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TwilightZone

(28,836 posts) Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:06 PM Nov 2020

I'd like to see the courts start sanctioning the admin for filing frivolous lawsuits.

Unlikely to happen, of course, but it would be amusing. Especially if Giuliani is involved.

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I'd like to see the courts start sanctioning the admin for filing frivolous lawsuits. (Original Post) TwilightZone Nov 2020 OP

According to 30 yr federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, lawyers are sanctioned if they continue Thekaspervote Nov 2020 #1

While that's often the case, I'm not sure they would do so in this instance. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #2

They do, with a quick "No, dipchit," or refusal to hear the case. Hoyt Nov 2020 #3

This would be true. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #4

The judges are asking hard questions Gothmog Nov 2020 #5

I wonder if the follow-up question was... TwilightZone Nov 2020 #6

and then the judge banged their gavel and dismissed the case, right? Takket Nov 2020 #7

Thekaspervote

(35,824 posts)

1. According to 30 yr federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, lawyers are sanctioned if they continue

Reply to TwilightZone (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:11 PM

Nov 2020

With baseless lawsuits

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)

2. While that's often the case, I'm not sure they would do so in this instance.

Reply to Thekaspervote (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:13 PM

Nov 2020

I guess it depends on how much sillier and baseless they get. They're already scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. They do, with a quick "No, dipchit," or refusal to hear the case.

Reply to TwilightZone (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:15 PM

Nov 2020

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)

4. This would be true.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 09:18 PM

Nov 2020

I'm talking about actual sanctions of a financial nature, preferably. Anything to complicate matters, especially if the defense fund is as broke as it appears to be.

Gothmog

(182,006 posts)

5. The judges are asking hard questions

Reply to TwilightZone (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:37 PM

Nov 2020

From Marc Elias

Link to tweet

TwilightZone

(28,836 posts)

6. I wonder if the follow-up question was...

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:41 PM

Nov 2020

"then why are we here today, wasting everyone's time?"

As I've said elsewhere, the lawsuits are laughably amateurish. I'm not sure why they're causing so much consternation.

Takket

(23,802 posts)

7. and then the judge banged their gavel and dismissed the case, right?

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #5)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:43 PM

Nov 2020

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