Regarding Philip R. Klein and his New Attorneys

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. In my opinion, the unethical behavior detailed below doesn’t reflect well on Reaud & Associates.

May 12, 2012

Mr. George Michael Jamail
Reaud & Associates, P.C.
801 Laurel Street
P.O. Box 26005
Beaumont, Texas 77720-6005

RE: Cause No. E-184,784; PRK Enterprises, Inc. v. Google, Inc.; in the 172nd District Court of Jefferson County, Texas.
Sent by telecopier to 409-813-1325.

Dear Mr. Jamail:

According to Ms. Susan Truss of the 172nd District Court during my telephone conversation with her on May 11, 2012, some time in the last two weeks, someone telephoned the court, claimed to be calling from my office, and changed the hearing I set on my clients’ motion to modify the judgment from 2:00 PM on May 11, 2012, to 8:30 AM on May 11, 2012.

Ms. Truss assures me that she would not have made such a change unless the person requesting it represented that he was affiliated with my firm. Since no one from my office made any such call—and since you were the only attorney to appear at 8:30 AM yesterday—the person who impersonated me for the purpose of thwarting the hearing I set two weeks ago appears to have been you.

Furthermore, after appearing for the 8:30 AM hearing you unilaterally and secretly rescheduled (which obviously could not be held in the absence of the six other pro se parties and attorneys whom you never notified of it), you did not even make a courtesy telephone call to my office to save me the unnecessary trip from Houston to the 172nd District Court in Beaumont for a 2:00 PM hearing—even though you would have realized at that point that notice of the 8:30 AM hearing time had never been filed or served. Thus, it is impossible to conclude that this was a mere oversight. Instead, it appears to have been a deliberate and calculated stalling tactic.

I am almost without words to express my reaction to these revelations, except to say that the ethical bankruptcy manifested by such conduct is matched only by its presumptuousness. It is further pomposified by the fact that no motion to substitute you or your firm as counsel for petitioners has ever been granted (or even filed), no designation of new lead counsel appears of record, and no notice of appearance by you or your firm was filed until three hours after yesterday’s nevernoticed, improperly-rescheduled 8:30 AM hearing (and then only because the court telephoned you and ordered you to do it).

Although a complete legal stranger to these proceedings in every material respect, you simply declared yourself to be “the new sheriff in town” and started changing hearing settings on another attorney’s motion behind his back. If this is an example of carrying out your veiled threat to “do what it is I do” if my clients did not bend to your will, then we are not impressed.

I intend to bring your highly improper actions to the attention of Judge Floyd, although I suspect that his staff members have already done so. Please tell me why I should not also bring them to the attention of the State Bar with a request to discipline you.

Yours very truly,
/s/
Jeffrey L. Dorrell

Readers may remember that we changed the date of the original hearing from April 20th to April 27th after Jamail contacted our attorney requesting more time. We rescheduled again from April 27 to May 11 to give Jamail and Reaud time to secure an agreement with Philip R. Klein.

After submitting our demands, Jamail told our attorney that Philip had signed the agreement. Unfortunately, we've yet to see a signed agreement, so our attorney intended to argue our motion for sanctions during the May 11th hearing.

As a result of this highly unethical behavior, our attorney has reset the hearing for June 1 at 9:45.

Here are the pertinent documents:

• A copy of Jeffrey's letter to Michael Jamail
• Our First Amended Motion to Modify the Judgment (originally scheduled for April 20)
• Amended hearing notice for May 11, 2012
• Jamail and Reaud’s Notice of Appearance of Counsel

Any questions?

Here’s a funny anecdote: after I posted Michael Jamail’s letter to our attorney, Jamail called and complained. According to his statements to Jeffrey, Michael doesn’t have a computer, doesn’t know how to use one, and another attorney had to fax him a copy of my article. Apparently, Michael is more comfortable with technology from the last century.

Nitwit Tidbits™

Special of the Day: purchase Philip’s new book on eBay for just $5.99. No bids, so no hurry – I’m sure it will be there for a while.

172nd District Court Hearing: The court is still scheduled to hear our Motion to Modify Judgment regarding sanctions tomorrow (Friday, April 27) at 2 pm. However, the outcome of negotiations still in progress may determine whether the hearing actually occurs. Best guess: it won’t happen.

Cop Talk: It seems that there was a drug bust the other night.

In the end - you have a young lady arrested in Jefferson County with drug stuff - that works in a JP court - and will continue to work in the JP court until....

…until she’s been arraigned and proven guilty in a court of law for a misdemeanor paraphernalia charge. Even drug possession charges are fairly common – many people have marijuana busts on their record, yet go on to lead productive lives in society as used car salesmen. Philip’s bias against Jefferson County is showing again.

Full Court Press: Busses, trains, cars and rides from friends from the church - it has begun and the black community in Southeast Texas is fired up and they are organized as they say to "elect the first black sheriff in the history of Jefferson County."

Philip’s racism is showing again. 

Unemployable t was announced this past week - that Coon's will begin the corporate move to Houston in the next three months. Over 50 high paying jobs and support staff will move to Houston. These are executive jobs with big income guys moving. Leaving another part of Jefferson County - this time Beaumont losing 50 citizens.

What an interesting faux pas (snicker). Philip meant “Conn’s.”

We go back to quote to a good friend of the Review - "Jefferson County and its citizens are simply unemployable."As well : "Jefferson County is business unfriendly."

Philip didn’t mention that the company also closed five stores in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Edmond, OK. Although the firm closed stores in Houston, all four Conn’s locations in Beaumont (two), Port Arthur, and Orange are still open for business and showing very good YoY gains. I hope Philip’s idle, irresponsible speculation and idiot conclusions don’t start rumors that may damage their business.  

Nor did Philip mention that Conn’s named a new COO and CFO at the same time, Liquidating those stores contributed to the company’s good profits in the first quarter 2012.  Looking at the facts surrounding the announcement puts Klein’s conclusion jumping in proper perspective.

Note to Philip: why don’t you post some financials from Klein Publishing, PRK Enterprises, Klein Investments, Klein Political Relations, and Klein Investigations. I’d especially like to see the financials from your charity, the Gadfly Foundation. - are you still collecting money “for the children?”

Nightmare on Nederland Avenue: Anyway you look at it - Mandy Rogers White has nothing to do with it… - and her name should be cleared and not be tagged with the suggestion that she is stepping in and blocking anything.

Wrote Philip Rogers Klein.

Political Gods: Well - even we thought that they would wait a little while - but according to well placed sources in the Texas Republican Party - the political Gods have spoken.

And the political gods say that Philip R. Klein is an idiot. Political commentary from someone who predicted that Fred Thompson would win the 2008 Presidential race bears closer scrutiny. As I remember from eleven months ago, PRK predicted that Steve Stockman would be in jail now.

The Spring Moon: it is Spring Fever and the Spring Political Moon has arisen.

What sophomoric drivel!  Philip apparently wrote this hogwash between howling spells.