In a trend that we hope continues, Federal Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neuriter, a Trump appointee, has ordered two Colorado lawyers to pay $187,000 to cover the costs of their frivolous lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results. Lawyers Gary D. Fielder and Ernest John Walker have to pay the judgement to the states of Michigan and Pennsylvania, in addition to Dominion Voting Systems, Facebook and the Center for Tech and Civic Life, whom they falsely alleged had participated in rigging the election for President Biden. In addressing the lawyers' abuse of the legal system, Judge Neuriter said:
“As officers of the Court, these attorneys have a higher duty and calling that requires meaningful investigation before prematurely repeating in court pleadings unverified and uninvestigated defamatory rumors that strike at the heart of our democratic system and were used by others to foment a violent insurrection that threatened our system of government. They are experienced lawyers who should have known better. They need to take responsibility for their misconduct."
In August, a Federal judge in Michigan ruled that seditionist Trump lawyers Sidney "Kraken" Powell and Lin "Balsa" Wood along with seven other Trumpist attorneys had engaged in a "historic and profound abuse of the judicial process" in their lawsuit attempting to overturn the free and fair election of 2020. Judge Linda V. Parker ordered the Trumpists to reimburse the City of Detroit and State of Michigan for their costs in defending themselves, as well as referring them to the attorney disciplinary groups in each state that they are licensed to practice.
Heavy fines should be followed with disbarment in every case where an evidence-free frivolous lawsuit based on the Big Lie is brought by these radical clowns. Stay tuned.
