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[Court News] A biweekly catch-up on Court and Government News 


Mitch

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Welcome to our biweekly news updates and more from the Courts of Los Santos and Government News. We'll cover cases between the 1st to the 12th of November. 

 

Government News

The Government has introduced two new legislative Acts and which go into affect immediately (This doesn't affect any ongoing cases at the time of creation). The two main Acts are the GAMING Act and the SASI Act. 

 

The General Actions for Monetary and Intrastate Necessity of Gambling Act (GAMING ACT) introduces a new code to all types of gambling which range from Charitable to Online gambling and sport betting. The act also confirms that a few penalties may apply either civilly (For Public Safety/Health Code violations, Fraud, etc )  to even criminal liability, such as organized crimes. We expect to see additional laws drafted in the penal code in the coming weeks to address this. 

 

San Andreas Sovereign Immunity Act (SASI ACT) introduces some requirements when handling State issued lawsuits, such as LS Government, LSPD, LSFD, etc. There has been a total of 4 (Four) changes which range from The State can't be sued for more than $150'000 in a singular instance and Wrongful Death suits can't be more than $250'000. Legal Fees have been formally capped at $25'000 per suit and finally, should the Court rule that a Case is frivolous, the Plaintiff may be fined $20'000

 

For additional details, feel free to check out the Acts on the Courts website. 

General Actions for Monetary and Intrastate Necessity of Gambling Act

San Andreas Sovereign Immunity Act (SASI ACT)

 

Civil Courts

 

Plaintiff:  Vibe Incorporated

DefendantPrescott Entertainment

Judge: Garrett Fox

Details: Plantiff accused Prescott Entertainment of defaming them in a series of social media posts. The Defendant went on a slanderous rampage against Vibe Inc and accused it's CEO of holding a monopoly and driving out smaller businesses. The Defendant never turned up to court and the judge ruled accordingly.

Judgement: Default Judgement in favor of Plaintiff. ((Admin intervention)) 

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Plaintiff: Fast Loans Company

Defendant: Junho Park

Judge: Oswald Fredrickson

Details: Plaintiff accused the Defendant of not repaying the loan he had out on a Contract, Defendant did not turn up to Court and the Judge ruled in Fast Loans Company's favor

Judgement: Ruled in the Plaintiffs favor. Awarding them the full $72'100. 

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Plaintiff: GWC and Golfing Society 

Defendant: Sten de Vissor

Judge: Juilet Pierce & Oswald Fredrickson

Details: Plaintiff accused the Defendant of trespassing on private property. The Defendant uploaded a picture of himself at the Golf Course and they used that against him, later in the proceedings, the Defendant tried to argue the picture was old, but the Plaintiff's argued they owned the property for well over two months. The Judge ruled with the Plaintiff. 

Judgement: Ruled in the Plaintiff's favor, awarding them $90'000. 

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Plaintiff: The City of Los Santos

Defendant:  Jaxon Edevane

Judge: Noah Breckenridge

Details: Plaintiff accused the Defendant of not repaying the loan, the Defendant arrived into court without an attorney and worked behind closed doors to handle a out of court settlement. 

Judgement: Out of court settlement approved, case dismissed.

 

 

Criminal Courts

 

Plaintiff: District Attorney

Defendant: Troy Tranh

Judge: Oswald Fredrickson

Details: The DA's office filed charges against the Defendant (Robbery, Battery & Tampering with evidence) and brought it to court. The Defendant was backed up by the Kerrigan and Associates Corp. The case dragged on several days with many delays, in which led to the Defense requesting a Motion for Summery Judgement, the DA apologized to the court for the delays, the Judge ruled shortly after, expressing disappointment in the failures of the DA of effectively presenting a case.

Judgement: Not Guilty, lack of evidence

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Laws

No new laws have been introduced in the past two weeks.

 

Thanks for reading! 

Feedback and comments is welcome

 

Disclaimer: None of us are BAR approved lawyers. 

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