We knew once Judge Gonzales had made this ruling that the trial was a complete farce. The jurors were to have all the relevant facts withheld from them and would then be asked to make a decision on a case they never got to hear.
Judge Gonzales's court is not a court of record and I knew it would be hard to prove any of this ever happened. It was hard to believe it happened even when you sat through the thing in real life. But it did. And I suspect things like this happen in that court room frequently.
So we filed the appeal bond and were happy to be headed to a real court. But that was not what the City of Cedar Park wanted. The last thing they would want is this case heard in a public court of record. So the attack began again. Forget about the fact that we are going to have this case heard in County Court. The City of Cedar Park began its on-slot of citations all over again. We answered every single one of them, spending thousands more in legal fees.
Then today, John Fojtik of Cedar Park threatened to have me arrested. My first fear was that I would have to stand before Judge Daniel Gonzales in that corrupt corner of the world, Cedar Park JP Court. I could only imagine that failing to remove a sign carried a maximum sentence of 20 years in that courtroom. So I have decided to close the Cedar Park Store immediately. We are cutting down the sign, firing everyone and locking the doors.
I've lived here since 1984. My wife grew up on East Rivera in Cedar Park. I spent a lot of time in this town as a kid. Yes, I had heard the stories of corruption dating back a century. But I had no idea just how blatantly corrupt a court system could be.
I am not looking for sympathy. Business has it's risks. I invested $600,000 in the City of Cedar Park. It was a bad investment, granted. But this company and I will learn from that mistake and move on. I am sending this so you understand we didn't give up on the people of Cedar Park. We fought hard to keep that store there. We were outgunned.
I hope all of our Cedar Park customers will make the trip to either our Anderson Lane store or Round Rock. We truly appreciate your business. And I hope you will say 'No to Corruption' in Cedar Park on election day. You can count on me to remind you when the time comes.
Rick Culleton
CEO
DiscountElectronics.com