Allan Dollison won a motion to compel against COSTCO and $5,175 in sanctions

 

Former Humboldt County attorney Allan Dollison who worked at the Humboldt DA's office as well as a private defense attorney and civil lawyer is now based in Southern California. Mr. Dollison is representing a  minor client in a lawsuit against COSTCO. Mr. Dollison filed an  extensive Motion to Compel based upon COSTCO's failure to produce the Incident Report and answer basic discovery questions. Mr. Dollison's Motion to Compel was granted by the Court and he was awarded $5,175 in sanctions for COSTCO's conduct.

Once again, convicted molestor Mark Dare is wasting taxpayer money, court resources and law enforcement time

 

I have been so busy so had to wait until today to post this update on convicted molestor Mark Dare's appeal. I covered the case, the trial and every hearing in detail. I am not linking all those posts from the 2018 case. Dare should serve his total 46 years to life in prison. I read the opinion, I looked at California Code 1170 (b). 

Sustained finding of violation of the Board of Supervisors Code of Conduct against Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone.

One of the agenda items on this Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting is sustained finding of violation of the Board of Supervisors Code of Conduct against Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone.

The investigation into alleged misconduct was initiated after a letter from the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria Tribal Council in December 2022 about Supervisor Madrone's conduct at a March 2022 meeting.

Second lawsuit against Shamus for alleged violations

 

A second lawsuit has been filed against Chris Barry and Shamus T Bones for alleged labor violations. This one is a 2023 case. Shamus and Barry are represented again by Janssen and Malloy but the attorney for this case is is Ms. Megan  Yarnall. Jose Omar Sarabia Sanchez, the plaintiff is represented by Jean Hopkins Power. In a response, defendants asked the complaint be dismissed and judgement be entered against the plaintiff.

Last August, I reported that Martha Gonzalez was suing Chris Barry and Shamus T Bones for alleged violations of the Labor Code. 

Humboldt Superior Court CEO retires effective today

 

(Photo by John Chiv)

I had predicted this and was the only one and the first one to report that  Humboldt Superior Court Kim Bartleson was on leave. Effective today, she announced her retirement. I previously reported that the Acting CEO is Meara Hattan.

Patrol car sitting near 5th and V for the past 15 minutes

 

Law enforcement patrol car with lights flashing parked next to the former Annie's Cambodian location for more than 10 minutes. An officer exited the blue building which was supposed to be the S.I.P  cafe around 1:28 and got into the car. Lights no longer flashing. 1:45 Patrol car gone.

I was just walking by on my way towards the Courthouse. Will see what I can find out from EPD. Checking to see if this is related to an unconfirmed scanner traffic about a 911 from cell phone around 6th and V around 12:50.

More than two years later, 736 days in jail, Rio Dell alleged molestor's case yet to go to trial

 

In May 2021, I reported on the arrest of Frederick Bernard Adams on several child molestation charges. His case is scheduled for trial confirmation on 5/31 and jury trial on 6/12. When I checked on his case today, he has been in custody for 736 days.

There are multiple alleged victims.

Missing pages, conflicting claims, Tomlin investigation just a snippet from Michael Acosta hearing on 995 motion

 

Today, a hearing was in local attorney Michael Acosta's case before Justice Stuart Pollak. Several revelations were made in court today and claims by Deputy District Ian Harris, Acosta's second court appointed attorney Ms. Rebecca Linkous and Acosta. No other media was in court.

There is a pending investigation being done on Matt Tomlin and maybe pending Pitchess motion rulings

 

Remember my posts last year on Matt Tomlin resigning from HCSO and being investigated. HCSO and the County said records regarding Tomlin weren't disclosable. St. Bernards where Tomlin has been a coach and is currently working said they had no intention of asking Tomlin to resign and did not directly respond to the allegations and claiming someone was slandering Tomlin.

There was no media today at the 995 motion hearing for Michael Acosta and several revelations were dropped. Tomlin has been mentioned in Acosta's documents . I do know at least one or more Pitchess motions will be filed regarding Matt Tomlin. What I do not know is if that is the same motion Deputy District Attorney Ian Harris referred to this morning.

Mr.Harris said there is a pending investigation regarding Tomlin on an "unrelated matter" and suggested that there shouldbe a ruling pending a Pitchess motion. 

A Pitchess motion is a defendant’s request to the court to look at a law enforcement officer’s personnel file to see if there are any complaints or evidence of police misconduct. 

I  contacted HCSO. HCSO PIO Samantha Karges responded, "Hi John,There are no pending internal investigations related to Matt Tomlin. I’m not sure what the courts are referring to."

Maybe the investigation is being done by the DA's office or another agency?

Previous posts:

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2022/10/tomlins-last-day-with-hcso-is-november.html?m=1

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2022/10/another-tip-this-time-that-matt-tomlin.html?m=1#more

https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2022/10/off-record-i-have-two-reliable-sources.html?m=1

 https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2022/08/is-matt-tomlin-being-investigated-for.html?m=1

Brandon Widmark finally booked into Humboldt jail

Attempted murder, hit and run and assault suspect Brandon Widmark, the other brother involved in the Harris and Dolbeer shooting was booked into Humboldt County jail yesterday. His 5/15 arraignment date by Zoom had been vacated. Brandon Widmark's arraignment was rescheduled to 5/22.

Second annual Redwood Kite Festival at Halvorsen Park this weekend

(Image from Redwood Coast Kite Festival)

Humboldt Kiters are hosting the second annual Redwood Kite Festival this Saturday May 20 and Sunday May 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Locals and visitors of all skill levels are invited to come down to Halvorsen Park to participate.

Citizen's for a Better Eureka is probably paying this out of town lawyer big bucks, they should not screw up a basic POS

 

On April 6,  32 petitioners from Citizens for a Better Eureka filed a lawsuit against the City of Eureka over the city’s activities related to affordable and low-income housing projects on downtown parking lots. On May 4, another CEQA petition against the City of Eureka 5th and D parking lot was filed.

CalPoly Humboldt student arrested for meth charges after undercover operation about alleged drug activity

According to the jail log, David Teller was arrested for HS 11379 (a) transportation and selling of meth and HS 11377 (a) possession of meth.

CalPoly HSU's newest patrol officer is a familiar face

 

Joe Conlin has served our country and since then he has been involved with law enforcement and public safety in every job. I first met Joe when he was with HCSO and a court bailiff. Joe left to take a job as a investigator at the Public Defender's office. Starting July 2, Joe will be working as a CalPoly HSU patrol officer.

Brandon Brocious' killer is back in Humboldt jail

 

(Craft)

Christopher Craft aka Christopher Sterling was returned from CDC to the local jail on 5/16. He was booked for his 2017 juvenile case. 

Those records are confidential. According to one of Brandon Brocious' family members, Craft was released for time served. Yesterday, there was a hearing, Deputy District Attorney Roger Rees appeared for the People. Craft has been released from local jail and his case status is closed.

Read my detailed 2021 post about Craft's sentence. Posted below is a small excerpt from my 2021 post.

Local attorney Eddie Schrock's response to former court mediator could open up a can of worms about Humboldt Superior Court

(Schrock)

Former court mediator and Velda Gooden filed a request for a civil harassment restraining order against local attorney Eddie Schrock. Both are pro per.

21 year old charged with 6 sex felonies involving two minors

 

21 year old alleged molestor and rapist Lucas Russell was arraigned on 5/15. The DA has charged him with 6 felonies and special allegations for Counts 1, 3, 4 and 6. Alleged victims are two Jane Does. 

Convicted felon booked for attempted murder also charged with possession of fentanyl and firearm enhancements

Convicted felon James Atkins was booked on two counts of attempted murder but additional charges were expected to be filed. The DA charged Atkins with 6 additional counts including firearm charges and possession of fentanyl. The two attempted murder charges have special allegations.