Plame judge same judge who dismissed Cheney's energy task force records suit

[deminks]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/19/breaking-judge-dismisses-plames-civil-suit/


UPDATE II: Flashback — Judge John D. Bates, the judge who dismissed today’s suit, also dismissed the lawsuit over Dick Cheney’s energy task force records:

Judge John D. Bates of Federal District Court found that Comptroller General David M. Walker, the head of the General Accounting Office, did not have sufficient standing to sue the vice president.

Mr. Walker had asked the judge to order the White House to reveal the identities of industry executives who helped the administration develop its energy policy last year.

In declining to do so, and in dismissing Mr. Walker’s suit, Judge Bates said that granting the G.A.O. chief’s request “would fly in the face of the restricted role of the federal courts under the Constitution.”

[Richard Steele]

1. Hmmm...could we be seeing some sort of PATTERN here?

Ya think? maybe?

[Zodiak]

2. appointed December 2001

That makes him a Bush appointee, does it not?

[grasswire]

3. see lots of info on other thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1379218

[Zywiec]

4. Info on Judge John D. Bates

http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/bates-bio.html

[DU9598]

5. Unless you are a company with a grievance

You likely do not have standing to sue in Federal Court anymore. In Iowa it is near impossible to bring a viable civil rights case or employment law case. You may get it through the district court, but the 8th circuit will take it away.

Lawlessness appears to be the rule.

[ThomCat]

6. It's becoming true

that only people are subject to laws, and only corporations benefit from the courts.
x(

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. Calling Mr. Waxman? Calling Mr. Conyers? There is work to do!