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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:08 PM Jul 2016

Judge paves way for trial against Donald Trump over Jupiter golf club take-over

Jupiter, FL. His reach isn't that vast.

http://postoncourts.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/07/26/judge-paves-way-for-trial-against-donald-trump-over-jupiter-golf-club-take-over/

Donald Trump is likely to be forced to take a break in his campaign for president next month to appear in federal court in West Palm Beach to explain why he hasn’t returned an estimated $6 million to members of his country club off Donald Ross Road.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra this week paved the way for a trial to begin on August 15 by denying Trump’s request to throw out the lawsuit filed by those who were members of the club before the businessman-turned-TV-celebrity-turned-GOP-presidential-nominee bought it for $5 million in 2012.

In the 12-page ruling, Marra said there were “genuine questions of material fact regarding whether (Trump) breached the contract” with members of Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter by refusing to return their deposits, which ranged from $35,000 to $210,000. That means, he said, the lawsuit must be decided by a jury.

Members claim that Trump changed the rules once he bought the club from the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club & Spa, which had been losing as much as $4.2 million annually trying to keep it afloat. Under the previous rules, members could continue to pay their dues and use the club even after announcing their intentions to resign. Once a new member signed up, however, their hefty deposits were to be refunded.
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Judge paves way for trial against Donald Trump over Jupiter golf club take-over (Original Post) KamaAina Jul 2016 OP
LOCK HIM UP Angry Dragon Jul 2016 #1
Oh Boy! Wellstone ruled Jul 2016 #2
and he's got the nerve to call Hillary 'crooked'. spanone Jul 2016 #3
Well I noticed that more than a few folks on GEM$NBConcast malaise Jul 2016 #5
Can't wait for Don the Con's public smear of this Federal Court judge... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #4
What's he gonna do when he has to " tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" Augiedog Jul 2016 #6
He'll go to his default position: he'll lie through his teeth ailsagirl Jul 2016 #9
Oh boy, is right! ffr Jul 2016 #7
What a crook ailsagirl Jul 2016 #8
I'm gonna guess he'll settle out of court.... Moonwalk Jul 2016 #10
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Oh Boy!
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:26 PM
Jul 2016

Nothing gets uglier than a group of scorned HOA members. Con Man Don will regret messing with these folks. Thank you Mr.Judge,and usually these deals produce punitive damages from hell. Our HOA meets once a month and there always is a member that has a bitch about how the CEO is running our Community. The usual's are Tea Baggers and they will let you know they want their pound of flesh.

malaise

(267,847 posts)
5. Well I noticed that more than a few folks on GEM$NBConcast
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 05:19 PM
Jul 2016

were using the con word next to Uncle Scam - Crowley used it, Bloomberg used it and I heard two hosts bring it up and use it.

 

63splitwindow

(2,657 posts)
4. Can't wait for Don the Con's public smear of this Federal Court judge...
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 04:42 PM
Jul 2016

who was born in Queens, New York 65 years ago.

ailsagirl

(22,842 posts)
9. He'll go to his default position: he'll lie through his teeth
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:07 PM
Jul 2016

It's a natural impulse for him.

What a piece of work

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)
10. I'm gonna guess he'll settle out of court....
Fri Jul 29, 2016, 07:15 PM
Jul 2016

...and the GOP will have to foot the bill if Trump himself can't pay. They aren't going to want there to be a trial however they feel about Trump—bad enough his old scams are coming back to haunt the party, they don't need him to be on trail in the here and now. So, they'd work to make sure it all goes away on the quiet. It's not like they don't have the money. They were going to give Justin B. $5 million for singing at the DNC. So, they give it to these people instead, and it all goes away.

And during the debates, when it comes up, which it very may will, Trump can say, "That no longer exists, all settled and done..."

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