Protective order issued against former Idaho GOP chairman

[IDemo]

Source: Idaho Statesman

Former Idaho GOP Chairman Blake Hall has been ordered to stay at least 900 feet away from an Idaho Falls woman by a court in Bonneville County, as reported by the Idaho Falls Post-Register on Friday.

Hall is the subject of a temporary civil protective order, which is set to expire Sept. 15. A hearing is set for Wednesday before a judge to consider extending the order.

Idaho Falls police also are investigating Hall in connection with a complaint filed by the woman Monday, Sgt. Phil Grimes told the newspaper. The Post-Register did not identify the woman, citing its policy in such cases.

The newspaper did not publish details of the woman's allegation. On Friday, a deputy Bonneville County court clerk told the Idaho Statesman that the file in the case is sealed.

Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/idahopolitics/story/888364.html

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. A violent republican?

Surely you jest. :sarcasm:

[Mari333]

2. he is a whacko..

The court proceedings are very unusual since matters of this type typically never make it to the court system, instead being deferred through the patriarchal LDS church hierarchy by appealling to the woman's faith. In that faith, a woman can only achieve heaven through celestial marriage. As a result this promises to be quite the show when the records become unsealed or the criminal matter is pursued.

Hall is joining the ever growing ranks of prominent faith based Republicans who arrogantly assert their moral superiority in the political arena only to be proven hypocrites. But like with Larry Craig, don't look for Idaho Republicans to denounce Hall anytime soon.





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[Odin2005]

3. The Regressives hate women.

[Anakin Skywalker]

4. Conservative Is As Conservative Does!

:D

[John Q. Citizen]

5. A TRO isn't proof of any thing, either way.

[noiretextatique]

6. it's proof that the woman doesn't want him near her eom

[John Q. Citizen]

7. But it's not proof he was ever 900 ft or less from her or ever intended to be.

That's why there is a hearing.

[No Elephants]

8. Not exactly.

Judges do not issue even temporary restraining orders willy nilly. In fact, many women have died after being denied a TRO.

To get even a TRO, a plaintiff has to make several showings, including a likelihood of winning the case when the case is fully heard, and also ikelihood of irreprable harm if the court does not issue a TRO. It's hard to make those showings without also showing that the defendant (a) has been dangerously close in the past; and (b) is likely to harm the plaintiff in the future.

For all the standards that plaintiff must meet before an Idaho court can grant a TRO, see caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/idahostatecases/miller.pdf See also http://www2.state.id.us/crimevictim/research/legislation/39-6301.cfm#6308

(The article linked in the OP did not indicate that Hall was not present when the TRO issued, so I assume he he had an opportunity to defend himself against issuance of the TRO, meaning that it was not issued solely on allegations by the plaintiff.)


I found this interesting:


"Also this year, Hall resigned his post as general counsel to the Republican National Committee, the top legal position at the governing body for the national GOP. Hall remains a member of the RNC as Idaho's national committeeman, a post he's held since 1990."

After almost 20 years, he resigned this year, yet he is still only 56. Pure coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.