Gail Lightfoot, et al. v. Debra Bowen, SOS, Supreme Court Docket: O8A524 (Obama BC Suit)

Supreme Court ^ | December 15, 2008

[Red Steel]

No. 08A524
Title:	Gail Lightfoot, et al., Applicants v. Debra Bowen, California Secretary of State
Docketed:
Lower Ct:	Supreme Court of California

Case Nos.:

(S168690)

~~~Date~~~	~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dec 12 2008	Application (08A524) for a stay pending the filing and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, submitted to Justice Kennedy.

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~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~	~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Orly Taitz	26302 La Paz	(949) 683-5411
Counsel of Record	Mission Viejo, CA  92691
Party name: Gail Lightfoot, et al.

[Red Steel]

Keep the coming....

[TLI]

This is what, number three?

[basil]

Sorry—#3 what? Clicking on the source doesn’t tell you any more than is posted here.

[Red Steel]

Four made it to SCOTUS.

Possibly another one, a suit by Christopher Strunk from New York.

[Frantzie]

So Kennedy did not bounce it? I wonder if SCOTUS is still sitting on Leo’s case as some suggested?? Is SCOTUS just chicken or can they not do anything until the electors vote?

[Red Steel]

A bug on the wall in their SCOTUS closed door conference meetings would have some insight not us mushrooms.

Berg’s case is hanging around under Souter. You’ll notice that the stays/injunctions were bounced but the base case 08-570 still lives.

[hoosiermama]

FYI

[Frantzie]

I wish we knew why these cases are still hanging around.

Here is my suggestion - 1 million conservatives need to cancel their cable TV, I am. We use the $50 a month savings an hire the best conservative Constitutional lawyer like Ted Olson. My guess is someone knows how to do this right and read the tea leaves. No disrespect to Leo, Cort, Orly and Berg.

[Calpernia]

Would you mind translating that for those of us that don’t speak legal?

Thanks!

[teletech]

SCOTUS no longer enforces the US Constitution. SHAME ON THEM!

[mad_as_he$$]

They no longer need to exist then.

[teletech]

They no longer need to exist then.

A minority can break the law and SCOTUS doesn't care!

[freepersup]

Darrel Reece Hunter, Amarillo, TX, submitted a case to the SCOTUS, by way of US mail last Friday. He’s pro se, the same as Strunk.

http://americamustknow.com/lawsuits.aspx

[mad_as_he$$]

Fine point but he is probably more pro per than pro se. pro se is usually reserved for criminal actions - at least in the West.

[AlienCrossfirePlayer]

On another thread Fishrrman had a good idea. Fishrrman proposed:

that between now and 2012, conservatives should concentrate their efforts on or two (or more) states in attempting to pass laws governing the eligibility of presidential candidates, insofar as their qualifications to be candidates in those states is concerned. That is to say, such laws should mandate that a state’s Secretary of State should not permit a presidential candidate (or that candidate’s electors) to be on the ballot unless and until sufficient evidence has been provided to confirm that that candidate meets all Constitutional qualifications to BE a candidate for president, including (but not limited to) the furnishing of a true copy of the candidate’s original birth certificate.

It would be nice if several republican states (or any states) could have statutes before 2012 in case Obama decides to try for a second term.

[YellowRoseofTx]

From a list of pending cases: Jody A. Brockhausen files suit in Texas I recieved this information today (11/19/08). I'll try to write more as I have time to study what I got. But this is the jist. * Jody A. Brockhausen vs Esparanza Andrade, Office of the Secretary of State * Case #081001C3368 * Filed in District Court for the 368th Judicial Distric, Williamson County, Texas * November 14 - Defendant pleaded to dismiss case. Quote from docs: Defendant asserts the following affirmative defenses 1. Defendant is entitled to official immunity. 2. Plaintiff has suffered no damages due to Defendant's conduct. Defendant reserves the right to assert additional defenses that become apparent througout the factual development of this case * I believe case is pending now.

[little jeremiah]

Sounds like an excellent idea. I don’t have cable TV (or any kind) but could afford a pittance. A lot of pittances would add up.

[freema]

Pinging to the Rose’s post.

[real_patriotic_american]

There is a similar case as this in the State of Washington.

http://www.rallycongress.com/constitutional-qualification/1244

[LucyT]

Thank you, freema.

Ping to #16.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2149175/posts?page=16#16