A must read judgment… every para gets better

Just when you think surely it can’t get any more ridiculous….

https://casetext.com/case/cozzi-v-vill-of-melrose-park#:~:text=The%20Vi…

It's not the only case he's been involved in either. He allegedly harassed a disabled employee.

And in the last mayoral campaign he raised 25x the donations of his opposition, an Hispanic in a constituency 80% Hispanic.

And he nephew got shaken down in respect of a loan from a mobster.

It's amazing how unfortunate some people are...

"Before he could speak, Mayor Serpico tore into him. Id. at ¶ 99. Mayor Serpico unleashed an expletive-laden tirade, complete  with vulgar and racially offensive language. The language was about as profane as it gets – he used the "f-word" over and over, as a noun, a verb, and an adjective. Id. at ¶ 100.

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It was recorded. Id. at ¶ 102."

The fact that the Village wasn't ticketing anyone else wasn't for lack of opportunities. The complaint is chock-full of pictures of other houses in the neighborhood. Id. at ¶ 133. The surrounding lawns are adorned with used mattresses, a 15-foot skeleton with a Santa hat, garbage, and trampolines. Id. There are reindeer, swans, candy canes, stars, pergolas, tchotchkes, and Christmas decorations at various degrees of garishness. Id. Not to mention plenty of lawn furniture. Id.

Charming

The surrounding lawns are adorned with used mattresses, a 15-foot skeleton with a Santa hat, garbage, and trampolines. 

Heh. The rhythm of the prose would be improved by having the skeleton with the Santa hat last in the list.