It's Thomas Jefferson's birthday. As Thomas Jefferson said, "I have sworn upon the Altar of Almighty God eternal vigilance against any form of tyranny over the mind of mankind." St. Johns County apparatchiks are suppressing the documents on the service of RICHARD CHRISTIAN KOMANDO and his proposal to outsource the County Attorney function to the law firm of BRADLEY, GARRISON & KOMANDO, P.A. We reject these tyrants. We reject their works and pomps. Here's my records request:
On Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 11:58:51 AM EDT, Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com> wrote:
Dear Ms. Dixon and SJC BoCC Vice Chairman Murphy:
Concerning the proposed County Attorney contact with the BRADLEY, GARRISON & KOMANDO, P.A., the furrent Florida House Speaker-designate's corporate law firm, to be the St. Johns County Attorney, see https://stjohnsclerk.com/minrec/agendas/2025/041525cd/04-15-25REG08.pdf:
1. Would you please be so kind as to send me tomorrow any and all paper and electronic documents, e-mails, internet links or other documentation of any research that Vice Chairman Murphy ever did in preparation for his planned, promised negotiation on a proposed St. Johns County Attorney contract? If none exist, please so state.
2. Please include any documents showing any edits that Vice Chairman Murphy (or others) allegedly did or proposed to any existing contracts from any jurisdiction or source. If no such documents exist, please so state.
3. Please include any documents on any research ever done by, provided to or obtained by Vice Chairman Clay Murphy, on potentially applicable county, federal or state tax, workers' compensation, contract, ethics, criminal, government, worker rights, civil rights or constitutional laws, regulations, ordinances and precedents. If no such research or documents exist, please so state.
4. Did Vice Chairman Clay Murphy ever receive any legal, factual, market, lobbying or economics advice from anyone on the contract? If so, from whom and how? Please send documents. If no such advice or documents exist, please so state.
5. Please include all contract formation documents. (OCA once asked me to define this common legal term; if anyone else has the same question now, kindly refer to my prior response and to Black's Law Dictionary.). If no contract formation documents exist, please so state.
6. Please provide PDFs or links to all requested documents by Noon on Monday, April 14, 2025. If none exist, please so state.
7. Please provide copies of any communications with the St. Johns County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller relating to my request for a civil, criminal and administrative investigation of the proposed contract with the law firm of BRADLEY, GARRISON & KOMANDO, P.A. Please investigate SJC possible Sunshine violations and contract violation of public policy. --- Proposed SJC County Attorney contract on agenda for 4/15
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Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
Box 3084
St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084
www.edslavin.com
(904) 377-4998
58 comments:
That's too bad that libel, defamation, and slander isn't a First Amendment right. Otherwise you wouldn't be exposed to suit now that you've made all these claims that don't contain actual proof and evidence yet potentially harmful to this organization. Perhaps if they did sue you, you could claim mental incapacity because there's plenty of proof and evidence for that here on this blog
Once upon a time, a corrupt Tennessee Sheriff threatened to sue me for libel. It did not go well for him and his co-felons. I sued them. They did what I said they did. They ended up paying me for their malicious prosecution of a civil lawsuit, abuse of civil process, civil rights violations and racketeering. Five figure settlement. Sheriff DENNIS OWEN TROTTER went to federal prison. Three bail bondsmen and their Interstate Bonding Company waived indictment and pled guilty to federal crimes -- $10,633.50 in bribes that they paid to Sheriff TROTTER to obtain some 83% of the bail bonding business in Anderson County Jail. They served me with a bogus million dollar libel lawsuit on December 10, 1983, in Memphist, Tennessee (my first law school exam). On October 17, 1983, they served the million dollar libel lawsuit on my publisher, former DA Criminal Investigator Ernest F. Phillips,, who was publisher of our Appalachian Observer newspaper, and a reform Anderson County Commissioner. They picked October 17 because that was Ernie's birthday.
Aaaaand this time you have defamed a private entity with the means to bring suit. Your point? My point here is that you've put yourself in a bad position only to try and boost your own reputation amongst your following... which consists of people who don't think bogus claims matter! Was it worth it?
In the presence of two armed Anderson County Sheriff's deputies, with their hands touching their holsters (one was Sheriff DENNIS OWEN TROTTER's istepson, Sheriff TROTTER threatened me with a libel lawsuit during the summer of 1983, about the time that I testified July 11, 1983 before two House subcommittees, before then-Rep, Al Gore, Jr. and then-Rep. Marilyn Lloyd on the largest mercury pollution event in world history. SLAPP-happy "Pete" has delusions of adequacy. "Pete" may always be smug, but he will never be superior. Pray for "Pete" to try tolerance. For Pete's sake, "Pete," it's Palm Sunday. Angry "Pete" and other assorted sordid sock puppets continue their malarkey, their meretricious malicious campaign of intimidation and harassment on this blog. Poor "Pete" is vainly attempting to chill, coerce, restrain and intimidate my sacred God-given rights. Its is irrefragable that my reporting and opinions are protected under the First and Ninth Amendments. Our U.S. and Florida Constitutions, in their majesty, protect my right to question, to request documents and to criticize our government officials and government contractors. It is legally protected activity. When will they ever learn?
I already posted my reply to what is essentially a repeat comment by you.
Perseverating sock puppet "Pete" and his ilk seem unhappy with me. Is "Pete" a pampered cynical corporate shill? A superficial sissy. lobbing threats, emitting harsh words and sharing violent images? To this day, "Pete" won't identify himself. The person behind the sock puppet would appear to be an uncouth, uncivilized uneducated boor, a boring corporate tool. In the immortal words of Anderson County District Attorney General James Nelson Ramsey, one of my mentors, "If you sue someone, you confer rights on them." SLAPP-happy "Pete" and his impotent empty threats may scare others here in SJC,, but not me. My late Father and his Band of Brothers in the 82nd ABN DIVN, F. Co., 505th P.I.R, helped liberate the first French town from the Nazis on D-Day, June 6, 1944,before the sun even rose that day. My Father taught me, as JFK's dad taught him, that you have to stand up to people with power, or else they walk all over you. The South Jersey Chapter of the 82nd ABN DIVN is named for my Father, the "CPL Edward A. Slavin Chapter." As his namesake and his only son, I carry his lessons, and my mom's lessons, with me to this day. My mom and dad taught me to stand up to bullies, especially those who hurt people using the power of governmental and corporate organizations. In honor of my parents, I have always worn the scorn wrongdoers a) 'as a "badge of honor," borrowing the words of former Vice President J. Danforth Quayle. So who is "Pete?" What lessons did "Pete" ever learn from his parents? What is his experience in expertise in illogical arguments, intimidation, harassment, libel, slander, defamation, skullduggery, flummery, dupery and nincompoopery? You tell me. I think "Pete" is angry that the ancien regime in St. Johns County is facing the power of "We, the People." As LBJ said after Selma, "And we SHALL overcome!"
Our landmark Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964) protects all Americans from retaliatory, bogus libel lawsuits like that repeatedly threatened on this blog by rebargagtive reprobate supercilious sock puppet "Pete." In 2025, the United States Supreme Court showed no interest in overturning that landmark precedent, not even when a gambling billionaire, Steve Wynn, sought certiorari. https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-turns-away-casino-mogul-wynns-bid-challenge-ny-times-v-sullivan-2025-03-24/.
Florida has strengthened our existing state law protections against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). F.S. 768..95 F.S. 720.304. Query: has perseverating sock puppet "Pete," IRL, ever threatened to file a SLAPP suit,? Has he ever filed a SLAPP lawsuit before? Yes or no? If so, was "Pete" successful, in whole or in part? Did this effort empower "Pete" to throw his weight around in this blog? Did "Pete" make any money from one or more SLAPPs? Yes or no? Is "Pete" now attempting to stir up bogus litigation? Yes or no? Is "Pete" attempting, in whole or in part to solicit representation of any person, firm or organization in a SLAPP suit by his posts here? Yes or no? Would that be a sin, a crime or a tort? What do you reckon? (Quo vobis videtor?)
Florida Statute 768.295 states:
Title XLV TORTS
Chapter 768 NEGLIGENCE
SECTION 295Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited.
768.295 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) prohibited.—
(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to protect the right in Florida to exercise the rights of free speech in connection with public issues, and the rights to peacefully assemble, instruct representatives, and petition for redress of grievances before the various governmental entities of this state as protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and s. 5, Art. I of the State Constitution. It is the public policy of this state that a person or governmental entity not engage in SLAPP suits because such actions are inconsistent with the right of persons to exercise such constitutional rights of free speech in connection with public issues. Therefore, the Legislature finds and declares that prohibiting such lawsuits as herein described will preserve this fundamental state policy, preserve the constitutional rights of persons in Florida, and assure the continuation of representative government in this state. It is the intent of the Legislature that such lawsuits be expeditiously disposed of by the courts.
continued:
(2) As used in this section, the phrase or term:
(a) “Free speech in connection with public issues” means any written or oral statement that is protected under applicable law and is made before a governmental entity in connection with an issue under consideration or review by a governmental entity, or is made in or in connection with a play, movie, television program, radio broadcast, audiovisual work, book, magazine article, musical work, news report, or other similar work.
(b) “Governmental entity” or “government entity” means the state, including the executive, legislative, and the judicial branches of government and the independent establishments of the state, counties, municipalities, corporations primarily acting as instrumentalities of the state, counties, or municipalities, districts, authorities, boards, commissions, or any agencies thereof.
(3) A person or governmental entity in this state may not file or cause to be filed, through its employees or agents, any lawsuit, cause of action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim against another person or entity without merit and primarily because such person or entity has exercised the constitutional right of free speech in connection with a public issue, or right to peacefully assemble, to instruct representatives of government, or to petition for redress of grievances before the various governmental entities of this state, as protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and s. 5, Art. I of the State Constitution.
(4) A person or entity sued by a governmental entity or another person in violation of this section has a right to an expeditious resolution of a claim that the suit is in violation of this section. A person or entity may move the court for an order dismissing the action or granting final judgment in favor of that person or entity. The person or entity may file a motion for summary judgment, together with supplemental affidavits, seeking a determination that the claimant’s or governmental entity’s lawsuit has been brought in violation of this section. The claimant or governmental entity shall thereafter file a response and any supplemental affidavits. As soon as practicable, the court shall set a hearing on the motion, which shall be held at the earliest possible time after the filing of the claimant’s or governmental entity’s response. The court may award, subject to the limitations in s. 768.28, the party sued by a governmental entity actual damages arising from a governmental entity’s violation of this section. The court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in connection with a claim that an action was filed in violation of this section.
(5) In any case filed by a governmental entity which is found by a court to be in violation of this section, the governmental entity shall report such finding and provide a copy of the court’s order to the Attorney General no later than 30 days after such order is final. The Attorney General shall report any violation of this section by a governmental entity to the Cabinet, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. A copy of such report shall be provided to the affected governmental entity.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-174; s. 1, ch. 2015-70.
Another law, F.S. 720.304, governs SLAPP suits by homeowner associations.
Does the SLAPP-happy sock puppet "Pete" now wish to identify himself, the name of his lawyer(s), and self-report his conduct on this blog to The Florida Bar in the event that he actually is a lawyer (something he repeatedly denied)? As Senator Robert F. Kennedy once wrote in a book inscription to Senator James O' Eastland, "Repent now, there's still time."
You don't make me happy or unhappy only I've pointed out defamation and claims without proof or evidence attached. Instead of being forthcoming with it ... I get name calling and irrelevant information.
Not bogus or retaliatory. Bogus claims by you in retaliation for a decision made by a democratically elected body. You're defaming a lawfirm that you know nothing about just because you know nothing about it essentially... because the commission hired an attorney you don't like for no good reason. You blame him for something he didn't even do.
Yeah that law doesn't cover defamation and claims made against an entity, that could negatively impact that entity, which involve claims that aren't backed by actual proof or evidence. So you can't just go making things up on people in an attempt to damage them. The law doesn't allow for that.
The negligence came when you didn't do your diligence before you made the claim. Furthermore, you made up the claim because you didn't like the entity but those claims are false. You certainly could be sued.
Libel, slander, and defamation isn't free speech. That's your problem. You made claims to which you don't have proof or evidence for that could damage someone's reputation. Unless you can produce the proof and evidence, you could be sued and they could win if they can prove damage.
You made clearly bogus claims without one piece of actual proof and evidence for those claims when asked. Those claims defamed a person and a company. So tell me how you couldn't be sued over false claims if they brought damage. Has nothing to do with SLAP.P. SLAPP covers TRUE INFORMATION and not false information.
SLAPP covers true information, not false information and bogus claims meant to damage an entities reputation just because you don't like the fact that an elected body appointed then to represent the county. Sorry buddy. Bogus claims carry legal reprocussions. You don't have proof and evidence for your claims, you know you don't, and you're false reporting to intentionally damage reputation. And all of that for political reasons.
What "Bogus claims?"
Who is "Pete?"
What is the motivation of "Pete," posting hundreds of times here?
When did "Pete" first post on this blog?
How many times has "Pete" posted on this blog?
Under how many false names has "Pete" posted here?
Is "Pete": as "Vietnam veteran"?"
If "Pete" or any of his sock puppets are "Vietnam veterans, please state details.
If "Pete" is not a "Vietnam veteran," isn't this stolen valor?
How many phony nicknames, or NICs, has "Pette" ever used?
Why won't "Pete" identify his real name?
What are the interests of "Pete," or his parents, or family members inn SJC development projects?
Where did "Pete" go to law school?
Has "Pete" ever been involved in SLAPP lawsuits?
Has "Pete" ever filed a libel or defamation lawsuit?
If so, please give case number, court, caption and results.
Has "Pete" ever published any scholarly articles in American Bar Association publications? If so, please provide information.
Has "Pete" ever applied for a judgeship?
If so, in what jurisdiction(s)?
If so, with what result?
If so, please provide links to his bio with the Florida Judicial Nomination Comm. for the pertinent jurisdiction?
Please list all clients of "Pete."
Has "Pete" ever before posted under false names on social media?
If so, please list each false name and social media website.
What bogus claims? The ones I asked for proof and evidence for and you didn't produce it. That should get you started. Maybe you will gain some insight into your own behavior and avoid suit... but I doubt it... because they don't care about this blog and your opinion means nothing to them.
Motivation is to give you some insight into your own out of control defamation. Proof and evidence for hiring because friends is zero. Proof and evidence for "dodgy firm" is zero. Proof and evidence of them being controlled by developers is zero. There are other bogus claims you've made as well.
👆None of this nonsense has a thing to do with his bogus claims, and none of it counts as proof and evidence for his claims, and none of it is a defense against libel and defamation.
In their jurisdiction or yours. It would bring the most justice if they sued you in St Augustine because that's where you've made the most libelous and bogus claims over many years.
If they decide to sue you, which they could easily, then you'll get the case number and all that information.
How many bogus claims and how many other people could potentially sue you for defamation if they wanted to? Was it worth the attention? They probably figured you were worthless so what's the point?
Go back and look for yourself. Are you trying to form an insanity defense here? You gonna claim senility?😆
"Pete" is a sock puppet trolll whose animus and artwork speak for themselves. What errant nonsense. As the late FBI, HUD and EPA IG Special Agent Robert E. Tyndall (Ret.) would say, people like "Pete" need "a checkup from the neck up." Get help.
At least when corrupt Anderson County Sheriff DENNIS OWEN TROTTER threatened me with a libel lawsuit in 1983, TROTTER looked me in the eye, with witnesses in the Anderson County Courthouse. Mendacious mouthpiece "Pete" would appear tone a "bully, coward, and victim," in the words of the eloquent AIDS Quilt panel for ROY MARCUS COHN, the late DJT and mafia lawyer and consigliere.
Who is "Pete?"
I'm a troll for asking for proof and evidence that you've made here? I don't think so. I think you're making claims that don't contain actual proof and evidence attached, now upset and insulting people because they pointed that out.
You consider people who demand honesty from you as bullies. Gee I wonder why? How about stop making bogus claims? "I think so" isn't proof and evidence for your claims. You don't have any. You're making stuff up and trying to pass it off as reality.
Dodgy firm wants to be County Attorney. Dodgy firm won't list its corporate clients. We now know about the SLAUGHTER BROTHERS federal criminal case, where KOMANDO was counsel for two (2) roofers convicted of federal crimes. Who are his other clients? ETM? Tell us, "Pete." Confession is good for the soul.
See April 14, 2025 Nicole Crosby column from Times-Union, here: https://cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com/2025/04/st-johns-county-residents-want.html
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