Taitz/Land birtherism courts affair: about time he smacked her

This has been quite the entertaining saga. First, Birther nut and pseudo-lawyer Orly Taitz got angry when Judge Clay Land refused to humor yet another one of her 1,250,468 silly lawsuits, and threatened to sanction her should she waste the court’s time again. Well, she did, of course: she went on a screed against Land (which resulted in an official bar complaint filed against her). Soon after, even her own client, Birther Captain Connie Rhodes, wrote in a letter demanding that she be disassociated from Taitz, and even wishing to file grievance against the Birther Queen for “reprehensible and unprofessional actions”. A letter Taitz then claimed was a forgery.

You get the idea. And, apparently, so does Judge Land, who’s officially had more than enough of the loon’s insanity and has finally imposed heavy sanctions upon Taitz, totaling $20,000. Take a look at what he has to say about Taitz and her behavior – this is some seriously harsh stuff, coming from a judge.

When a lawyer files complaints and motions without a reasonable basis for believing that they are supported by existing law or a modification or extension of existing law, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer uses the courts as a platform for a political agenda disconnected from any legitimate legal cause of action, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer personally attacks opposing parties and disrespects the integrity of the judiciary, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer recklessly accuses a judge of violating the Judicial Code of Conduct with no supporting evidence beyond her dissatisfaction with the judge's rulings, that lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law. When a lawyer abuses her privilege to practice law, that lawyer ceases to advance her cause or the ends of justice.

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Her response to the Court's show cause order is breathtaking in its arrogance and borders on delusional. She expresses no contrition or regret regarding her misconduct. To the contrary, she continues her baseless attacks on the Court. Defiantly defending the "position of the patriots," she scoffs at the notion that a federal court would consider sanctioning her when she is on the side of such freedom fighters as the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, a comparison that, if accepted, would disgrace Justice Marshall's singular achievements. Counsel's bad faith warrants a substantial sanction.

Counsel's misconduct was not an isolated event; it was part of a pattern that advanced frivolous arguments and disrespectful personal attacks on the parties and the Court. This pattern infected the entire proceeding, not just an isolated pleading. Her initial Complaint was legally frivolous. Upon being so informed, counsel followed it with a frivolous motion for reconsideration. In response to the Court's show cause order, she filed a frivolous motion to recuse. In all of counsel's frivolous filings, she hurled personal insults at the parties and the Court. Rather than assert legitimate legal arguments, counsel chose to accuse the Court of treason and of being controlled by the "Obama Machine." She had no facts to support her claims-but her diatribe would play well to her choir. This pattern of conduct reveals that it will be difficult to get counsel's attention. A significant sanction is necessary to deter such conduct.

Wham! Bam! Ka-POW!! Aaaand we have a knock-out!!!

… Well, no, actually, we don’t.

Still defiant after months of legal wrangling and, by our count, three written denunciations by federal district court Judge Clay Land, Taitz said she had absolutely no plans to pay the $20,000 fine.

"Are you kidding? Of course not," she said, asked whether she planned to send a check. "This is a form of intimidation."

Instead, she plans to file yet another written response (though it's unclear whether the court will even accept one).

"I'll go to the circuit court of appeals. I'll take this as high as I have to go," Taitz said.

Oh, for the love of …! How can some people simply never learn to shut the fuck up!? You lose, you miserable twit. You’ve lost, repeatedly, and hard. Your lawsuits are being rejected, the judges are opposing your stupid motions, you’re having complaints filed against you, and even your own clients are denouncing your ridiculousness! You have officially, as per common lingo, crashed and burned. Perhaps, it may be time to stop spouting defiant crap and actually try and lessen the penalties placed against you for a change, Taitz. Sheesh.

I’m in absolute agreement with Ed Brayton when he suggests that every new motion she files should result in her penalty being doubled until she finally gets the freakin’ picture.

(via Dispatches From the Culture Wars)