Georgia Judge Sanctions Orly Taitz $20 Grand For Misconduct

[Adelante]

I've been waiting for this - Judge Clay Land (my love) declines to be recused from Rhodes v. MacDonald. :loveya:

Regrettably, the conduct of counsel Orly Taitz has crossed these
lines, and Ms. Taitz must be sanctioned for her misconduct. After a
full review of the sanctionable conduct, counsel’s conduct leading up
to that conduct, and counsel’s response to the Court’s show cause
order, the Court finds that a monetary penalty of $20,000.00 shall be
imposed upon counsel Orly Taitz as punishment for her misconduct, as
a deterrent to prevent future misconduct, and to protect the integrity
of the Court. Payment shall be made to the United States, through the
Middle District of Georgia Clerk’s Office, within thirty days of
today’s Order. If counsel fails to pay the sanction due, the U.S.
Attorney will be authorized to commence collection proceedings.1

Read the order here:

http://tiny.cc/SANCTIONS

10/13/2009 28 ORDER denying 24 Motion for Recusal; denying 25 Motion for Extension of Time. Ordered by Judge Clay D. Land on 10/13/2009. (lra) (Entered: 10/13/2009)

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Take that, you grubby Republicon anti-American FAIL Freak." - Da Judge

[Xipe Totec]

3. Here come the Judge...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hIcKkKID8k

[FSogol]

2. Haw-haw

[catbyte]

5. Cool!

The judge's rulings were hilarious and I'm so glad that he backed them up with something that'll really hurt her--MONEY! :rofl:

Diane

Anishnabe in MI

[tabatha]

4. Another failure for Orly!

ANd I like this:

"The Court further directs the Clerk of this Court to send a copy of this Order to the State Bar of California, 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, for whatever use it deems appropriate."

[MiniMe]

6. Looks like $20,000 to me, not $20

That is a pretty hefty fine. $20, not so much.

[Adelante]

9. $20 Grand = $20,000

:)

[MiniMe]

13. OK, I misread your OP heading

Oops. :hi:

[Adelante]

15. No prob - it could have been clearer

:hi:

[Howardx]

7. the judge shredded her

that sanctions order is a thing of beauty

[Mike Daniels]

8. The hilarity will continue as Orly accuses a judge appointed by "W" of being a stooge for Obama

And yet, the birthers continue to attach their wagons to this freak.

[WeDidIt]

20. And the first Freeper to post this over there gets the troll label

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361329/posts

And hilarity ensues

:rofl:

Edited to add: and you've got to check this comment from Buckhead. Long time Freeper gazers will recognize the handle as the guy who "exposed" the document Dan Rather put out about Bush about five minutes after it hit the web (yeah, that Buckhead):

To: BuckeyeTexan; All
I defy the Taitz supporters to actually read the order and continue their support.

She is a complete whack job, and richly deserves the sanction.



91 posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:43:30 AM by Buckhead
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[Ganja Ninja]

22. Freepers don't take losing well.

It's funny because you'd think they would be use to it by now.

[Mike Daniels]

31. Some Freepers get it and some still don't

A few of them made comments acknowledging that continuing to back Orly made the conservative movement look like a bunch of paranoid idiots.

OTOH it looks like FR set up some sort of donation program for Orly and based on other posts on that thread there are enough idiots who are willing to continue to bankroll her lunacy.

[onenote]

36. every dollar that goes to orly isn't going to some repub candidate

so I hope they give to orly until it hurts.

[onenote]

37. delete dupe

[WeDidIt]

10. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

She failed to give him a reason not to sanction her $10K, SO HE SANCTIONED HER 20K!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[vaberella]

40. Hahahahaha.

You're too much. :rofl:

[Adelante]

11. Folks, READ the whole order

Damn the man, it is devastating.

http://tiny.cc/SANCTIONS

[WeDidIt]

16. 'Tis a thing of beauty

:evilgrin:

[WeDidIt]

12. BTW, we could get a twofer today. Carter could grant the defendent's motion to dismiss

in Barnett v. Obama.

[insanity]

14. This is actually readable

Unlike Orly's filings.

Also, the best passage of the Order:

The Court makes no apology for the tone of its previous orders.
They were direct and strong but apparently not strong enough. They
certainly do not demonstrate personal bias. They do demonstrate a
lack of tolerance for frivolous legal claims asserted by lawyers who
should know better.

[catbyte]

17. Oh, all of his rulings on this case are AWESOME! n/t

[Hamlette]

18. read the whole thing

(I'm only half way through but must get to work) He takes on each of her allegations and explains how crazy they are. Like the alleged meeting with Holder, the proof of which is someone signed an affidavit saying he saw someone who looked like Holder in a coffee shop near the court.


ha ha

good stuff. She deserved it. Hope she gets disbarred and the shut down her dental shop to pay the fine.

[WeDidIt]

19. I'm loving this part

Counsel and her followers certainly have the right, as citizens, to seek from their President proof of where he was born. Counsel does not have the right, however, to file an action in federal court on behalf of an Army officer to avoid deployment when the only basis for seeking the Court’s aid to prevent deployment is speculation and conjecture that the President is not eligible to serve. Plaintiff’s counsel ignored the well-established precedent that disfavors judicial interference in the internal affairs of the armed forces. She pointed to no legal authority supporting her contention that an alleged “cloud” on the President’s eligibility to hold office violated one of her client’s individual constitutional rights. And she provided no legal authority to support the proposition that even if the President were found not to be eligible for the office, that this would mean all soldiers in the military would be authorized to disregard their duty as American soldiers and disobey orders from their chain of command.

Adoption of counsel’s legal theory would make the judiciary the arbiter of any dispute regarding the President’s constitutional qualifications. Our founders provided opportunities for a President’s qualifications to be tested, but they do not include direct involvement by the judiciary. In addition to the obvious opportunity that exists during a presidential campaign to scrutinize a candidate’s qualifications, the framers of the Constitution provided a mechanism for removing a President who “slips through the cracks,” which is how counsel describes President Obama. Upon conviction by the Senate of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors, the President can be removed through impeachment. U.S. Const. art. II, § 4; see also id. art. I, §§ 2 & 3. Thus, if the President were elected to the office by knowingly and fraudulently concealing evidence of his constitutional disqualification, then a mechanism exists for removing him from office. Except for the Chief Justice’s role in presiding over the trial in the Senate, that mechanism does not involve the judiciary. Id. art. I, § 3, cl. 6.

[iceman66]

21. This is his best ruling yet!

Unfortunately, she'll have no problem raising $20 grand from the freepers, so this isn't really going to affect Orly one bit.

[Adelante]

24. It's so hard to pick a favorite part

This splendid one:

The Court wishes to explore the possibility of directing the
financial penalty to the National Infantry Foundation at Ft. Benning,
Georgia, which has as part of its mission the recognition of our brave
soldiers who do their duty regardless of the personal sacrifice required
and their own personal political beliefs. The Assistant U.S. Attorney
shall file within thirty days of today’s Order a short brief outlining the
position of the United States as to whether such a monetary sanction can
be used for this intended purpose. The Court emphasizes that the Court
is ordering the penalty be paid to the United States as required under
Rule 11 and not to a third party, but the Court seeks to determine whether
the Court is authorized to subsequently order that the proceeds be paid
by the United States to the Foundation.

Or this hilarious one:

Although counsel’s present concern is the
location of the President’s birth, it does not take much imagination
to extend the theory to his birthday. Perhaps, he looks “too young”
to be President, and he says he stopped counting birthdays when he
reached age thirty. If he refused to admit publicly that he is older
than the constitutional minimum age of thirty-five, should Ms. Taitz
be allowed to file a lawsuit and have a court order him to produce his
birth certificate? See U.S. Const. art. II, § 1, cl. 4. Or perhaps
an eccentric citizen has become convinced that the President is an
alien from Mars, and the courts should order DNA testing to enforce
the Constitution.7

(7. The Court does not make this observation simply as a rhetorical
device for emphasis; the Court has actually received correspondence
assailing its previous order in which the sender, who, incidentally,
challenged the undersigned to a “round of fisticuffs on the Courthouse
Square,” asserted that the President is not human.)

[PopSixSquish]

33. The Person Who Challenged Judge Land to a Fight Might Want to Watch It

The US Marshall Service has about the same sense of humor as the Secret Service which is to say none whatsoever when it comes to threatening folks...

[msallied]

46. That was the best footnote ever written by any judge ever. LMAO!

[WeDidIt]

27. You've pegged teh Freepers, their money, and being parted

To: BuckeyeTexan
I think now would be an especially appropriate time to donate to Orly (’Donate’ button at the top of http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/ )

Even if she manages to find a non-treasonous judge who hears her appeal, she still needs the money to keep fighting the fight.

Just donated $50 as we speak.



125 posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:11:56 AM by IntolerantOfTreason (The AMERICAN President should be an AMERICAN, NOT an AFRICAN-American)
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[Ganja Ninja]

23. Her only hope now is the insanity defense.

That's one appeal she stands a good chance of winning.

[rvablue]

25. My favorite part:

Page 27:

"Or perhaps an eccentric citizen has become convinced the President is an alien from Mars, and the courts should order DNA testing to enforce the Constitution."

The whole thing needs to be read. It is a thing of beauty!

[quiet.american]

30. That was mine, too -- I am howling w/laughter! nt

[Adelante]

26. Taitz Responds: Shove It

"So he didn't recuse himself?" Taitz asked, after letting out an extended, nervous-sounding chuckle.

Still defiant after months of legal wrangling and, by our count, three written denunciations by federal district court Judge Clay Land, Taitz said she had absolutely no plans to pay the $20,000 fine.

"Are you kidding? Of course not," she said, asked whether she planned to send a check. "This is a form of intimidation."

Instead, she plans to file yet another written response (though it's unclear whether the court will even accept one).

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/birther_orly_taitz_responds_to_judges_20k_fine_sho.php?ref=fpblg

[WeDidIt]

28. I hope she files her motion

and gets smacked down for even more sanctions.

:evilgrin:

[Adelante]

29. Yes, yes, keep on filing, dear Orly

I want to see $100,000 :evilgrin:

[leftynyc]

53. According to

my lawyer dad, that's exactly what's going to happen. You simply do not screw with federal judges.

[Mike Daniels]

32. She's begging to be disbarred.

I guess her strategy is to have that happen and then she can really play up the martyr card.

[vaberella]

41. She could make it 30K... n/t

[Scurrilous]

34. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Spazito]

35. Judge Land doesn't disappoint!

Fascinating ruling, detailed and, due to Orly's behavior, hilarious. I see he has expectations Orly will appeal as he points out why his ruling is so long and detailed.

The soap opera that is Orly Taitz continues! Will the next episode be: Orly Goes To Jail For Contempt?

Thanks for posting, much appreciated.

[WeDidIt]

38. Please let Judge Carter release his ruling on the MTD Barnett v. Obama

I would sooooo like to see this become a very bad day for Orly.

:evilgrin:

[vaberella]

43. Ahhh, then this is the case I'm waiting to hear the verdict on. Thanks. n/t

[vaberella]

39. Is this the one that was supposedly getting the Freepers excited?!

I'm not too sure. Or is this another case? I avoid a lot of the posts about this nut..until I read 20K and sanctioned.

[Adelante]

42. This was the Army Captain now in Iraq

You may be thinking of Barnett v. Obama in California, where dismissal is pending.

[msallied]

44. No, but this portion of the briefing is a great foreshadowing to how that one will turn out. Read:

"Our founders provided opportunities for a President’s qualifications to be tested, but they do not include direct involvement by the judiciary. In addition to the obvious opportunity that exists during a presidential campaign to scrutinize a candidate’s qualifications, the framers of the Constitution provided a mechanism for removing a President who “slips through the cracks,” which is how counsel describes President Obama. Upon conviction by the Senate of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors, the President can be removed through impeachment."

I have a feeling this is exactly what THAT judge will say.

[msallied]

45. Best. Judge. Ever.

[msallied]

47. I smell a disbarrment before this is over.

[WeDidIt]

48. It'll go further than that

Taitz has demonstrated full on contempt on numerous occassions. She'll be behind bars before all is said and done.

[msallied]

49. Keeping my fingers crossed on that one!!

[Stand and Fight]

50. The link doesn't work for me... HELP!

I'd really like to read the whole thing!

[Adelante]

51. New Link

Sorry, I don't know what happened to the other one.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/20996612/Rhodes-ORDER-Order-Imposing-Sanctions-10-13-2009-28

[Stand and Fight]

52. Thanks so much! n/t