So ... appears Sullivan was waiting all this time for one member of the Court of Appeals to ask for en banc. None was forthcoming... so Sullivan ran out time and filed himself. In my mind this makes Sullivan look pathetic & way too invested personally in the case.
Thanks, Steven—we can always count on your interpretations.
So, we must ask ourselves: Why would he do this? There is a reason, and from the behavior if this judge to date is is fairly clear: he is being (let us say) “controlled”.
Some say he’s being coerced by using his scumbag namesake son as leverage. Maybe so, but keep asking “why”...it’s not because someone has it out for his scumbag son.
The reason has to do with Flynn. What he knows, what he will do after the case is dismissed, what impact he can have. Maybe they can’t keep him quiet forever as it appears this appeal to the full court will not go in Sullivans favor. Then why do it at all?
To buy TIME. What’s coming up in 4 months?
Logical thinking.
What scares me is that the activist judges on the Circuit Court have an out—they don’t decide the substance of the argument, just that the judge deserves to be allowed to rule before they review the decision. After all, mandamus is a very rarely granted and extraordinary writ.