Steve Quest (p/k/a Montagraph) vs. Nicholas Robert Rekieta & Rekieta Law, LLC (2023)

[Dottle]

FYI all, Sean aka Potentially Criminal is doing a mystery stream tomorrow at 11am EST ... Which is 10am CST. Only posting this here in case he got permission to stream the court for the balldo appeal, which is coincidentally at that time.

Edit: confirmed on Sean's Hannah Reed stream tonight.
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I'm wondering if Sean got the call.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

It started. Watch live here:

Nick does not appear present (no surprise)

 

[AnOminous]

It's started. Randazza AND co-counsel both there. Ka-CHING.

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

Listen as a man desperately tries to figure out if Zoom or the Court is responsible for muted audio.

 

[Harvey Danger]

Listen as a man desperately tries to figure out if Zoom or the Court is responsible for muted audio.

Literally late, muted, and gay. And that's just the case before Sean tried streaming it.

Edit: "I don't know what the fuck happened... I don't know why Zoom is being full of dildos"
We know why, Sean. Everyone knows.

 

[AnOminous]

Nice cite to Anderson v. Liberty Lobby.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

https://courts-state-mn-us.zoomgov.com/wc/1619077447/join?wpk=wcpk2271119ce43e78d72983dc0c5dc565d3

Meeting ID: 161 907 7447
Passcode: 107918

Works for me

 

[Truly Rural]

Fix it or make a million dollars. Your choice Sean

 

[AnOminous]

Not liking the forum shopping argument. I'm not sure how it's forum shopping to come to where the defendant lives and sue them there.

Judge asks a really good question. Many courts consider anti-SLAPP procedural. Randazza conceded Minnesota procedural rules would apply. Judge's point is wouldn't Monty then be entitled to discovery before a dismissal, i.e. anti-SLAPP would simply not apply as normal, considering a stay of discovery is one of the fundamental parts of it.

So even if Randazza wins this, the case would seem to have to go back to find out whether or not discovery is justified.

Incidentally I myself mentioned the particular test Monty's lawyer cited. One of the judges seems skeptical of that.

This guy is not as smooth as Randazza.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

"I'm going to plead ignorance on Minnesota rules"

Great lawyer, Nick, great lawyer

 

[Pepper Jack]

"I'm going to plead ignorance on Minnesota rules"

Great lawyer, Nick, great lawyer

I hope Nick pays Randazza a million dollars.

 

[AnOminous]

The plaintiff shouldn't file in their own backyard when there probably wouldn't even have been personal jurisdiction in Colorado.

 

[Useful_Mistake]

Judges seem unconvinced that Minessota was the right place to file. Interesting. Also, someone jumped in:

 

[AnOminous]

Just because someone posts something on the Internet doesn't subject them to jurisdiction in every possible state. I'd like to know how Colorado would even have personal jurisdiction just because Monty lives there. Cases are routinely dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction over Internet defamation cases.

 

[mindlessobserver]

Back of the envelope math on how much this hour and half will cost Rackets.

Assuming $1,000 an hour for Randazza. That 1.5 hours is $1,500. But that is just the START.

We also got to figure the Paralegal(s) time. Assuming Randazza just brings one paralegal at $450 per hour
$675 for the oral arguments

Air Fare (round trip) from Las Vegas to Minneapolis. And our boy Randazza is not going coach. He's also not gonna force his paralegal to ride coach either!
$1,458

Rental Car from the airport to get around town for a few days. $50 per day, plus fees and insurance and gas, probably comes to around $200 per day. Lets assume 4 days.
$800

3 night stay at the marriot, with a room for Randazza and another room for his paralegal
$1,317

We also don't expect randazza and his paralegal to eat McDonalds like Peasants. Lets assume 50 dollars for breakfast, 100 dollars for Lunch, and 200 dollars per for Dinner, over 3 nights. And this is being charitable. I figure Randazza for the type of guy to order top shelf whiskey and bill his client for it. Rackets will understand this though Anyway,
$1,050

Lets also not forget prep time and research. I expect Randazza will at least bill an entire work day for this, at 12 hours for both him and his paralegal. This IS an appeals court after all! Can't afford to fuck up!
$17,400

And lets not forget the $550 appeals court filing fee.

So my completely unscientific estimate of the cost of this too rackets is....
$23,292

Or 7.5 trips to Costco for Snacks.

 

[Fascist Kirk]

We are in the 21stCentury, we don't know what to do about the internet?
the internet has been here for 30 years these issues have not been brought up in law until today?
WOW The Legal System is as Coherent as Our ancient Senile Senators.

 

[Anasûrimbor Kellhus]

shame we can't tell the court to kick this pedophile

 

[AnOminous]

Here's Randazza and co-counsel poring over cases on that MacBook.

shame we can't tell the court to kick this pedophile

That's not really Vito. He wouldn't spell it "Vedo."

I'll note that they're being really generous in throwing extra questions at Monty's counsel, effectively giving him extra time.

Nice, Calder v. Jones, one of those 1L cases.

 

[Anasûrimbor Kellhus]

LMAO OUR GIRL JUDY IS IN CALL!

 

[mindlessobserver]

The lady judge has the most thick Midwest accent I have ever heard. I desperately want to hear her say "Doncha know".