As many of you know Ken has a medical crises in his family so we have not been at the computers very much at all. We appreciate all of the kind emails, words of support and prayers for Ken, me and his family during this time.

I am working on the article for designation of third parties in Texas and have the research done. Hopefully I can do that this week depending on the information we are waiting for from Ken’s family.

I also appreciate the feed back on posting Court papers in the forums download section first for a week before posting them openly, and that will be implemented this month. Ken has found a plug-in that will make downloads very easy to handle. We will also be updating with the new papers as well as older papers on all of the cases we are following in the forum section for the cases listed. We will make that announcement here on the blog of which cases we are covering. Please also use the contact form to give us suggestions of cases to look into and possibly follow. Remember we only cover those cases where we are able to get court documents and not just hearsay for “infotainment news”.

However today, I wanted to at least get the Texas papers up and perhaps some few on other cases.

Again thank you all so much for the outpouring of caring you have shown us during this very difficult time, it means more to Ken and me then you could ever know.

PAPERS FILED IN TARRANT COUNTY BY WILMA VICEDOMINE, WANTS CASE DISMISSED OR MOVED!

I never thought I would agree with anything with any of the other defendants in the Teresa Stephens Lawsuit in Tarrant County, however never say never.

Wilma Vice filed her Original Answer to Teresa Stephens, a Motion to Transfer Venue to Harris County or in the alternative to Sever her part of the case and move that part to Harris County, a Motion for Special Exceptions and to Dismiss the whole case in Tarrant County and a Notice of Requested Hearing on the Merits of Vice’s filings.

I have said since I first filed my Original Answer in November that I felt I was added to the case because of obeying Court Orders in Harris County and handing over discovery as Ordered by the Court on 2 or 3 different occasions and because I feel that case is the underlying case, the Stephens suit should be moved to Harris County. I stated that in my Original Answer back in November.

Here are a list of Vice’s filing in Tarrant County:

February 11, 2010 Wilma Vicedomine’s, [Vice], Original Answer to Teresa Stephens’ First Supplemental Complaint in the Tarrant County District Court.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Motion to Transfer Venue to Harris County or in the alternative to Sever Vice’s part of the case and transfer that section to Harris County.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 1 which is the Federal Court Dismissing Stephens Federal Case in Fort Worth.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 2 which is the Harris County 280th District Court’s Judgment of Contempt against Stephens and Order to Compel Production. This is currently stayed in the First Court of Appeals in the production of documents.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 3 which is the Affidavit of Wilma Vicedomine.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Special Exceptions and Motion to Dismiss under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code number §13.001.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 1, which is a copy of Teresa Stephens filing of indigent and the Court granting it.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 2, which is a copy of Stephens’ filing on January 15, 2009 against CNN and others in a different Tarrant County District Court.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 3, which is the Federal Court Dismissing Stephens Federal Case in Fort Worth.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 4, which is Harris County 280th District Court’s Judgment of Contempt against Stephens and Order to Compel Production. This is currently stayed in the First Court of Appeals in the production of documents.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 5, which is a copy of Stephens’ First Supplemental Complaint filed in Tarrant County on October 7, 2009 which added Vice along with others including me to Stephens’ Case in the Tarrant County 352nd District Court.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Exhibit 6, which is a copy of the Letter faxed to the Harris County Court by Stephens in June 2008.

February 11, 2010 Vice’s Request for a Hearing, to be held on Vice’s Motions in the 352nd District Court in Tarrant County.

After reading Vice’s filings and then reading both Neil McCabe’s and Don Clark’s Original Answer again, I now understand I believe the theory of Designated Third Parties quoted in all of their filings. I can now do an article with examples of how that affects this case in Tarrant County.

Recent papers in Texas – Harris County Case

February 15, 2010 CBS Motion for an Emergency Order to have the discovery hearings and Motions to Compel on the same date of either February 26, 2010 or April 9, 2010.

February 15, 2010 Court Order granting CBS’ Emergency Motion for hearings setting both discovery hearings on February 26, 2010 at 10:30 A. M.

February 16, 2010 Virgie Arthur’s Notice that the Court has set all discovery Motions to hear on February 26, 2010, including the Motions to Compel TMZ and CBS to provide copies of Indemnity Insurance policies to Arthur.

February 17, 2010 CBS Amended Notice of Hearing which shows by Court Order their Motion for a Stay and Protective Order will be heard on February 26, 2010 at 10:30 A. M. This is the first hearing before the 80th Court and Judge Larry Weiman assigned to this case. I think most of us want to get a feel for which way and how this judge will rule on Motions filed in his Court.

Papers in the South Carolina Federal Case:

January 27, 2010 Order from the Federal Court in South Carolina Staying the case of Anna Nicole Smith’s Estate vs. G. Ben Thompson, Ford Shelley, Susan M. Brown et al. This is giving G. Ben Thompson time to find counsel by March 26, 2010 or to proceed as a Defendant Pro Se.

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February 16, 2010
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We have been hearing rumors about what the Will said about the John O’Quinn Law Firm since John O’Quinn’s sudden death on October 29, 2009. With the release of a copy of his Will filed in the Probate Court, giving a two (2) page instruction on how to dissolve the firm and putting in place three trustees to over see that, the rumors that Mr. O’Quinn had in fact had a succession plan for the law firm under the executor of O’Quinn’s Estate, Gerald Treece has continued to swirl, so far as rumors.

We refused to put up articles based on rumors that the firm was not closing but going forward saying until we heard from the Probate Court that separate papers had been filed by O’Quinn’s Executive kept the firm in tact, Rose Speaks.com could not in good faith speculate on rumors.

Today, Neil McCabe, contacted Rose Speaks.com and on the record said; “The law firm is signing a new 5-year lease on the office space.” Meaning they are not going anywhere and the support staff jobs are secured. It is our understanding the Law Firm will be under the supervision of the Estate’s Executor, Gerald Treece, long time friend of John O’Quinn and Neil McCabe.

We have not yet learned though if the name will be changed to something else with a mild statement of “formally The O’Quinn Law Firm”, or if it will remain as is, as a tribute to O’Quinn and a warning to those on other side of lawsuits, the firm is solvent and determined to continue fierce litigation as it had under John O’Quinn.

I have to confess that is not very good news for people like me who find themselves in an adversarial proceeding with a client of the firm, Virgie Arthur, in prolonged litigation. Because of being an adversary with a client we cannot get many on the record statements and no interviews with lawyers or staff support at the Law Firm.

As we are able to learn more on who will be at the helm and what the name of the firm will be if changed we will let all of you know.

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November 20, 2009
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Michelle Braun the latest Hollywood Madam whose business was bigger then Heidi Fleiss, with more ex-Playmates and even some porn stars served the very rich and famous from the U. S. to overseas. Braun will be sentenced today in a federal California Court. The U. S. is recommended five (5) years probation with no more than six (6) months of house arrest.

The federal government has stated that Michelle Braun has given over her electronic black books and is helping the federal government in its ongoing investigation of whose who in Hollywood and how far reaching literally – globally, her “organization” was.

Braun has pled guilty to one felony charge of transporting a woman across state lines for the purpose of prostitution and one felony account of money laundering.

Many wondered why Braun immediately agreed to a plea bargain and to hand over her list of “Johns”. Now we know in the Civil Forfeiture part of this case.

Braun was quick to make this deal because this was truly in every sense of the word a family affair. Braun’s husband, Farrell Kellener, was listed as the president of the multiple business names for Nikki’s Girls with advertising online and a chunk of change to rent one of these girls. Braun got caught by giving service online to an undercover agent. But then she does love to be referred to as “Queen”. Braun’s sister, Mandy Gray of Bakersfield California, worked as her secretary and bookkeeper, her parents had a piece of the action, Braun kept money stashed out of the country, per filings Amsterdam seemed to be her favorite place to stash the extra case. She had a plan to flee the U. S. to a rich uncle in Mexico and then on to a country where extradition was not a guarantee. However, the most surprising family member involved was her brother, listed as a Newport Beach California attorney, however his name is alleged to be Jeff L. Braun. Braun’s brother, the attorney, told everyone he was not Michelle’s brother, and he appears to be protected hin filings as just her brother a Newport Beach Attorney, but once the U. S. government asked for the Civil Suit to be unsealed and the Stay lifted, there was her brother, listed as a “Newport Beach California attorney” who had his sister power of attorney to access her funds if needed for bail money or other expenses. Is aiding a sister in money laundering and prostitution an ethics violation in California? Hell is not reporting a crime an ethics violation in California? However, Braun being the good daughter and sister has taken the full force of the U. S. Government conviction upon herself. Next question why is Michelle Braun getting such a little bit of slap on the hands both sentence wise and property the federal government wants? Remember how much time both the previous Hollywood Madam, Heidi Fleiss and the D. C. Madam received?

You might note also that Michelle Braun’s attorney is Ellyn Garofalo of the Dr. Sandeep Kapoor of Anna Nicole Smith fame. All of this is things that make most of us go Mmmmmmmm. Remember the D. C. Madam was going to jail no if, buts or ands about it, so what is different in this family affair of prostitution, lots of money and high living in Braun’s case.

Here are a list of documents we have obtained in this case well worth a read of crime does pay.

March 18, 2008 Michelle Braun Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2654.

April 15, 2008 Michelle Braun First Amended Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2655.

April 15, 2008 USA request and Court Agrees to unseal the Warrant and the list of seized property removed by the federal government in the Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2656.

May 14, 2008 The Affidavit of Michelle Braun and estranged husband, Farrell Kellener, stating that they did run the prostitution ring and that they did own the property seized property removed by the federal government in the Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2657.

May 21, 2008 Copy of the Warrant that the FBI used to seize property removed by the federal government in the Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2658.

July 22, 2009 Stipulation between Michelle Braun and estranged husband, Farrell Kellener, to lift stay on Civil Suit once Braun made a deal and pled guilty to the criminal charges. This stipulation lifted the stay in the Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2659.

July 29, 2009 Order lifting Stay on Civil Suit once Braun made a deal and pled guilty to the criminal charges. This stipulation lifted the stay in the Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2660.

September 3, 2009 Notice of related cases on Michelle Braun of the Criminal case with sentencing due on November 16 and Civil Case that the stay had been lifted by Court Order on the criminal charges, both cases in California Court.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2661.

September 9, 2009 Transfer of Civil Case to same court that is handling the criminal case to show seized property removed by the federal government in the Civil Forfeiture Case list of assets being seized by U. S. Government in prostitution ring and money laundering and to allow the same court to handle both cases.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2662.

November 13, 2009 Michelle Braun Position on Sentencing suggested by the U. S. Attorney’s office for her sentencing on November 16, 2009 in two felony counts of of transporting a woman across state line for prostitution and money laundering.

http://www.rosespeaks.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&op=getit&lid=2663.

All of our documents on this case are opened to All not just members of Rose Speaks.com. There are new papers in the Texas State case in Harris County due out today and of course the Anna Nicole Smith Estate Case in South Carolina has Answers due by all of the Jane and John Doe defendants as well as the Sanction filing against Susan M. Brown. Brown’s answer is due today on that Motion by Howard K. Stern on behalf of the Estate of Smith.

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November 16, 2009
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As this long day begins for the family of Johnny Lee Cutliff as they began to make the final decisions for the visitation with family and friends tonight and the funeral tomorrow of Johnny Lee Cutliff, we have learned that his teenage grandson, Johntriel Cutliff, has insisted on being a pallbearer.

In a life struck by tragedy with first his father lost to a senseless gun shooting in 1993 to now the lost of his grandfather Johnny Lee Cutliff, in a tragic vehicle accident last week; the teenage boy, Johntriel Cutliff has insisted on carrying his grandfather to his final resting place.

I have had the privilege of talking to this young man’s mother, who is saying no one can talk to her son about the incident, he is quiet and withdrawn as would be expected but he is also firm in carrying the casket of his grandfather tomorrow.

It is going to take a very long time for Johntriel Cutliff to come to terms with the horrible accident that occurred on October 29, 2009 that took the life of Johnny Lee Cutliff and John M. O’Quinn. It was impossible for the family to turn on the television last Thursday without being inundated with video of the horribly wrecked SUV that John O’Quinn was driving. Ms. Polk describes the family as “just hanging on” all of them still in shock. I was shown a program for the funeral tomorrow and read the heartfelt poem written by Johnny Lee Cutliff’s brother, Phillip Cutliff and a message to Mr. Cutliff written by his sister, Landas, [Yolanda] Cutliff Jacob. We have asked for and hope to obtain a program for tomorrow’s service which is full of pictures of Mr. Cutliff with his family as well as the picture with this article. The O’Quinn Law firm family is expected to attend this second funeral in less than a week. The funeral home told us they expect between 800 – 1,000 mourners for tomorrow’s service.

Rayna Polk, Johntriel’s mother, talked to us often breaking into tears about the closeness of her teenage son to his grandfather. Ms. Polk describes her son as an “average teenager” and with pride said her son had never been in trouble. Ms. Polk spoke about Johnny Lee Cutliff always encouraging his grandson to be anything he wanted to be saying that the world was opened to him. Mr. Cutliff is described as the rock of his family, an amazing brother and grandfather. Ms. Polk said Mr. Cutliff encouraged his grandson to be active in sports, to go to college and only recently had Johntriel decided on basketball. Ms. Polk went on to say that one of the last conversation she had with her father-in-law, was about Johntriel’s future including that both of them were hoping to get an athletic scholarship for Mr. Cutliff’s grandson. Ms. Polk is fearlessly protective of her son’s right to privacy and to have time to grieve and accept the grandfather who throughout his life also served as Johntriel’s father figured is now gone forever. Ms. Polk said that Johntriel in previous years had been invited to go out to eat with his grandfather and Mr. O’Quinn and was taken to see Mr. O’Quinn’s car collection. She spoke with fondness about the closeness of Mr. O’Quinn and her father-in-law, Mr. Cutliff and confirmed to us they were friends, not just employer – employee.

Ms. Polk’s primary concern right now is the future of her son and that he remains well taken care of as his grandfather had done since his birth. Ms. Polk sadly finds herself as navigating alone now to help her son come to grip with this tragic loss of his grandfather. She worries about the lack of money to do the things for her son that had previously been done by Mr. Cutliff. The only panic I heard in her voice during our interview was her fears of being able to do for Johntriel what every teenager needs, stability and the finances to continue to encourage his love for sports.

I told Ms. Polk that we were going to print out all three articles about her father-in-law’s death and the comments that had been made here in Texas, throughout the nation and to our international readers. Ms. Polk thanked me and as I told her we would get these articles and comments to her via her attorney, Mr. Nolley or the funeral home. Ms. Polk said that would be something that she would put up for her son to read when he is ready.

Our continued prayers go out to young Johntriel, his mother and all of the family and friends of Johnny Lee Cutliff as they attempt to make sense out of something that appears so senseless.

We are pledged to keep up with young Johntriel via his mother and/or his attorney, Mr. Nolley, as they come to terms over the next several months as to what happened and what will now happen to Johntriel Cutliff.

What an amazing young man to insist on being the lead pallbearer to carry his grandfather to his final place of rest, Paradise North Cemetery. Johntriel will grieve later, but not today or tomorrow as he remains the young man that his grandfather was so proud of, this time standing for his grandfather in a row that now has been sadly reversed this weekend.

The irony of Johnny Lee Cutliff’s birthday yesterday, November 5, 2009 he would have been 57 years old, that was not lost on any of us. This year there was no celebration just long hours of agonizing tears.

©Rose Turner
November 6, 2009
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This is a “fun article” and one I have been laughing about since learning of it yesterday.

As Rose Speaks.com had previously said, Don Clark, Wilma Vicedomine and Tom Pirtle were served the night of October 13 to be in the court as hostile defense witnesses for Howard K. Stern the morning of October 14.

They went to a Harris County criminal court the morning of October 14 to fight the subpoenas and the judge gave in a tad or at least the date, the Harris county judge gave them until Tuesday, October 20, 2009 to appear in Los Angeles.

Thus what I call the dance began it seems whoever subpoenas you has to pay your expenses, which brings up Mo Mo again, and how much was he paid?

Anyway back to our article today. The defense team told Ms. Vicedomine that they were willing to do a 48 hour notice “IF” they decided to they wanted her to testify as a hostile witness for the defense. However, there was a glitch in that California was ok with that but the Texas crowd did not want to pay to go before a Harris county judge again. I “think” the defense team for Stern could have faxed the agreement to the Harris county judge that the Texas people were just on stand-by and possibly would not be needed.

However following a barrage of emails of if you want me I am coming Tuesday and Howard K. Stern is paying for everything under the statute for out of town and out of state witnesses.

Thus after a week going back and forth with Vicedomine insisting on Tuesday October 20 quoting the order from the Harris County judge, Stern’s legal team made the reservations and accommodations for Don Clark and Wilma Vicedomine. I am “assuming” that Mr. Pirtle took the defense offer of a 48 hour notice if they need him.

At 3:00 AM yesterday, Sunday morning, the plane tickets and the lodging fell into Vicedomine’s email box.

The accommodations you ask? Well they booked them on a plane leaving Houston at 6 AM this morning, October 19, with several hours lay over in Phoenix. The five star accommodations is a tad lacking per Vicedomine, it is not a five star hotel it is not even a 2 star hotel and it is in the worse part of downtown L. A. It seems like the Stern legal team booked them into the Metro Plaza, see picture above and then one here.

When I interviewed Ms. Vicedomine for this article I have to make a full disclosure that I was laughing so hard I was doubled up and had to keep asking the same questions over and over. Funny I was the only one laughing she was NOT.

I asked her for a quote on the record as soon as I stopped laughing so hard I could get a full question out. Vicedomine was more than happy to give me one; “Thanks Howard for the roach infested ancient hotel, not funny”.

Remember that song Hotel California, I don’t remember the words but could this amusing antidote fit that song?

As one person close to the legal proceedings said to me, ask Wilma Vicedomine if she can spell R-E-V-E-N-G-E. This source also told me that Metro Plaza was raided about once a month to clear out the service industry that most used the hotel; you know that oldest profession known to mankind, which just made me laugh even harder this morning.

With that in mind it makes the Metro Plaza saying even funnier: “At the Metro Plaza Hotel, it’s all about you. You are our guest, our joie de vivre, our raison d’être. Come stay with us on your journeys and travels, and let us take care of you. Let our 80 luxuriously-appointed guest rooms and suites be your home away from home. Let us provide you with every convenience and comfort to see you through your days and nights with us. We will welcome you and treat you as a member of our family, one of our very own, as we attend to you and your needs. Let us have the privilege of being your pied-á-terre in the City of Angels . . . and let us show you how we’re all about you.”

I agree can you spell R-E-V-E-N-G-E?? I thought that this would be one of the lighter moods and articles through this whole saga. Why is it I have that Aretha Franklin song playing through my head today?

Stay with us today for the up to the minute coverage from multiple court observers who have agreed to share with Rose Speaks.com.

©Rose Turner
October 19, 2009
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I had court observers tell me over and over again this week, that before this preliminary hearing started they felt it had been a fatal error on Howard K. Stern’s part to bring in an out of state lead criminal attorney, Steve Sadow. It was thought that as many good criminal attorneys as there are in California and especially around the Los Angeles area that any jury would not relate to the southerner in cowboy boots, Steve Sadow.

During the preliminary hearing we have read from court observers that Judge Robert Perry stops Sadow as he is going into a long oratory before asking a question of something like “hold on, this is a preliminary hearing not a trial keep the questions short and to the point”. Then we had Daniel DiCriscio describing in just the morning session that Steve Sadow, lead criminal attorney for Howard K. Stern, was jumping up every few seconds to object to something the Los Angeles assistant district attorney, Renee Rose would began to ask to object.

However, that seems to be evened out by the judge not allowing a lot of evidence in about Anna Nicole Smith, her life, potential sex escapes, tapes etc. that Renee Rose is trying to introduce. One witness blames Stern and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich as Mo Mo did, and then another witness does not know anything about Dr. Khris but did talk to Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and so the “show goes”.

“Show”?? Yea but about a real person’s life and every facet of it more then two years after her death, I keep asking myself why?

Did we need to know about all of her physical ailments? Did we need to know, as one writer, said where even the remote to her T. V. was kept? Did we need the dueling banjos of testimony of Mo Mo followed by Larry Birkhead to dispute that fact? Birkhead explained what seemed to be a far more logical explanation and one I had heard way back in the spring or early summer of 2007. If I could find this why did the “lead investigator” Danny Santiago NOT find this?

Everyone who is a court observer agrees that the most damning evidence to date is Mo Mo, after all he was with her the last 5 months of her life. By the way if he did that because he loved her and never got paid, doesn’t that mean he lived off of Anna Nicole Smith in the beautiful Caribbean as the fingers he pointed at Stern seemed to indicate? Why was Mo Mo willing to lie for months and months and then decided he wanted to set the record straight? For that matter which record is he sticking to finally? I have so many questions about the devoted Mo Mo and so few answers.

I have heard it said that Howard K. Stern better hope that Sadow has a big enough bat to handle Mo Mo or his legal name of Maurice Brighthaupt, and does he? Well I talked to several court observers after the almost 3 days of Mo Mo then followed by the southern voice of Larry Birkhead and here are some things they are saying. First and foremost to date the only damning witness has been Mo Mo, but let’s look at that and what some have not written about.

Under cross examination Sadow was able to agitate Mo Mo, that won’t play good to a jury for Mo Mo to appear like a giant ex bodyguard with an axe to grind with Anna Nicole Smith’s Estate which equates to Howard K. Stern and Larry Birkhead. One court observer told me about this last week that they did not care for Sadow personally but that he was “very likeable” and that is what plays to a jury. If the lawyer is likeable and has some good points and can agitate the top witness to date that does not bode well for the prosecution. One court observer told me, it does not matter if you like Sadow personally he is one hell of a likeable lawyer in court. Here is my own interpretation of what MIGHT have happened between Mo Mo and Sadow in just one question and all of you have posed some great questions here on the blog by the way. Sadow: “So Mo Mo which time are we to believe when you are choosing to tell the truth, now or when you were being paid over a hundred grand for appearances when you said something entirely different”? Mo Mo, gets agitated and glaring at the lawyer and said: “This time I am just now trying to set the record straight”. Now agitated and that lame of an excuse for lying while the money was coming in but not now, how do you think that is going to play to a jury?

I had heard the account given by Larry Birkhead about the AMA show before and have written about it. Allegedly Anna Nicole Smith had a grand mal seizure the night before her appearance. Two doctors were called and both said to give her a double dose of her seizure medication. As hard as it is for most of us to believe the beautiful Anna Nicole Smith had anxiety before a public appearance and especially for this one with her weight loss. She had insomnia and had not slept for thirty six hours straight. I have heard “gossip” that besides the seizures and no sleep she had taken a Xanax several hours before she was to appear to try to sleep. Did Mo Mo have any explanation for that? Another witness who is suppose to give damning evidence is Nathan Collins but even he told me he had asked around and had talked to Kim, Anna Nicole’s personal assistant for years and had been told way back in 2005 the same recounts as Larry Birkhead gave on Friday. So could Mo Mo have just forgotten all of that as the months and years have gradually slid past?

Then there are all of the horrid things we are learning about the health and habits of this beautiful previous playmate of the year turned model. Did any of us really or need to know about everything she suffered from? Did any of us want to really know about her personal habits including liking to drink out of a baby bottle, keeping baby food snacks near her bed and all of the other very personal things we are now finding out? I did not and it kind of makes me physically sick, how about each of you?

This brings up an email I found I still had from 2007, it is talking to someone else, now remember I have never spoken to Howard K. Stern, Larry Birkhead, Virgie Arthur, Mo Mo and most of the people in this saga and certainly NONE of Anna Nicole’s inner circle. However let me recount in part what this email says. Remember at one time I did do some domestic violence advocacy work and I can say for certain that adult survivors of child abuse are almost impossible to reach out to or help. In this email I say “I have been able to “VERIFY”…. I have no idea who I was talking about when I said “verify”. However, the email goes on to say, “there were at least four different personalities of Anna Nicole and she referred to them as this. Vickie Lynn is the girl that came from Mexia Texas, Nickie was the stripper, Anna Nicole was the model and red carpet walker, and Robin was a little girl”. I believe in the email I am musing could one of the secrets that Stern has vowed to protect in death could be the fact that Anna Nicole suffered from multiple personalities? I don’t know but those of you who have read the last week and followed Anna Nicole Smith in life, could that be true? If it is do we have the right to know all of that now over 2 years after her death?

So in the end as it appears now that all of Anna Nicole Smith’s secrets will come out will Steve Sadow have a big enough legal bat to handle those like Mo Mo as Howard K. Stern dearly hopes so? Share with us your thoughts today before the kick off of week two of the preliminary hearing and more behind the scenes habits and illnesses of Anna Nicole Smith.

We will take up our live coverage tomorrow as court reconvenes, October 19, 2009. Stay tuned here at Rose Speaks.com as we keep you up to date as the hearing unfolds from multiple court room observers.

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Court started at 8:00 AM this morning, October 16, 2009 on day four of the preliminary hearing in Los Angeles California. First up is the re-direct examination by assistant D. A. Renee Rose for the state of California of Maurice “Big Mo” Brighthaupt. That has been scheduled by most to last about one and ½ hours by many court observers. It did come to light yesterday that “Big Mo” made $100k on one interview following Anna Nicole Smith’s death.

Mid-morning will begin the direct examination by Renee Rose of Larry Birkhead, he is expected to be pro Howard K. Stern but might be hostile to Dr. Kapoor and Dr. Eroshevich. Adam Braun, attorney for Eroshevich, he had just received an audio tape from the state of Birkhead’s interview with them and had not had time to fully examine it on Tuesday of this week.

The state is keeping their cards close as to what witnesses will be appearing on which days. There are hints around the courthouse that Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry may shut down the preliminary hearing early next week. He is showing some impatience often heard saying, “This is not murder trial” and “Whose fault is it that somebody takes too many pills?” However yesterday during the cross examination by Steve Sadow of “Big Mo” the judge said they could keep this going for six months if the attorneys really wanted to do that.

I keep going back to why a public preliminary hearing which is a basic walk through preview of what might come up at trial, in lieu of a Grand Jury which the outcome would have been a finding of enough evidence to go to trial. They both, I am told, end up at the same place so why this, and not the close door hearing?

Don Clark is not in California as a “material hostile witness” for Howard K. Stern, he is expected back by next Tuesday, October 20 with Wilma Vicedomine and Tom Pirtle, I would think Stern’s legal team might reschedule that for after Wednesday October 21 since there will be no court on Wednesday.

UPDATE ONE: The redirect examination of Maurice “Big Mo” Brighthaupt has been completed by Assistant D. A. Renee Rose. Larry Birkhead is on the stand now and is expected to defend Howard K. Stern and point the finger at the two doctors, he is under going direct examination by the D. A. right now. Big Mo also testified not only did he see Dr. Eroshevich inject Anna Nicole Smith ONLY once in those 5 months but he also saw the bottle of B-12 and stated that was what Dr. Eroshevich used.

UPDATE TWO: Larry Birkhead is being very polite to Renee Rose showing his good southern manners but on a lot of questions he is answering either “I don’t know”, or “I can’t remember”. He should be a huge boost for Howard K. Stern after 2 days of Big Moe.

Keep up with Rose Speaks throughout the day today as we bring you the up to minute happening in California in the Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich preliminary hearing, we have several court watchers rotating in and out of the court room giving us the feel of the court, I am sure each one will have that person’s personal take of this.

LATEST FILINGS IN THE TEXAS FIRST COURT OF APPEALS BY ART HARRIS.

October 16, 2009 Art Harris Motion to Strike certain exhibits and addendum filed with Virgie Arthur’s Response to Art Harris Motion for Writ of Mandamus.

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October 16, 2009 Art Harris’ Reply filed in regards to Real Party of Interest, Virgie Arthur’s, Response to Art Harris Motion for Writ of Mandamus.

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