As I’ve been preaching since last week, we must let the legal system play out before making definitive statements as if we know the outcome. From either side. The one thing everyone knows who has been in court is that you just never know. The final result can often be subjective and up to interpretation by the court. That being said, the judge in this case examined all the evidence and granted relief to Vechery. The specific words in the Minute Order matter: “the court determines that the Plaintiff is entitled to the relief sought.” Words have meaning. As previously stated, Halprern was not there to contest the ruling. Nor was his legal representation. That means something too.
For the record, I know all about “motions to reconsider” as I have dealt with many in the past. However, I have been told, by someone who was in the courtroom, that the judge spent a great deal of time going over the motion, as well as the prior judgment, before rendering his opinion. Typically, when the court docket is backed up, most judges will take extra care to ensure the appeal process is covered to save future time for the court. Not to mention embarrassment for the judge personally. For that reason, there must be a solid basis to even contemplate a motion to reconsider. In addition, the judge will more than likely “reconsider” the fact that Halpern showed the ultimate disrespect to the court by not showing up, for either the judgement hearing or the relief hearing. As Halpern has a long record of not showing up, I assume the “dog ate my homework” excuse will not fly.
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