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| Let the Wild Rumpus Start - Maurice Sendak * |
Let The Wild Rumpus Start!
by Susan Basko, esq.
Those two wild and woolly monsters, Thomas Retzlaff and Jason Lee Van Dyke, are off dancing under the moon in the shadows by the U.S. Supreme Court. This saga involves, among many other things: The Proud Boys, a $100 million lawsuit, death threats, violent racist tweets, stolen guns, more death threats, dueling websites and facebook pages, an amicus brief filed by 40 news organizations, more detailed death threats, and now a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court. Don't kill me! I'm just an innocent bystander blogging this stuff.
Thomas Retzlaff v Jason Lee Van Dyke. Motion for Stay of Mandate filed in anticipation of case being accepted by the US Supreme Court. Jason Lee Van Dyke, former lawyer for the Proud Boys, sued Thomas Retzlaff, alleging that Retzlaff caused him to lose a new job with TX prosecutor's office. The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) came into play, and the federal court decided that anti-SLAPP law did not apply in federal court. An amicus brief was filed by 40 news and journalism companies in support of Retzlaff's position that the TCPA should apply in federal court cases. The Appeals Court ruled that the TCPA did not apply in federal court. In anticipation of a petition to the US Supreme Court, this emergency motion for a stay of the Mandate was filed. Van Dyke is counsel for himself, Jeffrey Dorrell of Hanszen Laporte in Houston, Texas, is counsel for Thomas Retzlaff.
The amicus brief filed in this case by the news companies and journalism organizations can be seen HERE.
Please note that Jason Lee Van Dyke, the lawyer from Texas and a party in these proceedings, is not the same person as Jason Van Dyke, the former police officer from Chicago.
* Let The Wild Rumpus Start is copyright owned by Maurice Sendak as part of his book, "Where the Wild Things Are." Fair Use here as parody. You can buy the book on Amazon or at book stores.
Thomas Retzlaff v Jason Lee Van Dyke. Motion for Stay of Mandate filed in anticipation of case being accepted by the US Supreme Court. Jason Lee Van Dyke, former lawyer for the Proud Boys, sued Thomas Retzlaff, alleging that Retzlaff caused him to lose a new job with TX prosecutor's office. The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) came into play, and the federal court decided that anti-SLAPP law did not apply in federal court. An amicus brief was filed by 40 news and journalism companies in support of Retzlaff's position that the TCPA should apply in federal court cases. The Appeals Court ruled that the TCPA did not apply in federal court. In anticipation of a petition to the US Supreme Court, this emergency motion for a stay of the Mandate was filed. Van Dyke is counsel for himself, Jeffrey Dorrell of Hanszen Laporte in Houston, Texas, is counsel for Thomas Retzlaff.
The amicus brief filed in this case by the news companies and journalism organizations can be seen HERE.
Please note that Jason Lee Van Dyke, the lawyer from Texas and a party in these proceedings, is not the same person as Jason Van Dyke, the former police officer from Chicago.
* Let The Wild Rumpus Start is copyright owned by Maurice Sendak as part of his book, "Where the Wild Things Are." Fair Use here as parody. You can buy the book on Amazon or at book stores.
Thomas Retzlaff v Jason Lee... by Sue Basko on Scribd