BK Refugee wrote on September 16, 2008 05:59 PM: Markell = Self-Promotion. Truer words have yet to be spoken. He is not about the public. He bored students to death at UNLV and no one would listen. He then moved on to the Court to promote his judicial activism. He files bar complaints agaist attorneys who disagree with his opinions. What about complaints against him? He needs to comb his hair, use Head and Shoulders, iron his clothes and start serving the public.

Markell Equals Self-Promotion wrote on September 16, 2008 04:42 PM: @ BK Refugee...you are right. Most won't say it, because Markell is "smart", but he costs taxpayers WAY more than he helps. Book-smart does not equal common-sense & that is certainly the case here. He can read and write and think, but his motive are for his self-promotion. The other judges know EQUITY, they save money for the taxpayers. Markell expands cases, drags on hearings, approves fees to attorney in CRAZY amounts (only to those in the inner circle), but cuts fees to people he doesn't know, and on, and on.

The SAD thing here is that Jane Ann really missed the mark...in the same breath, she tells us that Momot and Beller actually did nothing wrong and helped save taxpayers money by settling a case, then says that Markell is raising the bar by sanctioning them. Markell was just plain wrong, given her correction. Markell just wants FAME on the publics dime...a chance to pen his Opinions. A deeper investigation would have revealed this...WELL, so much for accurate reporting. Remember, the LA Times leads the way in breaking stories in Las Vegas corruption, not the RJ. At the RJ, most of the stories protect those inside the "circle". So much for change, it just takes on another form.

And In District Court wrote on September 16, 2008 01:03 PM: To Indigent; That's business as usual for Judge Mosley. Did you know that only Judge Walsh has been reversed more than Mosley?

BK Refugee wrote on September 16, 2008 10:53 AM: As a refugee of Markell, I could not disagree more with most of the commments. Those who can't do, teach. It has been said. Those who can't teach become bitter like Markell and attack, judge and terrorize attorneys who can both do and teach. In my opinion, Markell is a tyrant and goosesteps to the beat of his own drum. He wastes so many public resources writing lenghtly opinions which mean nothing. Spending all of our money in an empty courthouse. He likes to write and that is why he quit law and quit UNLV. He is cordial in person and sneaks to his chambers and writes lies and inaccuracies about members of the bar who have spent years building their reputations. Count yourselves lucky not to have met him. California unfortunately won't take him back as his slash and burn style ran him out of town. He is all wrong for Nevada.

indigent wrote on September 16, 2008 10:44 AM: And In District Ct....

Wow. I missed this one. Its interesting the Supremes would make this move for this 'reason' as cases have surfaced wherein the supreme court itself upheld lower courts dismissals after needless delays and obstructions when evidence clearly showed constitutional violations as well as violations of Nevada statutes.

The violations are serious and not just technical...suppression of mitigating evidence withholding the evidence from the defendant to coerce a plea, failure to disclose certain consequences of the plea, stacking bogus charges to induce a plea in exchange for a reduction of those bogus charges with the threat of prison if not agreed to.

In one case the Supreme Court was given two opportunities to review the facts and evidence of the case and refused to review and reach the constitutional issues of the case.

Now this and others are being investigated by federal agencies.

There is no speculation on the latter case. Facts are blatent.

PW wrote on September 16, 2008 04:59 AM: My hat is off to Judge Markell!

The reason, in my opinion, that so many are wronged by the system, is the fact that too many attorneys, for too long, have gotten away with practicing sloppy law and violating ethics. No thanks, in some cases to the State Bar who is suppose to oversee them.

More often than not, some attorneys accept cases outside the arena of their legal experience or knowledge. Not because of compassion, but because of money. Of course the client doesn't know this. So when things go sour, clients are left in the lurch. In some cases, greatly harmed. I mean, would you go to a podiatrist (foot doctor)to have heart surgery?

As far as I'm concerned, all judges should follow the lead of Judge Markell; State & Federal!

More Morrison Corrections wrote on September 15, 2008 11:00 PM: It's pretty bad when the corrections are almost as long as the column... I know they say newspapers are written on a fifth-grade level but I didn't realize it meant they're written BY fifth-graders.

Ganged Up On wrote on September 15, 2008 10:04 PM: Can someone please tell me if it is possible to switch judges in Bankruptcy Court. Help!

Bankruptcy Lawyers wrote on September 15, 2008 10:00 PM: There are a lot of difficulties when it becomes adversarial in bankruptcy proceedings. Because knowing about creditor’s initiation of a proceeding is affective to scare a debtor a pay first. But it is also true that when the debt is huge than it becomes significant power also. However, bankruptcy lawyers in New York are the best way to solve these types of issues.

http://www.lawyersindemand.com/

TalkingHead wrote on September 15, 2008 09:10 PM: Markell has a reputation as one of the smartest bankruptcy judges anywhere. The district is lucky to have him.

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