Refusing to testify on a judges order.

I may be wrong about this, but, if Snyder refuses to testify in a civil trial after being ordered to do so by a judge, that is a default in the case and the people get their money. I suppose the judge could give him time in jail, but, I am fairly sure if a defendent refuses to follow a judges order that is a default to the plaintiff.

April 7, 2022
By Ron Fonger

Flint - The mother of one of four children (click here) suing two Flint water consultants told a federal jury Thursday, April 7, that her daughter’s behavior changed drastically after drinking lead-tainted city water during the Flint water crisis.

Apricott Berry, whose daughter Aundreya was 5 years old when the city began using the Flint River as its drinking water source, told the 10-person jury in U.S. District Court that she watched her daughter’s personality change for the worse -- from “super social, very happy, very bubbly” to having problems making friends, interacting with others, and in school.

“My social butterfly, bubbly kid is not herself anymore,” Berry said during testimony Thursday. “The main thing that I’ve noticed is personality changes -- extreme from where she once was to where she is now.”...

We know for a fact that lead poisoning causes brain damage. Brain damage by definition is a brain injury. It is not at all unusual for a person with brain injury/damage to experience personality changes.

This is from the Mayo Clinic.

Exposure to even low levels of lead (click here) can cause damage over time, especially in children. The greatest risk is to brain development, where irreversible damage can occur. Higher levels can damage the kidneys and nervous system in both children and adults. Very high lead levels may cause seizures, unconsciousness and death.

This article appeared on March 18, 2022 and the mayor was to testify about March 25, 2022. His testimony may already be on the record.

March 18, 2022
By Ron Fonger

More than six years after the Flint water crisis (click here) helped cost him his position as mayor, Dayne Walling will be asked to revisit the federally recognized emergency again next week.

Attorneys for four Flint children who are suing two engineering companies that advised Flint officials during the water crisis told U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy on Thursday, March 17, that they expect to call Walling as their next live witness when the trial resumes next week....

March 8, 2022
By Ron Fonger

A vice president and chief engineer for one of two companies (

click here) being sued for alleged negligence tied to the city’s water crisis says he was given personal assurances by a former emergency manager that Flint River water would not be distributed to homes and businesses until a 60-90 day test run of the city’s water treatment plant was completed.

Warren Green of Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam told a 10-person jury on Tuesday, March 8, that former Flint emergency manager Ed Kurtz made the pledge to him when they met as did other city officials, including the water treatment plant operator and supervisor....

The kidnapping of Governor Whitmer resulted in 2 acquittlas and 2 retrials.

Snyder's lawyers are still paid for by the State of Michigan, so the sky is the limit. The self-righteousness by Snyder is amazing.

April 7, 2022
By Ron Fonger

Former Gov. Rick Snyder (click here) has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to hear his plea not to testify at a civil trial related to the Flint water crisis, saying his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination would otherwise be violated.

In a court filing on Wednesday, April 6, attorneys for Snyder asked the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to hear his appeal of an earlier decision by U.S. District Court Judge Judith E. Levy, who ruled the former governor can be required to testify about questions he was asked during a deposition nearly two years ago....