Kari Lake's attorneys are nervous and are asking judge to not "punish" them

[LetMyPeopleVote]

This will be fun to watch

Link to tweet

https://arizonaslaw.blogspot.com/2022/12/sanctions-scorecard-keeping-track-of.html

Kari Lake's attorneys are asking Judge Peter Thompson to not "punish" them for bringing the Election Contest, suggesting that if he does award the nearly $700,000 asked for by defendants, it will cause an erosion of "trust in the election process."

"Trust in the election process is not furthered by punishing those who bring legitimate claims as Plaintiff did here. In fact, sanctioning Plaintiff would have the opposite effect."

Plaintiff repeats many of the claims that it failed to prove, but argues that the 2-day trial demonstrated that the legal action was brought in good faith and not simply to harass.

However, the Response also continues to make claims that Lake has not been able to back up, saying that the issues on Election Day in Maricopa County "injured Plaintiff and millions of Arizona voters." The Response also claims that Maricopa County "reported" 25,000 additional ballots the day after the election, even though testimony showed that the earlier report was an "estimate".

Finally, the Response misstates what Ms. Lake tweeted within the past 24 hours. She quoted a commentary by Rachel Alexander claiming that Judge Thompson's December 24 Minute Entry had inappropriately been "ghostwritten" by one of the defense attorneys. More than simply retweeting Ms. Alexander, Lake amplified it in the body of her own tweet. (A sideshow, indeed, but it was cited by Maricopa County as reason for sanctioning Lake.)

[CatWoman]

1. hasn't Kari grifted enough cash to pay the bill herself??

[grantcart]

9. She doesn't pay, her attorneys are the ones that have to pay

She already had a big problem hiring attorneys now it will be impossible.

[agingdem]

2. The lawyers knew damn well KKKari lost the election and

that her claims of election fraud were bogus..they were under no obligation to take the case but they did…sanction their asses..

[House of Roberts]

3. Hey attorneys.

Stop wasting the court's time with frivolous incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial actions and you won't run into trouble.

[SoCalDavidS]

4. Wasn't Their ENTIRE Goal Causing Erosion Of Trust In The Election Process?

I still predict the judge will go easy on them, or impose no sanctions at all, because dipshits like them seem to seldom suffer any real consequences for their actions.

[spooky3]

11. Normally I'm a pessimist (realist?) but I think the judge

will sanction them. The judge already found that Lake lacked evidence and gave her attorneys only one workday to respond to the request for sanctions.

[SoCalDavidS]

14. I Hope You Are Right

Consequences might actually help in preventing this Bullshit from happening again in the future. Or at least make some lawyers think twice before accepting a wild goose chase case.

[Genki Hikari]

17. That might have been the case

Then this Desert Dunce opened her trap and accused the judge of being a patsy for the defense (Maricopa Co).

Accusing a judge of being in the pocket of the other side tends to make judges peeved. Enough to throw the book at you, if given the slightest chance to do so.

Attack the ruling, attack the other side, heck, attack their mamas, but never never never never never never never never attack the judge ruling in your case as being a shnook for the other side.

Did I mention never?

[Enter stage left]

5. Quoting the words of a infamous "genius & clairvoyant"...

LOCK HER UP!

[Cha]

6. Her Stupid lawyers busted the

the "trust in the election process" and now they have to pay.

[emulatorloo]

16. +++

[central scrutinizer]

7. Disbar them

Protect future litigants from hiring incompetents

[sheshe2]

8. Dear Hari Kari Lawyers.

You knew what you were doing. As the saying goes, fuck around, find out. You will be held accountable.

Signed
The Voters of Arizona

[Fullduplexxx]

10. not sactioning them will only encourage these frivolous tax money wasting lawsuits which will

"cause erosion of "trust in the election process.""

[tishaLA]

12. so they don't understand that their frivolous suit caused erosion

of "trust in the electoral process"? They should just get a neon sign asking to be sanctioned instead.

[SoCalDavidS]

15. Irony Is Truly Dead nt

[SheltieLover]

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