Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog has posted a follow-up installment to Judge Kennedy, why are you refusing to give up the videos? The post, Judge Kennedy, why have you buried the tapes?, provides new information on this aspect of Nashville musician Danny Tate’s conservatorship case. At issue basically is that Tate was put under a temporary conservatorship during an Oct. 23, 2007, ex parte hearing. He received no notice of the probate court hearing until Nov. 2, 2007, when he was additionally served with notice of a Nov. 14 hearing on the matter.
The court first maintained that no transcript or audio record existed for these proceedings. After a video for the October date surfaced and a county employee admitted that video for the second hearing also exists, the court now says they are not required to provide copies to the public. This latest post features the sworn affidavits of Danny Tate and his attorney, Michael Hoskins, which detail the sequence of events.
Documenting numerous questionable acts associated with these two hearings is a critical component for any appeal or other legal action that Tate may pursue. The legal industry understands that withholding this information could functionally shut down efforts to expose misdeeds, even potential criminal activity.
Tennessee lawmakers recently heard testimony as part of a movement to consider public investigations into judicial illegalities or improprieties. The events described at Impeachrandykennedy’s Blog provide good reason that public investigations of alleged judicial misconduct would be an important step to enhance government transparency and taxpayer protections.
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