Last night, August 8, 2011, Dr. Drew spoke to one of Anna Nicole Smith’s physicians, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, who was charged with conspiring to unlawfully provide controlled substances to the troubled star. The jury found him not guilty of the charges and now with the upcoming Dr. Conrad Murray trial, Kapoor gives us a better look at his relationship with Anna Nicole Smith and his feelings about Dr. Murray and Michael Jackson. A lot of you watch Dr. Drew on HLN’s at 9:00 PM EDT and PDT and 8:00 PM CDT and MDT.
Kapoor claimed that:
“Under my care, [Anna] was not an addict.”
And explained his understanding of Michael Jackson’s case, saying that he thought he should have had a medical team to supervise his pain management:
“Pain is a part of people’s lives. And I assume that Michael Jackson had a lot of issues with pain. From his accidents, and the explosion with his hair, so for many years, it has been documented that he had issues with his pain. And maybe it wasn’t well managed, who knows?”
What do you think? Do you think Dr. Kapoor and Dr. Murray are partially to blame for their clients’ deaths? Or do you think they were just doing their job?
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Like I said from the beginning, Judge Perry did not like this case from the very first hours of the prelim. The defense was thrilled and less thrilled when it was going to be held in another court. Then in a twist of fate it was back with Judge Perry. Folks he does not like this case and in my opinion feels it to be a waste of judicial time.
The criticism came as Superior Court Judge Robert Perry reluctantly agreed to let jurors see a videotape of Smith on an awards show in a performance her former boyfriend Larry Birkhead said was considered “loopy, wacky and crazy” by many people.
Perry, however, said outside the jury’s presence that he was concerned about the prosecution’s case.”
It’s the people’s position that Anna Nicole was kept in a drugged state,” Perry said. “They claim she was a pawn in the hands of her handlers and doctors who kept her in a drugged state to control her and her money.”
The evidence so far does not support that, he said
“I’m seeing a strong-willed person who ordered people around and was her own boss,” Perry said”
Judge Perry gets it, the charges as they are filed are the problem, as I stated before, the truth will never be found in this courtroom. The truth was when everyone hated each other in Florida, do ya remember all of that?…….. …..
… “Trust me. I’m a doctor.”
…from my knowledge Kapoor has a very successful medical practice and will be fine. Dr. Eroshevich will too survive if found not guilty and Howard? Not a question one of the most brilliant minds I have ever been around except…
For the rest of this article visit Desperate Exes.com below, it will be worth your time.:
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Well, what a ride, the preparation for the inevitable, the trial of Howard K. Stern, Dr. Khistine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor. It is August 4, 2010 and the “machine” is warming up! ….Dr. Sandeep Kapoor looked stressed and agitated, it will not be fun having his personal journals read aloud to the jury and the audience. His journals are mean spirited most of the time and just darn nasty. The dark side perhaps, but a little “bitchy,” if you know what I mean. Yet when you speak to him he comes across as friendly and caring, what he must be thinking? …Dr. Eroshevich looked as if she had run a marathon, her hair was not coifed as it was on most days and she looked a little ragged. She looked terrible as a matter of fact. At her age, to be going through this has to be taking its toll, unlike Kapoor, she is in her twilight years. …She too is a very compassionate person and loads of fun at times to talk to. …However, the doctors as they were presented to the jury by the prosecutor just seemed terrible. Go figure what were they thinking, why was not more effort placed in getting Anna to a re-hab center?
…Betty Ford was one that I had spent many days and weeks at making sure all went as planned. Sure the treatment facility had a plan, then so did my clients!
The defense got a huge break with the return of Judge Perry, during the pre-lim he did not seem to me to be happy that this case was coming down the criminal courts highway. …Sadow however seemed to be a hit with both judges, it is that dam “Steve Factor.”
Ms. Virgie Arthur entered the courtroom at 8:35 A.M. She was nicely dressed and she too seemed comfortable and focused. She held the hand of a gentleman who I am assuming was her husband, she sat a few seats from where I was sitting. …Quiet and patient, she was there to watch and listen to those who are charged in preparing her daughter for the afterlife.
The jury entered the courtroom at 9:47 A.M. and it looked to be a good cross section of our society. This was there big “debut,” the group who would either “set ‘em free or drop the court house on ‘em.”. …Why was this not done in Florida? The Bahamas? …they come across as being sinister and conniving if you believe the prosecution…there is so much more!
Prosecutor Rene Rose was on top of her game… She is good at her job and she is tough, I felt that her presentation and cadence was right on. Steve Sadow was nothing less than fabulous, this is what this guy was meant to do. He is interesting and the good ol’ boyish in his delivery had the jury’s attention…
Much was made of the ‘names’ that were used in the course of making sure Anna stayed medicated. The name that just kept coming was “Michele Chase,” over and over again this alias was used. Hmmm I am reviewing my notes, but I recall that this was a name used by a male who would sometimes “cross dress,” and was associated with Anna Nicole Smith & Co. For many years I would visit the ‘Queen Mary’ in Studio City, California, it was owned by one of my very good friends Robert Juleff. This place was a show place with live shows of female impersonators and in the very back was a very special bar. Robert would tell me that on a busy night you could go back there and find lawyers and perhaps a judge or two, depending on what night of the week. …Michele Chase will live on forever in the Anna Nicole Smith story.
Here is my prediction, Howard K. Stern will walk, he has a great lawyer, Steve Sadow is going to have this jury eating out of his hand. Dr. Kapoor I am not sure, on paper he looks just terrible, but he too has one of the best lawyers out there, Ellyn Garafalo, she is different and has a very no nonsense attitude. For Dr. Eroshevich who is on lawyer 3 or 4, she has lots of hurdles to get over and at her age it won’t be easy getting over them. Not sure how much the prosecution will get into in all of her baggage, but most is not good. …And in saying that, she is the only one who never made a dime on her relationship with Anna Nicole Smith, it cost her money to hang around and be a “doctor!” And in the end, it may cost her including her entire career (deals are good, too bad, we hope you enjoy the view).
We will be reporting in and out on this trial as time will allow and we at DesperateExes.com wish all three of these people the best of luck…..and for those who will testify against Howard K. Stern, wear a vest and a safety belt as Sadow is going to rock your world”…and ‘”Michele,” where is my lipstick?
Be sure to read the rest of this rather sad opening at Desperate Exes.com. We have been very fortunate to have developed a good exchange between Rose Speaks.com and Desperate Exes.com over the last three years.
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July 12, 2010 Howard K. Stern’s Notice of Unavailability for ANY hearings any party sets that he=lawyers for him also or for trial from August 1, 2010 through October 15, 2010. Yes this will cause all of the discovery hearings that Stern’s attorneys have to be present, depositions, and will move the trial back to probably close to the end of the year. Stern’s lawyers are going through the August 6, 2010 hearing so if his Special Appearance is granted he will be gone. My feeling is that since the articles were read in Texas like the federal court found in that suit, Stern will probably lose this, let’s hope not though.
Howard K. Stern’s Motion to consolidate cases for the alleged defamation and conspiracy and the Breach of Contract case. I am not sure what the statue is on this and will look up what is quoted. I can see the Court handling BOTH cases and allowing the discovery to go for both cases to conserve resources, however Stern already has set for August 6, 2010 as part of the hearing the very Rule 11 Agreement that this breach of contract is regarding. I guess this was a housekeeping Motion to get the same court I am not sure though if you can consolidate one case with 2 parties into a different case with multiple parties.
July 12, 2010 Howard K. Stern Submission ONLY for the Motions filed today to be set for July 26, 2010. Since Arthur did not agree to the Motions, I would think her response will ask for a hearing which will bring everything to a halt until the fall on this Texas case for discovery hearings, and depositions.
FIRST COURT OF APPEALS GRANTS HOWARD K. STERN’S WRIT OF MANDAMUS
July 14, 2010 Howard K. Stern’s Supplement in Opposition to Virgie Arthur Motion to Compel. Exhibit A is the First Court of Appeals decision regarding Stern’s Writ of Mandamus which is linked in this article.
July 14, 2010 Howard K. Stern’s Exhibit A filed with Stern’s Motion to Vacate Discover Order of May 11, 2009. Exhibit B is the First Court of Appeals decision regarding Stern’s Writ of Mandamus which is linked in this article.
July 14, 2010 Virgie Arthur’s Motion for Rehearing En Banc with the First Court of Appeals Opinion released on July 1, 2010 pointing out what Arthur sees as factual errors in that Opinion.
July 14, 2010 Stephens’ Writ of Mandamus denied by the First Court of Appeals. IMO this changes the options available to the defendants who appear to not be covered under the Opinion granting the Writs for Stern and Harris. I notice this denial was handed down by the same panel that granted the other two Writs
LATEST FILINGS IN THE HARRIS COUNT 80TH DISTRICT COURT ON VIRGIE ARTHUR VS. HOWARD K. STERN ET. AL.
July 16, 2010 Affidavit of Neil McCabe in support of Virgie Arthur’s Motion for Continuance on Howard K. Stern’s Special Appearance set for August 6, 2010 at 2:30 P. M.
July 16, 2010 Exhibit A filed with Virgie Arthur’s Motion for Continuance on Howard K. Stern’s Special Appearance set for August 6, 2010 at 2:30 P. M.
July 16, 2010 Exhibit B filed with Virgie Arthur’s Motion for Continuance on Howard K. Stern’s Special Appearance set for August 6, 2010 at 2:30 P. M.
July 16, 2010 Exhibit C filed with Virgie Arthur’s Motion for Continuance on Howard K. Stern’s Special Appearance set for August 6, 2010 at 2:30 P. M.
July 16, 2010 Exhibit D filed with Virgie Arthur’s Motion for Continuance on Howard K. Stern’s Special Appearance set for August 6, 2010 at 2:30 P. M.
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As the California Criminal Trial of Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich looms for August 4, 2010, the Estate of Anna Nicole Smith tightens the noose on four major witnesses.
You have to wonder if this will affect the credibility of Ford Shelley, G. Ben Thompson, Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson as well as attorney Susan Brown. It also appears that Magistrate Judge Thomas E. Rogers III for the South Carolina Federal Court decided to issue this Order without need of a Hearing.
On July 1, 2010 the Court in South Carolina issued an Court Order allowing the addition of Gaither Thompson II, Gina Shelley, Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia. The new defendants have twenty one (21) days to answer the Amended First Complaint so don’t look for this to go to trial before the criminal charges in California is tried to conclusion.
HERE ARE THE HIGH POINTS I FOUND IN THE COURT’S SEVEN (7) PAGE ORDER
“Plaintiff asserts causes of action for conversion, wrongful taking of estate property in violation of California Probate Code § 850, et seq., statutory and common law commercial appropriation of right of publicity in violation of California Civil Code § 3344.1, unjust enrichment/restitution, unfair competition in violation of California Business & Professional Code § 17200, et seq., violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(5) and civil conspiracy.
That the Estate’s property has been distributed to other entities including Geraldo Rivera with Fox News, the O’Quinn Law Firm, former television journalist Rita Cosby, and the California Department of Justice.
Counsel for Ford has consented to the filing of the proposed Amended Complaint. See Email from MacDonald to Lantta dated October 28, 2009. Thompson has not filed a Response in opposition the motion. The only opposition comes from proposed new Defendants Brown and the Law Firm. 1 Brown argues that allowing the amendments would be prejudicial to her and would be futile as to the claims against her. Brown does not appear to oppose the addition of Gaither, Melanie and Gina as Defendants in this action or to the addition of factual allegations regarding Ford’s distribution of Estate property to other third-parties.
[Brown] argues that she would be prejudiced due to the fact that she has not had the opportunity to participate in discovery as a party. However, in his Response, Plaintiff asserts that he is not opposed to amending the deadlines in this case to allow Brown to conduct discovery.
Brown argues that, as former counsel in this case, she is immune from the claims Plaintiff seeks to allege. Generally, an attorney is immune from liability to third persons arising from the performance of his or her professional activities as an attorney on behalf of and with the knowledge of his or her client. See Hunt v. Mortgage Electronic Registration, 522 F. Supp.2d 749, 758 (D.S.C. 2007). However, both Thompson and Ford testify that they did not authorize her to distribute Estate property to the O’Quinn Law. Firm.
The Clerk of Court is directed to file the Amended Complaint, which is attached as an exhibit to Plaintiff’s Motion. Plaintiff must serve the Amended Complaint within 15 days of the date of this Order. Defendants must respond in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Ok after reading the First Amended Complaint I see this is the same exhibit filed with the Court in September 2009, so nothing new here; just has not read it in almost a year.
FILINGS ON JULY 1, 2010 WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA COURT.
July 1, 2010 Court Order allowing the First Amended Complaint to include Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1, 2010 First Amended Complaint filed by the Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit A filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit B filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit C filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit D filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit E filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit F filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit G filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit H filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
July 1 2010 Exhibit I filed with First Amended Complaint by he Estate of Anna Nicole Smith adding Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson and the attorney Susan Brown and her Law Firm in Atlanta Georgia
Summons to Serve on Gina Thompson Shelley, Gaither Ben Thompson II and Melodie Thompson
Summons to Serve on Susan M. Brown and the Law Offices of Susan M. Brown
LATEST FILING IN THE TEXAS CASE I have not had time to read any of these papers.
For now we are NOT going to buy these papers due to cost, if it gets traction after the beginning of the Criminal trial or the August 6, 2010 hearing on Stern’s Special Appearance, then we will begin to purchase these papers as well.
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August 4, 2010 is the date of the first day that the trial for Howard K. Stern, Dr. Kapoor and Dr. Eroshevich begins! I think it might last two – four weeks, what do you think?
The next date for a preliminary hearing before trial was set by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Wesley is for Motions and “housekeeping rulings” which is normal in this type of proceedings.
Howard K. Stern is represented by Steve Sadow U. S. famous criminal lawyer from Atlanta Georgia and J. Christopher “Chris” Smith the up and coming California criminal lawyer that allegedly the assistant D. A. in Los Angeles does not like to go up against, both are good and both have very different styles. Dr. Khirstine Eroshevich is represented by one of the best Los Angeles criminal lawyer the young, good and attorney to watch in the future, famous Adam Braun, who is the son of Harland Braun; with the help of John J. Nazarian renowned private investigator, and celebrity in his own right regarding numerous famous clients over the decades he has been one of the best, if you can afford him. Dr. Sandeep Kapoor is represented by attorney, Ellyn Gerafalo Esq. of Hollywood Madam fame.
We have two bloggers inside the court that just shared that with us, perhaps later we can confirm that through one of the lawyers.
The Medical Board also wants access to hundreds of Dr. Kapoor’s medical records of patients because of a long period of allegedly prescribing history he has and especially with some celebrities like Anna Nicole Smith. Rumor has it that his celebrity clients are now getting prescriptions in their real names which keeps the gossip sites on their toes trying to get a sneak peek at the name on bottles, that should make the famous in Hollywood worried for privacy if true.
Stay tuned to Rose Speaks.com as we get more information we will keep you all updated.
We will also have some new papers up on several trials we are following today.
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After turning down Feel Good California Attorney General Jerry Brown’s, via his deputy attorney general on December 11, 2009 and denying the suspension of Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich license Judge David Wesley gave Brown and his people a week to file a Motion and then Argue to the court on December 18, 2009.
Judge David Wesley said on December 11, 2009 that if the Medical Board was via the Attorney General office was concerned with the doctors’ practices, the Medical Board could apply for an order to monitor them.
Thus Deputy Attorney General E.A. Jones III, who reports directly to Brown, spent another week doing a Motion to monitor the two doctors and appeared yesterday to argue again.
Superior Court Judge David Wesley was not impressed with Jones’ second go around with a new Motion. Judge Wesley listened to Deputy Attorney General E.A. Jones III argument about why it would be in the public interest to now monitor the doctors. Judge Wesley read the newest Motion and listened to Jones’ “fresh arguments”; a couple of court room watchers said that Judge Wesley could be seen becoming agitated as Jones’ listed all of the reasons. Someone who has seen Deputy Attorney General E.A. Jones III in action before, said Jones is everything you don’t want a lawyer to be. He does not know how to give a presentation in court and he cannot keep his voice level, not a good face for the Attorney General’s office.
Not only did Judge Wesley deny the newest motion but decided to give Deputy Attorney General E.A. Jones III a few tips on how to prepare a Motion for presentation in his court. First the Motion was ill written and so was the argument before the court, also Judge Wesley pointed out that the Motion had “Typos” in it. The judge admonished Jones again for the second straight week, sending him packing to update his boss, AG Feel Good Brown
Feel Good Brown needed this to pass because he needs some face time with a press conference, although Brown commanded a huge lead for governor since the summer, he is now slipping in the polls. Add to that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger continues to slash jobs and money from the state’s budget to keep California afloat. Recently there was almost $393 million dollars for the Los Angeles County Courts and included one day a month that all employees take a day off without pay. Which leads me to the question, with all of those people employed is Brown’s office hiring the best in public service? He might think of redoing his office to get some proof reader to assure the embarrassment of Friday does not happen again.
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