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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-10 06:49 PM
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Appeals court upholds $20,000 in sanctions against 'birther' attorney
By McClatchy-Tribune News Service
March 17, 2010, 3:46PM
ALAN RIQUELMY, McClatchy Newspapers

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- California attorney and "birther" proponent Orly Taitz must pay $20,000 in sanctions, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

In the two-page decision, the appeals court states that after considering Taitz' arguments, "we find them unpersuasive and therefore affirm the district court's sanctions judgment."

Taitz's appeal stems from a suit filed on behalf of Capt. Connie Rhodes, who argued in September that Barack Obama's presidency wasn't legitimate and that she shouldn't be deployed. U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land dismissed that suit Sept. 16, telling Taitz that she could face sanctions if she ever again filed a "frivolous" suit in his court. Taitz then filed a motion for emergency stay, and Land gave her two weeks to explain why he shouldn't sanction her $10,000.

On the deadline, Taitz, who no longer represented the captain, responded with a motion to recuse Land from the case and a request to extend her deadline. Land denied the motions and sanctioned her $20,000. He later ordered the U.S. Attorney's Office to collect ...

http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/03/appeals_court_upholds_20000_in.html
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-10 06:55 PM
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1. There's TWO things I have to say about this
1.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

2.:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-10 07:00 PM
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2. Does she go to jail if she doesn't pay?
She is going to drag this out as long as she can with frivolous appeals: get ready Justice Roberts. We will all have to push a lot more paper before she either a) sees the inside of a jail cell or b) has to pay up.
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SoCalNative Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-10 07:03 PM
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3. Can't we just deport the crazy broad instead?
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-17-10 07:06 PM
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4. Nope. She goes to collections. But I am pretty sure she has spent a
bit of time hiding assets so collections can't touch her. With a little help from her friends.
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