Broward Courts – Cut Vexatious Litigation Free Up Money $ for Security

Op-ed

When a man accused of murder jumped out of a jury box just prior to a hearing and escaped from the Broward County Courthouse on Friday, July 15th, the internet blew up with commentary declaring who was to blame.

www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Broward-County-Sheriff-Angry-Over-Lack-of-Funds-in-Budget-For-Department–386997511.html

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said lack of funding for security is partly to blame.

“We have been battling with Broward County for three years now asking for adequate staffing for a courthouse that was understaffed since the day I became Sheriff of Broward County,” Israel said in a press conference Friday morning. “If the County is listening we need more money, we need more people.”

People flocked to sites like Jaablaw.com to voice their opinions, many saying it was an inside job.

Source: www.jaablaw.com

The comments are comical to read and spot on. Sheriff Israel on Sunday stopped short of saying it was an inside job but did say the escapee had accomplices and could not explain how the suspect got out of handcuffs or had a key for the cuffs. Four people have been arrested in connection with the escape so far.

Maybe Broward County should cut down on the amount of frivolous litigation it allows and the County Commissioners would have MORE MONEY FOR COURTHOUSE SECURITY for real litigation. Might also cut down on the amount of lawyers, court reporters and court affiliated readers who label Broward Courts a “circus” in courthouse news commentary.

In one quick search online as a layperson with no court affiliation you can find seven individuals, including Eric Noveshen, who have filed litigation this year who can legally be deemed a vexatious litigant. If given the access Chief Judge Weinstein and his staff have to court filings that number is much higher. Someone needs to start cross-referencing, building a better list of vexatious litigants and not be afraid to declare them VL. Sure frivolous filers will march to the Fourth DCA to appeal the decision of the unlucky Judge who has to make that call, its the nature of the vexatious beast. But the issue is black and white as outlined by the Florida Supreme Court. Someone either meets the criteria of a vexatious litigant or not.

Weinstein and Broward County Commissioners should encourage and support and Judges who enforce Florida’s vexatious litigant law. It serves the residents of Broward for the Courts to cut down on frivolous litigation so the Court can serve those with legit litigation at the best capacity. That includes keeping court-goers safe.

Once a plaintiff or counter plaintiff pays the $400 filing fee they can file motions for years without ever paying another dime. After the $400 filing fee, tax payers pick up the bill for for the clerks, security, other court staff and the Judge to handle frivolous lawsuits. This must be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The frivolous filers should foot the bill, not tax payers. This would certainly free up money to staff Broward’s Courts with additional deputies and security. And for the courthouse to police those who might be involved with inside fraud jobs such as assisting in an escape.

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Broward Judges Signatures Were Forged by S. Florida Attorney

In the last couple of weeks news broke that a South Florida attorney, Jose Manuel Camacho, a graduate of the University of Miami Law School, allegedly forged signatures of seven Broward County Judges on over 100 documents.

The act was discovered by two of the seven Judges diligent enough to check, Marina Garcia-Wood and Carlos Rodriguez. Obviously serious oversight was lacking in the way Broward County Courts process court filings.

http://abovethelaw.com/2016/02/lawyer-charged-with-forging-signatures-of-7-judges-on-over-100-court-documents/

Ironically, connect the dots and Judge Carlos Rodriguez signature happened to appear on a very favorable settlement for Eric Noveshen and his mother Cheryl Wilson. Or is it his signature?

The mother-son team Wilson-Noveshen have perfected the art of abusing the Broward Courts to get out of paying their debts, a fact supported by many documents. In this particular case, American Express v. Cheryl Wilson and Eric Noveshen the pair got an $80,000 judgement knocked down to $30,000! Bonus they didn’t have to pay a dollar of the thousands in legal fees they cost American Express in their dirty game.

We’re not saying it’s not Judge Rodriguez signature, but if one lawyer can get away with forging 100 documents what else needs to be reexamined in the Broward Courts?

It is known that the ridiculously low settlement amount may have had something to do with Noveshen’s friendship with the mediator Fred Berman, now Judge Berman. Noveshen is friends with many of his kin, Scott Berman, Lori Berman…Attorneys for American Express might have done better for their client had they checked this out beforehand. Not that Berman did anything wrong either, but Noveshen-Wilson are known to take advantage of ANY common denominator to play the system. Noveshen is skilled at the pity, poor me, I enjoyed charging things but can’t pay the bill game. His mother is even better, nothing more potent than an lying senior citizen.

Is this Judge Carlos Rodriguez real signature? Maybe? Maybe Not? 

Compare the judgement below, $80,963.01 mediated down to $30,600. They charged $50,000 for free!

Thank your lucky stars Broward that Judge Weinstein is taking action, he said, “Lawyers are no longer trusted as officers of the court to deliver signed orders to the clerk’s office, Weinstein said. “A deputy of the clerk now has to go to the judges’ offices to pick up the orders.” Let’s hope the rule applies to Eric Noveshen too.