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justiceSubmitted by R. Neal on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 08:48.
They Maryville Daily Times today retracted portions of a previous story regarding a controversial divorce case. Here is the full text of the retraction. This action followed four days after the husband's attorney wrote to the editor complaining about coverage of this and another case, suggesting there could be legal consequences for the paper. Here is the full text of that letter. The original article about the divorce controversy is gone from the Daily Times website. The woman's attorney, however, had previously remarked on the case here in comments. His remarks are here. Last night, her attorney reacted to news of the Dally Times retraction here in comments. His remarks are here. At the center of this controversy is Blount County Circuit Court Judge W. Dale Young and his actions in this and two other controversial cases also covered by the Daily Times: • Immigrant: Judge told me to go home • Judge Young subject of judicial conduct review • Protection case patience urged (KNS) • Judge Young responds to Calixto appeal • Mom’s religion dominates custody hearing So now, everyone at BlountViews is up to date on all of these unfortunate situations. At this point, all of this needs to be settled among the litigants, their attorneys, the courts, and if necessary the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary judicial conduct review process. If anyone has further discussion, comment, complaints, or evidence, it should be directed to the appropriate parties. They are: Attorney for Mrs. Wright Attorney for Mr. Wright Judge W. Dale Young Tennessee Court of the Judiciary The Maryville Daily Times Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 10/26/2007 - 12:48.
The Maryville Daily Times files this report. According to the Daily Times, Judge young says Ms. Calixto is here illegally and that her work visa has expired. The MDT says they have a copy of her employment authorization card and that it is valid through Jan. 5, 2009. Read the whole thing... ( categories: )
Submitted by R. Neal on Thu, 09/27/2007 - 13:05.
The Knoxville News Sentinel has an article about Judge Young in today's paper. It basically says that he asks for patience until he can tell his side of the story. According to the article, the Judicial Code of Conduct prevents him from talking about it until thirty days after the hearing. There are also remarks by a representative from the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. Commentary after the jump... ( categories: )
Submitted by mello on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 07:32.
Hats off to the Daily Times for having the gumption to report the facts on this situation! Great job Rick Laney! Immigrant: Judge told me to go home “The judge shrugged his shoulders like he didn’t care — then he told me to go back to Nicaragua. “I told him I have two children and asked what I was supposed to do about my children. The judge said there were Americans here in this country who could take care of my children.” After the brief discussion, Young reportedly threw Anna Calixto’s request for an order of protection across his desk. Young’s secretary, Amanda Nolan, told The Daily Times Monday that the judge had dismissed Calixto’s request.
Update for additional reporting by WVLT Link... UppUppDate over on DailyKos Link... ( categories: )
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