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Tag Archives: State of Washington v. Tim Eyman

Tim Eyman is searching for a treasurer to help him belatedly comply with court rulings

Excerpt: The ex-initiative promoter has apparently decided to start making a belated effort to comply with a series of rulings issued by Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon in the State of Washington's main campaign finance enforcement case against him.
Published at:9:30 AM on Friday, August 18th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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With most of his estate now liquidated, Tim Eyman’s bankruptcy is finally winding down

Excerpt: Judge Marc Barreca's May 19th order granting trustee Virginia Burdette's motion to abandon the property of the estate ("other than the funds on deposit in the estate's bank account") indicates that the case has moved into its final stages.
Published at:12:23 PM on Saturday, May 27th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Legislative Advocacy, Litigation
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Grand settlement agreed to by the parties in Tim Eyman’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case

Excerpt: A grand settlement backed by the estate's court-appointed trustee and agreed to by all the parties involved in the right wing activist's Chapter 7 case has been submitted to Bankruptcy Court Judge Marc Barreca for final approval next month, records recently filed with the court and examined by NPI show.
Published at:4:47 PM on Friday, July 8th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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Judge Marc Barreca approves conversion of Tim Eyman’s bankruptcy case to Chapter 7

Excerpt: Tim Eyman's bankruptcy is now a Chapter 7 case, or "straight bankruptcy," rather than the reorganization type. A trustee will now attempt to sell Tim Eyman's nonexempt assets to satisfy his debts.
Published at:12:24 PM on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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Tim Eyman isn’t making his required monthly payments, so the State of Washington wants a Chapter 11 trustee to be appointed

Excerpt: The convicted chair thief and serial public disclosure law offender is supposed to be paying $10,000 every month to the state treasury, but has stopped doing so and is on the verge of default.
Published at:9:20 AM on Friday, October 29th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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Judge punishes Tim Eyman for egregiously violating Washington’s public disclosure laws

Excerpt: Eyman must pay a $2.6 million fine and is now prohibited from flying solo as an officer of a political committee, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Dixon decreed. 
Published at:6:00 PM on Wednesday, February 10th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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At his trial, Tim Eyman tried to get out of wearing a mask by saying he has ADHD

Excerpt: Eyman, an extremely vocal opponent of mask wearing, claimed that wearing a mask distracts him. Eyman attempted to justify his request by telling the court he has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Published at:4:30 PM on Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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Tim Eyman loses again in court as Judge James Dixon declines to reconsider sanctions

Excerpt: Disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman has lost another court battle.
Published at:4:39 PM on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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JUSTICE! Tim Eyman’s pals fined $1 million for their role in illegal kickback scheme

Excerpt: Judge James Dixon signed off on an order penalizing Eyman's co-defendants after having entered a default judgment against them earlier in 2019.
Published at:8:39 AM on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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Tim Eyman ordered to pay $156,000 in contempt fines; lashes out at Bob Ferguson

Excerpt: The disgraced initiative promoter is on the hook for over six figures in contempt penalties. He's responded with fundraising appeals for his legal defense fund.
Published at:1:48 PM on Tuesday, August 6th, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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As Tim Eyman’s personal income falls, State of Washington asks judge to force him to pay up

Excerpt: Tim Eyman is getting squeezed financially. It appears his friends have become fewer in number and less generous. His expenses and liabilities, however, just continue to mount.
Published at:9:36 PM on Thursday, August 1st, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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Tim Eyman held in contempt (again) for intentionally violating court discovery orders

Excerpt: The price that the disgraced initiative promoter must pay for trying to evade accountability for his blatant and repeated violations of Washington's voter-instigated public disclosure laws keeps going up. 
Published at:5:11 PM on Friday, July 26th, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Court penalizes Tim Eyman and associates as state wins two successive default judgments

Excerpt: Disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman and his friends now owe the taxpayers a lot of money after not bothering to defend themselves against lawsuits alleging they violated Washington's public disclosure laws.
Published at:8:19 PM on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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Tim Eyman stuck in Chapter 11 for now as Judge Barreca orders him to file a budget

Excerpt: Motion to dismiss denied! The disgraced initiative promoter will remain in bankruptcy for the time being, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has decided.
Published at:9:31 PM on Thursday, April 11th, 2019
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Litigation
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