More Deters' Sanctions

One of our Bad Lawyer Mouthpiece Hall of Infamy honorees, Eric Deters was in the news last week with the Cincinnati Enquirer reporting that a federal Judge is pissed, no worse than pissed.  He has indicated that Deters is about to be sanctioned (again) for misconduct relating to Deter's frivolous lawsuits versus the Chief Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court over Deters' pending disciplinary case. 

Here's a link to the article--notice another local lawyer, Larry Forgy is climbing out on a limb with some over the top out of court claims that are potentially sanctionable. 

Orly Taitz Update--Pay the Money!

Justice Samuel Alito has ordered dentist and California attorney, Orly Taitz to pay the money.  Justice Alito denied Dr. Taitz's request for a "stay," the second U.S. Supreme Court smack down of the birther-litigator.  Perhaps, she'll go for the trifecta?  Who knows?

Dr. Taitz was sanctioned by Columbus, Georgia U.S. District Judge Clay Land after Taitz's motion on behalf of a client for a restraining order to prevent the deployment to Iraq of  Captain Connie Rhodes, a U.S. Army physician. Taitz claimed the order was illegal because President Obama was serving illegitimately as president based on the "birther" theory of President Obama's citizenship. Judge Land deemed the various Taitz motions as frivolous. In response, Dr. Taitz publicly labeled Judge Land's decision as “an act of treason.".

Judge Land denied Taitz's second motion and issued an order for Taitz to show cause why she should not be sanctioned. Captain Rhodes sent a letter to Judge Land asserting that Taitz filed the rehearing motion without client consent. Judge Land issued a $20,000 sanction for Taitz’s violation of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

“Counsel's pattern of conduct conclusively establishes that she did not mistakenly violate a provision of law. She knowingly violated Rule 11. Her response to the Court's show cause order is breathtaking in its arrogance and borders on delusional,” Land wrote in his sanctions order.

My guess is that Dr. Taitz, not only got too close to the flame, she is on fire.  We will see how much longer the California disciplinary authorities sit on the sideline.  Bear in mind that there are fraud and perjury charges out there, stemming from one of these birther lawsuits she ill-advisedly filed. 

Collections

The New York Times had a great "About New York" column Sunday.  Jim Dwyer reports on Mark Hoyte who received a collection call concerning an unpaid credit card.  Hoyte tells the caller, he never had the credit card and upon further questioning it becomes clear that the caller from the law firm of Pressler and Pressler have the wrong Mark Hoyt, in fact Hoyte supplies details to the collector for this law firm that he is not in fact the same individual who is the debtor on the account.


Pressler and Pressler sue Hoyt anyway.


Last week Mr. Hoyt takes time off work, losing by the way a days wages and goes to court.  Once again he demonstrates that he is not the Mark Hoyte obligated under for the credit card.  The attorney, a Mr. Andy Wang from Pressler and Pressler hem and haws in front of the Judge who is now really pissed that this poor man has been sued for no reason.  Attorney Wang gets defensive and begins lighting into the victim of the frivolous lawsuit blaming the innocent Mr. Hoyte for getting wrongly sued in the first place because he didn't send written proof of his identity to Pressler and Pressler.  Mr. Hoyte explained to this bottom feeding leech that when he spoke to Pressler and Presslet they did not ask for "written documentation."  

Judge Dear has ordered Mr. Wang to arrange for the compensation of Mr. Hoyte for his lost wages or return to court in January for a sanctions hearing.


A fleeting moment of justice to cheer you up.


For more:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/nyregion/29about.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=dwyer&st=cse

Orly Taitz, Rule 11 Sanctions

Orly Taitz, dentist, lawyer, and Birther-movement queen was sanctioned (ordered to pay $20,000. to the US Government in 30 days) by a U.S. Dsitrict Court judge for her frivolous conduct in violation fo Federal Rule 11. Dr. Taitz, a Soviet immigrant, practicing dentist as well as a lawyer has been filing lawsuits attempting to establish that the President of the United States is not a "natural born US citizen" and therefore ineleigible to serve as President of the United States. Dr. Taitz has produced two patent forgeries purporting to be Kenyan birth certificates of the President of the United States.

There is nothing wrong in pursuing controversial casues and in taking daring positions. Even good lawyers risk sanctions from time to time to represent unpopular clients or causes--but shoddy legal work and offering evidence that doesn't meet the smells like merde-test! C'mon, Dr. Taitz isn't a Bad Lawyer, Dr. Taitz is a clown.

Read: http://washingtonindependent.com/63558/orly-taitz-sanctioned-for-20000 --the Court's order can be downloaded at the link.