Orly gets hit with $20,000 fine

Posted on October 13th, 2009 by ecthompson

I guess being a persistent moron has its price.

From TPM:

Finally fed up with Orly Taitz’s repeated frivolous and conspiracy-ridden filings in a Birther lawsuit, the judge in the case has fined the crusading attorney $20,000.

Opening with a quote from Justice Cardozo on the privilege of bar membership, Judge Clay Land of the U.S. District Court in the Middle District Of Georgia goes on for some length — the order is 43 pages — explaining his reasoning:

When a lawyer files complaints and motions without a reasonable basis for believing that they are supported by existing law or a modification or extension of existing law, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer uses the courts as a platform for a political agenda disconnected from any legitimate legal cause of action, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer personally attacks opposing parties and disrespects the integrity of the judiciary, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer recklessly accuses a judge of violating the Judicial Code of Conduct with no supporting evidence beyond her dissatisfaction with the judge’s rulings, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law, that lawyer ceases to advance her cause or the ends of justice.

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  • ecthompson
    Did you notice how Fox News has dropped this and move on to another stupid theme?
  • ecthompson
    Did you notice how Fox News has dropped this and move on to another stupid theme?
  • ecthompson
    :)
  • ecthompson
    :)
  • Paul
    Poor little Birthers, no court cases won, no one with a brain and common sense take you seriously, except maybe “Fake News”, where unfounded rumors and innuendo reign supreme, unlike a our US courts of law, where you need to present facts, not half baked lies.  Poor Birthers they hate and can’t debate.
  • Paul
    Poor little Birthers, no court cases won, no one with a brain and common sense take you seriously, except maybe "Fake News", where unfounded rumors and innuendo reign supreme, unlike a our US courts of law, where you need to present facts, not half baked lies. Poor Birthers they hate and can't debate.
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  • Anonymous
    This is one area I agree with you. I think that the whole Birther thing is ignorant, like the stupid conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK Assassination, the Moon Landing, and 9/11, and has an entire industry of snake oil salesmen who are making money from selling people lies.

    I believe that Obama was born in Hawaii. 

    Even if he wasn't (and I don't believe that for a second), there is nothing that can (or would) be done about it. The Supreme Court (especially this one) is not willing to cause a Constitutional Crisis over this matter. 

    The energies of the Birthers is better spent working in the local precincts, although I don't think I would want to associate with these idiots. 

    Sorry for the rant, this is one of my pet peeves.
  • Paul
    $20K fine, Maybe when she becomes a real lawyer she will appreciate what just happened. I wonder if she is a mail order bride, just like her law degree?
  • Paul
    $20K fine, Maybe when she becomes a real lawyer she will appreciate what just happened. I wonder if she is a mail order bride, just like her law degree?
  • Guest
    That is pretty cool.
  • Guest
    That is pretty cool.
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