[17th Miss Regt]

The next month, however, Stubblefield filed paper work to recoup attorney’s fees even though last year she was cut a check for almost $16,000 from then-Judge Bradley’s operating account.

This is interesting as well. Wonder how much her attorney's fees were. Is Stubblefield trying to double dip? Do judges have the discretion to reimburse a court employee's legal fees when the employee was the one initiating a suit? This area could be a minefield.

[HiTech RedNeck]

And if the court did, wouldn’t her rights be subrogated to its rights? The government could then sue for reimbursement — but Stubblefield couldn’t.

[USNBandit]

The stenographer most likely dropped her suit when she realized the defendant wouldn’t settle and she had exposed herself to discovery.