Orly Tainz Smackdown: Judge now fines her $20,000. Will Orly try for more?

[LynneSin]

http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2009/10/13/judge-lands-hard-on-orly-taitz-esq-itll-cost-her-20000/?cxntfid=blogs_jay_bookman_blog

Judge Land’s hard on Orly Taitz, Esq. It’ll cost her $20,000
11:25 am October 13, 2009, by Jay


Orly Taitz
U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land, in Columbus, has come down hard on birther attorney Orly Taitz, fining her $20,000 for willfully abusing her right to practice law. I suspect Taitz won’t have that right much longer. (h/t Washington Independent)

“The Court finds that counsel’s conduct was willful and not merely negligent. It demonstrates bad faith on her part. As an attorney, she is deemed to have known better. She owed a duty to follow the rules and to respect the Court. 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.”

My only quibble with the good judge is his use of the phrase “borders on delusional.” This is the full Monty of delusion, and I suppose the poor, deluded fools who support this woman will rush to defray her fine.

[subcomhd]

1. Thank you sir, may I have another? nt

[LynneSin]

2. knowing this nitwit - she'll go right back in there and get doubled for $40k

I see this idiot losing her law license by end of year.

[WePurrsevere]

8. Losing her license and/or in jail for contempt.

Personally I think the judge should consider giving the poor woman a very long vacation at Happy Juice Psych Resort. :eyes:

[subcomhd]

3. Is there such thing as an online correspondents disbarment? nt

[crim son]

4. Sweet.

Go, Orly Go!

[gratuitous]

6. Yeah, you gonna take that, Orly?

Time to turn the crazee up to full blast!

[crim son]

13. ...

:thumbsup:

[DJ13]

5. Im fine with a fine, but she needs to be institutionalized

She's bat shit crazy, and a danger to those around her.

[LynneSin]

9. I'd be happy if they take that mail-order law degree away from her

that would be a good start right there. This is a dangerous woman who has little knowledge of the law other than what she learned from her mail order classes. If the birthers want their movement to be taken seriously they should drop this idiot like bad 2 day old egg salad that has been sitting out in the sun for 2 days.

[LynneSin]

7. BTW, Orly isn't giving up - she's going back again

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/birther_orly_taitz_responds_to_judges_20k_fine_sho.php

Reached on her cell phone by TPMmuckraker and informed of the $20,000 fine imposed on her by a federal judge this morning, Birther attorney Orly Taitz responded, first, with laughter.

"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).

"I'll go to the circuit court of appeals. I'll take this as high as I have to go," Taitz said.

_________________________________________

BTW, not sure how the judge is in Obama's pocket or why he needs to recuse himself. He was appointed by George W. Bush back in 2001.

http://judgepedia.org/index.php/Clay_Land

[blondeatlast]

15. She seems to hate the judicial system as much as she hates Obama.

She has never been OUT of contempt of court.

[Dulcinea]

18. This just keeps getting weirder.

She's acting like a little kid who will do anything for attention. It's pathetic. Give it up, Orly, & go back to the obscurity you so richly deserve.

[dmr]

19. If she doesn't pay, then she's in contempt of court & can be jailed?

What's she getting out of all this? What's her pay off? Why risk fines and jail time and disbarment?

Is she acting alone, or is there a clandestine group effort?

Wonder if there's someone(s) out there quietly egging her on - using her unstable personality to play these crazy games.

[TorchTheWitch]

24. yes, and she very likely will be

I've known attorneys that have been jailed for contempt for MUCH MUCH MUCH less than this. I'm actually surprised she hasn't been escorted to the jail already.

Actually, I have had the feeling for awhile that Orly is TRYING to get the court - any court - to throw her in jail.

[PatGund]

29. Yep!!

She thinks if she gets sanctioned or jailed, then she can appeal and demand "discovery" of all of Obama's records, everywhere.

She doesn't seem to understand discovery doesn't work that way.

[TorchTheWitch]

34. I think it has more to do with her wanting to play the martyr

I also think that she believes something like that would really open the purses of her followers, too.

[blondeatlast]

31. Exactly on everything you said. The judge is playing three moves ahead of her, though;

he already knows her game.

[cliffordu]

10. "...I'll take 'Pissing off the Judge for $100,000 next, Monte...'"

[spanone]

12. bwahahahahaa

[rvablue]

11. How on earth are there people who allow this woman to come within ten feet of them with a dental

drill?

Aren't they afraid? :scared:

[blondeatlast]

16. Uh, that was a thought I didn't need. If she weilds a drill the way she weilds a pleading...

:scared:

[blondeatlast]

14. Orly; the judicial joke that never gets old. nt

[rocktivity]

17. The judge ought to increase the fine by a thou each day she doesn't pay

A judge once "cured" an incarerated witness of profanity-laced testimony by threatening that each curse would add ten days to his sentence!


rocktivity

[Johonny]

20. Tort reform?

[CatWoman]

21. kick

:kick:

[TexasObserver]

22. "Her response to the Court’s show cause order is breathtaking in its arrogance"

I'm not surprised. He's really showing restraint. He's letting her have enough rope to hang herself.

[LynneSin]

26. I agree with you in all but one word of that statement

What she is doing is not arrogance. A lawyer with any small amount of knowledge would know that this battle isn't worth it anymore and to pull out while they still have the ability to practice law. There will be other opportunities to bring her birther cause to court but clearly this Judge, one I might mention that was appointed by George W. Bush himself, isn't interested in your bullshit. Her response is nothing more than 'breathtaking in it's IGNORANCE" - ignorance of how the law works. But what do you expect from a woman who got her law degree from a mail-order college that teaches you absolutely nothing except how to pass the California Bar.

[TexasObserver]

27. Well, I pulled the quote from the order.

I agree. Any lawyer with any sense would have apologized and made amends after the judge issued his Show Cause Order.

I've been practicing in federal court over 30 years, and I've NEVER seen any lawyer behave the way she has. There is nothing in America like a federal court room. Forget all the other judges in state courts. A sitting federal judge is a very powerful person, and everyone in the courtroom kisses the judge's ass like it was made of gold. You don't go to war with one unless you know you have a really good appellate point and you can support it on appeal with a competent record.

She's a train wreck, soon to be disbarred.

[LynneSin]

30. I'm also guessing you do not have a mail-order law degree

California really needs to fix the loop-hole for these types of colleges. Being able to pass a bar exam doesn't make you capable of being a lawyer. Hell I could probably study 3 years to take my medical boards licenses but does that mean I should be qualified to practice medicine?

[TexasObserver]

32. No, and I think this may end California's allowing them.

She's wholly unqualified.

[Ruby the Liberal]

23. Time to double down, Orly!

:rofl:

[chat_noir]

25. Don’t Taitz me, bro

I’ve mostly grown weary of birtherism, but there are some real gems in some of the recent court filings.

On page 27, explaining why it’s good that Congress, not the courts, are in charge of removing presidents from office:

“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.”

http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=28171#comments

[Warren DeMontague]

28. Either that, or she's going to create about 20 sockpuppet accounts & start posting gibberish at DU.

Well, it could happen. :shrug:

[TexasObserver]

33. Tonight on the Joy Behar Show she called the judge "delusional and corrupt."

She just can't shut the fuck up.

[StreetKnowledge]

35. Wow, just wow.

You owe a judge 20 large and you're stupid enough to call him "delusional and corrupt"? I wonder what the judge thinks of that!

"Next time I see that &*!$%, I'm sending her straight to jail...." is probably the thinking. :D

[TexasObserver]

36. I think he'll issue another Show Cause Order for this.

Even though it was not in court, it was in the public, on television, and will be covered by news outlets tomorrow. It's contempt of court to say that about the judge in whose court you are appearing. I think she may get a contempt charge out this, if the judge is inclined to do so.

[kwassa]

40. Delusional fits Orly, actually.

[struggle4progress]

37. Fulton County Daily Report got a quote from Orly:

Federal Judge Sanctions 'Birther' Lawyer for 'Frivolous' Suit
Ga. judge issues $20,000 penalty to lawyer who filed suit on behalf of Army captain trying to avoid deployment
R. Robin McDonald
Fulton County Daily Report
October 14, 2009

... "All I can say is that this order is issued with a goal to intimidate me, harass me and retaliate against me for bringing a legitimate action on behalf of my client," she said. "It's an absolute outrage," she continued. "That is an order that was written by a judge who completely misrepresented the facts of the case, who completely distorted the case" ...

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202434530466&src=EMC-Email&et=editorial&bu=Law.com&pt=LAWCOM%20Newswire&cn=NW_20091014&kw=Federal%20Judge%20Sanctions%20%27Birther%27%20Lawyer%20for%20%27Frivolous%27%20Suit

[struggle4progress]

38. Orly quote from LA Indy:

Federal judge sanctions O.C. attorney leading Obama 'birther' movement
By WIRE SERVICES
Story Published: Oct 14, 2009 at 12:40 AM PDT
Story Updated: Oct 14, 2009 at 12:49 AM PDT

... "This is obviously a biased judge who completely distorted each and every word in the proceedings," Taitz said. "He is clearly working as a puppet for the Obama regime" ...

http://www.laindependent.com/news/regional/64158162.html

[blondeatlast]

41. I would SO pay for a seat at the disbarment hearings. nt

[LynneSin]

42. I guess George W. Bush himself must be part of the conspiracy too....

he's the one that appointed the judge to the bench.

[DainBramaged]

39. Oily should spin the wheel

[Mopar151]

43. Auntie Entity said it best

"Bust a deal, and face the wheel!"
http://www.killerclips.com/clip.php?id=59&qid=468

http://www.killerclips.com/greeting.php?mqg=33633