In an unexpected blend of a 1960s folk-rock ballad and modern legal drama, a recent court case has sprung to prominence due to the curious choice of defendants. Invoking comparisons to Donovan’s piece on the sunken city of Atlantis, as adapted for an episode of Futurama where the dreamlike narrative features a list of otherwise real figures interjected by the incongruous inclusion of a ‘Magician’. The comparison lies with Judge Maryellen Noreika’s recent Distrcit of Delaware case which was found relayed in a tweet by James Levine here.
The case which involves plaintiffs Kenneth R. Talley, Janice A. Talley, and Kristina Karen Talley targets several family members alongside other unexpected defendants such as private practice attorneys, a law firm, a legal aid organization and two state court judges. However, the most unusual defendant listed raises eyebrows – an electrician.
After some investigation into the case, it is revealed that the said electrician is the CEO of a local utility who is being held accountable due to the power company turining off electricity to the property due to the direction of another defendant. The family dispute at the root of this case involves property and family members at odds, however, one could agree that the fault is not of the electrician in question.
The convoluted case certainly adds a level of intrigue with it’s peculiar cast of defendants. It serves as an anomaly in legal discourse where the backdrop of a family feud and property dispute is peopled by an unlikely group that includes judges, attorneys and an electrician, finishing an odd list in what is becoming an increasingly topsy-turvy world. The details of the case as shared by Above the Law offers more insight into this unique litigation.