By Wes Woods, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Posted: 10/17/13, 2:05 PM PDT |
RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> A jury ruled in favor of Inland Empire marijuana activist Lanny Swerdlow on Wednesday in his civil trial against anti-drug foe Paul Chabot with a final financial amount pending based on punitive damages.
Jurors will be back in West Valley Superior Court at 1:30 p.m. today to determine punitive damages against Chabot, said Judge Joseph Brisco to Swerdlow, who is representing himself, and Chabot’s attorney Andrew Haynal in court before court was dismissed.
Swerdlow is seeking punitive damages of $1 million after a 2007 incident at a Rancho Cucamonga meeting where he alleged false arrest and malicious prosecution.
The jury on Wednesday found for the false arrest but not for the malicious prosecution and ruled for $5,000 for past economic and non-economic losses. Jurors will meet again to determine punitive damages.
Chabot had filed a counter-suit claiming Swerdlow battered him, which the activist denied, and asked for attorney fees but the jury denied his request.
Brisco said that Swerdlow today will be able to question Chabot about his finances and the jury can “punish” Chabot or not based on the testimony.
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Pay up Chaboat!!!
It’ll be interesting to see what chabot actually does for a living.
I wonder if his wife getting the real picture yet???
Congratulations Lanny… to the DEBTOR’S CONCENTRATION CAMP with Paul Chabot the Drug War Nazi!!
Does Chabot’s wife still run the SB GOP central committee?… (no wonder it’s a dead party), they’re nothing but a couple of extremist hypocrites.
Hope Mr. Swerdlow gets the $1M clams for his troubles, he deserves it… MMJ party @ Lanny’s place soon!!
And bet the Chabot’s are still in denial saying that they’d do it all again FOR THE KIDS… but apparently they don’t give a damn about their own.
@1, You say, “Pay up Chaboat!!!”
>>> Well, $1.00 should cover it for Lanny Swerdlow- being that he already recieved more than one million dollars worth of FREE publicity/advertising for his MARIJUANA BUSINESS!
@#3, FreeAaronSandusky…
FREE “AARON SANDUCKY”???????
>>> YOU MEAN “Aaron Sandusky” from Upland?
HA! Hopefully YOU, “Lanny” will be locked up along with him SOON!
Anonymous on January 8th, 2013 4:27 pm
“I want to apologize to those with me and their families who have been victimized by the federal government who has not recognized the voters of this state,” Sandusky said in court.
What worm! Did Aaron APOLOGIZE for aiding our youth and our weak in
getting the “LEGAL” drug to make them LAZY,IRRESPONSIBLE, UNCARING,
NUMBING THEIR MINDS TO TUNE OUT THEIR LIFE, THEIR OPPORTUNITIES, THEIR
STUDIES, THEIR RELIGION, THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEIR DUTIES AT WORK, THEIR
FUTURE, THEIR OWN WIFE OR HUSBAND AND KIDS?
“The sentencing was greeted with sobs from attendees.”
Really? Boohoo!
You mean the same kind of painful and helpless SOBS from the many parents who lost their children to drugs; either physically, spiritually, emotionally, or mentally… all because Aaron was driven by PROFITS to”legally” ruin lives.
“his case was a stacked deck by the DEA and those Local Officials including the corrupt Upland electeds”
10 YEARS? Apparently it was NOT STACKED ENOUGH!
Had I known the “Upland” officials were all over this, I would have contacted them and provided them with more, much more, testimony and evidence of Aaron’s infiltration into the community colleges by encouraging the students to sell to others, targeting our unsuspected youth to get them HOOKED, and distract them from their studies, and mess up their lives… all for a lousy buck!
“It is a very sad Day today…… for Aaron and Americans….” WRONG!
THANK YOU TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE DEA… GOD BLESS AMERICA AND EACH ONE OF YOU!
Oh no number 5, much better than that. Swerdlow slapped SBSD and the DA’s right in the face being found not guilty of the charges that you know, both agencies jump on at the behest of the Navy Commander who is a want a be “good ol boy”.
Then Swerdlow hammers the Commander and his lawyer, ALL on his own without assistance of council in civil court.
Dude that is just PRICELESS fodder at the end of the day, no matter what you say.
So the WEED smoker or advocate there of, HAMMERED the hell out of the system.
I’ll take that as a victory for the little people, pot smoker or not.
I wonder if he toked some bud before trial?
Anonymous #5
What do you think about chabot being found to be a liar by 2 different courts?
Good morning Repairman- good to hear from you.
I don’t know if he lied, I didn’t follow those cases, but him promoting himself as follows makes me wonder about his perception of events and his surroundings and also if he has perhaps been reading too many comic books or watching too many mafia films where he sees himself as the hero coming to the rescue:
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Subject: For Release: Chabot Strategies Works with Congress on Mexico Counter Insurgency Strategy
To learn more about Mexican drug cartels and how to fight them, order Paul Chabot’s book …
Chabot Strategies, LLC is proud to announce its participation in crafting a newly released counter-insurgency strategy-concept for Mexico…
LIKE I SAID, MY BOOK ON THE MEXICAN CARTELS WAS MORE ORIGINAL, A PAGE TURNER, I SHOULD NOT HAVE THROWN IT TO THE FIRE! OH WELL, MY LOSS.
BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE CHABOT CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DO… HE IS A “DOER” NOT A “TALKER”
HE ACTUALLY SAT DOWN TO WRITE A BOOK AND FOLLOWED THREW ALL THE WAY TO PRINT & PROMOTION … WHEREAS I SAT ON MY ROUGH DRAFT, NEVER GOING ANY FURTHER- CHABOT WINS.
THIS COURT CASE OF HIS WAS A DISTRACTION AND LEARNING EXPERIENCE (DON’T EXAGGERATE AND NOT EVERYONE CAN BE A HERO) I’M SURE HE’LL REGROUP AND MAKE A COMEBACK SOMEHOW- AS A HERO’S “ASSISTANT” AND WITH REAL LIFE PERCEPTION … HE DOES HAVE IT IN HIM.
Anonymous #9
So do you think those 24 jurors that found him to be lying were wrong?
By the way I checked out that book, classic chabot hysteria and fear mongering, although I did get a laugh, he seems to think tripling down on law enforcement will stop drug trafficking and ultimately end terrorism.
He wants his readers ” to join him in a never-ending holy war”. Kind of like the Taliban.
Repairman!
You actually bought the book?
“tripling down on law enforcement will stop drug trafficking”
No, not really, more men on the ground will only mean more men around to choose from to buy their protection- money talks- current law enforcement just needs to get a plan and triple down on out-smarting them, honey catches more flies.
Swerdlow slapped SBSD and the DA’s right in the face. I like and he slapped Chabot in the face too.
How does a security guard with no real police or life experience write a book and expect people to listen to his shit. Sorry midget Chabot.
The drug war was lost the day they signed that law. Suk it Chabot
Anonymous #11
No, I didn’t but it, luckily amazon lets you peruse a book before you buy, so you don’t get stuck with a stinker like chabots manifesto.
You wanna cut the cartels off at the knees? end prohibition.
“You wanna cut the cartels off at the knees? end prohibition.”
I’m either slow, or I just get massive mental blocks, but I do not know or understand your comment above, what prohibition? you mean drugs? No, I didn’t think so, what do you mean?
DJ r u stoned again??
LSW, why, do I sound stoned; like I took the IMPOSTER-Anonymous’ advice below? NO! Of course not.
Anonymous on October 9th, 2013 11:59 am
@12, 5&7 does take medicine for his illness. It’s in the form of a pill. Maybe he should smoke a little weed, get some cheetos and relax. Denny’s only compassion is for himself.
SPEAKING OF IMPOSTERS… BEWARE…ALWAYS BE ON GUARD OF “ANONYMOUS” IMPOSTERS HERE-THERE- AND EVERYWHERE!
>>> ON GUARD!
GUARD against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
— George Washington
GUARD with jealous attention the public liberty.
Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel.
Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force.
Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
— Patrick Henry
Anonymous #14
“I’m either slow, or I just get massive mental blocks, but I do not know or understand” That is a understatement.
LSW #15
Q: “DJ r u stoned again??”
A: NYET!!- NYET- Nyet- … nyet. But as your very own kinfolk, Kenny Rogers, put it, in a long time favorite of mine, I …
“Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)”
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I woke up this mornin’ with the sundown shinin’ in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin’ out as I was a-crawlin’ in
I got up so tight I couldn’t unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Someone painted “April Fool” in big black letters on a “Dead End” sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah
good point I think George Washington was a cannabis activist ,he grew it on his ranch !
!!! *please* remove my #18 posting *ASAP*!! as well as this one thank you!!
Anonymous #20
I’ll bet you didn’t post # 18 did you.
I did, but…
“I watched myself crawlin’ out as I was a-crawlin’ in
I got up so tight I couldn’t unwind”
i don’t wish it on anyone!!
Anonymous #22
Who’s on drugs now? your babbling.
No, just I’m kidding…but…
STILL, Administrator PLEASE!
“!! *please* remove my #18 posting *ASAP*!! as well as this one thank you!!”
…and why I can’t I withdraw my comment?
Come on, pretty please, I promise to think twice next time.
Anonymous #25
Don’t ya like Kenny Rogers?
Repairman,
I can’t think of any other of his songs, but maybe Administrator can come up with one to substitute the one on #18, he’s being stubborn!!
Well it is a pretty good song, maybe he likes it.
HELLLLOOO OOUUUTTTT THHEERRRE!
Administrator! Listen, I’ll meet you half way- rather YOU meet ME half way- how about you keep the Q & A on #18 and delete the rest?
Repairman,
“maybe he likes it” you say?????
Well, SO WHAT, me too. I also like smoking, drinking whiskey and putting my foot on the gas, but it doesn’t mean it’s good for me or safe.
There’s always that …”Gamble” Kenny Rogers talks about.
I know! Perhaps Kenny Rogers could repeat his advice to ADMINISTRATOR, he may have more luck convincing him to MEET ME HALF WAY:
///
For a taste of your whiskey
I’ll give you some advice
///
If you’re gonna play the game, BOY
You gotta learn to play it right
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em
> Know when to fold ’em
>> Know when to walk away
>>> Know when to run