[nfbmi-talk] Fw: oh yea they call it frivelous

[joe harcz Comcast]

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From: joe harcz Comcast 
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Subject: oh yea they call it frivelous


The Governor and his chums call these and other lawsuits "frivelous"....Hmmm...They stack the courts that are used to sue the state and then label anyone who sues them as "frivelous"....Now this wouldn't be self-serving would it?

Oh yes and the fact that the State and the Governator has all the citizens resources via the Attorney General's office and can employ taxpayer's funds to defend themselves from wrongful actions or even allegations of them isn't good enough!

No they've got to rig the system top to bottom

Then they have to label the likes of Robert Davis who may just have some agendas, as cranks or frivelous.

Now when I've documented decades of discrimination against the blind and other PWD here  by the state and make continued complaints  I too am called a crank, or frivelous by the very same self-serving bigots I complain about. But that isn't self-serving on behalf of the bigots is it?

Joe
Robert Davis challenges Court of Claims law after judge warns about lawsuits By Paul Egan Detroit Free Press Staff Writers Highland Park union activist

Robert Davis filed a federal lawsuit today against Gov. Rick Snyder and other state defendants, seeking to strike down as unconstitutional a new state

law that changes the way the State of Michigan can be sued. Davis filed the action the same day he was cautioned by a federal bankruptcy judge about being

overly litigious. Davis, who has several active lawsuits against the state, said Public Act 164 - which Snyder signed into law with immediate effect on

Tuesday - violates his right to equal protection under the law. The law moves the Michigan Court of Claims out of the Ingham County Circuit Court to four

Michigan Court of Appeals judges designated by the Michigan Supreme Court. It also expands the court's jurisdiction beyond lawsuits seeking monetary damages

from the state to suits on a wide range of issues seeking relief other than monetary damages. ¦ Related story: Brian Dickerson: Court of Claims picks put

a bipartisan face on GOP power play ¦ Related story: Detroit judge warns Robert Davis about serial lawsuits during bankruptcy Also today, Republican lawmakers

introduced a bill to amend the new Court of Claims law to clarify that plaintiffs suing the state who have a right to a jury trial will be allowed to keep

their cases in the state's circuit courts. "Although most cases brought against the state are required to be bench trials, there are relatively rare instances

in which a jury trial against the state is permitted under the law," said Rep. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, a sponsor of the bill. "Our legislation clearly

states in no uncertain terms that the people of Michigan can seek a jury trial in circuit court for the appropriate cases. Davis said in the lawsuit the

law was "specifically enacted to prevent plaintiffs and all citizens from filing any civil cases in the Ingham County Circuit Court against the defendant

governor or any state defendant. Sara Wurfel, a spokeswoman for Snyder, said the governor's office has not yet been served with the lawsuit. "It's another

day, another frivolous Robert Davis lawsuit," Wurfel said. "We have full confidence in the strong merits and constitutionality of the law and that it will

provide fairness and greater representation for these cases of statewide significance. The suit alleges that because the law expands the jurisdiction of

the Court of Claims, a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Legislature was required under the Michigan Constitution to pass it. The law should not

have received immediate effect for the same reason, since it did not pass the state House by a two-thirds vote, Davis said. Davis is seeking an injunction

to prevent implementation of the law. No hearing is set. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain. Davis, who is awaiting trial in federal

court on charges he stole from Highland Park Schools as a board member, was cautioned today by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes about his prolific lawsuits.