In the hearing Alexandra Hill of the firm Genova Burns represented the Obama campaign. If the story from Conservative News and Views was correct that AnitaMaria posted earlier Angelo Genova will be handling the case.

Not sure how Putz would know that death threats had been directed at defense counsel....was he bragging when he said that, or outright fabricating it ? His credibility is poor.
Regardless, even though Ms. Hill did fine in the the hearing, it would be wise if this appeal is handled by a more seasoned attorney. If threats were received, I hope Genova Burns retained the services of security professionals to evaluate the threats and trace the source, and perhaps screen mail and calls and provide protection. Those additional security expenses should be included in "costs".
I am glad that Putz is foolish enough to bring this to another level. It makes it possible to turn what was one of the best and most complete birfer smackdowns into a thorough ass kicking.

According to The Conservative News and Views article, Ms. Hill's boss contacted Mario and told him about death threats against her. That is why they wanted the videos of the hearing taken down. They were afraid for her safety. She wouldn't be the first--or the last--Obama lawyer to receive a death threat over birfer nonsense.

P.J.A.D. does stand for Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division, but of a Part of the Appellate Division, that is, a group annually selected, consisting of four judges, of whom generally three are on a panel. The selection process is random and annual.

The P.J.A.D. spot usually, if not always, goes to the most senior judge on the panel.

This is a pretty generic order on an emergent application. The hearing will probably be telephonic, and an order may be issued orally during the conference and followed with a fax immediately thereafter, sent to the lower court and the parties.

It could very well be a simple form with the "DENIED" checkbox ticked, but I would expect if they are bothering with an oral hearing, there will be at least a brief written explanation.

This will be over before the Putz knows what hit him. There is no real need for removal since the defendants already won, if I remember this case correctly.

Incidentally, you'd be surprised how many people file an EMERGENCY appeal like this and then complain that the briefing schedule is too short. Or maybe not.

From Apuzzo's blog post...

If an emergent application is not immediately denied (for some reason like no appealable order or some other fatal defect), it is customary to grant an accelerated briefing schedule. This is how it happens every time. I note the other side gets somewhat longer to reply. Often, there is one day for both parties.

Emergent practice in New Jersey is largely form-based. Here are some of the forms. Search within for "emergent" to get down to the forms the Putz used.

Since the appeal is not to the ruling by a lower judicial court but to appeal the ALJ and SoS decision, will the SoS have any input or be represented in the appeal process ?
Is Putz not limited to an appeal based upon there being a defect in the hearing process, and he is not allowed to rehash the same case in the appeals court ? He seems to plan to re-submit the exact same pile of "internet rumors, suspicions, and political propaganda" and re-argue the same points. He got his "totality" heard and each part of it was weighed on the merits, and he lost fair and square. There is no new "evidence", no new conditions, no additional arguments that he can present - and there were no defect in the ALJ process.

100% paper terrorism....a way to suck a few more bucks out of his client, the deranged little Purple racist.

Freepers have a different take on this:

The NJ Appeals Court has accelerated the ballot appeal, something they didn't have to do if they didn't see some merit in Apuzzo's brief. The timing could line up near the next Sheriff Arpaio presser. NJ is right next to the NYC MSM center, so coverage might actually occur.

1 posted on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 6:45:35 AM by Seizethecarp

So the MSM will be covering the telephone call by which this matter is argued and dismissed on May 30th?

The FReepers are freebasing again.

bozos

Maybe the Freepers are thinking a telephonic hearing is where they dress up in the robes and wigs and speak in a fake British accent, just like they've seen on their telephonivisions.

Sadly, my take on it wasn't any more accurate than Seizethecarp's, if you read Loh's posts above. I didn't realize (or had forgotten) that Putzo ASKED for the sped-up briefing schedule.


My analysis is no better than a Freepers! Now I have to kill myself!

Ahem!!

viewtopic.php?f=88&t=7503&start=350#p376560

Now you haz ta kill yourself twice.

Why would the court use 'sua sponte' if Mario asked for it?

Mario applied for leave of court to file an emergent motion, rather than granting the motion, they granted the emergent part.

Perhaps Mario was too dumb to know what he was asking for. An emergent application is by definition a request for the matter to be heard more rapidly than an appeal in the normal course. When the matter, by its very nature, indicates time is of the essence, that speaks for itself.

While a party often explicitly requests the briefing schedule be accelerated, most parties (and many attorneys) have never filed such an application before, and often forget to do so. The judge handling the appeal, if doing anything not explicitly requested, will as a matter of course note that it is on the court's own motion.

The New Jersey Appellate Division processes emergent applications very quickly, when warranted, immediately upon receipt. However, the vast majority of applications for emergent relief, Mario might be saddened to note, are not granted.

Simply because they found his request to file a motion to expedite to be well taken, (as they noted in the order) and rather than go through the exercise of granting the request to file the motion they ordered, sua sponte, that the appeal be expedited.

What's the over/under on this one? 125 pages?

If he wants his brief to be stricken for failing to obey the page limits, yes.

Apuzzo was suppose to file his appeal today...any news?

He said he filed it last week.

http://puzo1.blogspot.com/

Bummer, no links for our reading pleasure?

Well, he laid out what his appeal was on his blog.

He did. The results are earlier in this thread (scroll back). He is supposed to file a brief today.

Mario is a sucker for additional legal punishment... Fascinating...