CABAL VS. CASINO

Scheduled 10:00 am Friday courtroom 2C Judge Hogan:
I arrived at 9:58 and sat in section reserved for public spectators.

At 9:59 Dan Albertson arrived and entered court area reserved for lawyers involved in cases before the court. After whispering to Special Legal Counsel David Britton for a minute or so he removed himself to the public area. Apparently his maneuver and presence were meant to influence and intimidate the judge. It worked.

The judge announced she was running late and two cases would be heard and then after a break Point Defiance Casino vs. Ruston would be heard. At this point, 10:10 am, David and Dan moved outside where they could be seen through the glass doors. Dan appeared very animated with a lot of finger pointing while David added a comment hear and there but appeared an attentive listener. After 25 minutes the judge reconvened the court and David and Dan reentered to their respective positions, David standing before the judge.

The hearing broke down over technical matters of evidence especially the 3-1 vote in the Council approving the tax increase. The judge appeared very one sided on the Ruston side on considering evidence and abrupt and curt to the Casino lawyer, Joan Mell. When David Britton would not stipulate to the 3-1 vote in the Ruston Council the hearing was extended to October 3rd same place same judge.

This decision only satisfied the Ruston CABAL! Remember David Britton is not the Ruston Town Attorney but the appointed Special Legal Counsel to the CABAL council. When are the people of the Town of Ruston going to figure this out?

What will follow are motions for reconsideration, emergency appeals, et al, none of it benefiting the Town of Ruston in any way but the town is forced to finance the CABAL lawsuits and needlessly running up the costs. When are the people of the Town of Ruston going to figure this out also?

I am not sure of the immediate effect on the Point Defiance Casino is? Dan Albertson immediately after the decision entered the court area reserved for litigant lawyers congratulating David Britton and they left together through the glass doors smiling.

I am not sure what Dan's hourly rate is but he spent one hour giving advice and supporting the CABAL attempt to close the Point Defiance Casino by targeting them and drastically raising their taxes. The sad point is they, the CABAL, are squandering the town's $4.2 million on their private lawsuits and no one, no one, is representing the TOWN OF RUSTON.