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Court Proceedings - January 6th, 2025
0:00: The Judge announces the date (Monday, January 6th, 2025) and mentions the day's schedule, including civil pre-trials, criminal matters, and sentencing.
0:01: The Judge notes the return to work and school after the holidays and acknowledges the new judges and sheriff.
0:01-0:03: The judge makes a joke about staying up to watch a sporting event, apologizing to those who are fans of the opposing team, and acknowledging their guests from California who are leaving today.
0:03: The judge sends greetings to people around the world, including specific locations like New Berlin, Wisconsin, and Hollywood, California.
0:03: The judge mentions having about 420 more days in service and responds to questions about their retirement. They also greet a young viewer named Rosie.
0:04: The Judge addresses the people in the waiting room, mentioning that the office is underwhelming but that people should visit in warmer weather and also thanks the Philippines for watching.
0:04: The Judge notes an upcoming case at 11:00 am, and acknowledges that they are losing their voice because of the weather.
0:05: A case begins with Judge Middleton, Attorney Seison Barta, and the defendant Mr. H who is appearing by phone.
0:06: The case is a claim by Cavalry SPV LLC against David HCK for $2,454.55 plus costs, interest, and attorney fees.
0:06: Judge Middleton discloses that he knows the defendant from church, but both parties are comfortable with the judge hearing the case despite their shared connection.
0:07 Judge Middleton notes the loss of the defendant's wife as something that is impacting his current circumstances.
0:07: The Judge is moving the case to a breakout room for the two parties to discuss privately with the goal to reach an agreement or repayment plan.
0:09: The Judge comments that this method is efficient because parties can often reach resolution by talking privately and it's an improvement over having multiple parties present in court.
0:11: The Judge discusses upcoming courthouse construction, hoping for delays until after their retirement.
0:11: The Judge talks about the plan for the new courthouse, specifically the number of courts, the locations of different departments and the lack of clarity about their accommodation during the construction.
0:13: The judge reflects on previous construction experiences and jokes about the possibility of getting new chairs.
0:14: The Judge brings the parties back from the breakout room and comments about how long they were gone. The lawyer is in Paris, France.
0:15: The Judge makes a joke about the lawyer having watched a sporting event on the west coast of the US live at 2:20 am in France.
0:15: The parties report they reached a potential resolution, but Mr. H has another pending case (Midland Credit Management).
0:16: The lawyer asks to push the current case out 60 days in order to see what will happen with the other pending case.
0:17: The Judge discovers the second case and notes they don't always check civil cases.
0:17: The Judge notes that both cases combined bring the defendant's debts to about $9,000.
0:18: Mr. H explains that Midland had sent him a questionnaire suggesting that he might be eligible for a debt forgiveness program, similar to charity care in hospitals.
0:18: The Judge agrees to set the current case to be heard at the same time as the other case (February 3rd at 9:45 AM).
0:20: The Judge clarifies the date and time. The judge thanks the lawyer for appearing from Paris and is impressed.
0:20: The Judge says goodbye to all those present including the person from the Phillipines and concludes the hearing, and mentions that the next hearing is at 9:30.