Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano, a Crystal Lake resident who was appointed to his post by a Republican Board of Directors, was not only a crook, but a cad. A liar, too, because he told Metra investigating attorney James Sotos … Continue reading
McHenry County just keeps making Chicago news. Today on the front page of the Chicago Tribune is an article about former Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano’s wife’s having filed for bankruptcy. Back in September. In Rockford. Pagano apparently left his … Continue reading
Last week, I explained what happened at Federal Magistrate Michael Mahoney’s court room when three McHenry County deputies tried to get out of answering questions in former Deputy Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination court case. As background Keith Nygren attorney James … Continue reading
Zane Seipler’s attorney Black Horwitz was in the Rockford Federal Courthouse yesterday afternoon pursuing evidence in his case of wrongful termination. Representing Sheriff Keith Nygren was James Sotos. Horwitz talked of a spreadsheet of tickets issued by officers. Sotos pointed … Continue reading
Last Friday’s court interchange in Federal Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom concludes today with talk of a protective order. This is the last installment of what happened last Friday in Zane Seipler’s wrongful termination lawsuit. “We believe he (Sgt. … Continue reading
Part 1 and Part 2 of my day in Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom last Friday have run previously. The attorney representing three deputies involved in the Pavlin court case sought to have his clients exempted from deposition questioning … Continue reading
Intrigued by the suggestion that reporters might find something of interest in Federal Magistrate P. Michael Mahoney’s Rockford courtroom last Friday, I ventured west. I tired to figure out what magistrate’s do. A Chicago lawyer gave me a long, convoluted … Continue reading
