On 6/7/2010 10:16 PM, Omelet wrote:

>
> Sortakinda. What happened from what I was told is that said idiot failed
> to plea bargain. It's only going to hurt him.
>
> I no longer work for said employer. Said employer refused to cooperate
> by providing the prosecuter with my personal information, said cell
> phone. And that, of course, I approved of.<g>
>
> Said personnel manager panicked this morning when the powers that be
> threatened to subpoena my old employment records (which they actually
> did do, but not until after I found out about it and called them).
>
> She finally called and left a voice mail and fortunately I actually
> checked my cell during my morning break...
>
> I called the contact number before and negotiated with him. I finally
> agreed to an e-mail subpoena after contacting my main lab manager and
> finding out I had the benefits to cover the day off, and I'd not be
> penalized for it.
>

Isn't it a law that the employer has to honor subpoena that does not
involve you having to appear before a judge?

> Sometimes this stuff can be a major pain in the ass when you are a
> newbie.
>

Yea, sounds like it.

> What was really amusing to me is that this evidently all started over a
> week ago and I've always provided my personal information, on request,
> to the arresting officer including the damned cell phone number. All
> they had to do was consult their own records and not bother my old
> employer.<G>
>
> The officer I talked to this morning even commented that all he had to
> to was run the DL number to find out where I lived... but the cell
> number (the house number is next to useless anymore due to constant
> spamming and no voice mail) would still not have been provided. Nor
> e-mails.
>

Sounds like they do things the hard way on purpose. They probably have
access to your cell number to. But that would take another subpoena :-)


> Major cluster**** if you ask me... ;-)
>>
>> Then the prosecutor has to scramble to find/subpoena all involved. I
>> agree, they should have notified you before and canceled if a deal was
>> reached.
>>
>> What happens if you're out of town and don't get the subpoena? Then the
>> case is in jeopardy. Just a little planning and they could make your
>> life easier !!!
>>
>> I take it you have been in this position before.
>
> Only once, but that's all it took to learn!
>>
>>>
>>> I have zero tolerance for DUI's, especially when involved in car wrecks
>>> and a great deal of previous history.
>>
>> We have a 4 in 10 years, eligible for 7 years of public housing. Our
>> poster child for that law had 20 convictions. Yes twenty. A few in
>> different states, but those count to.
>
> And he still had his license?
>
>>

Nope, not that I am aware of. But he was a mechanic, so always had
access to cars. Just would not bother trying to register them in his name.

>> His last conviction, I think he got 4 years. Eligible for 7, but got 4.
>> Why this nonsense?
>>
>> Gotta remember to, he is not eligible to get insurance, because he does
>> not have a license. So he is driving uninsured to. Charged for that to?
>> Not that I know of.
>>
>> Good luck,
>> BBQ
>
> He does not live in Texas...<g>
>
> I'll be fine. I'll just cooperate more with the prosecution!
>
> I'll reveal more later when all is said and done.
> Trust me that this moron really needs some serious jail time, and I'm
> usually very forgiving.

The heck with the judge and prosecutor. I, Governor BBQ, appoint you
judge for Tuesday, June 8, 2010. You are the judge, you decide if he
gets trial by jury or trial by Judge Om :-)

BBQ