Posted on 09/02/2008 5:37:08 PM PDT by Libloather
Motion denied in Obama lawsuit
By KEITH PHUCAS, Special to The Phoenix
09/02/2008
PHILADELPHIA - A Lafayette Hill lawyer who filed a legal challenge to Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy claiming he doesn't meet U.S. residency requirements had a motion for a temporary restraining order denied Friday.
A day earlier, Philip Berg filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in federal court in Philadelphia questioning the authenticity of Obama's Hawaii birth certificate and claiming the Illinois senator was actually born in Kenya, according to court papers.
Though the motion was denied, Berg said he was encouraged that Judge R. Barclay Surrick did not dismiss the lawsuit. The litigation also sought "expedited discovery."
"We're still waiting to serve the senator," Berg said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
Discovery would include examining the candidate's birth certificate and adoption papers, among other documents, Berg said.
Besides Obama, the Democratic National Committee and Federal Election Commission are also named as defendants.
In the motion's supporting memorandum, Berg charges that the DNC failed to verify Obama's eligibility to run for president.
BUMP!
They need my proofs to bolster their cases
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