TMZ Full Recap Part 33 - January 2012
[size=18pt]DR. CONRAD MURRAY <br />Medical Board Orders Him<br />To Turn Over Medical Certificate[/size]<br />1/3/2012 11:43 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF<br /><br /><br /><br />This has gotta hurt. Dr. Conrad Murray has been ordered to turn over the medical certificate that hangs on the wall of his medical office.<br /><br />TMZ has just obtained documents filed by the Medical Board of California, notifying the incarcerated doc that his California medical license has been suspended -- something that automatically happens when someone is convicted of a felony and sent to the slammer.<br /><br />The Med Board is giving Murray 15 days to turn over his medical certificate.<br /><br />If the wall is too bare, he can always hang a picture of Michael Jackson ...<br /><br /><br /><br />[size=18pt]DR. CONRAD MURRAY<br />Back to Court to Prove<br />MJ Partly Caused His Own Death[/size]<br />1/10/2012 1:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF<br /><br /><br /><br />Dr. Conrad Murray is asking the judge in his criminal case to deny Michael Jackson's family full restitution, on grounds MJ caused his own death.<br /><br />Murray filed legal docs yesterday -- obtained by TMZ -- asking for evidence the defense never received during the trial ... evidence that could show Michael self-administered the fatal dose of Propofol.<br /><br />Murray's lawyer, Michael Flanagan, argues that in deciding how much restitution the family gets, it's appropriate to consider the victim's responsibility for his own demise.<br /><br />So Murray will concede he's partly to blame -- he can't argue otherwise because of the conviction -- but he still wants to prove that MJ ultimately caused his own death.<br /><br />The prosecution is asking for around $100 million in restitution, but the judge hasn't decided on a figure. But once the figure is set, if Flanagan gets his way and the judge were to decide MJ was 50% responsible for his death, the judge would reduce the restitution award by 50%.<br /><br />So the fat lady hasn't sung ... yet.<br /><br /><br /><br />[size=18pt]PARIS JACKSON<br />Following in MJ's Dance Steps[/size]<br />1/14/2012 9:00 AM PST BY Johnny Lopez<br /><br /><br /><br />Paris Jackson really is a chip off the old King of Pop.<br /><br />In the middle of playing high school softball the 13-year-old outfielder broke out one of her late dad Michael Jackson's famous dance steps.<br /><br />She's got the moves like Jackson.<br /><br /><br /><br />[size=18pt]JACKSON FAMILY<br />Going After Dr. Murray's Money<br />... IS POINTLESS!!![/size]<br />1/18/2012 3:30 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF<br /><br /><br /><br />Prosecutors will no longer seek more than $100 million in restitution from Dr. Conrad Murray at the request of Michael Jackson's family, because as the proverb goes ....you can't squeeze blood from a turnip.<br /><br />A rep for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office says prosecutors were informed that the Jackson family is giving up on restitution ... so the D.A. withdrew the request. As a result, the restitution hearing scheduled for Monday has been called off.<br /><br />Murray -- who's serving a 4 year jail sentence for his role in the death of MJ -- is basically broke ... and now that his medical license has been revoked, it's unclear how he plans to earn money once he's released. <br /><br />It seems the Jackson family finally decided it wasn't worth the time or the energy to battle for scraps.<br /><br /><br /><br />[size=18pt]DR. CONRAD MURRAY<br />Asks Court <br />To Get Out of Jail[/size]<br />1/27/2012 3:47 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF<br /><br /><br /><br />Dr. Conrad Murray has just filed legal docs asking a judge to release him from jail pending appeal.<br /><br />Murray claims in his legal docs he has a legitimate basis to appeal his manslaughter conviction. Among the grounds for appeal -- "improper exclusion of defense evidence and witnesses that resulted in violating the defendant's State and constitutional rights to due process, to present a defense and to the effective assistance of counsel."<br /><br />Murray's lawyer also says, "He has exhausted virtually all of his available resources."<br /><br />Murray is asking to be released on no bail pending the appeal.<br /><br />If released, Murray says he plans to live with his baby mama Nicole Alvarez -- and would be willing to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.<br /><br />Murray says he would also seek employment to support his children -- though it's unclear what work that would entail ... considering his medical license has been unceremoniously revoked.<br /><br />To illustrate his dire circumstances behind bars, Murray's lawyer says the ex-doctor is housed under "maximum security" conditions -- isolated in a solitary cell, and escorted around the jail facility with his hands chained to his waist.<br /><br /><br /><br />[size=18pt]MICHAEL JACKSON'S KIDS<br />Taking In Cirque du Soleil Show[/size]<br />1/28/2012 7:30 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF<br /><br />Paris, Prince, and Blanket Jackson hit up the Los Angeles premiere of the Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show "IMMORTAL World Tour" at Staples Center last night.<br /><br />As TMZ first reported, Dr. Conrad Murray filed legal docs asking a judge to release him from jail pending appeal. He is asking to be released on no bail pending the appeal.<br /><br />Murray says that if he is released, he plans to live with his baby mama Nicole Alvarez -- and would be willing to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.<br />
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."