Upcoming articles we are working on here at SRHS Watch: Lumpkin & Reeves have been previously disqualified by a federal judge Who is Mark Lumpkin? We will explore the connection between Britt Singletary and Reeves & Mestayer Jim Reeves taking the 5th when his boss was on trial for bribing a judge Exploring the welding […]
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With all of the responses in to the Mississippi Supreme Court, it’s time to start sorting out what exactly happened. The responses are lacking, but we endeavor to distill truth and fact from what has been presented to the Court. They have a tremendous undertaking before them. We first wish to understand the sequence of
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Reading the response of Special Fiduciary Steve Simpson opens more holes and questions: Why does Simpson not mention the orders he asked Judge Hilburn to sign? How does a judge hear an oral motion when there is no hearing? How did Simpson know to have Hilburn sign the motions at that meeting? Were there earlier,
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In reading the responses to the Miss. Supreme Court, the phrase “missing the forest for the trees” springs to mind. It seems that all parties involved have become so focused on the competing federal and chancery cases, they forget the underlying and undeniable facts. Subsequent to the ex parte hearing, six separate orders were entered
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When Jackson County Supervisors Ken Taylor and Randy Bosarge had Billy Guice explain his appearance at an ex parte hearing, he justified it by claiming that there was an “order authorizing ex parte communications.” Guice did not say which judge entered the order, nor in which case it had been entered. It would seem Guice
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The grammatical shortcomings of Judge Hilburn are legendary, but reading the responses to the Supreme Court from other attorneys is a mind warping experience. Guice: After the departure of Special Judge Hilburn, attendees of the meeting left the room, but did not immediately disburse as a number remained on the street outside the office chatting.
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Editor’s note: We are not going to do any analysis or comment on the ex partay until all the kids hand in their homework. In the meantime, the infamous Nunn Yabidnez weighs in on the ex partay, centered around the rule that forbids anyone from “earwigging the Chancellor” or “putting a bug in his ear.”
The Mississippi Supreme Court today ordered Judge Breland Hilburn to explain his reasoning for entering a stay in the Almond case. Judge Hilburn has until noon Wednesday to file his response. Filing responses today were former SRHS Trustee Scott Taylor, SRHS attorneys Kelly Sessoms and Brett Williams, and Jackson County attorney Billy Guice. The responses