Category: Legal Coverage
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On June 26, 2026, Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr. (ZeroDarkTony) left Department 51 of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center owing $7,757.91 and failing to escape court‑ordered labor hours. With prosecutors documenting a continuing pattern of conduct they say violates probation, the judge issued an admonishment and ordered him to comply with probation terms and…
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A California court granted ZeroDarkTony a five-year restraining order against a Louisiana man it had never fully heard. The record the court didn’t see comes from D’Amato’s own streams, sworn Louisiana police reports, and the public file of his recent criminal case.
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ZeroDarkTony Oral Argument in Sasson v D’Amato California Court 2nd Appellate District David Weber and Steven Tamer
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In the courtroom fight over whether California could reach a Louisiana man who had never set foot in the state, Jared Brooks invoked California’s procedure for challenging a judge’s impartiality. The challenge itself appears to have disappeared into a continuance.
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ZeroDarkTony promises a new wave of lawsuits, subpoenas, and efforts to unmask anonymous online critics “no matter what happens” in his upcoming California court case against Krackhead Kenny. During the broadcast, D’Amato claimed additional “John Does” would be added to filings, threatened to expose chat participants and donors through subpoenas, and raised money for what…
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A case involving the harassment of a minor ended in a plea deal without victim consultation. A formal complaint followed. The court was put on notice. And still, by the time of the restitution hearing, no corrective action came. In People v. D’Amato, Marsy’s Law wasn’t just overlooked—it was ignored.
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The April 17 hearing in D’Amato v. Brooks ended without a ruling. ZeroDarkTony’s team is trying to establish jurisdiction over a Louisiana resident by pointing to his public comment calls into California State Bar teleconference meetings. We break down what happened in court, why that jurisdictional theory faces serious legal problems, and what options Brooks…
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A Los Angeles live streamer, ZeroDarkTony, returns to the same jurisdictional battlefield that destroyed his first case — this time with a lawyer. It may not be enough.
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California’s Penal Code 1001.36 was designed to help the genuinely mentally ill avoid unnecessary incarceration. But its legal architecture — a mandatory presumption the prosecution can almost never overcome, combined with a complete erasure of the arrest record on completion — creates a pathway a sophisticated defendant can exploit. Here is how it works, step…
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ZeroDarkTony aka Streamer Anthony D’Amato and why may have already violated the terms between himself and Mindy Willens – Restraining order case brought by her, against Mr D’Amato regarding his constant abuse of Mindy and her family tormenting and harassing them all for nearly 2 years.