Legal News

I received in the mail today a manila envelope from Washoe County School District's law firm, Maupin, Cox & LeGoy, some pleadings regarding the phony lawsuit filed in federal court two years ago whereby I and a counselor were named as "negligent" in failing to report alleged "rapes" (failing to report is a misdemeanor in Nevada) made by a lawyer of a student of mine back in 2007. This lawsuit was reported all over the local and regional media, and even Associated Press got wind of it. The case is Sanchez, et. al v. Washoe County School District, et. al. Anyway, since I am representing myself in this case, I now receive any and all documents from both sides of the case. As I wrote some months ago, the plaintiffs had depositions from a number of the defense witnesses, although yours truly never gave one because I was out of town. This time it is the defense's turn, and only two people are being deposed: the student and his mother. These depositions will be held near the end of the month. The law firm is also asking for various documents, including psychiatric records, medical records, and tax returns. If I had the financial resources, I would attend these depositions and directly challenge both son and mother about the absolutely false allegations being made, but I am simply too destitute to make a trip to Reno for just that thing.

I am fairly confident the case will be dismissed provided the defense lawyers move to have it thrown out; it should be, as much as I loathe Washoe County School District for its treatment of me. But facts are facts, and nobody should be allowed to get rich over false allegations. The media, though, created a libelous situation by naming both me and the counselor when our names should not have been published.