Posted on 08/25/2006 4:41:30 AM PDT by Peach
The much-publicized Plame civil suit is off to a bad start. The plaintiffs moved for permission to leave their residential address off the complaint. Judge Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia gave the motion short shrift:
Plaintiffs ask that, ”[o]ut of respect for [their] privacy in light of their public visibility,”
Pls.’ Mot. at 1, they be excused from complying with rules requiring that each party to a civil action include his or her full residential address in the caption of the “first filing by or on behalf of” the party. See L. Civ. R. 5.1(e)(1), 11.1. This Court does not readily grant relief from the ordinary application of such rules, nor does the Court believe that a plaintiff’s mere invocation of Case 1:06-cv-01258-JDB Document 5 Filed 08/24/2006 Page 1 of 3 privacy interests and public prominence, without more, warrants an exception to rules that apply to all other litigants. Moreover, the implicit premise of plaintiffs’ motion—that their residential address is confidential—is questionable. In less than thirty minutes, the Court was able to ascertain plaintiffs’ residential address from multiple publicly available sources, including a database of federal government records. Indeed, an attorney who filed this motion on plaintiffs’ behalf has stated in a nationally circulated newspaper that he is plaintiffs’ next-door neighbor, and the residential address of that attorney also is readily ascertainable. Based on the current record, then, the relief plaintiffs seek is not warranted. [emphasis added]
Case 1:06-cv-01258-JDB Document 5 Filed 08/24/2006 Page 2 of 3 Clarice Feldman 8 25 06
I hope that Judge is smart enough to see through their smoke screen; he's off to a good start!
The requirement that they state their address is not a mere technicality. They filed their suit in federal court, which means it is up to them to establish that the federal court has jurisdiction to hear their case. The most common way of establishing jurisdiction is what is called "diversity jurisdiction" -- meaning that the plaintiffs live in one state and the defendant lives in another state. The plaintiffs' home address can be fairly significant in determining the presence or absence of diversity jurisdiction.
Sounds like their attorney hasn't explained the facts of life to them.
I'll betcha that Google will be fixing that straight away.
Actually, that didn't happen until their third date. After all Ms. Plame has some standards, and shame on you for trying to destroy her reputation. LOL! :O)
LOL!!!!
And if there's any doubt about which neighbor it is, the signs that say "Protected by the CIA" and "Buy my book" might provide a clue.
Attaboy, judge, tell 'em to move to a hotel until the trial is over!
To Plame, "covert" apparently means doing in a bed, under the sheets.
I may be mistaken, but I have an image of a Vanity Fair cover that shows Plame and Wilson in a car at what (the photo seems to suggest) is the front of their house.
How would that qualify them for any special "covert" treatment? These people are the poster children of the loony left. I hope they enjoy the remaining seconds of their 15 minutes. Too bad they don't have a soldier-son who was killed in Iraq - their life in the public eye would last (unfortunately) forever.
No, it is that they are "special" and as such require "special" considerations, due to their elite positions in our society."
Why are they special, could it be because they think they are.
No, a freeper would bitchslap Joe Wilson. Twice.
didn't that scumbag wilson give his wife's cia connection a public airing in who's who?what is the basis of a suit over outing someone who's outed themselves?
Hey Joe & Valerida, the status on your fame: 14 minutes and fifty-three seconds...
Let's play the name game. I can rhyme any name, let's try Chuck.
I would visit the Plame home with the DC Chapter for an evening or afternoon.
The judge failed to take note of the fact that this was a statement by an attorney. They don't tell the truth very often.
ROFL!
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