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    CLAWING BACK ASSETS: THE LESSON CAROLE BASKINS TAUGHT THE TIGER KING AND HIS MOTHER ABOUT FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS

    If you’ve seen the true crime documentary series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness”, you may recall Carole Baskins of Big Cat Rescue (“BCR”) sued Joseph Maldonado-Passage f/k/a Joe Schreibvogel a/k/a Joe Exotic in 2013 by for trademark infringement of the BCR logo.  That lawsuit resulted in a judgment of approximately $1 million. Unfortunately for prevailing plaintiffs everywhere, however, there is no “judgment cashing store” or other automatic mechanism for recovering an award.  Instead, it is incumbent upon the judgment creditor to “execute” on the judgment to locate and seize assets in furtherance of its satisfaction.  That post-trial process alone (also called supplemental proceedings) can be time consuming and expensive,…

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    “TIGER KING” JOE EXOTIC POUNCES ON FEDS WITH $94 MILLION LAWSUIT

    Foremost, if you haven’t seen Netflix’s seven-part, true crime documentary series “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness”, do yourself a quarantine favor and watch it now. Joseph Maldonado-Passage f/k/a Joe Schreibvogel a/k/a Joe Exotic is a former big cat breeder and roadside zoo owner who is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for two counts of murder for hire, eight counts of falsifying wildlife records, and nine counts of violating the Endangered Species Act (in part, for killing five tigers). Launched from his jail cell in Grady County, Oklahoma and serving as his own attorney, Exotic is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior and  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and…