UPDATE: 11:51 am cdt thursday 13 may 2010 fox 8 news report from 11 may 2010
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UPDATE: 7:56 pm cdt: chad over at www.thedeadpelican.com has picked up on the story....
steve theriot and jefferson parish demand that nola.com reveal including but not limited to personally identifiable information behind the above user names.
we must have been thinking of some other firm.Posted by Tax Attorney
May 12, 2010, 11:40AM
Well this is a very interesting comment. I have never really heard of suing somebody to help them- I wonder what Phelps Dunbar is doing?
How about simply having open and Public meetings? Why does taxpayer money have to be paid to a politically connected Law firm to get the names of people to help them?
Just a friendly little defamation lawsuit
This man thinks we are stupid
Yesterday, it was reported that interim Jefferson Parish President Steve Theriot filed a defamation lawsuit against some unknown bloggers. Apparently, their on-line comments hurt his feelings. ( See story here.)
Theriot is an accountant and apparently unfamiliar with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It allows us to freely criticize the performance of public servants.
Now, Theriot insults our intelligence.
Today, Theriot says that the defamation lawsuit asking for unspecified damages against his critics was "aimed at addressing the concerns they raise -- not at blocking criticism of the government." ( See story here.)
I'm sure it was just a mix up in communications with Theriot's lawyers. They thought he said “sue the bastards.” What Theriot apparently said was “invite those citizens to lunch so we can learn more about their concerns.”
We lawyers often get the terms lawsuit and lunch confused.
Theriot was brought in to restore confidence in Jefferson Parish government. If that is still the goal, it’s time to go to Plan B.
I'm sure I will be hearing from Theriot's lawyers to get more of my input.
C.B.
www.forgotston.com
