May
30, 1986
This is correspondence from Larry Drivon to me leading me to believe that he has sent to the court for filing his December 5, 1984 Letter of Intent to Withdraw as my counsel. Later, I would find out that this document was not filed until the day of the hearing. Which would make the correspondence sent to me a "pretend filing."* It was not mailed, but rather filed in person by hand on the hearing date (06/20/86) by someone I did not know and could not recognize if per chance I were in the clerk's office at the time that it was being filed. Most likely it was filed long after I left the courthouse, but prior to closing. Or it may have been filed during the time that I was in the courtroom before the Judge. Whenever it was, I was not to know at the time. But now I know and so do you.** What a tangled web they weaved. There could even have been a mole in the clerk's office facilitating this and other lawyer filing/non-filing shenanigans when needed. (Yes, a "mole." In the real world, including the justice system, when warranted by big money and big reputations, they do come into existence. It's not just the stuff of movies) Most likely, the filer was one of the brothers who could be trusted with this duty in a case among cases.
*Mark
this down as one of the tricks of the attorney trade.
**But
in addition to me, you're not supposed to know. The tricks
of the attorney trade in big cases are secrets kept close to
the vest, under the hats of and taut within the bow ties worn
by the The Brotherhood.
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