NPR :: Judge Smacks Down 'Birther' Orly Taitz For Abusing Court
Federal District Judge Clay D. Land has slapped top birther Orly Taitz with a $20,000 fine for wasting the court's time, among other issues, with her constant filings after he, last month, dismissed her lawsuit against President Obama's right as commander-in-chief to deploy the military because he allegedly isn't legally president.
Because he didn't get rid of her the first time, he's hoping she gets the message this time from the barbed language in the 43-page order he issued Tuesday.
Right off the bat, on page 1 he writes:
For justice to be administered efficiently and justly, lawyers must understand the conditions that goven their privilege to practice law. Lawyers who do not understand those conditions are at best woefully unprepared to practice the profession and at worst a menace to it...
... When a lawyer recklessly accuses a judge of violating the Judicial Code of Conduct with no supporting evidence beyond her dissatisfaction with the judge's rulings, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law, that lawyer ceases to advance her cause or the ends of justice...
... Regrettably, the conduct of counsel Orly Taitz has crossed these lines, and Ms. Taitz must be sanctioned for her misconduct.
Among Taitz's missteps, she accused the judge of treason. That never works out well. And this guy was a Bush appointee.
If you want to further torture yourself read more here. The rest of the court document is here. It's actually quite funny.
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