Not much - Looks like Fibby and Fitz will NOT be in court next Tuesday???

[stop the bleeding]

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MINUTE ORDER as to I. LEWIS LIBBY; The Pretrial Conference set for 4/18/06 at 1:30 pm is VACATED. The parties will instead file a joint status report by that date (4/18/06); (mpt, )
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This is the latest PUBLIC filing as of 3:50 pm

[pdxmom]

1. Looks like there won't be anything in open court, just a report

supplied.

As for nothing else being filed, they have until 4:30 P.M. (or possibly 5:00) today, and often the filing doesn't get into the electronic system until the next day.

[stop the bleeding]

2. yep, I am hoping it will be in there in a few hours, but more than likely

it will be later than that. I will let you know if something comes up before then.

[benburch]

3. Sounds like a plea has been reached. nt

[stop the bleeding]

4. benburch could you enlighten me a little more on this theory??

most interesting

[benburch]

11. When two adversarial sides start agreeing...

there is usually a plea in the works.

[stop the bleeding]

12. thank you

so do you think this is it for today on the filings?

[H2O Man]

13. Sometimes.

But in discovery motions, there can be agreement between both sides on what will be turned over and when. They have filed a motion on agreement on discovery before. I would think that while it is possible there is a deal, it may not be about a plea.

But, one never knows. Teddy will have to deal with Fitzgerald at some point. And the White House wants the bleeding to stop.

[catabryna]

7. If the parties agree...

on all the fine points, then a joint status report can be filed instead of taking up the Court's time with a pre-trial proceeding. BUT, it sure would be an interesting development if a plea has indeed been reached!

[Catherine Vincent]

5. I just checked Fitz's website.

No new info yet.

[stop the bleeding]

6. the OP is directly from the Federal site which houses all Federal filings

Fitz may or may not put this on his site but look what benburch said in post# 3 - most interesting - hmmmmm...

[H2O Man]

8. Well, well, well.

Now ain't that something!

[stop the bleeding]

9. nothing new as of 4:57pm EST - I gotta go but will check this Federal site

again when I get home.

[Catrina]

10. Could the WH have requested that Libby's lawyers stop filing motions

that they originally expected to make Fitzgerald look bad, but which backfired BIG TIME because he took the opportunity to eek out little hints of what he knows, which otherwise he would have had to remain silent about?

Tangling with Fitzgerald is not a smart thing to do, imo.

He has said that he likes to study people, that it is necessary to have a feel for people with whom he will be inter-acting in a criminal case. I have no doubt he knows each and every one of these crooks better than anyone by now.

There were also reports that Libby was seen at the WH recently, but when asked, a WH spokesperson was 'unaware of whether or not that was true'.

Otoh, the WH may have advised Libby to accept a plea, after which Bush will pardon him. This would stop the flow of information coming from all those pre-trial motions and they are only likely to increase.

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Correct! You don't want to tangle with the Fitz!

[peacetalksforall]

15. I thought the legal types have said there can't be a pardon until after

a conviction?

[H2O Man]

16. There is no one

with any serious grasp of the case discussing pardons now.

[Catrina]

18. That's what I thought, but someone reminded us last week that Poindexter

(I think it was Poindexter) was pardoned by Bush Sr. before there was a conviction. Maybe someone with more knowledge of this can verify it.

[wordpix2]

21. what happens if Libby gets a WH pardon & then BushCheney get impeached?

Does Libby's pardon still stand?

[Kingofalldems]

17. Doesn't this GJ expire at the end of April?

Hopefully something is in the works.

[Emit]

19. Libby makes new filing in CIA leak case

New thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x917803

[H2O Man]

20. In February Judge Walton

had re-arranged the motions on CIPA. The first motion was for 3-17; the response on 4-5; and the reply is scheduled for today.

[H2O Man]

22. PS:

Classified Information Procedures Act. The daily briefings.