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Liz Dye
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I listened to the entire Kraken sanctions hearing. Six long hours of Larry David-level cringe.
Kraken Sanctions Hearing Devolves Into Screaming Sh*tshow Debacle
Who could have predicted this shocking turn of events?
abovethelaw.com
3:12 PM · Jul 12, 2021
https://abovethelaw.com/2021/07/kraken-sanctions-hearing-devolves-into-screaming-shtshow-debacle/
U.S. District Judge Linda Parker is having a rough day, and so is her court reporter. During a six-hour slugfest sanctions hearing in the Michigan Kraken case, the team worked to corral a dozen screaming, interrupting, crying, filibustering lawyers. It was worse than herding cats at least cats are cute.
The City of Detroit and state of Michigan requested sanctions, including fines and referral for disbarment for lawyers Sidney Powell, Howard Kleinhendler, Lin Wood, Stefanie Lambert Juntilla, Julia Haller, and a handful of their squidlet associates. The gravamen of the claim was that the plaintiffs attorneys failed to conduct the most basic due diligence to vet the evidence in support of their fantastical claims of a stolen election.
How could any of you as officers of the court present this type of an affidavit? Judge Parker asked, referring to one particularly ridiculous document alleging that the witness saw someone deliver a batch of ballots in a clear plastic bag and thus suspected foul play.
Doesnt counsel also have an obligation to evaluate this and say What exactly is this going to prove?' the court asked.
*snip*
Grumpy Old Guy
(3,155 posts)flying_wahini
(6,576 posts)Warpy
(111,123 posts)Maybe the Mercers will hire them to clean the pool.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)This was a premeditated abuse of their licenses to practice law in an effort to mislead and incite the general public.
We can't permit this behavior to continue or our courts' integrity will be forever tarnished.
nolabear
(41,930 posts)Who was crying? I missed that but saw lots of references to it. Had Lin Wood conducted himself that way in person hed have been at least threatened with a good tossing. Powell was just weird. I swear shes on something.
Mostly though I was impressed as always at how much sheer garbage is indulged. Cant wait to hear how UNFAIR it was when the judge was beyond tolerant of those yahoos.
momta
(4,078 posts)"Kraken lawyer Julia Haller, who appeared at multiple points to be crying..."
I think she has a sad that she chose to put her trust in utter morons.
nolabear
(41,930 posts)Sorry I asked before reading. 😌
Wounded Bear
(58,584 posts)The Trump carnival shit show continues.
ProfessorGAC
(64,827 posts)The other one, however....
niyad
(113,029 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,462 posts)They are all cute and devistatingly beautiful
They are sweet and you have to earn their trust,unlike dogs.
There are a lot of cat lovers here that will defend cats. Don't go there..
niyad
(113,029 posts)I_UndergroundPanther
(12,462 posts)Can't find the one I was responding to. Sry.
niyad
(113,029 posts)defamed.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,544 posts)AZ8theist
(5,407 posts)The judge gave them 2 weeks to produce affidavits to um.....I suppose "certify" their supposed "evidence" of election fraud.
(Spoiler alert: They don't have any....)
Iggo
(47,534 posts)They had like 70 chances to produce their evidence in court and never did.
(Actually, it probably wasnt every court case. But you get my meaning.)
Budi
(15,325 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,073 posts)I hope they sue these assholes, too.
AZ8theist
(5,407 posts)Why for??
GoCubsGo
(32,073 posts)They can sue them for copyright infringement for the theft of "Kraken."
MissMillie
(38,526 posts)that the bullsh*tters put on a sh*tshow
Powell and Wood are the lowest of the low.