A California court has heard how a lawyer tried to intimidate an opponent lawyer with pepper spray and a stun gun.
When Douglas Crawford met fellow attorney Walter Traver for a deposition he adopted the unorthodox tactic of holding a can of pepper spray to Traver's face. Crawford, presumably adopting the voice of a shopping mall security guard, warned Traver that he would spray him if he "got out of hand". In a bid to press home the point, Crawford then brought out a cunningly disguised stun gun saying "if that doesn't quell you, this is a flashlight that turns into a stun gun". Crawford then switched the gadget from full beam to stun lawyer mode and discharged the gun close to Traver's face.
The California appeals court decided to throw out the case that Crawford was bringing as a result of his actions. The California bar is seeking to disbar Crawford over the incident, and presumably over doubts as to his mental health. Crawford had brought the case against Chase Bank.
When the bank sought sanctions for the pepper spray threat, Crawford provided papers to the court referring to the bank as “Heavenly Father” and Traver as “Heavenly Father’s only begotten son.” He also said the trial judge was “sick and demented”, and added that the requested sanction against him should be increased to death and $265 million.
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When Douglas Crawford met fellow attorney Walter Traver for a deposition he adopted the unorthodox tactic of holding a can of pepper spray to Traver's face. Crawford, presumably adopting the voice of a shopping mall security guard, warned Traver that he would spray him if he "got out of hand". In a bid to press home the point, Crawford then brought out a cunningly disguised stun gun saying "if that doesn't quell you, this is a flashlight that turns into a stun gun". Crawford then switched the gadget from full beam to stun lawyer mode and discharged the gun close to Traver's face.
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The California appeals court decided to throw out the case that Crawford was bringing as a result of his actions. The California bar is seeking to disbar Crawford over the incident, and presumably over doubts as to his mental health. Crawford had brought the case against Chase Bank.
When the bank sought sanctions for the pepper spray threat, Crawford provided papers to the court referring to the bank as “Heavenly Father” and Traver as “Heavenly Father’s only begotten son.” He also said the trial judge was “sick and demented”, and added that the requested sanction against him should be increased to death and $265 million.
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Um... just to be clear, are you saying I shouldn't be doing this any more?
Thought it was a grey area. They never ruled it out on the LPC.