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Related: About this forumTrump Lawyer Alina Habba SANCTIONED by Federal Judge - Meidas Touch
Donald Trumps lawyer Alina Habba was just sanction by a federal judge in Florida for filing a frivolous lawsuit for Trump. The judge is also contemplating referring Habba to the State Bar for disciplinary investigations that could make her lose her legal license. MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas breaks it down.
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Trump Lawyer Alina Habba SANCTIONED by Federal Judge - Meidas Touch (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Nov 2022
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Judge scorches and sanctions Trump lawyers for lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and Democrats
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2022
#1
The judge in the case didn't just reject the claims, he could barely contain his disgust.
LetMyPeopleVote
Nov 2022
#5
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,631 posts)1. Judge scorches and sanctions Trump lawyers for lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and Democrats
This lawsuit has been fun to follow. The first and second pleading were basically sad political commentary without any factual basis. The lawsuit was filed after the statute of limitations had expired and TFG's defense was that he was too busy being POTUS to file the lawsuit on time. This is for only one of the defendants sued by TFG. Hillary Clinton and others are also seeking attorneys fees and sanctions.
The attorneys who filed this lawsuit need to be disbarred.
Link to tweet
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/10/politics/trump-dolan-lawsuit-sanctions/index.html
A federal judge on Thursday ordered sanctions against attorneys for former President Donald Trump in his failed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and numerous others that he claimed conspired to undermine the 2016 presidential election.
Judge Donald Middlebrooks ordered Trump lawyers Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Peter Ticktin, Jamie Alan Sasson and their law firms to pay $50,000 in penalties to the court and $16,274.23 in legal fees to Charles Dolan, one of more than two dozen people or entities named as defendants in the lawsuit.
Middlebrooks, who previously dismissed the lawsuit, calling it a two-hundred page political manifesto, said the attorneys ignored warnings from Dolan, a volunteer on the Clinton campaign, and his attorney that their facts were wrong, including basic information such as where he lived.
The pleadings in this case contained factual allegations that were either knowingly false or made in reckless disregard for the truth, Middlebrooks wrote.
Not just initiated by a shotgun pleading, this was a shotgun lawsuit. Thirty-one individuals and organizations were summoned to court, forced to hire lawyers to defend against frivolous claims, the judge wrote. The only common thread against them was Mr. Trumps animus.
Middlebrooks added: Plaintiff deliberately misrepresented public documents by selectively using some portions while omitting other information including findings and conclusions that contradicted his narrative. It was too frequent to be accidental. Every claim was frivolous, most barred by settled, well-established existing law. These were political grievances masquerading as legal claims.
Judge Donald Middlebrooks ordered Trump lawyers Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Peter Ticktin, Jamie Alan Sasson and their law firms to pay $50,000 in penalties to the court and $16,274.23 in legal fees to Charles Dolan, one of more than two dozen people or entities named as defendants in the lawsuit.
Middlebrooks, who previously dismissed the lawsuit, calling it a two-hundred page political manifesto, said the attorneys ignored warnings from Dolan, a volunteer on the Clinton campaign, and his attorney that their facts were wrong, including basic information such as where he lived.
The pleadings in this case contained factual allegations that were either knowingly false or made in reckless disregard for the truth, Middlebrooks wrote.
Not just initiated by a shotgun pleading, this was a shotgun lawsuit. Thirty-one individuals and organizations were summoned to court, forced to hire lawyers to defend against frivolous claims, the judge wrote. The only common thread against them was Mr. Trumps animus.
Middlebrooks added: Plaintiff deliberately misrepresented public documents by selectively using some portions while omitting other information including findings and conclusions that contradicted his narrative. It was too frequent to be accidental. Every claim was frivolous, most barred by settled, well-established existing law. These were political grievances masquerading as legal claims.
TFG filed another lawsuit in Florida state court against NY AG James that is as dumb or maybe even dumber that will also get some attorneys sanctioned and/or disbarred
Rhiannon12866
(206,187 posts)2. Excellent additional information! Thanks so much!
And another one!! MAGA=Making Attorneys Get Attorneys -
MagaSmash
(5,499 posts)3. another career Destroyed by trump.
republianmushroom
(13,722 posts)4. about time
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,631 posts)5. The judge in the case didn't just reject the claims, he could barely contain his disgust.
The lawyers in this case deserved to be sanctioned and those sanctions may include disbarment.
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/judge-sanctions-trump-lawyers-frivolous-anti-clinton-case-rcna56799?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
Donald Trump and his lawyers have suffered quite a few defeats of late, and as CNBC reported yesterday, their latest setback will hit their wallets.
......The judge in the case didnt just reject the underlying claims, Middlebrooks could barely contain his disgust with the inanity of the legal complaint.
American courtrooms are not supposed to be abused by politicians filing frivolous cases for no reasons. Those who do open themselves up to possible sanctions and in this case, the district court judge seemed open to that possibility in September......
The penalties were imposed on several Trump lawyers, including Alina Habba. Whats more, the sanctions may not end there: Additional sanctions may be appropriate, the judge added in yesterdays ruling.
A federal judge Thursday sanctioned attorneys for former President Donald Trump to pay $50,000 as penalty for advancing a frivolous lawsuit against a raft of Trumps political enemies, including Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee. Judge Donald Middlebrooks scathing order in Florida federal court suggested Trumps lawyers had undermined the rule of law by pushing a political narrative in court without factual basis or any cognizable legal theory.
......The judge in the case didnt just reject the underlying claims, Middlebrooks could barely contain his disgust with the inanity of the legal complaint.
American courtrooms are not supposed to be abused by politicians filing frivolous cases for no reasons. Those who do open themselves up to possible sanctions and in this case, the district court judge seemed open to that possibility in September......
The penalties were imposed on several Trump lawyers, including Alina Habba. Whats more, the sanctions may not end there: Additional sanctions may be appropriate, the judge added in yesterdays ruling.