Records about Todd Palin's coworker unavalable in Alaska

[Stingo]

This is not a story touting the National Enquirer story about Sarah Palin and her family life. It is about the sudden move by Todd Palin’s coworker, Scott Richter, to seal the records of his divorce. It is also about how the record of Richter’s emergency motion are, oddly, no longer available on the internet. Enquiring minds want to know.

http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/09/05/in-palins-alaska-court-records-are-service-unavailable/

[VeraAgnes]

1. I'm not interested in dirt....

I'm just not. I enjoy the theatre as much as the next person but co-workers divorce as political fodder is equal to swiftboat/bush to me....I want political red-meat, leadership and to all that it implies. My next President should have not win on the whims of grapevine gossip.

[TomClash]

2. In the abstract I agree

But then I remember that we didn't fight dirty in 2000 and then, magically, 9/11 happened and then Iraq happened and then I was holding a crying mother in my arms when her son was blown up by an IED.

And I won't feel very well if we play nicely and lose quietly and the Insane-Bull Moose ticket starts WW III.

[depakid]

4. Most Americans are...

which keeps the media focused on this repugnant woman.

Good thing, too- since the Obama campaign has shown little inclination to do so themselves.

[kristopher]

8. Well, we finally agree about something...

It is always a pleasure, though.

[gcomeau]

3. They're still there.

http://www.courtrecords.alaska.gov/pa/pa.urd/pamw2000.docket_lst?68762762

The site was down briefly because it got FLOODED with traffic after the report he had tried to seal the records broke, but it came back up and it's still all listed. It's not some sinister conspiracy, it's the joys of a low traffic public records server in Alaska suddenly finding itself the center of attention for the media of the entire nation all at once. It was fairly obvious what happened.

[Stingo]

5. The article mentions that as an explanation

Here's a list of motions Richeter brought to the court and when. There were no motions for four months until Palin was nominated. Then he asked for, but was denied, sealing the records.

http://www.the-peoples-forum.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=4301

Search Results 21 Docket(s) found matching search criteria.

Docket Date Docket Text Amount Amount Due Images
09/04/2008 Order Denying Motion Case Motion #3: Motion to Make Case File Confidential 0.00 0.00
09/03/2008 Motion to Make Case File Confidential Attorney: Pro per (0100001) Scott Alan Richter (Petitioner); Case Motion #3 0.00 0.00
09/03/2008 Motion for Expedited Consideration of: Motion to Make Case File Confidential Attorney: Pro per (0100001) Case Motion #2 0.00 0.00
05/19/2008 Notice to Employer Re: Children's Medical Insurance Deborah Marie Richter (Co-Petitioner); 0.00 0.00
05/19/2008 Cust/Spprt/Visit Modified. Case Closed. (no motion link) 0.00 0.00
05/19/2008 Order Granting Stipulation Case Motion #1: Standard Motion 0.00 0.00
04/03/2008 Stipulated Agreement for Child Support and Parenting Agreement Attorney: Pro per (0100001) Case Motion #1 0.00 0.00
04/03/2008 Case Reopened 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Child Support Order 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Decree of Dissolution Granted 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Shared Custody Child Support Calculation 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Amendment of Agreement 0.00 0.00
09/18/2007 Hearing Result: Hearing Held The following event: Dissolution Hearing w/Children scheduled for 09/18/2007 at 3:20 pm has been resulted as follows: Result: Hearing Held Judge: Zwink, David L Location: Palmer Courthouse 0.00 0.00
08/14/2007 Civil Deficiency Memo mailed re: agreement re retirement benefits and last quarterly statements of same; specifics of shared custody agreement. 0.00 0.00
08/14/2007 Hearing Set Event: Dissolution Hearing w/Children Date: 09/18/2007 Time: 3:20 pm Judge: Zwink, David L Location: Palmer Courthouse Result: Hearing Held 0.00 0.00
08/02/2007 Affidavit/Scheduling of Hearing Scott Alan Richter (Petitioner); 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Certificate of Completion of Viewing "Listen to the Children" Video Scott Alan Richter (Petitioner); Deborah Marie Richter (Co-Petitioner); 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Information Sheet 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 VS401 Certificate of Absolute Divorce or Dissolution 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Proposed Child Support Order Submitted Prior to Hearing 0.00 0.00
07/24/2007 Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (With Children) Receipt: 268635 Date: 07/24/2007 150.00 0.00

[elehhhhna]

6. per the top line, the motion to seal was DENIED.

[Stingo]

7. Good to see

I wonder why the guy picked the day of Palin's speech to do this. . .

[Tutonic]

9. Yeah what would he possibly have to hide? Mmmmmm.