Stunning story about Antrel Rolle

[Demosthenes]

http://www.forbes.com/2010/01/26/irs-ch ... audit.html

If I were the IRS, I'd be opening a criminal investigation.

[Demosthenes]

Hiram M. Martin, the lawyer for Rolle in the tax case, declined comment Tuesday on specifics. Calling the matter "confidential," he said it was "totally inappropriate" for Forbes to have obtained his pleading. "I am outraged," he said. By law, Tax Court lawsuits are public record at the clerk's office in Washington, D.C.

He's been practicing law since 1978 and he doesn't know that court filings are public record unless sealed?

[Pottapaug1938]

Hiram M. Martin, the lawyer for Rolle in the tax case, declined comment Tuesday on specifics. Calling the matter "confidential," he said it was "totally inappropriate" for Forbes to have obtained his pleading. "I am outraged," he said. By law, Tax Court lawsuits are public record at the clerk's office in Washington, D.C.

He's been practicing law since 1978 and he doesn't know that court filings are public record unless sealed?

You know that. I know that. Most Quatloosers know that. But, the vast majority of the general public doesn't know that, and thus the lawyer's bloviation. Why let the facts get in the way of a good rant to arouse the yahoos?

[Nikki]

He's been practicing law since 1978 and he doesn't know that court filings are public record unless sealed?

According to the docket available on the Tax Court's web site, he also didn't know a filing fee was required.

[wserra]

A lawyer was involved in this? Rolle isn't the only one who should be looking over his shoulder.

Sterling said he used to be the church's president and was still a member, and that the church faithful valued their privacy

I'm sure they do.