they made their stolen vehicle report to.
I want to see if there are any inconsistencies in the chain of information. A timeline is involved, and if anything is out of place, it should stick out like a sore thumb. Each owner should have made a stolen car report within twenty-four hours of the theft and they should also have collected their policy benefits from the insurance company thirty days later. After the insurance company recovers the cars, they should have records of sales to I.R.S., and if Stuart is the final customer, he should get the car no sooner than two weeks later – and that’s if everything is done as efficiently as possible. If any step along the way occurs before or after it’s supposed to, I’ll catch it.
There’s plenty of action going on, but I’m not getting paid for any of it. Fortunately for my bank account, the kid’s Marina clientele is still active. Her stepfather was retained to represent the apartment building and slip owners in their actions against non-paying tenants. There are thousands of apartment and boat slip tenants, so legal action is usually required on a steady basis. The most common problem that occurs is when the owner of an old boat decides that he doesn’t want it anymore – usually about a year or so after its engine freezes up. They get tired of paying several hundred dollars a month slip rental for a junk boat that doesn’t even run, so they abandon it.
The landlords have provisions in their slip rental agreements giving them the right to auction off any abandoned boat after judgment is obtained against the owner for non-payment of slip rent. The legal work is almost identical on every case. All Suzi has to do is change the name of the boat, the name of the defendant, the dates, and the amounts. The cases get filed with the court by mail, and the papers are sent out for service with either Jack Bibberman or the Marshal’s office. The only thing that an attorney like me is needed for is to provide a name and a State Bar membership number in the upper left hand corner of the complaints that get filed.
I don’t have to do much other than front the kid’s law practice. It doesn’t pay a hell of a lot, but the Marina lets us park our boat in the slip and pays a minimum retainer, so we’ll always have a place to live.
Jack checks in from New Jersey. He’s done everything I asked him to do and he’s returning late this afternoon, so I make arrangements to have him picked up at the airport. Olive has her learner’s permit and she’s desperate for places to drive, so she and Vinnie will be at LAX when Jack’s plane lands. I’m looking forward to getting his reports, so they’ll all be stopping by for dinner on their way back from the airport. Stuart must have gotten a tip from the kid that the Asian boys are bringing Chinese food over tonight, so he’ll be here too… about the same time that the food gets delivered. Suzi’s already made arrangements for plenty of extra portions to be included in the delivery.
While the Asian boys are spreading out the food, we’re all spreading out Jack’s reports. The boat’s a hub of activity, with ten people aboard. The dog is watching dog food commercials on television. Suzi grabs the remote and turns up the volume because she sees Myra on the screen.
The reporter is interviewing her about an arrest that was made of a suspect in the double homicide caused by that exploding Suburban. It’s Joe Morgan. I knew he was going to get busted sooner or later, but I didn’t think it would be this soon.
Myra was asked about any information they may have learned from Morgan as to his motive. Her answer was a surprise to all of us. “We haven’t interrogated Mister Morgan because he has counsel - the law firm of Charles Indovine, the same firm that represents the dealership where Mister Morgan is employed. They have informed this office that we are not to question him until his attorney is present. They intend to
I want to see if there are any inconsistencies in the chain of information. A timeline is involved, and if anything is out of place, it should stick out like a sore thumb. Each owner should have made a stolen car report within twenty-four hours of the theft and they should also have collected their policy benefits from the insurance company thirty days later. After the insurance company recovers the cars, they should have records of sales to I.R.S., and if Stuart is the final customer, he should get the car no sooner than two weeks later – and that’s if everything is done as efficiently as possible. If any step along the way occurs before or after it’s supposed to, I’ll catch it.
There’s plenty of action going on, but I’m not getting paid for any of it. Fortunately for my bank account, the kid’s Marina clientele is still active. Her stepfather was retained to represent the apartment building and slip owners in their actions against non-paying tenants. There are thousands of apartment and boat slip tenants, so legal action is usually required on a steady basis. The most common problem that occurs is when the owner of an old boat decides that he doesn’t want it anymore – usually about a year or so after its engine freezes up. They get tired of paying several hundred dollars a month slip rental for a junk boat that doesn’t even run, so they abandon it.
The landlords have provisions in their slip rental agreements giving them the right to auction off any abandoned boat after judgment is obtained against the owner for non-payment of slip rent. The legal work is almost identical on every case. All Suzi has to do is change the name of the boat, the name of the defendant, the dates, and the amounts. The cases get filed with the court by mail, and the papers are sent out for service with either Jack Bibberman or the Marshal’s office. The only thing that an attorney like me is needed for is to provide a name and a State Bar membership number in the upper left hand corner of the complaints that get filed.
I don’t have to do much other than front the kid’s law practice. It doesn’t pay a hell of a lot, but the Marina lets us park our boat in the slip and pays a minimum retainer, so we’ll always have a place to live.
Jack checks in from New Jersey. He’s done everything I asked him to do and he’s returning late this afternoon, so I make arrangements to have him picked up at the airport. Olive has her learner’s permit and she’s desperate for places to drive, so she and Vinnie will be at LAX when Jack’s plane lands. I’m looking forward to getting his reports, so they’ll all be stopping by for dinner on their way back from the airport. Stuart must have gotten a tip from the kid that the Asian boys are bringing Chinese food over tonight, so he’ll be here too… about the same time that the food gets delivered. Suzi’s already made arrangements for plenty of extra portions to be included in the delivery.
While the Asian boys are spreading out the food, we’re all spreading out Jack’s reports. The boat’s a hub of activity, with ten people aboard. The dog is watching dog food commercials on television. Suzi grabs the remote and turns up the volume because she sees Myra on the screen.
The reporter is interviewing her about an arrest that was made of a suspect in the double homicide caused by that exploding Suburban. It’s Joe Morgan. I knew he was going to get busted sooner or later, but I didn’t think it would be this soon.
Myra was asked about any information they may have learned from Morgan as to his motive. Her answer was a surprise to all of us. “We haven’t interrogated Mister Morgan because he has counsel - the law firm of Charles Indovine, the same firm that represents the dealership where Mister Morgan is employed. They have informed this office that we are not to question him until his attorney is present. They intend to
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