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Judge to Kracken: time to pay up!

Journal by DannyB

JUDGMENT Signed by District Judge Linda V. Parker. (AFla) (Entered: 12/02/2021)

Plaintiffs initiated this action on November 25, 2020. (ECF No. 1.) Their claims were subsequently dismissed either voluntarily (ECF Nos. 86-91) or by leave of Court (ECF No. 149). Defendants and the Intervenor-Defendants filed motions for sanctions. On August 25, 2021, the Court granted the motions filed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and the City of Detroit and granted in part and denied in part the motion filed by Robert Davis. (ECF No. 172.) The sanctions awarded included the reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by Governor Whitmer, Secretary of State Benson, and the City of Detroit. The Court decided on the amount of the fee awards in an Opinion and Order entered today.

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ counsel, jointly and severally, shall pay attorneys’ fees in the amount of $21,964.75 to Defendants Gretchen Whitmer and Jocelyn Benson;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ counsel, jointly and severally, shall pay attorneys’ fees in the amount of $153,285.62 to Intervenor-Defendant City of Detroit;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is CLOSED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Linda V. Parker
LINDA V. PARKER
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: December 2, 2021

The public and other individuals should not have to pay for the costs of this election fraud nonsense which has no evidence nor any basis in fact. If it did, they would have shown some.

(oh, but Mike Lindell . . . yeah, right.)

See also:

Two lawyers challenging election results must pay $187K

 

Reply to: Re:libruls

    (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday December 03 2021, @08:07PM

    by DannyB (5839) on Friday December 03 2021, @08:07PM (#1201939)

    Can you not find out for yourself? Lick the clink that I provided above [courtlistener.com] in TFA. Select and copy the case number. 20-13134 Now use this magical tool called Google.

    Find this. Civil Case No. 20-13134 [uscourts.gov] That is 36 pages of explanation. Here is some of it.

    The right to vote is among the most sacred rights of our democracy and, in turn, uniquely defines us as Americans. The struggle to achieve the right to vote is one that has been both hard fought and cherished throughout our country’s history. Local, state, and federal elections give voice to this right through the ballot. And elections that count each vote celebrate and secure this cherished right.

    These principles are the bedrock of American democracy and are widely revered as being woven into the fabric of this country. In Michigan, more than 5.5 million citizens exercised the franchise either in person or by absentee ballot during the 2020 General Election. Those votes were counted and, as of November 23, 2020, certified by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers (also “State Board”). The Governor has sent the slate of Presidential Electors to the Archivist of the United States to confirm the votes for the successful candidate.

    Against this backdrop, Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit, bringing forth claims of widespread voter irregularities and fraud in the processing and tabulation of votes and absentee ballots. They seek relief that is stunning in its scope and breathtaking in its reach. If granted, the relief would disenfranchise the votes of the more than 5.5 million Michigan citizens who, with dignity, hope, and a promise of a voice, participated in the 2020 General Election. The Court declines to grant Plaintiffs
    this relief.

    That is just the first page. The next pages go into greater detail. This is all out in the open. Not hidden under a rock or in some back room somewhere.

    Now was that so difficult?

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