The lawsuit also lists as defendants "the city of Kenosha, Kenosha County, five other neighboring counties, police officers, former Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth and former Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis,"
Dude is going to get wrecked. What an idiot, and fuck the lawyer who took this on contingency.
He was already aquitted of the act he's being sued for, there's no way the case can go forward if the judge has a shred of integrity.
This is a feeble attempt at a) harassement, b) getting a payout from one of the many defendents named, and c) showing Kyle that he should have double tapped.
That is correct. The standard of proof in a civil case is, a preponderance of evidence vs. the standard of proof in a criminal case is beyond all reasonable doubt.
IIRC in the case of MJ it was the other way round. (At least one of them.) The judge refused to move the civil case after the criminal case so MJ was advised to settle the case rather than reveal their defense. They then skipped town rather than testify in their own criminal case.
IIRC, that was in an interview rather than in court, so its not on the record legally speaking. Now of course, his lawyer would have to pull off the mother of all arguments to make it so that that interview would be kept out of the court in this case, but it is a non-zero chance (just that non-zero is like 1%, if we are generous).
The lawsuit also lists as defendants "the city of Kenosha, Kenosha County, five other neighboring counties, police officers, former Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth and former Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis,"
Dude is going to get wrecked. What an idiot, and fuck the lawyer who took this on contingency.
https://thepostmillennial.com/gaige-grosskreutz-sues-kyle-rittenhouse-for-shooting-him
Obvious weaponized litigation.
He was already aquitted of the act he's being sued for, there's no way the case can go forward if the judge has a shred of integrity.
This is a feeble attempt at a) harassement, b) getting a payout from one of the many defendents named, and c) showing Kyle that he should have double tapped.
the process is the punishment
There's the catch.
You can lose a civil case for something that you weren't convicted for, right? It's a lower standard of evidence.
Call me crazy, but I thought that OJ and MJ ended up acquitted of stuff that they later paid for civil suits on.
Correct. The only saving grace will be if the judge dismisses the suit with prejudice. Meaning it's over, done and cannot be appealed.
That is correct. The standard of proof in a civil case is, a preponderance of evidence vs. the standard of proof in a criminal case is beyond all reasonable doubt.
IIRC in the case of MJ it was the other way round. (At least one of them.) The judge refused to move the civil case after the criminal case so MJ was advised to settle the case rather than reveal their defense. They then skipped town rather than testify in their own criminal case.
Jesus, how much will that be in legal fees the moment the video is displayed as evidence, proving malicious and unjustified legal claims?
Also, AN ENTIRE FUCKING MOB WAS AFTER HIM, you don't "approach" someone to "ease the situation" when you can easily be proven to be part of said mob!
As another comment pointed out, Gaige is also on the witness stand admitting to approaching with a weapon drawn and attempt to kill!
So, what exactly can they do for what is clearly malicious prosecution?
And I'm pretty sure he's also on record as saying, "I wish I'd pulled the trigger."
IIRC, that was in an interview rather than in court, so its not on the record legally speaking. Now of course, his lawyer would have to pull off the mother of all arguments to make it so that that interview would be kept out of the court in this case, but it is a non-zero chance (just that non-zero is like 1%, if we are generous).
I don't fault the lawyer for taking it. He'll just be part of the mass of people and organizations chasing this bum down for payment in the end.
Yeah I already deal with too many bums right now. I wouldn't take on another