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In reply to the discussion: Judge throws out Stormy Daniels's lawsuit against Trump [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)48. I doubt most people even understood what this particular case was about
Incidentally, the motions to dismiss in the contract case have been filed:
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.704250/gov.uscourts.cacd.704250.87.0.pdf
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.704250/gov.uscourts.cacd.704250.88.0.pdf
as per:
MINUTES OF Scheduling Conference held before Judge S. James Otero.The Court indicates that issue before this court is whether there is a case in controversy that remains. The Court sets the following schedule: Defendants shall file a motion to dismiss for lack of subject jurisdiction by 10/8/2018; Opposition shall be due by Friday, 10/26/18; Reply shall be due by Wednesday, 11/07/18. Hearing shall be set for Monday, December 3, 2018 10:00 a.m. In re the Motion to Strike Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint Amended Complaint filed by Defendant Michael Cohen 31 the parties shall follow the same briefing schedule and hearing will be set for Monday, December 3, 2018 10:00 a.m. Court Reporter: Carol Zurborg. (lc) (Entered: 09/25/2018)
The opposition brief next week will be interesting. I'll place my bet after reading that brief.
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Do you really like the idea that defending yourself in public can be called "defamation"?
MadDAsHell
Oct 2018
#28
Everybody and their cousin supposedly has a video of Trump doing or saying something nasty
Jake Stern
Oct 2018
#17
Read the order. It's a solid ruling fully supported by the law. The judge had to rule this way.
PSPS
Oct 2018
#4
A ruling in favor of someone we dislike is always because the judge is a biased Republican - right?
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#51
Avenatti didn't force Cohen's guilty plea. The feds were investigating Cohen before
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#60
I know you're one of the anti-Avenattis here but he' the one who bought that case out into the...
brush
Oct 2018
#62
Well, get used to it. Ultra-conservative judges' opinions are illegitimate
sharedvalues
Oct 2018
#43
I agree. I've been saying pretty much the same for some time, but it mostly falls on deaf ears.
7962
Oct 2018
#15
Not him, Mueller is the man who has brought the real heat re: Cohen. Avenatti is a hanger-on
7962
Oct 2018
#34
He does bring attention to it. Mueller isnt going to appear on TV to discuss any of it.
7962
Oct 2018
#41
No, the reason is that the feds were investigating Cohen before the Daniels case
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#53
The client is responsible, although the client might also sue the lawyer for malpractice
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2018
#59
I'm curious as to how many of the posters suggesting the case was dismissed because the judge
onenote
Oct 2018
#44