Attorney Botts MISSING - Barrett's Legal Life In Hands of Rookie...

Opinion by Consumer Advocate Tim Bolen 

Monday, March 28th, 2011

It's laughter time once again in the Doctor's Data v Barrett Federal court case in Illinois. 

Not long ago Stephen Barrett's legal team (snort here) went to court to get a ten day extension to answer an answer to a Motion.  They said it was necessary to get more time so as to answer Doctor's Data's Official Response to their own Motion to Dismiss, claiming that the Response was "so very long."  They got the ten days.

Today they finally submitted their paperwork, and lo and behold, it was written, not by Michael K. Botts, Esq, Barrett's so-called "lead attorney," but by one of the Chicago firm's people, an attorney who just got their Bar license not long ago - and apparently has nor experience on this kind of law.

So, where's Botts?  As I said in an earlier article:

The Motion For Extension of Time was filed by the Chicago attorneys.   Barrett's so-called lead attorney, Michael K. Botts, seems to have disappeared, and if he's working at all, it may be out of the trunk of his car - since it was pointed out in the Plaintiff's Objection to an Extension of Time, that Botts is NOT working at the law office, anymore, that he claimed he worked at, at the beginning of the case.

So, what was the essence of Stephen Barrett's paperwork this time?  Same as before - they claim that Barrett is not defaming anyone.  He is "helping the government..." so, therefore, "this whole case is a SLAPP and it should be dismissed..."

I love it.  (Insert laughter here)

Barrett's "Motion to Dismiss" Premise...

Stephen Barrett, it is obvious, believes, for whatever reason, that he, Barrett, is the dominant decider of health care on Planet Earth (play the music from "The Twilight Zone" here).  Hence, he believes, quite firmly, that he, Barrett should simply be formally declared Czar/God of health care, and get the argument over.

In this complete mental breakdown, Barrett acts out his fantasy through his legal team in his "Motion to Dismiss," and demands that the Northern District of Illinois Federal Court declare that he, Barrett, in his Czar/God of health care role, be declared to be "assisting government," and therefore, the case needs to be Dismissed immediately so he can go on with his role unimpeded.

I kid you not.

Of course, Barrett, and his support network, ignore a couple of very important points.  For instance, Barrett has NO  QUALIFICATIONS to make the kind of statements he makes:  He is NOT qualified as an expert witness in ANY courtroom, and, in fact, has been formally declared to be "biased, and unworthy of credibility," in a published Appeals Court decision.  He is NOT a licensed MD, and has NOT been licensed since 1993.  Although he claims to be a retired psychiatrist, records show he was unable to pass the test to be Board Certified in that profession. More, there is no evidence that he has EVER held a full time job.  Most of his career was spent as a part-time medical doctor in the Allentown Mental Hospital, a facility for the violently insane.

Spell CRACKPOT with all capital letters when referring to Stephen Barrett.

The Judge could take up to thirty days to make a Decision.

Stay tuned. 

Tim Bolen - Consumer Advocate