Victor Mignogna v. Funimation Productions, LLC, et al. (2019) - Vic's lawsuit against Funimation, VAs, and others, for over a million dollars.

As fun as it was to read Lemonwink getting BTFO on several points in that Hearing; we all know Chupp is just taking the easy route, and he‘ll still do that at the sanctions hearing.

I fully expect he’ll just let all the fees and sanctions just slide through, and let it get appealed.
I am expecting letting the fees through, but not the sanctions. Even HE balked at those, which is fucking SAYING something.
 
I am expecting letting the fees through, but not the sanctions. Even HE balked at those, which is fucking SAYING something.

Well the TCPA apparently expressly states sanctions must be given, but then again I’m sure until this case Chupp never even encountered a TCPA case before.

If he denies sanctions, or cuts down fess he gets appealed by defendants.
Letting it all through just results in the expected appeal from a single plaintiff.
 
Well the TCPA apparently expressly states sanctions must be given, but then again I’m sure until this case Chupp never even encountered a TCPA case before.

If he denies sanctions, or cuts down fess he gets appealed by defendants.
Letting it all through just results in the expected appeal from a single plaintiff.
correct me if i'm wrong here but i'm pretty sure the wording in the TCPA was something along the lines of Sanctions MAY be awarded which would not be a requirement
 
Well the TCPA apparently expressly states sanctions must be given, but then again I’m sure until this case Chupp never even encountered a TCPA case before.

If he denies sanctions, or cuts down fess he gets appealed by defendants.
Letting it all through just results in the expected appeal from a single plaintiff.
Wrong.

TCPA powiedział(a):
Sec. 27.009. DAMAGES AND COSTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the court orders dismissal of a legal action under this chapter, the court:

(1) shall award to the moving party court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defending against the legal action; and

(2) may award to the moving party sanctions against the party who brought the legal action as the court determines sufficient to deter the party who brought the legal action from bringing similar actions described in this chapter.

(b) If the court finds that a motion to dismiss filed under this chapter is frivolous or solely intended to delay, the court may award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the responding party.

(c) If the court orders dismissal of a compulsory counterclaim under this chapter, the court may award to the moving party reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defending against the counterclaim if the court finds that the counterclaim is frivolous or solely intended for delay.

Shall award reasonable fees, may award sanctions
 
Wrong.



Shall award reasonable fees, may award sanctions

Imagine if Chupp told Lemoine no to sanctions.

Or best case scenario is they get minimum attorney fees and then Chupp has Vic donate the rest to charity or some shit because Lemoine doesn't deserve to see a dime.

That's what happens in my perfect world, since Lemoine is definitely not worth more than a cheap hooker you can find behind the truck stop on the interstate.
 
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Wrong.

Shall award reasonable fees, may award sanctions
Well, no. The TCPA was substantially amended, effective September 1, 2019, and the amendments apply only to cases filed after September 1, 2019.

The pre-Amendment TCPA had mandatory attorneys fees AND sanctions. For new TCPA cases, attorney's fees are still mandatory, but sanctions are optional.

What you're citing is the new TCPA, which doesn't help Vic at all, since he filed before September 1. For Vic's case, sanctions are mandatory under the old TCPA.

A summary of the changes are here, which notes the amendment changes "the mandatory award of sanctions to a permissive award for a successful movant."

 
Well, no. The TCPA was substantially amended, effective September 1, 2019, and the amendments apply only to cases filed after September 1, 2019.

The pre-Amendment TCPA had mandatory attorneys fees AND sanctions. For new TCPA cases, attorney's fees are still mandatory, but sanctions are optional.

What you're citing is the new TCPA, which doesn't help Vic at all, since he filed before September 1. For Vic's case, sanctions are mandatory under the old TCPA.

A summary of the changes are here, which notes the amendment changes "the mandatory award of sanctions to a permissive award for a successful movant."

Even if it wasn't mandatory, I can see little chance Chupp would have done anything other than award some sanctions to lemongrab. It's the patch of least resistance.
 
Well, no. The TCPA was substantially amended, effective September 1, 2019, and the amendments apply only to cases filed after September 1, 2019.

The pre-Amendment TCPA had mandatory attorneys fees AND sanctions. For new TCPA cases, attorney's fees are still mandatory, but sanctions are optional.

What you're citing is the new TCPA, which doesn't help Vic at all, since he filed before September 1. For Vic's case, sanctions are mandatory under the old TCPA.

A summary of the changes are here, which notes the amendment changes "the mandatory award of sanctions to a permissive award for a successful movant."

fair enough, though Chupp could always award like, a dollar in sanctions anyways if he wanted
 
Even if it wasn't mandatory, I can see little chance Chupp would have done anything other than award some sanctions to lemongrab. It's the patch of least resistance.
Hard to say. I think that Chupp is going to award 75-95% of fees and a relatively small sanction (maybe $10k per defendant or something). That's just a guess though.

I think that JSL's recent moves have illustrated for Chupp that JSL is handling this case in an incredibly aggressive manner. For example, who does merits discovery AFTER the merits have already been ruled on? And trying to put opposing counsel on the stand is equally over-the-top.

JSL has already won at the trial court level, and he's losing a little credibility with the judge by spiking the football. JSL would probably get more in sanctions if he didn't spend so much effort lashing out on everyone on Vic's side.
 
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Hard to say. I think that Chupp is going to award 75-95% of fees, and the a relatively small sanction (maybe $10k per defendant or something). That's just a guess though.

I think that JSL's recent moves have illustrated for Chupp that JSL is handling this case in an incredibly aggressive manner. For example, who does merits discovery AFTER the merits have already been ruled on? And trying to put opposing counsel on the stand is equally over-the-top.

JSL has already won at the trial court level, and he's losing a little credibility with the judge by spiking the football. JSL would probably get more in sanctions if he didn't spend so much effort lashing out on everyone on Vic's side.
I think this is a likely outcome, Chupp doesn't seem motivated to go super in depth on the fees but I doubt he'll give them every dollar they want, but most of fees + sanction on the smaller side is my read too right now

Then again we're all reading the tea leaves here.
 
I think this is a likely outcome, Chupp doesn't seem motivated to go super in depth on the fees but I doubt he'll give them every dollar they want, but most of fees + sanction on the smaller side is my read too right now

Then again we're all reading the tea leaves here.
Tea leaves that chupp had a seizure on top of.
 
Lemoine should have just kept quiet. He could have had his chance for discovery in appeals, which he knew were coming. But he decided to fire off early, try to block Vic and co from appealing while asking for unreasonable shit. Thus, he painted himself as an idiot. If he had kept a low profile upon winning and waited until the right moment to strike he could've gotten almost everything he wanted. But I think the GFM looming over him made him trigger happy. He really doesn't know how to conduct himself in a constructive manner. He's a bull in a china shop when it comes to his decorum in the courthouse.

This might be his strategy but there's a time when it's appropriate to rock the boat and there are times when it is inappropriate to do so. His lack of situational awareness is astounding.

That's what will tank the defense come appeals. Not to mention the billing statements being written and redacted poorly. There's a lot to learn from how messy they were.

And this is their TCPA expert? He tried to correct Chupp, who hasn't even done a case like this before, only for Chupp to shoot him down and school him on shit that any basic law student should know.

But KV is calling this a win. They won't be once we get moving again.
 
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