Fips Wins His Case

Fortunately, the law library was just across the like so it was easy to investigate Oakland's leash law. Section I. 3-9.07b provided that dogs had to be on leash on under voice control. Aha!

So armed with this information and the obvious argument that flowed from it, I duly appeared in court at the appointed hour.

The court room was a small wood panelled room on the second or third floor of the Courthouse. When I arrived no one else was in court. So I sat down in the theatre chairs and waited. After a while several police officers came in and sat down across the aisle. Other than that, the courtroom was empty.

The clerk arranged her stamps and was followed shortly thereafter by the Commissioner. My case was called. I answered, "present".

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No one else answered anything.

Fips' "at large" rights were vindicated. I wish I could explain this triumph to the little Mr Fuzzy.

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