#Live #DefenderofAnts #DOA [The Lord of the Gadflies] / October 1, 2026 / YouTube / YxGoa4Z3ZJ8
Scott Hochstetter, better known online as DOA (DefenderofAnts), talked about a court fee hearing in the Anthony D’Amato vs. Jarred Brooks, also known as ZeroDarkTony, versus Krackhead Kenny restraining order case during an October 1, 2026, YouTube livestream. Hochstetter, who said he attended or watched the hearing, offered commentary on the court’s rulings and the parties’ legal strategies. He also described his own prior experience fighting a fee motion brought by ZeroDarkTony, which he said he won before Judge Ochoa.
“I Do Think That There Was a Great Injustice Done”
Hochstetter was careful to frame his comments as criticism of the outcome rather than sympathy for Kenny. He stated on stream: “I’m not defending anything that Kenny’s doing at all because I just, that motherfucker has been lying and defaming me and all this stupid shit… I do think that there was a great injustice done.” He described the court as having ordered Kenny to complete a family court financial disclosure form, and said the opposing attorney argued that Kenny’s streaming constituted employment income. The hearing was continued to November 6th pending review of Kenny’s financial records.
On his own parallel case, Hochstetter said: “Thankfully, Judge Ochoa was a fucking amazing judge,” crediting that outcome with sparing him an $18,000 fee award to ZeroDarkTony. He also said he is exploring a malicious prosecution claim related to the restraining order brought against him, but acknowledged the case law is unfavorable: “I’d literally have to make new case law… the case law is most definitely not in my favor.”
Regarding Kenny’s handling of the proceedings, Hochstetter offered the view that Kenny had hurt himself procedurally. He stated: “I think he fucked himself up by trying to question when it was obvious that he was served.” He also said he believed Kenny’s attorney had not exhausted available motions, including discovery and subpoenas.
Exhibit A
Hochstetter describes the fee hearing and draws the comparison to his own case, saying “Thankfully, Judge Ochoa was a fucking amazing judge,” while also stating he does not believe Kenny was treated fairly by the court.
Timestamps: 00:19:08 – 00:22:28 | Watch with a free accountHochstetter lays out his reading of the fee hearing while consistently stating he has no goodwill toward Kenny. He separately describes his own malicious prosecution theory, conceding that prevailing would require making new case law. The clip establishes that Hochstetter attended or observed the hearing and is tracking both cases as a participant in related litigation.
Exhibit B
Hochstetter recaps the court’s apparent rulings, saying he believed the court found a $22,000 attorney fee award reasonable, and stating that Kenny “fucked himself up by trying to question when it was obvious that he was served.”
Timestamps: 00:48:47 – 00:50:43 | Watch with a free accountTaken together, the two clips place Hochstetter on record discussing the financial and procedural details of an ongoing fee hearing in ZeroDarkTony v. Krackhead Kenny, while also disclosing the current status of his own malicious prosecution claim against ZeroDarkTony. We will be covering his claim as well in another article.
Sources
- Original YouTube Video
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- Date: 2026-10-01
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · YxGoa4Z3ZJ8
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