Posted on 12/27/2022 4:25:31 PM PST by bitt
An Arizona judge on Tuesday rejected a request to sanction Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) over her lawsuit challenging her defeat.
Maricopa County and Katie Hobbs (D), in her capacities as both governor-elect and secretary of state, had asked the judge to require Lake and her legal team to pay all parties’ attorneys’ fees, arguing the suit was groundless and made in bad faith.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson in Tuesday’s decision reiterated that Lake did not meet the burden of providing clear and convincing evidence of her claims necessary to win the case, but he said her suit did not meet the standard for imposing sanctions.
“There is no doubt that each side believes firmly in its position with great conviction,” Thompson ruled on Tuesday. “The fact that Plaintiff failed to meet the burden of clear and convincing evidence required … does not equate to a finding that her claims were, or were not, groundless and presented in bad faith. Any legal decision must be based on the law and facts rather than subjective beliefs or partisan opinions, no matter how strongly held.”
Thompson’s ruling, however, does require Lake to reimburse Hobbs $33,040.50 for certain costs incurred during the proceedings in accordance with other state statutes applicable because Lake did not win the case.
Those costs include $28,351 in fees for expert witnesses called by Hobbs and $4,689.50 in compensation paid to Hobbs’s representative who attended ballot inspections prior to trial.
Lake’s campaign has vowed to appeal the judge’s dismissal of the case, standing by the unproven allegations of misconduct and railing against Hobbs’s sanctions push.
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Basically what this judge said is, “I will NOT be the first judge to declare a fraudulent election! To do so would open a Pandora’s Box to which I don’t want my name attached!
The machines are a priority black box. Hard to rebutt anything that has to do with the machines.
Also hard to rebutt chain of custody documentation, when such documentation has been lost.
Hard to verify signatures, when any scribble is accepted.
I could go on.
Don't even think about it. We'll go after you and bankrupt you.
How dare you express any doubt that the system is rigged in favor of Democrats!
Move along!
Hobbs wanted $500,000 for Marc Elias, Hillary’s fixer.
“Next, The Storm!”
Political Meteorology is the worst of the inexact “sciences.”
I won’t believe there’s any storm at all until I see it.
Too much past experience.
We were gonna get Bill...
...were gonna get Hil...
...were gonna get Obama...
...were gonna get ValJar...
...were gonna get ...
FACE REALITY: WE AIN’T GONNA GET S#!+ !!
Thank y’all for the info on Thompson.
You said it. What a crock.
The person n making the claim needs to prove their claim.
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