How do you know when you've pissed off a judge?

[cynatnite]

When the order looks like this:

Motion Hearing set for 9/13/2012 @ 10:00 AM before Senior Judge Peter C Economus. The Court ORDERS that Defendant Secretary of State Jon Husted personally attend the hearing. (jr1)

http://electionlawblog.org/?p=39649

This in regards to Husted's refusal to comply with a court order allowing early voting.

[PDJane]

1. That's the bluntest order I've ever seen,

And I've typed more than a few.

[jberryhill]

2. Hearing on a motion for what?

What's the last-filed motion in the case and by whom for what?

[cynatnite]

4. Here...

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/04/793441/ohio-secretary-of-state-refuses-to-comply-with-early-voting-court-order/

[jberryhill]

7. Ah, okay

This isn't going to be as dramatic as believed.

At best, the judge will allow leave to file a motion to stay pending appeal, and will likely ask Husted how much lead time he would need to implement early voting.

Because, essentially, Husted cannot presently be in contempt of the order anyway. He's been ordered to have the polling places open in November. Regardless of what Husted says, now, in September, he cannot be in contempt of an order which does not affirmatively require him to be doing anything right now. Whether he made an out of court statement that he's doing nothing until he hears from the circuit court is kind of a nothing since actions, not words, are what matters in relation to compliance.

[grantcart]

8. i believe that you can be held in contempt for simply stating that

You will not follow an order in the future. If, in Court he states that he plans to disregard the Court's orderhe better bring a tooth brush and jammies.

[jberryhill]

11. Bottom line - there will be early voting in Ohio

Eyes -> Prize

[HarveyDarkey]

3. All caps & bold

The judge must be SERIES

[cynatnite]

5. The bold is mine...

The caps is theirs.

[Blue Idaho]

6. It's easier to jail the asshole for contempt

If he's in the courtroom.

[grantcart]

9. or if he fails to appear.

[Lex]

10. This is going to get good. nt