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The Velveteen Ocelot

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18. Yes, I did. In my experience the federal judges were tougher to persuade

Reply to Stallion (Reply #17)

Sun Nov 22, 2020, 11:09 PM

Nov 2020

and more likely to kick your ass over procedure than the state court judges. Of course leave to amend is usually granted "unless the court determines that a plaintiff can plead no set of facts that states a claim," but it seemed to me that in this case the judge thought everything about their claims was futile. This is clearly just performative litigation with no purpose except to delay, which puts these nitwits squarely in the crosshairs of Rule 11.

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drumpf seeks to appeal the denial of his motion to amend on a dismissed case [View all] Takket Nov 2020 OP

If they had put 1/8 of this effort into mitigating the pandemic, this country would be wide open and soothsayer Nov 2020 #1

"only" lol uppityperson Nov 2020 #2

Case dismissed with prejudice . . Iliyah Nov 2020 #3

Appellate Court Can Grant Relief... Stallion Nov 2020 #8

Sounds like word salad to me The Genealogist Nov 2020 #4

Unfortunately it's not word salad. Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #10

I think Trump wrote this. madaboutharry Nov 2020 #5

Perfectly logical, Ms. Toad Nov 2020 #6

You can't amend a complaint in a case that no longer exists StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #7

Yes, if the case was dismissed with prejudice they can't just amend, The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #9

And let's pretend that we're not, by virtue of the no standing ruling, non-entities StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #11

It's an embarrassment to lawyers and law schools everywhere. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #12

+1,000 StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #13

The Plaintiff's burden is to plead facts establishing a cause of action including standing Stallion Nov 2020 #14

I never saw shenanigans like this when I was practicing law. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #15

Did you practice in Federal Court? Stallion Nov 2020 #17

Yes, I did. In my experience the federal judges were tougher to persuade The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2020 #18

... StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #16

"disenfranchise all of Pennsylvania" . . . Iliyah Nov 2020 #19

My understanding of the dismissal was because the judge decided there was Volaris Nov 2020 #20