Consumer Bankruptcy Conference scheduled
The Consumer Bankruptcy Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute are hosting the Steven W. Rhodes Consumer Bankruptcy Conference on Monday, Nov. 12 at the Somerset Inn in Troy.
The program, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 pm., includes new topics, such as marijuana assets in bankruptcy, the impact of race in bankruptcy proceedings, credit reporting and the role of the Chapter 13 Trustee.
Panel discussions also are scheduled regarding student loans, bankruptcy appeals, §523 actions and case law.
The full schedule and registration information can be found at cbadetroit.org.
No plea deal for man charged in Flint airport stabbing
FLINT (AP) — A man charged with terrorism in the stabbing of a Michigan airport police officer says he’s not interested in a plea deal and will go to trial on Nov. 6.
Amor Ftouhi says he’s innocent. He made the remark Thursday during a final pre-trial hearing in federal court in Flint.
Ftouhi is accused of stabbing Lt. Jeff Neville while yelling “Allahu Akbar,” the Arabic phrase for “God is great.” Neville survived the June 2017 attack at the Flint airport.
Ftouhi is a native of Tunisia who was living in Montreal.
A judge had ordered marshals to use a “minimum amount of force” if necessary to bring Ftouhi to court last Thursday. But it apparently wasn’t necessary. He had refused to leave his cell to attend a previous hearing.
Old court practices revived because of Hurricane Michael
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Michael has forced a Florida Panhandle county to revive old court practices, as inmates are making initial court appearances in person for the first time in years.
The Panama City News Herald reports that damage following the catastrophic hurricane that hit Oct. 10 left Bay County’s jail and courthouses unable to hold first appearances and bond hearings by video, which has become standard practice.
Judge Thomas Welch held some hearings in flip-flops and casual clothes instead of his usual black robes. Welch said he was taking into consideration that some inmates “could be at a disadvantage” because the hurricane prevented their families from attending the hearings.
Sheriff’s Office Maj. Rick Anglin said the jail has restored power and running water but its inmate phone system was still down.
Yard’s Halloween dummy display spooks Maryland drivers
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — He has Maryland drivers doing a double-take, but he’s not dead — just a real dummy.
Tim Leuba tells The Baltimore Sun that “Freddie” appears in his front yard in Towson every October.
Stuffed with construction debris and position with rebar, Freddie can be found this year on the edge of the road, face-down and legs twisted. He’s dressed in a neon vest, work boots and camouflage pants, which Leuba says is a nod to work crews on the street.
Jodi Hume says she turned her car around after her 16-year-old son spotted Freddie. She says his positioning made him seem much more realistic, but ultimately she found it funny.
Leuba says police have been called in years past, but he’s heard nothing but compliments this year.
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