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Names of DOJ attorneys who 'misled' judge scrubbed from court doc; DOJ not volunteering info
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Justice won't release the names of attorneys whose conduct in a high-profile immigration case was called "unseemly and unprofessional" by a federal judge, or whether those attorneys will face internal disciplinary action.
The DOJ says it “emphatically” disagrees with Judge Andrew Hanen’s May order in State of Texas, et al. v. United States of America, et al., in which he wrote that he was “disappointed” that the court even had to address the subject of lawyer behavior when it has “many more pressing matters on its docket.”
Hanen concluded that DOJ attorneys “effectively misled” the plaintiff states into foregoing a request for a temporary restraining order or an earlier hearing on a motion for an injunction.
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Article here: http://legalnewsline.com/stories/511012473-names-of-doj-attorneys-who-misled-judge-scrubbed-from-court-doc-doj-not-volunteering-info
The DOJ says it “emphatically” disagrees with Judge Andrew Hanen’s May order in State of Texas, et al. v. United States of America, et al., in which he wrote that he was “disappointed” that the court even had to address the subject of lawyer behavior when it has “many more pressing matters on its docket.”
Hanen concluded that DOJ attorneys “effectively misled” the plaintiff states into foregoing a request for a temporary restraining order or an earlier hearing on a motion for an injunction.
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Article here: http://legalnewsline.com/stories/511012473-names-of-doj-attorneys-who-misled-judge-scrubbed-from-court-doc-doj-not-volunteering-info
Kinda buried toward the bottom, but apparently the DOJ has agreed to do something:
According to the Justice Department’s response, filed July 31 to a June 7 order, all Civil Division attorneys will be required to complete the one-hour training within the next 90 days.