Walls close in on Phelpses; Judge orders liens on church building, law office

[proud2BlibKansan]

By Mike Hall
The Capital-Journal
Published Friday, April 04, 2008

A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered liens on the Westboro Baptist Church building and the Phelps-Chartered Law office.

If the case presided over by U.S. District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett is upheld by an appeals court, the church, at 3701 S.W. 12th, and the office building, at 1414 S.W. Topeka Blvd., could be obtained by the court and sold, with the proceeds being applied toward $5 million in damages Bennett imposed on church members for picketing a military funeral.

A lien is a legal hold on property, making it collateral against money owed to a person or entity. It can keep the owner from selling the property or transferring title to the property.

The $5 million penalty is the result of a lawsuit filed against three of the church's principals by Albert Snyder, the father of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder, whose funeral was picketed by church members.

more . . . http://cjonline.com/stories/040408/loc_264906171.shtml

[hobbit709]

1. YES!!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. It's not over yet

The Phelps are pretty smart lawyers. If there is a way to wiggle out of this, they will wiggle out.

[fudge stripe cookays]

2. Awesome!

We should buy it and turn it into an AIDS hospice or a really raunchy bump-and-grind gay disco.

Wouldn't THAT make his head explode! :D

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I doubt Topeka would go for that

But I like the idea:)

[fudge stripe cookays]

5. Yeah, it is Kansas after all.

There should be a huge party when they are both torn down.

[MuseRider]

11. Um I don't think

you have been here lately have you? LOL. Doesn't matter if they like it or not. :hi:

[Ilsa]

8. Or a VA Clinic or therapy center for Vets and families of KIA vets.

I'd rather see a new purpose directed towards either the AIDS hospice or the veterans stuff.

[madokie]

6. That will be a good day when the likes of these folks are made to pay

at least we were only told that people were spitting in our faces, I don't know any vet who had that happen to them mind you;-) I'd prolly have to go to one of the prisons too talk to any who did, huh.

:hi:

[hisownpetard]

7. The only real estate Phelps should be allowed to own is a little booth selling boiling

lemonade in Hell.

[Fovea]

9. The sun is warmer today

and the birds are singing more loudly.

[Quantess]

10. Great news!

:woohoo:

[MuseRider]

12. I wish like anything

that our organization could buy it. That would really be karma but alas, we do not have anywhere near the money that would take.

I drove by the Law office yesterday on my way to the Capital. Usually it is very quiet but yesterday there were a bunch of cars. Shredding perhaps?