Thompson Disbared!

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This article[/url]":hcdf5iqv]In a four-page written order (download here), the Florida Supreme Court today affirmed a referee's recommendation to permanently disbar controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson.

 

 

 

The action, which takes effect in 30 days, means that Thompson will no longer be licensed to practice law and may not apply for reinstatement. Ever.

 

 

 

In citing a litany of offenses, the Court noted Thompson's extensive pattern of misconduct and cited a "complete lack of remorse." The Court also quoted extensively from the June, 2008 report of Judge Dava Tunis, who served as referee at Thompson's November, 2007 trial on charges brought by the Florida Bar:

 

In her report, the referee states: Over a very extended period of time involving a number of totally unrelated cases and individuals, [r]espondent has demonstrated a pattern of conduct to strike out harshly, extensively, repeatedly and willfully to simply try to bring as much difficulty, distraction and anguish to those he considers in opposition to his causes.

 

He does not proceed within the guidelines of appropriate professional behavior, but rather uses other means available to intimidate, harass, or bring public disrepute to those whom he perceives oppose him.

 

 

 

Noting that "The Court concludes that the facts, as even more extensively detailed in the referee's report, support the referee's numerous recommendations as to guilt," the justices of the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Thompson's offenses as delineated by Judge Tunis.

 

 

 

Some of these include findings that Thompson made false statements and accusations, repeatedly harassed those he considered opponents, and, while falsely accusing others of "the criminal distribution of sexual materials to minors," himself attached pornography to court filings.

 

• [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] made false statements of material fact to courts and repeatedly violated a court order
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] communicated the subject of representation directly with clients of opposing counsel
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] engaged in prohibited ex parte communications
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] publicized and sent hundreds of pages of vitriolic and disparaging missives, letters, faxes, and press releases, to the affected individuals
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] targeted an individual who was not involved with respondent in any way, merely due to "the position [the individual] holds in state and national politics"
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson]falsely, recklessly, and publicly accused a judge as being amenable to the "fixing" of cases
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] sent courts inappropriate and offensive sexual materials
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] falsely and publicly accused various attorneys and their clients of engaging in a
   
  conspiracy/enterprise involving "the criminal distribution of sexual materials to minors" and attempted to get prosecuting authorities to charge these attorneys and their clients for racketeering and extortion
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] harassed the former client of an attorney in an effort to get the client to use its influence to persuade the attorney to withdraw a defamation suit filed by the attorney against respondent
   
  [*:hcdf5iqv][Thompson] retaliated against attorneys who filed Bar complaints against him for his unethical conduct by asserting to their clients, government officials, politicians, the media, female lawyers in their law firm, employees, personal friends, acquaintances, and their wives, that the attorneys were criminal pornographers who objectify women.

 

 

 

The Court also upheld a fine of $43,675 against Thompson.

 

 

 

For his part, Thompson offered his standard-issue bluster, announcing his disbarment in an e-mail which carried the subject line "Now the Fun Begins." Thompson has also filed a request with the U.S. District Court for an emergency stay of the FLSC's order disbarring him.

 

 

 

I can honestly say I'm not exactly sympathetic here. It's only been a matter of time before this happened. The gaming community can celebrate to a degree with the biggest "thorn-in-the-side" getting thrown out of the legal system for good. His scare-mongering and bullying was always walking a fine line and it finally caught up with him.

[Lenticular_J]

He's the guy that always [bleep]ed about the grand theft auto series, right? Meh.

[1_man_army]

Well that's one piece of good news for today, the man is a nuisance.

[warri0r45]

Sounds like an absolute bastard.

 

 

 

You can't just go around making those kind of claims about people. I hope they sue him for defamation.

[scootlaboot]

 

 

 

He got most of what he deserved.

[pryomancer]

The guy who hates video games, right?

 

 

 

This is a good day.

[anonymous1234]

oh glee. tis the finest day of mature gamer history! \

[Deiophobus]

As soon as I read this I went and told like 10 people, extremely happy.

 

 

 

Unfortunately the link to the article isn't working for me, I want a link to show people.

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You could just google it and pick from many of the articles up on the issue ;) But I just went to the link agian.. it took a while but eventually loaded up for me.

[Intriguing]

Not to revel in the misfortune (granted, deserved misfortune) of others, but awesome. :

[jjrox32]

FINALLY. This guy is such a moron, especially that whole thing he made over "Bully."

[jackattack]

FINALLY. This guy is such a moron, especially that whole thing he made over "Bully."

 

 

 

I remember that. :lol:

[Deiophobus]

I think his interview on Fox about those shootings at Illinois University was worse.

[ForsakenMage]

I'm glad he got disbarred. The man was ridiculous, especially with his reactions towards the school shootings where the shooters were involved with video games. That's just sickening.

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And in the month he's got left it's not going to suprise me if he milks it for everything he possibly can.

[baron8000]

Wow, even if you totally ignore the whole video games side, that is pretty much the entire list of "do NOT do" things for a lawyer. What an arse.

[warren211]

Don't know much about the dude, but I hear he hates videogames and blames them for national incidents. Grr... he's like that Westboro Church except they blame the government and gay people for every incident in america. :wall:

 

 

 

Glad he's gone. I hate how every time in the aftermath of a school shooting or teen suicide, Fox News or CNN has a special on violent videogames. It's stupid. Maybe this guy will be an example for other lawyers who want to take on GTA in court.

[evil_mumm_ra]

is this the same guy who took the case about someone losing a pair of pants at a dry cleaners, and suing the dry cleaner owners for $65m?

[ForsakenMage]

is this the same guy who took the case about someone losing a pair of pants at a dry cleaners, and suing the dry cleaner owners for $65m?

No that was Roy Pearson. Apparently he researched for two years before filing suit. :wall:

[obfuscator]

is this the same guy who took the case about someone losing a pair of pants at a dry cleaners, and suing the dry cleaner owners for $65m?

No that was Roy Pearson. Apparently he researched for two years before filing suit. :wall:

 

 

 

 

 

filing "suit"

 

 

 

forsaken, y u so funneh :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Barihawk]

Before you guys get all uppity and "Ding Dong the Witch is dead!" (stolen from CAD news) just realize that Thompson is just an absessed pimple on the nose of the anti-video game movement. He's just a very vocal proponent who got himself in trouble. The real threat to your precious games comes from people like Joe Biden who use legal and respectable means to put restrictions on films and games.

 

 

 

So the Witch is not dead, just the pimple on her nose.

[Dizzle229]

I hope we get to kill a version of him in GTAV.