The Chesapeakegate Scandal took a turn for the worse today.On March 4, 2010, in Judge Sprinkle's Tarrant County Courtroom, Steve Doeung had a hearing in his fight against Chesapeake Energy's use of eminent domain to gain the right to shove a non-odorized natural gas pipeline under Doeung's house on Carter Avenue.
At the conclusion of the March 4 hearing Judge Sprinkle told Steve Doeung, and the crowded courtroom, that he had no choice but to sign the papers granting Chesapeake Energy the right to run a pipeline under Doeung's property.
Judge Sprinkle told Doeung that he had 30 days from when Judge Sprinkle signed the document to file an appeal.
Judge Sprinkle told Steve Doeung that he would be notified when the order was signed and the 30 day clock started ticking.
Today Steve Doeung went to the Tarrant County Courthouse to file a petition. Judge Sprinkle's clerk showed up as that process was under way, asking what Doeung was doing in the courthouse. Then the clerk told Doeung that Judge Sprinkle had signed the condemnation order on Tuesday, March 9. And that the CASE WAS CLOSED.
Are we looking at Judicial Misconduct here? Is this just one more aspect of the bigger scandal? How many more Chesapeakegate victims will there be before something is done to fix this corruption?
Your thoughts?
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