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For fraud cases related to workers’ compensation claims, and other insurance-claims-related frauds that are passing through the courts or just coming into the courts, many that are selected for reporting by adjustercom can now be reported upon by watching live streams of the proceedings.  COVID-19 in nearly a year since it bombarded the world as a pandemic, has forced a lot of change.  In the midst of trauma, some of the silver linings are surprisingly good and creative.  It’s force of circumstance.  COVID-19 came about February of 2020.  It became official by March, according to the U.S. federal government. 

Court proceedings getting live streamed got pushed into development because the public, to a great extent, was being kept out of the court rooms.  And the public, as general public policy, needs to be granted access.  Henceforth, for the benefit of protection of public health, proceedings went virtual.  

The courts are limiting the numbers of people given access to the buildings.  Journalists are considered part of the public so are often asked to watch the proceedings via the live streams on days when numbers are too high to grant them all access into courthouses. 

The Los Angeles Appeals Court Second Division streamed the December 2, 2020 oral arguments for the prosecution appeal of the Dr. Uwaydah workers’ compensation fraud case which was designed with amazing technical excellence.  It showed the three appeals court judges in separate, rectangular spaces with the prosecution attorney and the defense attorneys also in rectangular spaces.  It was incredibly well laid out with all participants showing on the screen using an excellent audio system.  The production style was called “Blue Jeans”.  All participants could be heard as if they were in the court room. 

adjustercom reported on that hearing and the article was published at adjustercom.net on December 9^th 2020.  It is there now in the archives.  https://www.adjustercom.net/oral-arguments-happen-in-appeals-court-for-los-angeles-case-of-criminal-organization-munir-uwaydah-case-to-reverse-dismissals-is-now-under-submission/

The San Diego Superior Court streamed on January 12^th 2021 the proceedings for defendant Paul Turley, a Dr. Uwaydah straw owner, and his co-conspirator, Shannon Moore Devane.  Paul Turley didn’t appear on screen as he was being represented 977 by his specially appearing attorney, but Shannon Moore Devane appeared on screen with her face showing from her remote location.  She wore tortoise shell-like slender-framed horizontal styled glasses as she was filmed by her computer lens.  The article is here:  https://www.adjustercom.net/dr-uwaydah-straw-owner-paul-turley-d-c-has-prelim-set-for-may-18th-2021-in-san-diego-superior-court-shannon-moore-devane-pleads-guilty-on-two-counts-in-same-case/

Paul Turley leaves Los Angeles Superior Court on February 20th 2018.  photo by Lonce Lamonte, all rights reserved.  

All the arguments could be heard like in a physical court room.  In Orange County, tomorrow, the Landmark case will be heard in the afternoon from court room C-35 of the Honorable Sheila Hanson. 

This live stream from Santa Ana only shows one area on the screen from within the actual court room, usually the judge’s bench.  It’s not as sophisticated as the “Blue Jeans” production of the Los Angeles Appeals Court, but it works fine.  Judge Hanson usually is shown on the bench in her black robe with matching black face mask.  She can be seen and heard while the rest of the court participants can be heard but not seen.

However, sometimes the camera moves to a prosecutor or a defense attorney questioning a prospective juror or it can turn to a witness testifying on the stand.

Reporting will be coming up on the Landmark case at www.adjustercom.net after tomorrow’s 1:30 pm hearing. Tune in and get your subscription if you haven’t already subscribed.  Go to www.adjustercom.net and sign in.

lonce@adjustercom.com, Lonce Lamonte, journalist, editor, adjustercom; copyright adjustercom and Lonce Lamonte.   All rights reserved.