Attorney says the city should also be liable because of its role in abuse
Commissioner may appeal $63.5 million award to Little Havana partners
Miami City Manager Art Noriega. Former city managers Emilio Gonzalez and Daniel Alfonso. Former Police Chiefs Art Acevedo and Jorge Colina. The current and former code enforcement directors.
The majority of the witnesses listed for the first amendment trial against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo are current or former city employees. Carollo was sued in 2018 by Bill Fuller and Martin Pinilla, owners of Ball & Chain Lounge and other Little Havana properties they lease to other businesses. They accuse Carollo of harassing them and weaponizing the city’s police force and code enforcement office to shut their businesses down because they supported his opponent in the 2017 election.
Have you, any member of your immediate family or close personal friend ever worked for a politician? Have you ever owned a business? How do you get the news? Do you follow Billy Corben? Do you follow Political Cortadito?
Ladra is almost proud to have her work featured among the questions that might be asked of jurors in the federal $2.5 million first amendment lawsuit against Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo by his defense attorneys. Last week, they submitted 75 proposed voir dire questions — inquiries lawyers make to exclude a certain number of jurors — to U.S. Southern District Judge Rodney Smith, who will preside over the trial, set to begin Tuesday.
Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo must be crying in his cafecito.
On the heels of losing his last attempt to delay the April 10 federal trial for violating the rights of a couple of Little Havana businessmen — including Bill Fuller, who owns Ball & Chain Bar — a U.S. Southern District judge denied several motions filed by Carollo’s attorneys to. make ridiculous arguments and granted all the motions filed by the plaintiffs.
A request to change venues was denied; the trial will be in Fort Lauderdale
