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Someone Give Judge Land a Book Deal!
Oct. 14th, 2009 05:45 pmAt this point I don't know what's more entertaining, the depth of Orly Taitz's delusions or Judge Land's turn of phrase.
To recap: Taitz, a dentist/lawyer (she's running both practices simultaneously) is one of the most news-friendly birthers, people who believe that Obama isn't President because he's not a natural-born citizen. (Her cited reasons for this include that the Hawaiian birth certificate is false, that "natural born" means both parents have to be citizens and his father wasn't, and an AOL poll. I'm not making this up.)
Her modus operandi is to file on behalf of soldiers who don't want to go overseas claiming that Obama is not Commander in Chief and thus cannot command them. Her latest case took her against the well-spoken and short-tempered Judge Land, who isn't having any.
He ruled against her, thoroughly and wittily, and told her to stop filing frivolous lawsuits.
She claimed he was a traitor under Obama's control and compared herself to Nelson Mandela, filing a second motion on behalf of her client (who didn't want her anymore).
He told her she had two weeks to tell her why he shouldn't sanction her for continuing to file frivolous claims. On the 14th day, she filed another claim saying she needed more time and ordering him to recuse himself.
As the Questionable Authority Blog puts it, Land recently ordered Taitz to show cause as to why he should not fine her $10,000. I suppose you could say that she succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations, because Land declined to fine her the $10K. She's on the hook for $20,000 instead.
Yup. 20 grand. As usual, the pdf of his ruling makes highly entertaining reading, not only containing the entire history of Taitz's shenanigans and listing the appropriate procedures, but also written in Judge Land's brilliantly take-no-crap style:
The court makes no apology for the tone of its previous orders. They were direct and strong, but apparently not strong enough.
She is claiming intimidation and says she refuses to pay.
To recap: Taitz, a dentist/lawyer (she's running both practices simultaneously) is one of the most news-friendly birthers, people who believe that Obama isn't President because he's not a natural-born citizen. (Her cited reasons for this include that the Hawaiian birth certificate is false, that "natural born" means both parents have to be citizens and his father wasn't, and an AOL poll. I'm not making this up.)
Her modus operandi is to file on behalf of soldiers who don't want to go overseas claiming that Obama is not Commander in Chief and thus cannot command them. Her latest case took her against the well-spoken and short-tempered Judge Land, who isn't having any.
He ruled against her, thoroughly and wittily, and told her to stop filing frivolous lawsuits.
She claimed he was a traitor under Obama's control and compared herself to Nelson Mandela, filing a second motion on behalf of her client (who didn't want her anymore).
He told her she had two weeks to tell her why he shouldn't sanction her for continuing to file frivolous claims. On the 14th day, she filed another claim saying she needed more time and ordering him to recuse himself.
As the Questionable Authority Blog puts it, Land recently ordered Taitz to show cause as to why he should not fine her $10,000. I suppose you could say that she succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations, because Land declined to fine her the $10K. She's on the hook for $20,000 instead.
Yup. 20 grand. As usual, the pdf of his ruling makes highly entertaining reading, not only containing the entire history of Taitz's shenanigans and listing the appropriate procedures, but also written in Judge Land's brilliantly take-no-crap style:
The court makes no apology for the tone of its previous orders. They were direct and strong, but apparently not strong enough.
She is claiming intimidation and says she refuses to pay.
