10/13/09
Orly Taitz, the California lawyer known for her 'leadership' in the "birther" movement, has been handed a $20,000 fine by a District Court in Georgia for "wasting the Defendants' time" in a case brought against the U.S. Army. The court ruled that Taitz violated Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 11 stipulates that attorneys will not sign onto cases that are clearly brought with dishonest or frivolous motives.
The case, in which Army Capt. Connie Rhodes sought a restraining order for her pending deployment to Iraq. This is based on grounds that President Obama is not a valid commander in chief. Taitz's bleives that Obama was not born in the United States although there is overwhelming evidence that he was.
The court's decision, excerpted by the Washington Independent, says the suit was brought in "bad faith," and calls Taitz's legal conduct "willful and not merely negligent."
The court had asked Taitz why she should not be sanctioned. Taitz kept the order on the dashboard of her car. Apparently Taitz did not respond to the order or the court wasn't impressed with her response.
"Counsel's frivolous and sanctionable conduct wasted the Defendants' time and valuable judicial resources that could have been devoted to legitimate cases pending with the Court," the judge wrote in the decision.
The Rhodes case was dismissed on Sept. 16. with an opinion that hinted at the court's displeasure with Taitz. It took a strange turn just days after that ruling, when Rhodes claimed she had never given Taitz permission to request a stay in her name, and said she was filing a complaint against Taitz with the California bar.
The Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of the State of California has filed a complaint against Orly Taitz and want her disbarred. The court sanction will certainly help the case against her. Taitz was unable to gain entry to an Accredited Law School. Ms. Taitz may soon no longer be a practicing attorney. Rightardia hopes her dental skills are better than her legal.
Orly Taitz Sanctioned for $20,000 [Washington Independent]
source: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/10/13/georgia-judge-fines-birther-lawyer-orly-taitz-20-000/
source: http://www.sodahead.com/united-states/disbarment-of-orly-taitz-sought-by-california-bar/blog-66817/
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