Five Commissioners voted unanimously to revoke permit: Todd Neville, Nancy Sikes Kline, Mayor Nancy Shaver, Leanna Freeman and Vice Mayor Roxanne Horvath. Unanimous, based on irrefragable testimony in five hour quasi-judicial hearing
Justice was done.
So this hick hack appealed immediately, risking sanctions and attorney fees for him and his Japanese corporate client, 7-Eleven.
Our first monthly Lugubrious Goober of the Month Award goes to:
JAMES GEORGE WHITEHOUSE, Esquire, former Assistant City Attorney, former County Attorney, former prosecutor
St. JOHNS LAW GROUP
(Owned by DOUGLAS NELSON BURNETT, City Attorney for City of St. Augustine Beach, attorney for St. Augustine Airport Authority, and son of DOUGLAS BURNETT, former Commanding General of the Florida National Guard)
Lugubrious goober of the Month JAMES GEORGE WHITEHOUSE:
1. Insulted and yelled at City Commissioners during January 15, 2015 quasi-judical hearing
2. Inflicted bad trial advocacy in defense of indefensible -- twelve gasoline pumps and heavy traffic at failing intersection adjoining Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, Public Library, Davenport Park Carousel, Hurricane Evacuation Route from Barrier Island
3. Presented unreliable testimony by dodgy "expert" testifying without disclosing report and by dodgy former City Planning and Zoning Director MARK KNIGHT (paid $4500)
4. Falsely accused Commissioners of listening to "clamor of the crowd"
5. Rightfully got ruled against on eleven (11) separate legal issues
6. Lost on ten entry corridor guideline violations
7. Lost on "pending ordinance" doctrine
8. Files frivolous writ of certiorari petition to Circuit Court
9. Bills Japanese multinational corporation for low-quality legal work
10. Appearance of impropriety because law firm represents adjoining City of St. Augustine Beach
Assigned to Honorable Howard Maltz, former Assistant City Attorney of the City of Jacksonville
Prediction: frivolous lawsuit dismissed, with award of reasonable attorney fees to the City of St. Augustine under Rules of Appellate Procedure
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