A Conversation with a disability.

tmimnTo set this up, imagine that you are a disabled person and you have an appointment with a judge along with a three day trial.  This has been set for many months and there is plenty of time to plan and prepare for comfortable travel and accommodations.

A reasonable, intelligent person would consult with the rules, attorneys or other legal specialists and understand what things need to happen to help you get through the trial.

Unless you’re Bill Schmalfeldt, who doesn’t seem to think ten seconds in front of him. During a hearing to compel Schmalfeldt to comply with a discovery order, Judge Hecker made it clear that Schmalfeldt needed to get a copy of and follow Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure. Continue reading →

Fun Fact of the Day

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From the Efficiency in Government Department:

The World Bank is an organization of 10,000-plus employees whose mission is the eradication of poverty. One element of what they do is writing policy reports about how to make the world better.

About 31 percent of all reports put online by the World Bank have never been downloaded by anyone in the world.

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