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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2009
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"In my eyes, he's the one who perpetrated the crime and he was dragging me down with him," Holiday said.
Holiday said his lawyer suggested that he sue Miller in small claims court to force Miller to pay the fine.
Soon after Holiday filed the suit, producers from the Judge Mathis program approached him and asked if he would bring his case to the show.
"My attorney joked that I should hold out for Judge Judy," Holiday said. "Then, sure enough, a producer from her show called me up."
Holiday said he agreed to drop the lawsuit and appear on Judge Judy after the producers told him Miller would also be willing to appear.
Miller said that after weighing his options, he found no reason not to appear on the show.
"I agreed to go to Judge Judy because she offered to pay the expenses, whatever the outcome. I got a free trip to L.A., I got a hotel and they paid me."
Miller said the producers offered to pay airfare and expenses for his girlfriend to accompany him as well. Miller said he and his girlfriend had
time to go to the beach and tour the city over Memorial Day weekend.
"Because he decided to sue me, I got to go to L.A." Miller said.
Holiday said he was also compensated for airfare, but his wife's airfare
has not covered by the show. He said he and his wife were able to spend some time enjoying the city as well.
Gary Rosen, spokesperson for the show, said all defendants appearing on the program were compensated for travel arrangements if they were from out town and were paid a "very small" amount for appearing.
"Because he decided to sue me, I got to go to L.A."
Miller said he felt the experience had a theatrical element to it.
Holiday said his experience on the show was mostly positive despite at first feeling anxious and intimidated. He said Judge Judy lived up to his expectations from viewing other episodes, using her trademark sarcasm and witticisms. Because the episode has not yet aired, he said, he was unable to discuss details of the show, including the outcome.
CHARLES MILLER Overland Park senior
"The whole experience was kind of fake," he said. "They were telling me to show more emotion. It's a TV show; it's not court. They plan it
around getting ratings."
Holiday said that in light of the experience, he planned to urge the Lawrence City Commission to change the city's policies on fining restaurant and bar owners for serving minors.
"All I've wanted to do is call attention to this serious problem."
Holiday said. "People ask me why I didn't just pay the $500. I'm a small business owner and that's a lot of money."
Lawrence Mayor Robert Chestnut said the city commissioners would take time to address the issue on future agendas.
"We will be reviewing the fines and structure of the MIP and what violators have to pay versus the folks at the establishment," Chestnut said. "It's a big issue all around town."
Chestnut said that several fake IDs were passable to the naked eye and that it had become increasingly difficult for restaurant and bar owners to tell the difference. He said he hoped to find a balance that would make underage people think twice about drinking.
Holiday said that he was glad the issue was gaining attention and that he would work to make city policies fair for business owners.
"There's no way we can change Kansas law," Holiday said. "But you can add laws that make people think twice about using fake IDs."
Miller said that he did not think the lawsuit was justified and that the Judge Judy case would not resolve the issue.
"If he wanted to make his statement to the court, he went about it the wrong way. You should make a statement to the court and not weasel around it, but I'd like to thank him for the free trip to California."
Miller and Holiday said they were waiting for a call to see when their episode would air.
- Edited by Adam Schoof
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Boy's body found after elevator accident
ASSOCIATED PRESS
STURGIS, Ky. — The body of an 8-year-old boy was found with his head pinned in a church elevator authorities in a Monday.
No foul play is suspected in the death Saturday of Zachary Waddell The church's pastor, the Rev. Nate Harper, found the boy's body in the doorway at the lower level of the shaft authorities said.
Harper told the newspaper that the discovery was the "worst thing" he's ever experienced.
"There's a family that needs prayer," Harper told the AP on Monday afternoon. "They've suffered a great tragedy."
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