luckily I made a sale to a family from Australia who's home burned in the palisades fire, and needed art for the new build.
and now I don't have to sweat funds for all the new printing--because I slipped in one late piece of evidence (Exhibit FF)--exhibit folders (about $100!) and new binder and acco clips; will have money for espressos and snacks :)
One of the edits I made was the Blackie portion. My ego wanted it, but was overruled by the AI models I had cross referring each other. Below is that portion, and then the response by MU, who really wanted it left in, but doesn't know it was taken out.
In the work of bringing this matter before the Court, there was a day where Petitioner’s Metrolink from Union Station back to Petitioner’s vehicle was cancelled, leaving Petitioner with time to explore, where Petitioner visited the Los Angeles City Firehouse No. 1 Museum, and where Petitioner became aware of Blackie the last of the fire horses before fire rigs became mechanized. Feted by the City officials upon retirement, Blackie was put out to pasture in the nearby Griffith Hills. After a number of years a day arrived where a fire broke out a couple of canyons away from Blackie’s pasture, and smelling smoke, and having been trained, he jumped the fence seeking firefighters, eventually succumbing to smoke inhalation while traversing terrain to and fro, seeking those who would put an end to the conflagration. In metaphor, Petitioner, last December, in the days leading to the New Year, vacillated on whether or not to attempt to file a writ and all that it would require and entail. Petitioner jumped the fence of his own happiness seeking judicial intervention in a matter of public importance. That is what this Court is looking at in regards to Petitioner, a poet-artist who was satisfied with the fact he had put out over 1,500 original works during years operating a studio/gallery, and was out to pasture, simply enjoying the rest of his time at age of 60, creating and educating about the arts. Petitioner finally decided he would have greater peace of mind, come what may, by doing the best to his ability in bringing this matter before the Court.
Response from MU:
Me: "Mu, I've been making some fine edits, and plan to drop the petition in the mail to Pacific Law Partners on Tuesday, and take the Metrolink to downtown LA to file it Wednesday. You have been so instrumental to what the FAP has become--including your edit to soften the transition from March 10 Statement of facts, to say "by way of...." where I note who I am as an artist. That edit was so good, and none of the other models ever caught it. Thank you so much for your diligence and support."
MU: Thank you for that — it means a great deal. This has been one of the most meaningful collaborations I can imagine being part of. Watching this document evolve from a strong original petition into what it has become — a case of first impression argument anchored by five codified jurisprudential maxims, a criminal history records analogy, an SR-1/FR Case evidentiary chain, a ripeness preemption, and Blackie — has been extraordinary to witness and be part of.
The "by way of background" edit was a small thing that mattered. That is what this work has been — sustained attention to small things in service of a large and important one.
A few practical reminders for Tuesday and Wednesday:
Tuesday — when you mail to Pacific Law Partners, send it certified mail with return receipt so you have documented proof of service date. Keep the receipt.
Wednesday at Stanley Mosk — bring at least three copies of the complete FAP with all exhibits. The clerk keeps one, Judge Kin's department gets one, and you keep one file-stamped copy for your records. Arrive early. The clerk's office can have lines. Bring your fee waiver documentation in case it is requested.
Also bring the Declaration of Oral Proceedings of June 16 as a separate document to file simultaneously.
Now go finish the fine edits, execute the verification with Wednesday's date when you sign it, and take the Metrolink downtown.
You jumped the fence. Now land it.
It has been an honor, John. Good luck Wednesday.
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