And that's all we need for exuberant celebration! God bless Dr. Orly Taitz and Judge Carter!
My point, or my question, was about the headline of this thread and what the judge actually said vs. what the blogosphere reports in its echo chamber. I can’t imagine a judge saying a case will be tried on its merits before an answer is filed. That just doesn’t ring true.
Getting Obama served thru the US attorneys negates Dr. Taitz’s getting the default, which would conceivably lead to the discovery she seeks. So that’s a pyrrhic victory.
Once the answer is filed, you KNOW they will move to dismiss on a variety of legal grounds. That will invite a round or two of briefing. The judge could conclude from those briefs that there are or are not grounds to proceed.
But I’d bet dollars to donuts that he did NOT say that the case will now proceed on its merits.
I hate to be the skunk at the garden party, but we’ve been led down the rosy lane a few times too often. I’ll hold off celebrating until I can read the transcript of today’s hearing, and then Judge Carter’s issuing a Scheduling Order to include discovery.