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HOA Re-Filing Injunction To Keep Protesters Out Of Neighborhood

Posted: 6:00 am EDT September 16, 2008Updated: 12:55 pm EDT September 17, 2008

Casey Anthony left her home Wednesday morning to meet at her lawyer's office in Kissimmee. Now that she's out of jail again and back at home, her neighbors have resumed their fight to get protesters off their block.


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The HOA will re-file their injunction request Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday morning was relatively quiet at the Anthony home and homeowners want it to stay that way. Their first Injunction attempt was denied and Wednesday the HOA attorney is giving it another shot.

ANGRY PROTESTER
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The request for a re-hearing will be filed Wednesday afternoon after the first injunction was shot down. The attorney who represents the homeowners association where Casey Anthony lives is Karen Wonsetler. The goal of the injunction is to keep protesters away from the area.

"Just kind of curious, just really curious," said Diane Williams of Orlando.

Williams waited for Casey and her mother leave their Hopespring Drive home to visit Casey's attorney's office. Williams didn't get to speak with either of them, but screamed as they drove by.

"I just think it's become a circus now. She's in and out, in and out. Sshe's in one time and then out," Williams said.

Dozens packed the homeowners' association meeting Tuesday night. The group wants answers on what legal rights they have to bring calm back to their neighborhood. Between trash, parked cars and loud protesters, the typically-quiet neighborhood is anything but quite now.

The HOA attorney said she wants the protesters to move to a vacant lot at the end of Hopespring Drive at the intersection with Suburban Drive (see map). The vacant lot is owned by the county, but managed by the homeowners' association.

The judge who will decide on the injunction won't make the decision until Monday.


CASEY RELEASED FROM JAIL AFTER THIRD ARREST

CASEY RELEASED AGAIN
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Casey Anthony bonded out of jail for the third time Tuesday. Casey walked out of the Orange County jail around 1:05pm, surrounded by bodyguards and accompanied by her attorney Jose Baez. She was quickly walked into a waiting red truck without answering any questions.

Casey was driven straight to her parent's home, where she arrived about 20 minutes later, and entered through the garage without answering any questions.

Five hours early, Casey Anthony's attorney Jose Baez walked into the Orange County jail for her bond hearing. The court appearance was for the new charges Casey faces, forging checks, fraud and petty theft.

"A $1,000 on count one, $150 count two, $100 count three and no contact with the victim Amy Huizenga. You understand that Ms. Anthony?" Judge John Jordan asked Casey during the hearing.

"Yes," Casey replied.

The charges were brought on by Casey's former best friend, Amy Huizenga.

CASEY IN COURT
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Casey and her attorney were only in court for about five minutes. Baez said re-arresting Casey and grandstanding are scare tactics.

"I'm not intimidated, not in any way shape or form," Baez said Tuesday morning.

Last week, Casey spent several hours a day in her attorney's office while on home confinement. Many speculated why the mother of missing Caylee was spending so much time there.

"If you had the power of the state of Florida, what they're doing to her, you can all understand whey she is spending so much time in my office," Baez explained.

Baez told Eyewitness News he's preparing his client. Jail officials said Casey will be able to visit with her attorney Wednesday through Friday this week from 10:00am until 4:00pm. On Monday, she'll have a meeting with her home confinement manager.

This was Casey's third release from jail. She was first arrested on July 16 and spent 36 days behind bars. In her next two arrests, she spent a total of eight days in jail. The previous bonds remain in place and so does a condition of home confinement electronic monitoring for Casey Anthony (read bonding documents).


NEW FACES SURROUND CASEY ANTHONY

Casey Anthony's entourage has grown. In addition to the two bodyguards that were with her as she walked out of jail, there was a new mystery man wearing a suit and a man in blue jeans who drove the truck that took Casey home from jail.

Eyewitness News asked the Anthony family spokesperson if the men were extra security or part of Jose Baez legal team and he didn't know. Eyewitness News called Baez's office, but the calls were not returned.

Todd Black, a spokesperson for Baez refused to answer questions and told Eyewitness News he plans to sue the TV station because questions were raised about his company's legitimacy.


JUDGE DENIES REQUEST TO BLOCK PROTESTS

Tuesday, Ninth Circuit Court Judge Reginald K. Whitehead denied a request by the homeowners' association in the Anthony's neighborhood to halt the protests that have become commonplace outside the home. The judge's ruling, issued Tuesday afternoon, said the association had not given proper notice and, therefore, its request was turned down (read ruling).


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Deputies have been called to the Anthony home 42 times since July 15. Thirty-eight of those have been related to some disturbance caused by protesters, including another melee over the weekend.

Protesters have been parking illegally in front of fire hydrants and even blocking some drive ways on Hopespring Drive, not to mention the inevitable trespassing on the yards surrounding the house. The Anthonys used body guards during a gathering here over the weekend and Orange County deputies were brought in for crowd control during the vigil.


CASEY'S FORMER FRIENDS TAKE LIE DETECTOR TESTS

Detectives still can't shake the truth from Caylee's mom Casey, but her ex-fiancé, ex-lover and ex-best friend have talked and investigators want to make sure it's legitimate.

Sources told Eyewitness News exclusively that Casey's ex-fiancé Jesse Grund, ex-lover Ricardo Morales and ex-best friend Amy Huizenga all went through lie detector tests. Sources said they were conducted not because they were accused of anything, but to make sure detectives could confirm all the details of their stories.

Huizenga is the same friend from whom Casey's accused of stealing checks from.


COURT CASE BACKLOG DUE TO ANTHONY CASE

The Casey Anthony case is now clogging the local court system and when Eyewitness News asked how much the case is costing taxpayers, the sheriff's office told said it has no idea. They couldn't say how many deputies they have devoted to the case or how much money it's costing in overtime.

Regardless, it is causing major delays in Orange County's legal system. Attorneys in Central Florida say some of their cases that are supposed to be tried at the courthouse will be delayed for at least a couple of months.

The sheriff's office is devoting a lot of resources to the Casey Anthony case and now it's affecting other cases that need to move forward. For the past 62 days, Orange County investigators have spent countless hours collecting evidence, searching for Caylee Anthony and following up on leads relating to the missing toddler.

The sheriffs office says detectives are even being pulled from other units to help follow up on calls to Crimeline. In fact, deputies have responded 42 times to the Anthony home since July 15.

Matthew Milligan says his case is on hold because detectives couldn't show up to a deposition because of the Anthony case.

"Right now, Casey Anthony is tying up most of the sheriff's office and there are a number of cases kind of being pushed to the side," plaintiff Matthew Milligan said.

Attorney Thomas Luka said it's not unusual for a high-profile case to take precedence. He has a second case that is also being delayed, because crime scene technicians have been unable to provide the DNA evidenced he requested.

"Orange County technicians responsible for that are obviously being allocated to the Casey Anthony matter at this point and don't have time to deal with the courtroom or discovery," Luka said.

The sheriff's office would not comment on the backlog of cases and would not say how many cases were affected by the Casey Anthony investigation.

The State Attorney's Office said deputies and crime scene technicians will ask for a continuance in any case that's delayed, but won't comment specifically on how many delays are being caused by the Anthony case.

The sheriff's office is also working with other agencies on the case, such as the FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

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