Fogbow

Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:38 am I hope the $3mil was a flat fee and not a retainer.

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:40 pm Can loose cannon yank Dearie and appoint someone that will play ball?

chancery wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:53 pm

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:40 pm Can loose cannon yank Dearie and appoint someone that will play ball?

A special master is appointed for the convenience of the district judge, and is pretty much subject to the judge's complete control. It does not, however, reflect well on a judge if she is micromanaging the special master -- especially in the highly unusual -- possibly unique -- situation in which the special master is a widely revered _active_ district court judge with nearly 40 years seniority. Rule 53 does not expressly provide for replacing one special master with another one, but I'm reasonably confident that doing so would be well within the district judge's discretion.

chancery wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:53 pm

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:40 pm Can loose cannon yank Dearie and appoint someone that will play ball?

A special master is appointed for the convenience of the district judge, and is pretty much subject to the judge's complete control. It does not, however, reflect well on a judge if she is micromanaging the special master -- especially in the highly unusual -- possibly unique -- situation in which the special master is a widely revered _active_ district court judge with nearly 40 years seniority. Rule 53 does not expressly provide for replacing one special master with another one, but I'm reasonably confident that doing so would be well within the district judge's discretion.

Foggy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:55 pm Oh man, Trump’s lawyers didn't even have to go crying to Judge Cannon. She decided to help him out all by herself. What a lovely way to blatantly pull the rug out from under her own special master! I wonder how the 11th Circuit might react?

She was already famous as the worst hack in the federal court system. This doesn't put her any worse.

Greatgrey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:42 pm Haven’t seen it docketed yet, but according to Teri the DOJ is gonna appeal.

Shizzle Popped wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:49 pm Shirley, even Judge Loose isn’t this completely incompetent. I can’t be the only one who thinks this behavior was bought and paid for in some form or other?

andersweinstein wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:53 pm

Foggy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:55 pm Oh man, Trump’s lawyers didn't even have to go crying to Judge Cannon. She decided to help him out all by herself. What a lovely way to blatantly pull the rug out from under her own special master! I wonder how the 11th Circuit might react?

She was already famous as the worst hack in the federal court system. This doesn't put her any worse.

Trump's team had sent Cannon their objections to the special master's plan. This was initially sealed, but unsealed after the DOJ's filed their response unsealed: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... .123.1.pdf| I believe they also submitted a response to the DOJ's response.

But it was crying to Judge Cannon that prompted this.

andersweinstein wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:57 pm

Greatgrey wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:42 pm Haven’t seen it docketed yet, but according to Teri the DOJ is gonna appeal.

I suspect this is just referring to the existing notice of appeal of the original ruling granting the special master review.

realist wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 9:50 pm

andersweinstein wrote: ↑Thu Sep 29, 2022 8:53 pm Trump's team had sent Cannon their objections to the special master's plan. This was initially sealed, but unsealed after the DOJ's filed their response unsealed: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... .123.1.pdf| I believe they also submitted a response to the DOJ's response.

But it was crying to Judge Cannon that prompted this.

I have perhaps missed something. The linked document was sent to Dearie. Where is anything Trump sent to Cannon before she changed her own timeline or was it just sua sponte?

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon the Amended Case Management Plan (the “Plan”) [ECF No. 112], filed on September 23, 2022. The Court has reviewed the Plan, Plaintiff’s Objections [ECF No. 123-1], Defendant’s Response to Plaintiff’s Objections and Motion to Modify and Adopt the Plan [ECF No. 121], and the full record. Upon review, the Court ACCEPTS IN PART AND REJECTS IN PART the Plan [ECF No. 112], as stated below: