Women Drops Restraining Order Against Randy Moss (1 Viewer)

[David Yudkin]

Woman drops restraining order against Patriots' Randy Moss

By Curt Anderson

AP Legal Affairs Writer / March 11, 2008

MIAMI—A woman who obtained a restraining order earlier this year against New England Patriots star Randy Moss has requested that the order be dissolved and the case dismissed, court records show.

more stories like thisRachelle Washington, 35, filed papers March 3 with the Broward County Circuit Court clerk's office requesting that the case be closed. The restraining order had required the All-Pro wide receiver to stay at least 500 feet from Washington.

Moss denied he harmed Washington as she claimed at her Florida home on Jan. 6, or that he prevented her from seeking medical attention. Moss did acknowledge there was an "accident" involving Washington, but would not be more specific.

Attorneys for Moss and Washington could not immediately be reached by telephone Tuesday for comment. A spokesman for the clerk's office said a judge must agree to the dismissal request but that is generally considered a formality.

The restraining order was issued Jan. 14 after Washington accused Moss of "battery causing serious injury" in a civil domestic violence case. It came just as the Patriots were making their playoff run to the Super Bowl and angling for an undefeated season, which ended in a loss to the New York Giants.

Days before the AFC championship game, Moss said the claims were "false allegations" and that Washington had demanded a payment of "six figures" before taking legal action. He acknowledged knowing the woman for about 11 years.

"In my whole entire life of living 30 years, I've never put a hand on one woman, physically or in an angry manner," Moss told reporters in mid-January.

It was not immediately clear Tuesday whether Washington's request to dismiss the case was the result of an out-of-court settlement or agreement with Moss.

Moss has had other off-the-field problems in his 10 years in the NFL, including a 2002 incident in which he bumped a traffic control officer with his car and another in 2001 when he verbally abused corporate sponsors on a team bus. But since his acquisition by the Patriots last April, he has been viewed as a team leader.

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[Workhorse]

That's about how I thought this would end.

Quietly.

 

[Balco]

That's about how I thought this would end.Quietly.

I wonder how much Moss has to pay her.

 

[Das Boot]

That's about how I thought this would end.Quietly.

I wonder how much Moss has to pay her.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news...restraining order dropped, lawsuit against patriots dropped, Matt Walsh intends to plead the 5th, etc.

To answer the rhetorical question about what Moss had to pay her, a little reading comprehension goes a long way:

"She has decided that such restraining order is unnecessary," Thompson said. "Because the injuries sustained were not the result of any malicious intent by Mr. Moss, a claim for her damages will be submitted to his insurance company."

 

[twitch]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news...restraining order dropped, lawsuit against patriots dropped, Matt Walsh intends to plead the 5th, etc.

To answer the rhetorical question about what Moss had to pay her, a little reading comprehension goes a long way:

"She has decided that such restraining order is unnecessary," Thompson said. "Because the injuries sustained were not the result of any malicious intent by Mr. Moss, a claim for her damages will be submitted to his insurance company."

Thank you, S.

You know, to go off tangent for a sec, the story was posted in a thread a couple of days ago about that ridiculous lawsuit being dropped once lawyers realized how much of a knucklehead the guy they were hanging their hat on in that thing was now looking. And the thread got one or two responses in a couple of days. When the original thread of course resulted in a 2 page sausage party full of clowns. Shoulda been bumped. Restraint was shown. But that's fine. We need not even really respond to something like that once its been dismissed. But I'll bump this thread all day just to remind people that Randy Moss was completely exonerated in this case. We need not associate 'restraining order' or potential 'battery' and Moss in the same thoughts anymore. Moss has known this lady and been 'friends' for a long time, something like 10 years. And Im sure he's paid her plenty of money whether pressed to or not in that time. But I havent seen one single mention of her being the mother of any of his kids, and you know that would be clearly mentioned as part of her identity if it were the case. And in this day and age, for Moss to have such a 'friend' and not have any kids with the woman in itself speaks volumes. Not quite an all-star feat, but definitely worth mentioning. Moss was speaking full truth when this thing broke. Right smack in the middle of the playoffs, or was it right before? It sucked. Good to see Moss be cleared of this.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news...restraining order dropped, lawsuit against patriots dropped, Matt Walsh intends to plead the 5th, etc.

To answer the rhetorical question about what Moss had to pay her, a little reading comprehension goes a long way:

"She has decided that such restraining order is unnecessary," Thompson said. "Because the injuries sustained were not the result of any malicious intent by Mr. Moss, a claim for her damages will be submitted to his insurance company."

Thank you, S.

You know, to go off tangent for a sec, the story was posted in a thread a couple of days ago about that ridiculous lawsuit being dropped once lawyers realized how much of a knucklehead the guy they were hanging their hat on in that thing was now looking. And the thread got one or two responses in a couple of days. When the original thread of course resulted in a 2 page sausage party full of clowns. Shoulda been bumped. Restraint was shown. But that's fine. We need not even really respond to something like that once its been dismissed. But I'll bump this thread all day just to remind people that Randy Moss was completely exonerated in this case. We need not associate 'restraining order' or potential 'battery' and Moss in the same thoughts anymore. Moss has known this lady and been 'friends' for a long time, something like 10 years. And Im sure he's paid her plenty of money whether pressed to or not in that time. But I havent seen one single mention of her being the mother of any of his kids, and you know that would be clearly mentioned as part of her identity if it were the case. And in this day and age, for Moss to have such a 'friend' and not have any kids with the woman in itself speaks volumes. Not quite an all-star feat, but definitely worth mentioning. Moss was speaking full truth when this thing broke. Right smack in the middle of the playoffs, or was it right before? It sucked. Good to see Moss be cleared of this.

Word.Also good to see the way Moss and Belichick hung together on this, including BB's strong backing of Randy through the whole farce.

But the best recent experience is seeing Moss resign for less than Fitz money, despite the corresponding sausage thread.

 

[fatness]

When the original thread of course resulted in a 2 page sausage party full of clowns.

By "sausage party full of clowns" you mean "people who disagree with me".

 

[fatness]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news.

You just made a thread about Randy Moss into another Patriots Victimization thread.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news.

You just made a thread about Randy Moss into another Patriots Victimization thread.

Actually that's incorrect. Posts 3 and 4 turned it into an anti-Patriot bile thread, and I provided an editorial response.But thanks anyway.

 

[twitch]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news...restraining order dropped, lawsuit against patriots dropped, Matt Walsh intends to plead the 5th, etc.

To answer the rhetorical question about what Moss had to pay her, a little reading comprehension goes a long way:

"She has decided that such restraining order is unnecessary," Thompson said. "Because the injuries sustained were not the result of any malicious intent by Mr. Moss, a claim for her damages will be submitted to his insurance company."

Thank you, S.

You know, to go off tangent for a sec, the story was posted in a thread a couple of days ago about that ridiculous lawsuit being dropped once lawyers realized how much of a knucklehead the guy they were hanging their hat on in that thing was now looking. And the thread got one or two responses in a couple of days. When the original thread of course resulted in a 2 page sausage party full of clowns. Shoulda been bumped. Restraint was shown. But that's fine. We need not even really respond to something like that once its been dismissed. But I'll bump this thread all day just to remind people that Randy Moss was completely exonerated in this case. We need not associate 'restraining order' or potential 'battery' and Moss in the same thoughts anymore. Moss has known this lady and been 'friends' for a long time, something like 10 years. And Im sure he's paid her plenty of money whether pressed to or not in that time. But I havent seen one single mention of her being the mother of any of his kids, and you know that would be clearly mentioned as part of her identity if it were the case. And in this day and age, for Moss to have such a 'friend' and not have any kids with the woman in itself speaks volumes. Not quite an all-star feat, but definitely worth mentioning. Moss was speaking full truth when this thing broke. Right smack in the middle of the playoffs, or was it right before? It sucked. Good to see Moss be cleared of this.

Word.Also good to see the way Moss and Belichick hung together on this, including BB's strong backing of Randy through the whole farce.



But the best recent experience is seeing Moss resign for less than Fitz money, despite the corresponding sausage thread.

Belichick standing up for his guy at the time in good faith was key. Im sure it was another small factor in why Moss wanted to come back, and willing to sign for less-than Fitzgerald money. But he got plenty of cash, so I think we'd all agree he's not insulted that others make a little more than him. And Fitz is younger and a stud in his own right, albeit to a lesser degree, so good for him. What's distinctly different about the two signings is that Moss doesnt have a sidekick like Boldin who's basically an immediately comparable peer in the way of production or impact. Welker is nice, but we wouldnt suggest he deserves to be paid even in the same neighborhood as Moss. It made the Stallworth release unfortunately necessary. But bring on Chad Jackson! That kid's playing for peanuts, and Im sure wants to change that eventually. And from what I hear is like a little brother to Moss. Its gonna be fun seeing those 2 work together now on the field at the same time. Because Jackson will physically be a tough cover. I wasnt crazy about the idea of having to pay Moss $10mil a year to come back and play. And made it known that was my personal limit. But his contract has shut me up about that to a degree, and I couldnt be happier about it. I expected his deal would be in the 3 year, 25 mil range. So, I was a couple of bucks off. But you know to pretty much any team in the league, the guy is worth the money. Its just that $10mil is alot of coin for one guy. But now that he's back in the fold, Ive gotta think its money well spent.

Playing the 'redemption' card next year is going to be so much more fun than the 'hunted' card the last. Very much looking forward to it.

 

[twitch]

When the original thread of course resulted in a 2 page sausage party full of clowns.

By "sausage party full of clowns" you mean "people who disagree with me".

Call it what you will. Its open to interpretation. Bump the old lawsuit thread and find out.

 

[sho nuff]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news...restraining order dropped, lawsuit against patriots dropped, Matt Walsh intends to plead the 5th, etc.

To answer the rhetorical question about what Moss had to pay her, a little reading comprehension goes a long way:

"She has decided that such restraining order is unnecessary," Thompson said. "Because the injuries sustained were not the result of any malicious intent by Mr. Moss, a claim for her damages will be submitted to his insurance company."

Yup...reading comprehension does go a long way for those trying to paint this as so great for Moss and that it must mean nothing happened.

"There has finally been acknowledgment that the injuries were not intentionally inflicted," Sharpstein said.

An attorney for Washington said "no such acknowledgment exists."

Washington had been acting "solely on the advice of her former attorney" when she filed temporary restraining orders, Darrell Thompson said in a statement.

"She has decided that such restraining order is unnecessary," Thompson said. "Because the injuries sustained were not the result of any malicious intent by Mr. Moss, a claim for her damages will be submitted to his insurance company."

That they were not intentionally inflicted is not being given up...just that he supposedly did not have malicious intent.Nor does this mean that no out of court settlement had not been reached.

Either way...its over and nobody on either side came out really looking all that good in this.

 

[mad sweeney]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news.

You just made a thread about Randy Moss into another Patriots Victimization thread.

Actually that's incorrect. Posts 3 and 4 turned it into an anti-Patriot bile thread, and I provided an editorial response.But thanks anyway.

I don't see anything about the Pats in either post you mention. Moss has a long history in the league as a malcontent before he joined the Pats. Just because this came up while on the Pats doesn't mean that thinking ill of him is equal to thinking ill of the Pats. fatness is right, you guys turned this into an umbrella Pats victimized and then vindicated thread when it was just about Moss the Person, not Moss the Patriot. People's opinion of Moss would be the same, or probably worse if he wasn't a Pat because without being in NE he would still be a bum not trying on the field. So, yeah, put the cross down guys, Moss issues are not Pats issues and vice versa. Pat defenders were the first to bring the team and BB into it.

 

[fatness]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news.

You just made a thread about Randy Moss into another Patriots Victimization thread.

Actually that's incorrect. Posts 3 and 4 turned it into an anti-Patriot bile thread, and I provided an editorial response.

Here are posts 3 and 4. There is no anti-Patriots bile in them. They are comments typically made in threads discussing charges being dropped against players or civil suits being dropped against players. You're imagining the bile. Or just hijacking another thread to cry "oh poor Patriots".

I wonder how much Moss has to pay her.

 

[Phlash]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news.

You just made a thread about Randy Moss into another Patriots Victimization thread.

Actually that's incorrect. Posts 3 and 4 turned it into an anti-Patriot bile thread, and I provided an editorial response.But thanks anyway.

I don't see anything about the Pats in either post you mention. Moss has a long history in the league as a malcontent before he joined the Pats. Just because this came up while on the Pats doesn't mean that thinking ill of him is equal to thinking ill of the Pats. fatness is right, you guys turned this into an umbrella Pats victimized and then vindicated thread when it was just about Moss the Person, not Moss the Patriot. People's opinion of Moss would be the same, or probably worse if he wasn't a Pat because without being in NE he would still be a bum not trying on the field. So, yeah, put the cross down guys, Moss issues are not Pats issues and vice versa. Pat defenders were the first to bring the team and BB into it.

Fact.I love you twitch and VDB, but they were just attacking Moss. Just like people attack TO. And Peyton. And Favre. And any player.

 

[twitch]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news.

You just made a thread about Randy Moss into another Patriots Victimization thread.

Actually that's incorrect. Posts 3 and 4 turned it into an anti-Patriot bile thread, and I provided an editorial response.But thanks anyway.

I don't see anything about the Pats in either post you mention. Moss has a long history in the league as a malcontent before he joined the Pats. Just because this came up while on the Pats doesn't mean that thinking ill of him is equal to thinking ill of the Pats. fatness is right, you guys turned this into an umbrella Pats victimized and then vindicated thread when it was just about Moss the Person, not Moss the Patriot. People's opinion of Moss would be the same, or probably worse if he wasn't a Pat because without being in NE he would still be a bum not trying on the field. So, yeah, put the cross down guys, Moss issues are not Pats issues and vice versa. Pat defenders were the first to bring the team and BB into it.

Fact.I love you twitch and VDB, but they were just attacking Moss. Just like people attack TO. And Peyton. And Favre. And any player.

Right on. Moss is his own man. He'll handle a situation like that as an individual. But it was good to see the team stand behind him. Just to clarify, the reference I made in regards to the team was that frivolous lawsuit filed a couple of weeks after the SB by some Kentucky lawyer in the amount of $29mil against the Pats that was just recently dropped. I was a little vague in that regard. Thus, that 'sausage party' reference. Im all for Moss representing himself, and Im just glad for him that this thing turned out to be more or less about nothing.Im gonna have a hard time making a case for the Pats as victims right now after winning 18 games in a row. But my door is wide open to the fans of atleast one team to bring the heat in heavy dose. I'll be last to complain.

 

[Balco]

Is anybody going to answer my question?

How much do you think he paid her to drop the restraining order? Tens of Thousands or 6 figures?

I am sure she will look to get compensated by his insurance. And I am sure she received money from Moss. Let's not be naive.

 

[Road Warriors]

Is anybody going to answer my question?How much do you think he paid her to drop the restraining order? Tens of Thousands or 6 figures?I am sure she will look to get compensated by his insurance. And I am sure she received money from Moss. Let's not be naive.

I doubt there was any payment made here. This was, based on what has been reported, a pretty blatant extortion attempt, and the original lawyer for the woman was soon removed. Now it quietly goes away, as there was never a case.Paint it how you want, but I think this one was clean.

 

[Workhorse]

Is anybody going to answer my question?How much do you think he paid her to drop the restraining order? Tens of Thousands or 6 figures?I am sure she will look to get compensated by his insurance. And I am sure she received money from Moss. Let's not be naive.

No one is going to answer your question to your satisfaction because you've already made up your mind about which speculative answer you believe. What was the point of asking the question in the first place?

 

[Gopher State]

Is anybody going to answer my question?How much do you think he paid her to drop the restraining order? Tens of Thousands or 6 figures?I am sure she will look to get compensated by his insurance. And I am sure she received money from Moss. Let's not be naive.

I would agree she was paid, and signed a release to not talk about it. How much who knows and really who cares it's behind Randy now.

 

[phthalatemagic]

It's a sad day for Patriot haters when they have to go picking for scraps over the remains of old news.

You just made a thread about Randy Moss into another Patriots Victimization thread.

Actually that's incorrect. Posts 3 and 4 turned it into an anti-Patriot bile thread, and I provided an editorial response.But thanks anyway.

What a dreadful post. You should pay closer attention to Clayton Gray's sticky thread. It's not anti-Patriot bile to think Moss may be paying the victim, stop crying and leave the threads you can't handle.

 

[phthalatemagic]

That's about how I thought this would end.Quietly.

I wonder how much Moss has to pay her.