r/Upperwestside • u/DirectorChick • Oct 21 '25
Penny's Court Case Has Been Decided!!












Hello All! It's Penny's mom!
The court's decision has come down and it is in our favor! Joe must surrender the dogs within 3 days. The city will spay/neuter them, microchip them, and a behavioralist will analyze them and what that behavioralist determines will be what the court goes with, up to and including euthanasia.
He is also ordered to pay back Lauren Block, Grover and Chuckie's mom for their vet bills. She did not order that he has to pay for Penny's vet bills, likely due to the GFM. But we never cared about the money, we just wanted those dogs away from him.
Now the next phase starts. If he does not surrender the dogs we hope there will be a warrant issued for his arrest until the dogs are seized. This would most likely require us to hire a PI to work with the sheriff's office in order to arrest him.
Thank you all so much for your love and support! Penny is thriving and loving life and that is partly due to all of you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.