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Entries Tagged 'Cost of the Call' ↓
The Cost of the Call (Part Four)
February 17th, 2007 — Blog Carnivals, Conservatorship of Wendland, Cost of the Call, Pro-Life Blog Carnival
The Cost of the Call (Part Three): Reflections in Conjunction with the Fifth Anniversary of the Wendland Victory
August 9th, 2006 — Blog Carnivals, Conservatorship of Wendland, Cost of the Call, Pro-Life Blog Carnival, Robert Wendland
The Cost of the Call (Part Three):
Reflections in Conjunction with the Fifth Anniversary of the Wendland Victory
“This is the hardest case.” So said the Third District Court of Appeal on February 24, 2000. It was the very first sentence of its lengthy ruling.
And, in my opinion, that sentence made about as much sense as did the remainder of their decision, which included a remand back to the trial court. In other words, a directive to go try the case again.
I remember reading that part and thinking, “Over my dead body. Literally.”
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The Cost of the Call (Part Two): Reflections in Conjunction with the Fifth Anniversary of the Wendland Victory
August 8th, 2006 — Blog Carnivals, Conservatorship of Wendland, Cost of the Call, Pro-Life Blog Carnival
The Cost of the Call (Part Two):
Reflections in Conjunction with the Fifth Anniversary of the Wendland Victory
Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the California Supreme Court’s decision in Conservatorship of Wendland.So how ironic is it that tonight of all nights I happened to run into the trial court judge, Bob W. McNatt?1
I hadn’t seen him for a couple of years and must say that I was genuinely glad to encounter him. I would not describe Judge McNatt as a brilliant jurist, but he is a decent, honorable man who is committed to his work. Throughout the Wendland case, I knew that he was doing his very best to be thorough, accurate, and in compliance with the letter of the law. During the trial, he knew that any ruling he made would be appealed, and I always felt that he did his best to provide the parties with his rationale so that the appellate court would have a decent record to review when making its decision.
- The photo was taken in December 1997, as he was delivering his ruling — victory for my clients and the end of the Superior Court trial.
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The Cost of the Call (Part One): Reflections in Conjunction with the Fifth Anniversary of the Wendland Victory
August 6th, 2006 — Blog Carnivals, Conservatorship of Wendland, Cost of the Call, Pro-Life Blog Carnival
The Cost of the Call (Part One):
Reflections in Conjunction with the Fifth Anniversary of the Wendland Victory
Reflections in Conjunction with the Fifth Anniversary of the Wendland Victory
“Call” is defined as:
1. To order or request to undertake a particular activity or work; summon. He was called to the priesthood.
2. A claim on a person’s time or life: the call of duty.
3. A strong inner urge or prompting; a vocation: a call to the priesthood.
Among the various definitions I have found for “calling” are:
1. An inner urge or a strong impulse, especially one believed to be divinely inspired to accept the Gospels as truth and Jesus as one’s personal savior.
2. An occupation, profession, or career.
3. The particular occupation for which you are trained.
4. A profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1 Cor. 7:20). The “hope of your calling” in Ephesians 4:4 is the hope resulting from your being called into the kingdom of God.
People ask me (I may have mentioned this before) if and when I am going to write a book detailing my recollections, advice, and feelings about the six years I spent litigating Conservatorship of Wendland. I have no plans for a book . . . just this blog. To write a book, I would have to focus all my energy on that endeavor to the exclusion of other activities, which would be impossible. It would require an intense emotional and psychological commitment. I would have to really “hunker down” and relive the events that took place in a concentrated, intentional manner over a specific time interval. I’m not ready to do that and don’t know that I ever will be. This blog allows me to comment about bits and pieces, here and there.
The cost was too high.
