Judge slams lawyers for slowing jailed 1/6 defendant's case

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A federal judge in Washington is threatening to report two attorneys for possible disciplinary action for delaying the trial of a man waiting in jail on charges that he assaulted police officers during the Capitol riot.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, questioned in court papers filed Thursday whether attorney Joseph McBride was being sincere when he said last summer that he needed to push Christopher Quaglin's October trial; McBride said he has chronic Lyme disease and treatment and recovery would take two to three months.

At the same time, the judge noted that McBride — who represents several Jan. 6 defendants — continued to do media interviews and spoke in October to a Republican county committee about his fight for the “January 6 political prisoners." In November, McBride tweeted a picture of himself on the beach at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort and another photo inside Trump's 2024 campaign announcement party, McFadden wrote.

"While lawyers—like all citizens—are entitled to speak freely, these public representations by McBride call into question the genuineness of his need for a medical continuance because of his inability to represent Quaglin last October," McFadden wrote.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-slams-lawyers-for-slowing-jailed-1-6-defendant-s-case/ar-AA192tb8

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. I am sure Judge McFadden has asked for the medical report from McBrides Dr., right

[hippywife]

2. This kind of stuff has usually always been BS.

I remember news stories about people who had filed and obtained disability. They'd follow them around going, "Look, look! he says he's disabled but we caught him doing this!" (They might still do this occasionally, but I haven't watched TV in over a decade, so wouldn't really know.)

The point being that, when you're ill, people somehow expect you to be lying abed all day, when there are times disabled people feel well and strong enough to function for short periods of time. They just can't funnel all their energies into something strenuous for hours and hours at a time, day after day.

[stopdiggin]

3. point well made, and 100% true

On the other hand - this is not some 'insurance investigator' or local TV 'exposure' outfit that is calling fitness and ability into question - but a (Trump appointed) judge. These folks are not generally known for casual slander or light innuendo and gossip. So - in this case .. ? Questions might be legitimate?
(even though a lot of times - as you say - pure crap)

[hippywife]

4. They're positions don't make them any less ableist.

And I did say, "usually".

[stopdiggin]

5. yes, you did. and, again, point taken

but my personal opinion regarding this case - is that it might well fall into the (less 'usual'?) category - where the malingering proves both self serving and true.