Michael Lohan, father of actress Lindsay Lohan, appears in court via teleconference Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. Lohan has been released from the Hillsborough County jail hours after making his first appearance in court on domestic violence charges. Police accused the 51-year-old Lohan of battering his girlfriend at her Tampa condo. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/St. Petersburg Times, Skip O'Rourke)

Top Cutlines:

• 1. Michael stands before the judge for his “solo mate” ceremony, and once he is done, he’ll return to his seat - there behind him in the second row. He might be able to find a mate very soon -- JeanieSpokane.
• 2. I just want to be closer to my daughter -- CoeurGenX.
• 3. Michael Lohan: “Id rather do my time working at the morgue, like Lindsay. Because, the people that wind up in those places don’t talk back to you and they won’t talk behind your back either” -- Kage Mann.
• HM: JohnA