Sit down, and be quiet.
NARRATOR: Our next story takes us to Las Vegas, Nevada,
where Judge Douglas Herndon's presiding.
The defendant is Gary Walters, who's on parole
for various financial crimes.
He's in court today over restitution he was ordered
to pay as part of his sentence.
I've been making my payments.
I've been on social security.
I've been paying what I can in restitution.
OK.
All of a sudden, he says, you got to pay $26,000 a month.
NARRATOR: As Walters makes his case,
there's a man standing a few feet behind him.
And the judge takes notice.
Going to have to go back to the original court and then
possibly--
All right.
Hold on a second.
Who's this guy staring at me over here?
This is Kim Blandino.
I'm a co-plaintiff in the civil case.
NARRATOR: Kim Blandino has nothing
to do with this criminal case.
And he's not even a lawyer.
But he is a co-plaintiff in a civil suit
that Walters has filed against his former attorney.
Blandino has earned a dubious reputation
for filing frivolous motions and joining civil suits
where he has no affiliation.
But Judge Herndon is not about to let
Blandino disrupt his courtroom.
OK.
Are you an attorney?
No.
Then you need to sit down and quit
staring at me like somehow you need to talk to me
or whatever because--
- No. - OK.
I'm going to make a record about you in a minute,
but you need to sit down and be quiet
because you're not a plaintiff or a defendant
in my criminal case.
You're not an attorney.
You can't appear in my criminal case and act like an attorney.
So sit down, and be quiet.
Mr. Walters, go ahead.
NARRATOR: Walters continues.
But when Blandino physically reacts to Judge Herndon's
comments, the judge has a few choice words for him
and his habit of acting like an attorney.
You know what?
Let me tell you something.
You want to act like a [BLEEP],, act like an [BLEEP]..
But I'm telling you that gets you nowhere in court.
And you know what else gets you nowhere in court?
Sitting in the audience of a court
while a judge is engaging with somebody and shaking your head
and being all demonstrative.
So get out.
No, it wasn't inadvertent.
Don't give me that.
It's not inadvertent.
It's never-- get out.
It's never inadvertent when you come in and act
all disrespectful to people.
NARRATOR: Blandino exits.
But feeling disrespected, he later
files a motion to have Judge Herndon
disqualified from the case.
The motion was denied.
State of Nevada versus Kim Dennis Blandino.
NARRATOR: 18 months later, Blandino is back in court,
but this time as a defendant.
He's been charged with extortion and is under house arrest.
He has a hearing before Judge James Bixler,
who's well aware of Blandino's his history
as a wannabe litigator.
Blandino's representing himself.
But the court has appointed Steve
Alter as co-counsel, which puts Blandino in a combative mood.
Mr Alter, will you accept appointment as standby counsel?
I have an objection.
Shut up.
I have a right to object, I believe, your Honor.
You have the right to get held in contempt of court.
And that's what's going to happen if you don't shut up.
I'm not putting up with any of your crap here today.
Your reputation has preceded you.
Will you accept appointment on him as--
as standby counsel?
Your honor, I can.
However, Mr. Blandino, after we spoke outside,
wanted a little bit of time to speak to me in detail
about his case and his desires and then
also to look into my background a little bit before he would--
He wanted to interview you?
Yes, sir.
[LAUGHTER]
Your honor--
I object to that laughing, Judge.
I object to you.
I think the defendant has already categorized himself
as a vexatious litigant.
I object.
You can object all you want.
Can I make a record?
No.
I've got a--
I've got a motion--
What did I just say?
No.
I can't say anything?
No.
NARRATOR: Blandino refuses to quit, to the point
where others in the courtroom begin reprimanding him.
Shut up.
You're getting real close to getting remanded.
NARRATOR: Blandino finally gets the message
and agrees to meet with the court appointed counsel.
NARRATOR: Blandino remained under house arrest
for extortion and impersonating a public officer.