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International Journal on the Reform of Family Courts   

The Mongoose
Mongoose   

Together, family law attorneys can reform our family courts!  

              Published by attorney Greg Enos 

Issue: No. 27
September 1, 2013
   The Enos Law Firm
   17207 Feather Craft Lane, Webster, Texas 77598
   (281) 333-3030    Fax: (281) 488-7775
   E-mail: greg.enoslaw@gmail.com              
   Web site: www.divorcereality.com

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Greetings!

Just kidding - there was no spycam at Judge Pratt's intimate "by invitation only" fundraiser.  The fact is that I did not go because the restaurant management e-mailed me directly to tell me very clearly that the restaurant was closed to the public because of a private event.  So, Toni and I went out with friends and had a great time in a non-political environment.

I am publishing a newsletter again so soon after the last issue because of extraordinary developments in the Judge Dupuy saga (see story below). 

I also want everyone to know about an Ad Litem/Amicus Seminar on September 12 and 13 which I have helped organize.  This seminar is high quality CLE for a low price and it is required to be on the appointment list in Galveston County.

My most recent newsletter prompted a lot of encouraging e-mails from attorneys, including this one:

Greg-another really good issue.  Those of us who applaud you, and there are many,  feel like such "gravy trainers" mostly agreeing with you (except maybe your politics), cheering you on from our padded bleacher seats which are protected as in a hockey arena by a plexiglass shield from fallout.  You fire the bullets for all of us yet you are the only one to take the bullets in return. Hopefully we can supply some Teflon.  Thanks for what you do
 

 

I do not expect to win every case.  I just want an efficient system in which my client gets a fair hearing before a judge who works hard, knows the law, and does not play favorites.  I also expect judges to appoint qualified amicus attorneys who zealously look after children (and actually visit the kids in their homes).   Is that asking too much?  Stay tuned.  

Greg Enos 
The Enos Law Firm                   Check our new web site! 
(281) 333-3030 
greg.enoslaw@gmail.com

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The Mongoose is watching! 

 

Former Judge Dupuy is in Jail 
   
Former Judge Christopher Dupuy is now a resident of the Galveston County jail after being held in contempt by the judge presiding over his criminal cases for repeatedly violating the court's gag order.  Click here to read the Houston Chronicle story on this highly ironic turn of events.  Dupuy originally got in trouble for trying to hold me and other attorneys in contempt of court for standing up to him and now he is the one in jail on a contempt charge.  The judge not only held Dupuy in contempt, he also ordered a mental exam of Dupuy and imposed new bond conditions including house arrest and a monitoring bracelet.  Click here to read the contempt order.  Click here to read the order for mental exam.  Click here to see the bond conditions.

dupuy mug shot      
 
On August 13, the same judge who just jailed Dupuy dismissed some of the criminal charges against Dupuy based on judicial immunity.  The Galveston Daily News reported:
The cases [Judge] Patrick dismissed pertained to allegations, lodged by the state through charges of official oppression and abuse of official capacity, that Dupuy harmed family law attorneys Lori Laird, Greg Enos and Suzanne Schwab-Radcliffe. The attorneys filed motions seeking to have Dupuy removed from cases. Dupuy filed orders that sought jail time and fines for Laird, $26,000 in fines for Enos and to remove Schwab-Radcliffe from a family law case.  Patrick let stand two misdemeanor indictments of official oppression, which accuse Dupuy of subjecting Laird and Schwab-Radcliffe to mistreatment that Dupuy knew was unlawful while acting as a public servant.

Dupuy still faces six other felony and misdemeanor charges.

The mandamus action Dupuy filed to dismiss the civil removal action against him is pending in the First Court of Appeals.  Click here to read the State's response to his application for writ of mandamus.  Dupuy is still suspended without pay by the Commission on Judicial Conduct, so he is still off the bench until his criminal charges are resolved no matter how this mandamus action turns out. 

  


 Galveston County Ad Litem, Amicus Seminar Sept. 12 - 13

All attorneys are invited to attend Galveston County's annual Ad Litem and Amicus Seminar. This is a required course for attorneys seeking appointments in Galveston County, but it also provides really good CLE at a low per-hour cost.

 

Where 

   

Galveston County Courthouse - Jury Assembly Room

  

 

Probate Ad Litems - Thursday, September 12th, 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  

Family Law/CPS Amicus and Ad Litems - Friday, September 13th, 8:25 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

 

Ad Litems in Minor Settlement Cases - Friday, September 13, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 


Course Hours   11.0 CLE hours. 

 

Cost 

 

$120.00. Please make checks payable to the Galveston County Bar Association.    Mail checks to:

 Galveston County Bar Association

P.O. Box 36 Galveston

Texas 77553. 

Please note on your check that the payment is for the 2013 GCBA Ad Litem Seminar

  

Course Directors 

  Trey Apffel, Greg Enos, Michael Dahlenberg, Genevieve McGarvey

 

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A Fun Fundraiser for a Judge Who Invites Everyone 

 

Here is an invitation to an unusual judicial fundraiser that is open to everyone: 

Dean invitation

  


 

 
be him
  ML mug shot


Legal Assistant Job Opening

The Enos Law Firm in Clear Lake is looking for a legal assistant with a minimum of 2 - 3 years experience in family law (private divorce and custody cases) in Harris County.  High quality health insurance is provided employees at no cost.  We invest a lot in equipment and training and we tend to be hyper-organized.  Salary based on experienced and a happy, positive attitude.  Send resumes to krystal@enoslaw.com. 
 
 Revised 2013 AG Tax Tables
Click here to download the revised 2013 child support tax tables issued by the Texas Attorney General. 
 
 


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 Upcoming Campaign Events

I am going to try to post notices for upcoming campaign functions for all races in Galveston County and family court races in Harris County.  Candidates: please send me your notices and I will help get the word out and please stop holding secret exclusive events for just a few big fat cats that us little people are not invited to!

Monday Night Football with Judge Sheri Dean
Monday, September 9 from 7 pm - final whistle
Wolfie's Sports Bar and Restaurant
463 Bay Area Blvd., Webster (Clear Lake)

   

Julia Maldonado for 246th District Court    

Thursday, September 12  from 5:30 - 7:30 pm  

Gloria's Latin Cuisine 
2616 Louisiana, Houston

Apology

 

dolphin kiss 

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why (Sonnet XLIII)

 

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

 

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why,

I have forgotten, and what arms have lain

Under my head till morning; but the rain

Is full of ghosts tonight, that tap and sigh

Upon the glass and listen for reply,

And in my heart there stirs a quiet pain

For unremembered lads that not again

Will turn to me at midnight with a cry.

Thus in winter stands the lonely tree,

Nor knows what birds have vanished one by one,

Yet knows its boughs more silent than before:

I cannot say what loves have come and gone,

I only know that summer sang in me

A little while, that in me sings no more.

 

 

pirate greg

Aargh! 

 

 

 


 




Attorney Greg Enos has been through his own divorce and  child custody battle (he won) and understands  what his clients are going through.  Enos  graduated from the University of Texas Law  School and was a very successful personal injury  attorney in Texas City before he decided his true  calling was to help families in divorce and child  custody cases. Greg Enos is active in politics and in Clear Lake area charities.  He has served as President of the Bay Area Bar Association and President of the Board of  Interfaith Caring Ministries. 


Attorney Greg Enos