Well, there’s an update on the Alex Jones case our Mark filed against Alex Jones on behalf of some of the Sandy Hook parents.

About three weeks ago, there was a hearing in Austin over the fact that Alex Jones has screwed around on this case and has refused to comply with court orders or produce items required under the rules of discovery.  Jones is on his seventh lawyer. He waits until the night before hearings, replaces his lawyer, and then wants to reset the clock.  He’s been repeatedly fined and chastised by the court.

Nothing seems to work. The first judge on the case retired and a newly elected district court judge, The Honorable Maya Guerra Gamble, put the hammer down.  It’s called “the death penalty” in civil cases and is extremely rare.

Oddly enough, Jones’ lawyer promised in the hearing that he would file answers to the pending discovery issues in two weeks.  He didn’t do it.

In the filings, Gamble eviscerated Jones and reasoned that default judgments should be ordered because “an escalating series of judicial admonishments, monetary penalties, and non-dispositive sanctions have all been ineffective at deterring the abuse,” caused by Jones’ unwillingness to turn over documents related to the cases, the Texas judge ruled.

One of Mark’s partners, Bill Ogden, is handling press inquiries because Mark is in North Carolina taping a pilot for A&E.  Bill is a young lawyer, smart as the dickens, and, the ladies might want to know, he’s also mighty easy on the eyes.

Next, they will seat a jury and let them decide a proper punishment for Jones.

Here’s a story about the original hearing.

Here is a PDF of the judge’s order.

Also, she ordered Jones to pay Mark’s legal fees.