TSJ Thread

[SKane]

Beckett biography from law firm web site.

Steve Beckett Attorney in Urbana, IL | Steve Beckett Law Office

Steve Beckett is an attorney in Champaign-Urbana practicing law for over 50 years. J. Steven Beckett is an attorney in Urbana, Illinois and has been practicing law since 1973 in Champaign County and has appeared in state and federal trial and appellate courts in all types of criminal and civil...

www.stevebeckettllc.com

 

[CharliedonSurf]

What does it all mean, Basil?

My take is to expect a decision on the TRO fairly quickly. Judge appreciates that a TRO is an expedited emergency process so she superseded the likely docket auto-generated response date and set a hearing on the motion. My guess decision will be made within a week. If the TRO is denied, they can still move for a preliminary injunction. Difference mostly is whether an emergency restraining order is needed to avoid irreparable harm or whether parties can wait to to hold an evidentiary hearing on the preliminary injunction

 

[CharliedonSurf]

I’ll have to go find my post where I asked if there was a world where TSJ sued Illinois. I was told no.

But I’m not a lawyer so I guess I said “sue” but I meant challenge that his presumption of innocence or duty process ir what we is being violated.

Some entities operate on “preponderance of the evidence” rather than not “beyond reasonable doubt”.

It's a lawsuit. It's a complaint seeking injunctive and declaratory relief, not money. The whole point of these suits is that money cannot remedy TSJ for the harm being done.

 

[Bbuck21]

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Mr. Block..........Butcher. Are we still playing?

 

[Warren Carter Fanclub]

Has it ever been corroborated that this "victim" has accused some other athlete(s) of some sort of sexual battery/rape prior to this or was that just a rumor on these threads?

 

[OU_Illini]

Some have commented on Judge Colin Bruce recusing himself. It is not uncommon for Judges to recuse themselves due to what may be perceived as potential conflicts of interest. Here, Judge Bruce is a U of I grad (undergrad and law), and I believe his brother is a former U of I Trustee.

Magistrate Judge Eric Long has also now recused himself.

 

[elleILLINIemme]

There was also a Dr. Pepper at UIUC!

When I was an undergrad at UIUC I saw a Doctor Wachter (pronounced Woctor).

 

[DJM]

Lawyer here. By asserting claims under Title IX, which is a federal statute, they gave UIUC the option to remove the case from state court to federal court. Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases that raise questions of federal law.

Very generally speaking, Federal judges are viewed as being more sophisticated and impartial than state court judges. I stress, that is a huge stereotype I am making; many state court judges are excellent and many federal judges are not. I am only offering that as a possible explanation for why UIUC decided to remove the case. No matter what we on a message board think, UIUC has an interest in defending its processes.

I believe that there is only one federal judge currently seated in Urbana. He is a BA and JD graduate of UIUC. Perhaps that has something to do with his decision to recuse himself. So, the case had to go to a judge outside of Urbana. It went to Judge Colleen Lawless in the federal court in Springfield. I know nothing about her besides what’s on her Wikipedia page. The reassignment process typically is random, so I don’t read anything into it.

Will be interesting to see what happens.

Regardless of the outcome, Judge Lawless is excellent. I would expect a detailed ruling from her and I would not expect it to take a long period of time.

 

[GrayGhost77]

Damn! You really do know a bunch of legal words. And if you were curious, IANAL.

Username checks out.

 

[WhiteHorseWings]

Excerpt from TSJ's written statement to the panel:

That's why you seek a TRO. To limit the extent of the irreversible harm done by the current status quo. Because if you wait for the entire process to run its course to the very end the way things currently stand, TSJ will have been significantly harmed without sufficient recourse even if he is found not guilty.

Something people here won’t want to hear is that a mandatory injunction is a higher burden than one which just preserves the status quo.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

Beckett biography from law firm web site.

Steve Beckett Attorney in Urbana, IL | Steve Beckett Law Office

Steve Beckett is an attorney in Champaign-Urbana practicing law for over 50 years. J. Steven Beckett is an attorney in Urbana, Illinois and has been practicing law since 1973 in Champaign County and has appeared in state and federal trial and appellate courts in all types of criminal and civil...

www.stevebeckettllc.com

unless Beckett, et al is doing this pro bono, try to imagine what his hourly rate , and the whole lawyer dream team is getting for this

 

[PattyOBryant]

Has it ever been corroborated that this "victim" has accused some other athlete(s) of some sort of sexual battery/rape prior to this or was that just a rumor on these threads?

The first several iterations of these threads could have easily been called "TSJ Rumor Thread."

Facts are becoming a little more available now.

 

[WhiteHorseWings]

Honestly curious…what does the University do if the injunction forcing them to not suspend him without due process is upheld? Also never heard of this…does it happen often (ever)?

I am not a lawyer but will be deposed this week, on a stupid civil suit not involving me.

Here’s your prep:

1) yes 2) no 3) I don’t know 4) I don’t remember

 

[Grandpa]

unless Beckett, et al is doing this pro bono, try to imagine what his hourly rate , and the whole lawyer dream team is getting for this

Something shocking for sure.

 

[tenaciousD]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1744858406735724865

 

[WhiteHorseWings]

Poorly designed zero tolerance policy that conflicts with title 9 vs high power lawyers chasing NBA salary level monies. I’m betting on the lawyers.

Worried that TJ and alleged victim are forgotten along the way.

High power lawyers from Oakbrook Terrace, Evansville and Champaign?

 

[1970 John]

That was probably instructed because the whole things falls apart if she says he did this right-handed.

Right out of To Kill a Mockingbird…which everyone should read, or at least see the movie.

 

[illini011]

Let’s say the TRO is granted…How long would it last? A couple weeks? The whole season?

 

[WhiteHorseWings]

Is this the same Steve Beckett who represented Craig Swoope and once bailed me out of jail?

It’s the same one who taught me and every fellow UI College of Law alum on here trial ad.

 

[doltmanns]

Right out of To Kill a Mockingbird…which everyone should read, or at least see the movie.

Or the play. We are seeing Richard Thomas (John Boy) as Atticus Finch the weekend of Jan. 19-21 in Iowa City. (ugh)

 

[logjam]

unless Beckett, et al is doing this pro bono, try to imagine what his hourly rate , and the whole lawyer dream team is getting for this

Guessing pro bono...

 

[CharliedonSurf]

Let’s say the TRO is granted…How long would it last? A couple weeks? The whole season?

Haven't practiced in this area for a minute but I believe until a preliminary or permanent injunction hearing could take place.

 

[LouHenson]

unless Beckett, et al is doing this pro bono, try to imagine what his hourly rate , and the whole lawyer dream team is getting for this

Beckett sued Chuck Smirt and Mike Slive in relationship to the Deon Thomas case. He is very well connected in Champaign and TSJ could not have a better team on his side.

 

[hodgesonfire]

If the restraining order fails does that create precedent to destroy teams using criminal accusations knowing that “code of conduct” policies always error on the side of “zero tolerance.”

The rabbit hole that would create has the potential to really do horrible things to people and teams.

 

[Himself4life]

A lot of stuff happened off-camera that night. Nearly every conceivable event known to man, actually. Put that in your report, officer.

They never interviewed anyone he was with either. This is a clown show. If they proceed with this. They'll lose and be sued.