https://ori2.polk-county.net/ct_web...hType=Party+Name&ascaseid=371915&ascrttype=CR
Has this already been looked into, or does anyone have any idea of what this was all about? Same DDM we are talking about, or coincidence of same name in this case?
James Valenti was one of the attorneys for Abraham when Michael Ford claimed the lottery ticket was his and took Abraham to court. James Valenti talks about it in this article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,582251,00.html
http://ori2.polk-county.net/wb_or1/details.asp?doc_id=7266554&file_num=2009101993&doc_status=V
Valenti's firm was involved in the Appeal as shown from the link above. Note that the firm withdrew after briefing according to the document. Given the later Judgment they got against Abraham, I would have to wonder if they withdrew because they weren't being paid. Just an assumption given the records available at this time. It relates back to the original Judgment here:
http://ori2.polk-county.net/wb_or1/details.asp?doc_id=7143681&file_num=2008200888&doc_status=V
I guess the only way to know for sure is to read the complaint, but it says the file was destroyed on 3/2/09, not too helpful.
https://ori2.polk-county.net/ct_web...hType=Party+Name&ascaseid=371915&ascrttype=CR
Then on 10/22/09, Dorice was substituted as the Plaintiff in the case. I believe that would mean that Abraham's debt to the law firm was now owed to her. Which included the safe deposit box at the bank. I believe at one point we were talking about who was there with her when she opened it, but I can't remember where we got the information, so I can't say with certainty that she ever really did open it.