Posted on 07/16/2009 2:26:31 PM PDT by kristinn
The following letter was confirmed to me by Mr. Greenberg with the following statement:
"The letter was sent to Senators Sessions, Hatch, Grassley, Graham and Coburn. It was also sent to Cong. Peter King (R) NY. The story is being covered extensively by the photo blogs, the trade publications and the NY Times. No politician has responded. The NY Times quotes attributed to me are accurate and therefore I assume that the quotes of my adversary Mr. Fairhurst are accurate as well."
Text of the letter:
I am an attorney in NYC who represented White House Photographer Chris Usher in litigation against Corbis, a privately held company wholly owned by Bill Gates. The case principally concerned lost Presidential and campaign photography during the 2000 Bush v. Gore Campaign and the US Supreme Court case related thereto.We won at the trial level in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York but the award to the victorious plaintiff was absurdly low.
We appealed to the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals where the award was inexplicably upheld. The New York Times reported on this high profile case today, please see:
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/behind-6/
It was revealed therein by opposing counsel hat Judge Sotomayor and Mr. Gates’ counsel have known and (possibly worked with) each other for decades. Such relationship was never disclosed to me as plaintiff’s attorney by the Court. No opportunity for us to request that Judge Sotomayor recuse herself was afforded as this information was never disclosed.
The appearance of impropriety is astounding as Judge Sotomayor could have recused herself and we could have had another Appeals Panel within days.
Please contact me so that this apparently unethical judicial behavior is brought to the attention of the judiciary committee immediately.
Edward C. Greenberg, Esq.
contact info redacted
Look , no one is going to take us seriously if we do all by the books. Wear red, white and blue, book rock bands, dinner and dancing. Sounds more like an ice cream social gathering than people who are worried that their freedom is leaving.
Might be wiser to book buses in cities, buy bread, lunch meat and chips, for a trip to DC to get mad.
Nice clothes, parties, rock bands, neatly printed signs and lack of anger gets NO attention. If people were really worried, they would not need to book reservations.
Truth is, many conservatives are not wealthy, they would go to DC but they cannot afford it which reinforces what the left think of us.
Take to the streets. Otherwise, accept the fate that Obama plans.
At least I answered you question.
There are all kinds of victories, friends.
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This is a hugely important, long term principle...thanks for your post.
Oh it most certainly is ***when accompanied by a failure to disclose the relationship to opposing counsel***. It is clearly an ethical breach.
Disclosure of possible cozy relationships between a judge and opposing counsel are a minimum requirement of basic ethics. It doesn’t matter whether such judge ruled impartially, the nondisclosure will cast doubt on any decision rendered, in either way. Therefore, the relationship must be aired and counsel must be availed the opportunity to request recusal if not auto-initiated.
I saw plenty of anger among 1800 to attend the 7-4 Tea Party in Olympia, WA, to follow the 400 the week before, the 1200 in Seattle on 4-15, the 5,000 in Oly on 4-15...the counter protest the like Seattle had never seen on 5-31 to Obamacare...etc. There was anger and spirit and it was a great protest on 5-31..
We’ve got a contact list out here of quick deployment that can moblize several hundred for any kind of protest or counter protest needed, and that list is growing...we’re seeing conservative activism on the DEEP blue west side of this state that is welling up and growing out of ANGER.
Trust me, it is not business, nor politics as usual here, or anywhere in this nation right now.
Yes, thanks for taking a shot at the question...I’m not saying we’ve got it all worked out, what I am saying is that it’s a start and we shouldn’t despise that. Give it a little bit of time to grow and build, it’s building in ways we’ve never seen before...
Check this out also:
Tea Party Movement flexing its muscles
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290608/posts
Alas, it is not unethical if the American socialists want her, and she thrill them, ignorance and all.
Good point, the people of SC, the only East Coasters to rject Obama, still have fifth columnists in their midst.
Anyone remember the “scandal” over Scalia doing something with Cheney? (I think those are the people involved...) They made a BIG stink about it.
Scalia Was Cheney Hunt Trip Guest; Ethics Concern Grows
By David G. Savage, Times Staff Writers and Richard A. Serrano, Times Staff Writers
February 05, 2004
PATTERSON, La. — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia traveled as an official guest of Vice President Dick Cheney on a small government jet that served as Air Force Two when the pair came here last month to hunt ducks... http://articles.latimes.com/2004/feb/05/nation/na-ducks5
“Democrats think they are gods who can ressurect the nation from the bankruptcy they’re fabricating.”
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You’re right. They sick and demented to think that they could somehow pull that off...
Yep, that’s why they wanted total control as fast as possible.
They didn’t waste any time getting their people in place.
Mr. Greenberg won the case. The appeal was on the value of the judgement.
But obviously this isn’t about Mr. Greenberg.
Sounds like now she’s qualified to be President.
As has been explained in the thread already, if the "relationship" is merely knowing a person for many years, or having worked in the same office or firm some years ago, then no, disclosure is not necessary.
Disclosure of possible cozy relationships between a judge and opposing counsel are a minimum requirement of basic ethics.
You're assuming facts not in evidence, counselor. The extent of the "relationship" that has been alleged amounts to having served on the same committee several decades ago. That's not the sort of thing that judges are ethically bound to disclose. Period.
You’re correct. My language was imprecise.
I just want to emphasize the fact that people are needed from all walks of life. There are many right here on this forum that are hurting financially right now, ot maybe they have never had much money. They would love to participate because they love their freedom even if they don’t have bucks.
It can be done and should be done.
Thanks for civil discussion. I appreciate it.
but she will still be confirmed .
the destruction of America continues on schedule
Well, she and I might actually agree on the second part.
Firefighters to Senatos: ‘We Were Devastated’ (Sotomayor Skates on Racist Decision)
CQPOLITICS | July 16, 2009 | By Seth Stern, CQ Staff
Posted on 07/16/2009 3:12:38 PM PDT by Syncro
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2294299/posts
US nominee promised quick vote from Republicans (96 to 3?)
TaiwanNews | 2009-07-17 03:55 AM | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DAVID ESPO
Posted on 07/16/2009 4:00:51 PM PDT by Syncro
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2294325/posts
Yep. Sad. But, yep.
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