In anticipation of a February trial date, a group from the fiduciary bank defendants has filed a motion for summary judgment in the Federal court that will try the NPS civil lawsuit. The intent of the summary judgment request is to narrow the scope of claims made by the Special Deputy Receiver. The pleadings filed
Father Knows Best: the Cassity Clan
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The remaining members of the Cassity clan have filed motions in opposition to the dismissal of Doug Cassity from the NPS civil lawsuit. Rhonda Cassity and Tyler Cassity argue that they too are the victims of Doug’s scheming and fraudulent conduct, and that good ole’ Dad should be compelled to testify, and held accountable.
The…
Taking Liberties with the Law: Where is my due process?
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Posted in NPS/Lincoln, Uncategorized
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Abraham Lincoln
Pleading by pleading, the Cassitys are speaking out against injustice. Brent Cassity followed his father’s lead, and filed a motion to dismiss from the civil lawsuit against NPS’ former management and trustees. The younger Cassity made…
The Cassity Reply to Dismissal: Not Without a Pass for My Son
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Posted in NPS/Lincoln, Uncategorized
Doug Cassity has filed a motion to modify the order dismissing him from the SDR’s civil lawsuit. Mr. Cassity asserts that he and his family should be freed of the reign of terror and wrongdoing of the Texas regulators and their attorneys. Seeking a dismissal with prejudice, Mr. Cassity seeks to have the SDR’s claims…
Plaintiff’s Star Witness: Doug Cassity
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The NPS civil trial is scheduled for trial in February 2015, and the SDR’s strategy took a twist when her litigation team filed a motion to dismiss Doug Cassity as a defendant in the lawsuit. The dismissal probably signals the SDR’s intent to use Mr. Cassity’s testimony. Now convinced that Mr. Cassity does not have…
A Recovery Plan for NPS Victims: A Prison Reality Show
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Posted in NPS/Lincoln, Preneed
Now that Doug and the gang have been processed into the Federal prison system, the Special Deputy Receiver should consider negotiating a deal with the National Geographic Channel about dedicating a season of Lockdown to the NPS preneed gang. Instead of that boring medical facility in Louisville, Doug and Brent have been assigned to two…
Transferee Liability: Hidden Obligations
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Posted in Missouri - SB1
The Dead Beat recently published a letter from a Missouri funeral home operator that was critical of the ‘handling of the NPS debacle’ by the Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. The operator questioned how the Board could ‘allow’ his firm to sign official documents requiring that NPS contracts be honored. The official…
The Cassity Sentencing: What’s a few hundred million?
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Posted in NPS/Lincoln, Preneed
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that the sentencing hearing for Doug Cassity will be held today. Originally scheduled for November 7th, the hearing was postponed when additional pleadings were filed with the Federal court. Mr. Cassity continues to dispute the extent of the damages caused by his actions. As we noted in a prior…
The Cassity Plea Agreement: More Extenuating Circumstances
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Posted in NPS/Lincoln
The Cassity shell game may have came to an end this past week when aFederal judge ordered the seizure of NPS computers and 260 bankers boxes of records. Taking a page from a Six Feet Under script, NPS officers sought to conceal their misdeeds by hiding records and computers in crypts located at…
The Cassity Plea Agreement: Extenuating Circumstances
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Posted in NPS/Lincoln
I have only scanned Doug Cassity’s plea agreement once, but two issues jumped out from that document. The plea agreement is based on the US Sentencing Guidelines, and Page 28 of agreement explains that the Government and the defendant did not agree as to whether guidelines relating to economic losses should be applicable …