Conceding to this stipulated judgement with Brent Goldman means that it was so obvious that Antony Gordon had no other choice but to admit to it.
An attorney tells me: “People stipulate to fraud judgments for a variety of reasons. The main reason they stipulate is because if fraud is not stipulated to, if the person who agrees to pay money under the settlement later files bankruptcy the debt can be discharged. So you would have to look at the complaint to see the actual claim and then review the agreement that was entered into along with the stipulated judgment. If the agreement calls for full payment plus interest then the person probably did stipulate to the fraud judgment because the case against him was overwhelming. But if the settlement is for substantially less than the claim, then the stipulation to the fraud judgment is the creditors way of making sure the debtor performs under the agreement.”
Antony Gordon is better known to some as Rabbi Channan Gordon, a long-time macher in Rabbi Gershon Bess‘s shul. Rabbi Bess is the guy behind the RCC (Rabbinical Council of California).
The plaintiff Brett Goldman describes himself as a baal tshuva (newly Orthodox) who was taken in by Mr. and Mrs. Antony Gordon’s religiosity.
Many shuls in Fairfax/La Brea are denying Antony Gordon entry.
Here are the details on Ontario Ltd & Howard Fialkov’s judgment against Antony Gordon.
According to Aish.com: “Rabbi Chanan (Antony) Gordon, is a former student of Rav Noach Weinberg, Z’tl and Aish Hatorah, Jerusalem. A Fulbright Scholar and graduate of the Harvard Law School, Chanan has been very involved in outreach since leaving Aish Hatorah including having co-authored (together with Richard Horowitz) the oft published demographic study and accompanying chart entitled “Will Your Grandchild Be Jewish.””
