Judges need votes to keep their job. In honor of an election year, I give you the following submission from FIFI, Chapter Four: Cy, my attorney, called and asked to meet him at Morning Call, a coffee and beignet place in Metairie. I reached the coffee house first and stood outside waiting for Cy. I did not know what kind of car he drove. It was a chilly Spring morning in New Orleans and I had not packed anything warm. I wore Mias black sweater with my capri jeans and her white Keds sneakers, my hair in a side ponytail. I had failed to notice a hole in the elbow of the wool sweater while dressing. A clean shaven bald man jumped out of a white pick up truck. He looked pale and tired, possibly not a morning person. I barely recognized Cy since we had only met once and, at the time, he had a full beard and mustache. Now, with his face completely shaven, he was ready to meet the judge. We sat at the long marble bar of Morning Call facing the antique mirror that runs along the length of the wall. I discreetly tried to hide the hole in my sweater. Cy ordered white milk and I had ice water. I threw up this morning., I told Cy, slightly laughing. So, I really cant eat anything. Oh, Im sorry., he said, totally focused on his folder of papers. He immediately asked me, Do you have a gun? No., I replied. Well, Dug is saying you bought another gun., Cy said. Well, he lies a lot. I dont have a gun. The first one disappeared out of the house and my brother-in-law, Pastor Rich, told me Dug has it. I never bought another one. They are quite expensive. The one missing cost about $1000.00. I dont have that kind of money. Cy suddenly burst out in a frustrated tone, Dug is going to move to have every family member evaluated by a psychiatrist. I would rather my kids not have to go through that., I said I cant stop it from happening., Cy stated. I will be in a phone conference with Judge Animal Cracker later today. Im going to move to have a court appointed evaluator in Alexandria, north of the New Orleans metro area. Someone who is not within Dugs power and influence. By that I mean, his law practice and radio show. We need an objective psychiatric professional. We were denied the request to have a court appointed evaluator outside the New Orleans metropolitan area. There was a choice of three evaluators. Judge Animal Cracker appointed a psychiatrist, Dr. Ban Bought, whose office is four blocks from Dugs current office and one block from his previous office. All total, this psychiatrist, who earned her bread and butter in the court system, was within walking distance of Dugs law offices for the last fifteen years. It is illegal to appoint an evaluator who has had any kind of previous contact with either party in a domestic case. Both Dug and Dr. Ban Bought denied any such contact before Judge Animal Cracker. Cy and I would later see emails Dug sent to us, in which Dug cut and pasted past statements between him and Dr. Ban Bought. The contact indicated a relationship that existed prior to the divorce proceedings. Dug had successfully compromised professionals and the judicial process. For the record, the reputation and integrity of Judge Animal Cracker and Dr. Ban Bought is considered extremely good, in both legal circles and the community at large. However, legal circles are incestuous. It is beyond disturbing that two professionals, who are highly esteemed, were drawn into Dugs corrupting influence.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 22:23:47 +0000
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