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yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 10:59 AM Feb 2020

Nunes smacked upside the head by Federal Judge in dismissal of Steele lawsuit

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/judge-rules-against-devin-nunes-in-9-9-million-lawsuit-over-the-salacious-steele-dossier/

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) suffered a legal setback after losing a major lawsuit he had filed.

“A federal judge has tossed out a racketeering lawsuit House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes filed last year against the private investigation firm at the heart of the Trump-Russia saga,” Politico reported Friday evening.

“Alexandria, Virginia-based U.S. District Court Judge Liam O’Grady’s two-page order made short work of Nunes’ suit, which sought $9.9 million in damages from Fusion GPS, its founder Glenn Simpson and a nonprofit watchdog group, Campaign for Accountability,” Politico explained. “The judge also signaled that pressing on with the legal battle could result in sanctions against Nunes and his attorney, Steven Biss.”


Judge basically says, "go ahead and refile if you must but it had better be good or you are toast."
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Nunes smacked upside the head by Federal Judge in dismissal of Steele lawsuit (Original Post) yellowcanine Feb 2020 OP
This dude is a traitor to core American values n/t Prue Feb 2020 #1
His attorney Seven Biss lost his law license for a year in 2008 for unethical behavior. PA Democrat Feb 2020 #2
Court Tosses Devin Nunes' Phony Russia Dossier Lawsuit In The Trash And Tells Him To Give Up riversedge Feb 2020 #3
K&R UTUSN Feb 2020 #4

PA Democrat

(13,225 posts)
2. His attorney Seven Biss lost his law license for a year in 2008 for unethical behavior.
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 12:10 PM
Feb 2020

Looks like Biss has a long time habit of filing nuisance and frivolous lawsuits. He also filed lawsuits on behalf of "clients" who had never even spoken with him.

McClatchy reviewed hundreds of pages of court documents related to Biss’s lawsuits. People related to the lawsuits declined to comment on the record, with several of them describing Biss as a highly litigious person who wouldn’t hesitate to sue them again.

In the past week, two people filed new complaints with the Virginia Bar regarding Biss. In one, a Maryland resident complained that Biss harassed him with a threatening letter and with a subpoena for his social media activity through a lawsuit with which he has no clear connection.


More at :

https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article239698653.html

Yeah, it makes sense that Devin Nunes would hire a total scumbag to represent him.

riversedge

(69,730 posts)
3. Court Tosses Devin Nunes' Phony Russia Dossier Lawsuit In The Trash And Tells Him To Give Up
Sat Feb 22, 2020, 12:18 PM
Feb 2020

was just going to post this but you beat me to it. but will leave



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Court Tosses Devin Nunes' Phony Russia Dossier Lawsuit In The Trash And Tells Him To Give Up

https://politicususa.com/2020/02/22/court-tosses-devin-nunes-phony-russia-dossier-lawsuit-in-trash-and-tells-him-to-give-up.html via @politicususa
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Posted on Sat, Feb 22nd, 2020 by Sean Colarossi
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Nunes’ suit, filed under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, claims that after he challenged the accuracy of the dossier, Fusion GPS, Simpson and CfA morphed that effort into one targeting him with a series of ethics complaints and other adverse publicity.

However, O’Grady said the allegations in the complaint were too vague to meet standards the Supreme Court laid out in 2007 for the amount of detail needed to move forward with a civil case. He also suggested his Virginia courtroom might not be the right place to sue.

For Nunes, this wasn’t about winning a lawsuit

Of course, Rep. Devin Nunes knows that these lawsuits against media outlets and critics are frivolous and he’s unlikely to win any of them.

But this isn’t about winning lawsuits. It’s about riling up the base and keeping Donald Trump – his boss – happy.

As GOP strategist Rick Wilson said on Saturday, “I suspect most of his frivolous lawsuits will end up just this way, but [Devin Nunes] is suing not to get justice but to pump his email fundraising and get booked on Fox.”

Outside of the MAGA bubble in which he and the president live, Devin Nunes is a joke that should be laughed out of every room he enters.

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