Ordinarily I would consider the actions of a judge as a civil plaintiff to be merely collateral to the matter of judicial competence. In this case that is not the situation. In this instance the cases in which Judge Griffin is a plaintiff are the kind that are routinely heard by NM magistrate judges. In her time in office she seems to have done nothing except collect a paycheck. You think I jest? Read on and in a few paragraphs you will understand why the New Mexico Supreme Court has scarcely an excuse to allow this nominal judge to remain on the bench.

Let me back up a little to give this CF a little context. A couple of weeks ago Judge Griffin filed an Unlawful Detainer suit in Otero County Magistrate Court against a man that claims he has an agreement with Judge Griffin’s son to reside on a property owned by Susan Griffin. As a result of multiple recusals by local judges have caused the case to take a little longer to get to court than was acceptable to Judge Griffin, so a few days ago she filed what could best be described as vexatious litigation. In this case Judge Griffin filed a new Unlawful Detainer case against the same defendant, alleging the same material facts while the earlier case is still pending.

Not everything is the same. The plaintiff in this latest case amended the court form to seek the wrong remedy and demands a jury trial to get it. For reasons I will discuss this is is both funny and sad. Well it would be funny if this was a sitcom and Susan E. Griffin was merely an actress playing a judge on TV and not a real life magistrate judge hearing cases like this all the time.

In her Complaint Judge Griffin amends the court form to ask for a “3 Day Writ of Restitution” which is an apparent reference to an Owner-Resident (47-8-46 NMSA 1978) remedy rather than the forthwith removal via Writ of Execution provided for in the Unlawful Detainer statute (35-10-6 NMSA 1978). The poor woman seems senile.

Next Judge Susan Griffin amends the court form to demand a jury trial. Here is another little nugget – Right to a trial by jury does not exist in an action for forcible entry and detainer in the absence of statutory authority. Reece v. Montano, 1943-NMSC-054, 48 N.M. 1, 144 P.2d 461.

It would seem some sanctions should be in order for dogpiling case after case on the same set of circumstances. Does anyone know if Mrs. Griffin drinks?

Just when you think defendant Catron County Magistrate Susan E. “Ma” Griffin and her crime family have reached the pinnacle of absurdity – they file another paper. This time the paper is the Answer to the Complaint by her tenant/remodeler. In a rambling half page consisting mostly of drama Ma Griffin indirectly implicates her boy Couy in fraud and also has him lying to the court. Let me take you one a tour of the set of Dim and Dimmer.

Perhaps the most comical part of the Answer is that all 3 defendants are at such a loss to keep their various lies straight they filed a consolidated answer that amounts to all 3 signing the answer written by defendant Catron County Magistrate Susan E. Griffin variously in first and third person. She also demands a jury trial making the concept of a consolidated defense seem ridiculous, especially defendant Chris Lord since he is not implicated in most of the shenanigans.

What is interesting about the Answer, aside from the grammar and punctuation, is that it categorically denies the existence of an agreement or permission of any kind for the tenant to be there even though the defendants are aware of a tiktok video showing Couy Griffin discussing a lease that tenant was to sign a lease as part of his compensation for the work he had already done and was to do in the future. However, in a filing in a separate case Susan Griffin claims at the time Couy Griffin was using a lease he was not authorized to execute to compensate and further induce tenant to do work, that she had a tenant lined up months in advance. Now Ma Griffin is attempting to use this position to dispossess resident/worker of the rental like the Couy lease and electric video never happened. Ma and Couy need to be cooling their heels in prison for attempting to run this con on the tenant and the court.

I was delighted to see Mrs. Griffin wants a trial which means the tenant can question these criminals under oath. I think I will ask 12th Judicial District Attorney Scot Key to send someone over to witness this shell game being unmasked. I mean fraud is a crime.

Stay tuned the Griffin Crime Family is too stupid to shut up now and I don’t suppose that will change in the future.

Today the Griffin Crime Family, led by Susan E. “Ma” Griffin headed to court and the show was well worth the price of admission. While the hearing was short and sweet it provides some essential insights into the upbringing that produced Couy Griffin. Ma Griffin, a sitting New Mexico Magistrate Judge, demonstrated that she lacks ethics and competence. Couy Griffin and companion Chris Lord, both defendants in the case, appeared by phone. Let’s have a tiptoe through the BS.

The hearing today was the result of a landlord-tenant (owner-resident) suit brought by a tenant/worker residing in a property nominally owned by Susan E. Griffin for, among other things, harassment, trespassing, diminution of services and being an ass. Ma Griffin missed her deadline to answer and did so the day before court never serving the plaintiff. Did I mention Ma Griffin is a Magistrate judge?

It came to the attention of the Court at this hearing that the water had become inoperable on the property recently prompting the judge to remind Susan E. Griffin that is not lawful. It was embarrassing to watch the judge have need to talk to Ma Griffin like she was an ignorant hick. The comedic relief in this segment of the proceeding was when it became obvious that Griffin was going to have to pay emergency rates to the well company to fix the water since Couy Griffin and his companion Chris Lord have been trespass noticed off the property. That left both Ma Griffin and her boy fuming with Judge Christopher A. Mitchell having to silence them both on various occasions. I will never forget the tone in Judge Mitchell’s voice when he asked Ma Griffin if he needed to write an order to get the water back on forthwith. Neither will Ma G I suspect.

Couy Griffin did not disappoint during his brief appearance distinguishing himself again. Wandering off into an unhinged rant of spurious allegations Couy had to be silenced not once, not twice, but three times during his angry tirade. Otero County Republicans voted for this guy that transferred this shack to his mother to avoid a judgment execution. What a fine son.

Ma Griffin was a gift that keeps on giving demanding to know who the spectators were. Of course Judge Mitchell told her this was an open court. Why did she want to know who the spectators were? I mean she had to have some reason greater than idle curiosity. Why indeed?

All in all the day was a good one ratifying that the law applies to the Griffin Syndicate just like everyone else. Stay tuned. This is just going to get better as these bandits face justice.