ZDT COFFEE HOUR COURT LIFE, MISFIRE, TRYHARDS [ZeroDarkTony] / October 1, 2026 / YouTube / yk2hrIyLgUg
A judge continues the fee hearing to October 29 and orders the respondent to submit an income and expense declaration.
Anthony R. D’Amato, Jr., also known as ZeroDarkTony, spent a significant portion of an October 1, 2026 YouTube livestream detailing ongoing and planned legal proceedings against people he identified as critics and harassers. He described a same-day attorney fee hearing, announced a crowd-funded legal campaign targeting a broader group of individuals, and later reported a favorable courtroom outcome to his audience.
“When I Go the John Doe Route, You Don’t Have a Choice”
D’Amato told viewers he had “a hundred times the evidence” he needed in an existing case and described a plan to file civil restraining orders, submit declarations and evidence, and then forward the compiled record to LAPD. He stated he had previously backed off a similar effort against the same respondent but followed through: “I came back, didn’t I, and I did what I said I was going to do.” He warned unnamed critics that the same process was coming for them, adding that he planned to pursue the “John Doe route” against individuals whose identities he had not yet confirmed. He also told viewers that anyone who showed up near his attorney at the courthouse would receive no courtesy from her: “I’d suggest you stay away from my lawyer. She ain’t going to be nice.” Later in the stream, D’Amato described a legal fund that had collected over $600. He framed the campaign as benefiting not just himself but others he said had been similarly targeted, stating the goal was “full scorched earth destruction” through a “pretty strong attorney.”
Exhibit A
D’Amato outlines his litigation plan, stating: “I’m going to take it over to the LA fucking PD and they’re going to see it all in one place.” He describes the sequence as civil restraining orders first, followed by a referral to law enforcement, and cautions audience members inclined to attend the hearing to avoid his attorney.
Timestamps: 00:09:21 – 00:19:10 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato states his intent to pursue civil restraining orders, then bring the consolidated evidence package to LAPD. He also describes the “John Doe route” as a path he intends to use against critics he cannot yet name, framing both tracks as part of a single coordinated effort. The clip establishes that active litigation involving a named respondent was concurrent with these stated plans.
Exhibit B
D’Amato solicits donations to a legal fund, telling viewers: “Everybody who’s on the target list for these idiots, we will do a clean sweep. We will legally wipe the squad.”
Timestamps: 00:20:01 – 00:23:26 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato frames the legal fund as a collective effort, telling the audience the proceeds will be used against anyone on what he calls a “target list.” He describes the attorney’s mandate as “full scorched earth destruction” and directs viewers to Cash App and Venmo rather than YouTube Super Chats to avoid platform fees. The fund had reached over $600 at the time of broadcast, according to D’Amato’s own account.
Exhibit C
D’Amato announces the outcome of the fee hearing, stating: “We have an update, ladies and gentlemen. We have an update.”
Timestamps: 01:43:26 – 01:49:29 | Watch with a free account
D’Amato reported that the judge continued the hearing to October 29, ordered respondent Brooks to file an income and expense declaration, and found the $23,000 in requested attorney fees “very reasonable in light of all the motions that the respondent filed.”
D’Amato told viewers the same outcome awaited others he is targeting: “You’re next.” The clip documents D’Amato’s real-time account of a judicial proceeding and his stated intent to use it as a template for future filings.
The October 1 broadcast records D’Amato describing an active fee proceeding against a named respondent, a separately funded legal campaign aimed at a wider group of critics, and a stated plan to route compiled evidence to LAPD. The next documented milestone in the fee matter, per D’Amato’s own account, is a continued hearing on October 29.
Sources
- Original YouTube Video
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- Date: 2026-10-01
- Stream ID: YOUTUBE · yk2hrIyLgUg
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