Paula Deen accused of calling Niggers "Niggers"

[General Nathan Bedford Forrest]

(CN) - In a sexual harassment suit against Paula Deen and her
brother, a magistrate judge unsealed inappropriate Tweets about the
case posted by plaintiff counsel.

Lisa Jackson used to be manager at Uncle Bubba's Seafood and
Oyster House in Savannah, Ga., owned by TV chef Paula Deen and Deen's
brother, Earl "Bubba" Hiers.

Jackson sued the celebrity chef in 2012, claiming that Hiers
sexually harassed her for five years.

In addition to sexually harassing his female staff, Hiers
frequently used the word "nigger" at work, referred to President Obama
as a nigger, watched pornography on work computers and blamed the
kitchen staff, spent a month in rehab for alcohol and cocaine
addiction, and stole $30,000 from Deen, a theft that Jackson reported
to the restaurant's accountant, according to the complaint.

"The conduct described herein is no mere offensive utterance; the
conduct was threatening, even physically, and universally
humiliating," Jackson claimed. "The staff of Uncle Bubba's Seafood and
Oyster House ... lived in fear of Bubba Hiers."
Earlier this year, the defendants moved to disqualify Jackson's
attorney, Matthew Billips, based on comments he posted on Twitter
about the case. Documents related to this motion were sealed, and
after denying the motion, U.S. Magistrate Judge G.R. Smith asked the
parties to show why the order and other documents should not be
unsealed.

Hiers asked for all documents to be released to the public, but
Jackson said Billip's Twitter comments might prejudice a jury.
In his Tweets, Billips said that he looked forward to "doing" and
"undressing" Deen during discovery, and that prosecuting her was a
"real hoot."

Given the extensive media coverage of this case, however, "even a
casual Internet search immediately reveals that the jury-taint horse
has already left the barn," Jackson wrote.
He continued: "As the court itself found on its own 'Paula Deen
Video,' anyone can watch her engaging in mock oral sex with an éclair
and uttering a crude comment involving female genitalia. For that
matter, the April 3, 2013 Order illuminates facts about plaintiff
which she may find embarrassing. Unsealing Billips' case-related
tweets and the parties' sanctions motions, then, at worst will add an
indistinguishable squirt of black ink into already blackened, jury-
prejudice waters." (Italics in original.)

Deen and Hiers also had the court consider other Tweets by
Billips that were not case related, "aimed at simply embarrassing
Billips under the pretense of enforcing an ethics rule in a motion
denied by this court," the judge said.

These tweets revealed that Billips frequently uses "obscene,
bawdy, and racially-charged language when conversing with his Twitter
followers," according to the judgment.
To prevent the court from becoming "a vehicle for improper
purposes," all Tweets unrelated to this case will remain sealed, Smith
ruled.

"The court referenced these Tweets and found that they
constituted improper comment about the merits of pending litigation -
essentially stating as fact what his client was alleging," he wrote
(emphases in original). "While the court noted that the ethics code
presumes that such demeaning comments tend to prejudice the
proceedings, it determined that the disqualification of counsel was
not an appropriate sanction under the circumstances of this case."

Smith also declined to sanction Deen and Hiers for releasing a
letter Jackson sent to one of Deen's lawyers, threatening to take the
case to the media if Deen did not pay her $1.25 million.
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It is a shame when the Nigger loving liberals in this country infringe
on Paula Deens guaranteed freedom of speech. Now the media whores are
trying to blackmail her! What is wrong with this new generation? The
white boys listen to dangerous rap music and wear their pants drooping
like prison queers. Our tried and true values will persevere
eventually.

[miso]

On 6/19/2013 8:47 PM, General Nathan Bedford Forrest wrote:
> watched pornography on work computers

Oh, so he does have one redeeming quality.

I don't know about Atlanta, but I suggest Neely's if you are in Memphis.
But best to avoid your hate talk and just enjoy the food.