TIMELINE OF FILINGS AND EVENTS OF
BURNS v. SANDY EDMONDS (MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, (and as amended) TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINEESS RELATIONSHIP, DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER)
Judge: Fields
June 27, 2011:
Lawsuit Filed - CLICK HERE for Burns v. Sandy Edmonds lawsuit.
July 20, 2011:
Sue Clements, adjuster for FARA, contacts Burns and requests 30-day period for "investigation," which Burns grants.
CLICK HERE for recorded phone call between Clements and Burns.
August 3, 2011:
Rodney Ramsey, Louisiana Attorney General assigned as defense counsel for Ms. Edmonds, files and motion for and obtains an additional 30 days in which to submit an answer to the lawsuit.
September 7, 2011:
Burns files amended pleadings to further demonstrate malice on the part of Ms. Edmonds.
CLICK HERE for pleading amendments filed on 9/7/11.
September 8, 2011:
Ramsey files Exception of No Cause of Action, Special Motion to Strike (CCP 971), and Motion to Stay Discovery.
CLICK HERE for the AG Strike Memo. CLICK HERE for AG Strike Order, Memo CLICK HERE for AG Strike, Order, Memo
October 12, 2011:
Ramsey files Supplemental Memo in Support of Exception and Strike Motion (adding affidavits of Ken Comer and Beau Box).
CLICK HERE for AG's Supplemental Memo for Exception and Motion to Strike
November 2, 2011:
Burns supplies "nuclear" Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Strike and No Cause of Action revealing that Ms. Edmonds has been under investigation for alleged payroll fraud by the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office (with the assistance of Burns, Rev. Freddie Phillips, and Sherrie Wilks) for almost a year.
CLICK HERE for the Actual Memo in Opposition to Strike and Exception
CLICK HERE for Exhibits 18-43 accompanying Memorandum in Opposition to Strike Motion and Exception
November 14, 2011:
Hearing held on Exception, Special Motion to Strike, and Motion to Stay Discovery. Judge Fields grants Exception but also gives Burns 30 days to amend pleading to state Cause of Action. Judge Fields further denies Motion to Stay Discovery. Judge Filelds also orally denies the Special Motion to Strike; however, Defense Counsel Ramsey requested that an official judgment regarding the Special Motion to Strike be pretermitted in light of Judge Fields granting Burns 30 days in which to amend his pleading.
November 30, 2011:
Judge Fields signs order reflecting the rulings of November 14, 2011.
CLICK HERE for Order Signed by Judge Fields.
December 9, 2011:
In accordance with Judge Fields' provision on November 14, 2011, Burns files amended pleadings to more clearly state a cause of action.
CLICK HERE for Burns' amended pleadings of 12/9/11.
December 22, 2011:
CLICK HERE to see Ramsey's reassertion of NCA and Assertion of Improper Service
December 27, 2011:
Burns files proposed judgment to formally deny Defendant's Special Motion to Strike and recover the $402 in court costs defeating the Special Motion to Strike (to which, by Statutue, he is entitled).
CLICK HERE to see Burns Proposed Judgment to deny Special Motion to Strike.
December 30, 2011:
Judge Fields sets the hearing for the reassertion of Exception of No Cause of Action and "Improper Service" for Monday, April 16, 2012.
January 6, 2012:
Ramsey files Memorandum in Opposition to Burns' Proposed Judgment to Deny Special Motion to Strike.
CLICK HERE to see Ramsey's Memorandum in Opposition to Burns' Proposed Judgment
January 10, 2012:
Judge Fields makes a minute entry in the record for Burns' proposed judgment to be "filed as is." Burns will therefor argue for the Proposed Judgment Order to be signed at the hearing date of Monday, April 16, 2012.
January 11, 2012:
Over four (4) months after Burns sent the first set of interrogatories and requests for admissions of fact to Defense Counsel Ramsey (and upon Burns sending certified letter on January 5, 2012 stating that he expected to receive responses or reference to the statute by which Ramsey was ignoring his requests for same), Ramsey finally submits responses. Burns formally records these responses into the record on January 24, 2012.
March 12, 2012:
Burns files copies of Louisiana Legislative Auditor's findings regarding LALB & Interior Design Board as well as Louisiana State Police Report from 4/12/11 visit:
CLICK HERE for filing of LAO & LSP Reports.
April 2, 2012:
Burns files Memorandum in Opposition to Improper Service and No Cause of Action in response to Ramsey's 12/22/11 filing and in preparation for 4/16/12 hearing:
CLICK HERE for Burns Memo in Opposition to Improper Service and No Cause of Action.
April 16, 2012:
Hearing held. Judge Fields grants Exception without elaboration. CLICK HERE for judgment order prepared by Ramsey and agreed to by Burns.
END RESULT
Burns succeeds only in causing Ms. Edmonds some anxiety for brief periods as well as causing the Attorney General's Office to devote a decent level of time and energy as a result of the episodes of April 11 & April 12, 2011.