Can the mediator force him to pay Freemantle's legal fees and arbitration costs? That would be glorious. I hope they don't grant any of his demands, and tell him his act didn't meet their standards, they decide who's on the show, fuck off and leave us alone.
It's pretty likely that if one state were to declare him vexatious, other states he'd move to would also do it upon request. The courts inherent power to prevent its own abuse is not limited to the court it happened in, but can reach beyond. While a court in say California would not necessarily be bound by the determination of vexatiousness another court in say Texas had found, nevertheless it is within their power to apply the same punishment, especially if the underlying conditions behind the punishment (say frivilous filings) are still present. Courts have a big interest in preventing its own abuse, and so I am rather sure that it would not be so easy to escape its wrath. That being said, I will admit to not knowing any specific caselaw that deals with it. Rather I relied on the inherent powers (of courts) the Supreme Court found in Chambers v. Nasco, Inc., 501 U.S. 32 (1991)
According to Fremantle's chosen Arbitration team, yeah, unless it's specifically forbiden by Fremantle's contract with Russ
Russ still files income taxes, if he gets a return, or a stimulus check, those can be garnished. I'm pretty sure UI and disability payments can be garnished as well. If Russell wins over a certain amount in the casinos, or a lottery ticket, Null can get those also.
I am pretty sure you can't garnish that (unless you are the Gov)
You can garnish this.
Pretty sure you can't garnish those (unless you are the Gov)
I do know a few people that had taxes and wages garnished from car accidents and such, if you get a legal judgment against a person.
You can get wages garnished. I'm pretty sure you can only garnish tax refunds if you owe a debt to the government, although this rule tends to start to disappear when the return gets deposited to your bank account after which it becomes a fair game. You might have been thinking of this
O'Melveny & Myers is one of the most high-powered white-shoe firms in the business. They certainly aren't some cheap in-house legal team. Russ is headed for a curb stomping even if they don't bother pursuing actual sanctions.
I notice they assigned a woman to deal with him. Dunno if she's a lawyer, paralegal, secretary or what, but you know Russ will address her by her first name and be very condescending. I hope whatever her position in the firm, they give her a bonus for dealing with Russ. Nobody should have to deal with him, least of all women since he views them as inferior to himself and treats even women with advanced degrees as beneath him. Let us hope they stomp him down good to discourage him from trying again. He expects to be handed what other people have put time and real effort into, and it's an insult to everyone who spend their days improving their act so they could be on the show.
She's not a 9 or 10, so she's safe from wooing, since Russ judges women solely by their looks, but you can lay money on him being a condescending little shit towards her. All he has is his false sense of superiority towards women and since (in Russ's mind) she's in a position to give him what he wants, he has to make sure she understands he's in charge(he's not, and I hope she has fun cutting him down to size when he gets uppity.)
They might have even deliberately chosen a woman specifically because it will get Russ to show his misogyny.
That would help bolster their decision to not let him on. If they can prove he view women with contempt (he does) they can argue he would have been a danger to the female judges, staff and other contestants. I mean, his whole act is hitting on Heidi Klum, a woman is who is married. To a black man. They seem to have done their research on Russ, so I think you're right, this is a calculated move to give him a chance to show his true colors. They wouldn't have to prove shit in arbitration, his own words could be used against him.
The lawsuit was filed by nine black men who had been disqualified from the show for various reasons, chiefly among them failing to disclose arrests. One guy was spiked because he was contractually tied to a band at the time, and there were some legal issues regarding that and Fox didn't want the hassle. This was nine years ago, and Fox pointed out at the time that three of the winners from previous seasons were black, and they've had other winners who were black since then. Russ doesn't stand a snowball's chance in a blast furnace against Ms. Lens.
This article has the decision at the end.
Idol has spiked white people for criminal histories. Even in 2013, racism was a big deal, and there's no way a network like Fox would open itself up to lawsuits that had a chance by spiking people just because they were black. As has been said, they've had black winners. However, I'll bet Russ seizes on this as somehow being proof they do discriminate, so he should get on the show, win and be given money because they hurt his feelings. He can't realistically evaluate himself, so he thinks he actually stands a chance against one of the top entertainment law firms in the country.
Imagine someone actually trying to curb stomp Russell...
I have a question in regards to all this. Is it at all possible that the nonsense with Fremantle could somehow speed past his case against Null, leading to the possibility that they win a legal fee judgment against him before Dear Leader even gets to pick at his bones?
Yes.I have a question in regards to all this. Is it at all possible that the nonsense with Fremantle could somehow speed past his case against Null, leading to the possibility that they win a legal fee judgment against him before Dear Leader even gets to pick at his bones?
