Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Civil Cases: Uninformed Update


Civil Cases:

Brief Info on the FIVE civil suits:

There are currently FIVE known lawsuits against william hamilton ayres relating to his molestation of young  boys under the guise of providing psychiatric care.

The San Mateo County court has an online case status system providing information about the civil cases. As of the last check on February 15th, 2011, Three of the five civil cases show ambiguous status: the latest hearings/actions are listed as completed, but the overall case status is not documented, and there are no hearings/actions pending as of right now.

TWO of the five cases now show the following status, as of February 8, 2011:
ORDER GRANTING STAY OF CASE PENDING CRIMINAL TRIAL OF JOHN DOE 1, SIGNED BY JUDGE FREEMAN ON 02/04/11 FILED.

This means that Judge Freeman - the judge running the show in william hamilton ayres' pending (possibly) criminal trial for charges relating to molestation - has put a stop to any further proceedings on at least these two civil cases. This could be indefinite, or it could just be a holding place, so that the court doesn't have to waste time and money with continual hearings just to keep saying "lets wait until the criminal trial finishes" every six months.  It is possible that if the criminal case ever takes place, then the stay on the civil cases will be lifted.

My GUESS is that at least these cases are structured around a finding of guilt in the criminal case, and that BOTH sides want to wait until the outcome. I could be very wrong... Maybe someone will correct me.

6 comments:

  1. I don't know the answer to your question about the civil cases.

    However, the Atherton Almanac News is now reporting today that the San Mateo District Attorney's office itself is being investigated by the FBI and is asking anyone with any knowledge of misconduct by Steve Wagstaffe's office to contact them.
    http://www.almanacnews.com/square/index.php?i=3&d=1&t=5517

    As a result, some citizens have contacted both the Attorney General's office and the California Bar, asking that the Ayres case be turned over to the Attorney General's office for prosecution.

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  2. Today's San Jose Mercury News: "Sources Say FBI is asking Questions about San Mateo District Attorney's Office"

    http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_17398809

    Excerpt:

    The FBI has interviewed several Atherton residents in recent weeks, but the focus of its investigation may include the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, The Daily News has learned.

    According to one person who was interviewed by the FBI but requested anonymity, the federal agency is interested in speaking with other people who have information about misconduct or have witnessed misconduct related to the district attorney's office. That could include former or current employees of the office, as well as people whose cases have been represented by it.

    If anyone believes they have witnessed misconduct by the San Mateo District Attorney's office, or have information about misconduct by the San Mateo District Attorney's office, please contact editor
    Renee Batti at the Almanac News; rbatti@almanacnews.com

    or reporter Bonnie Eslinger at the San Jose Mercury News: beslinger@dailynewsgroup.com.

    They can help put you in touch with Peter Carpenter, the citizen who is responsible for getting the FBI investigation going.

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  3. This man is disgusting.. how this was allowed to go on for so long is sooo disturbing!!!

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  4. Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts admits today that he was sexually abused by a camp counselor as a child:

    http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/02/scott_brown_say_1.html

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  5. Awesome post. Do you mind if I ask what your source is for this information?

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  6. Mercury News story today has story about Ayres prosecutor Melissa Mckowan being sued in another child molestation case for lying to a judge to get out of the trying the case and other fraud.

    "Mother Sues San Mateo County DA for Dropping Child Molestation Case"
    http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_17408446

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