the light of day at some point during the trial proceedings, if not before.
01/09/2013 at 10:28 am |
Fudpucker, what is this “DQ” that you said Mr. Smith spends so much time at? If it is Dairy Queen, we haven’t had one of those since the 70′s.
01/10/2013 at 9:25 pm |
Sorry, Mr. Anonymous. I misspoke and didn’t see it. I meant the McDonald’s at the intersection of Highway 4 and US 167. I have many fond memories of the original DQ at the intersection of the Beech Springs Road and 167 when there was nothing in the “holler” as the natives called. I think that the town had a DQ up into the 90′s where the Mexican place is now.
01/09/2013 at 12:27 pm |
All you have to do is ask the new Deputy Dill for the documents….he is quite the handy, dandy man on the spot to fix everything….
You just have not asked.
01/10/2013 at 11:02 am |
Anonymous of 12:27: Have you quit using “Messy” for your nickname? If I am not mistaken, that is exactly what the Judge is doing, except instead of “asking,” he is ordering. So get your precious “Deputy Dill” on the stick to meet this deadline (unless he is the one writing these Anonymous messages).
01/14/2013 at 2:09 pm |
Fudpucker: Do you realize that you have just insulted everybody named Smith by calling them “piss ants”? That is a large group of folks that may have agreed with what you said until you alienated them. It’s not their fault that they have that name, nor is it their fault that one person who has that surname does some things that you don’t happen to like. Sounds like some of that racial stuff that is being expoused now, under another name.