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Princess Turandot

(4,783 posts)
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 03:21 AM Jan 2021

Oops. A Delaware Superior Court judge drop-kicked Lin Wood out of his courtroom today..

.. on paper, that is, via an order.

Carter Page has been suing Oath Inc, the parent company of Yahoo and Huff-Po, for several months now for defamation. Wood was appearing Pro Hac Vice - aka, on this occasion only - because he isn't licensed to practice in Delaware. This status, which is quite common, is at the sufferance of the judge on a case.

The judge became aware of Wood's shenanigans in the Kraken cases et al last month, and ordered Wood to explain why his permission to be on the case should stay in place, given his antics. Wood and his co-counsel failed to move him:


[...]
It would dishonor [the ethical lawyers who practice before him] were I to allow this pro hac vice order to stand. The conduct of Mr Wood...exhibited a toxic stew of mendacity, prevarication and surprising incompetence. What has been shown in Court decisions of our sister States satisfies me that it would be inappropriate and inadvisable to continue Mr Wood's permission to practice before this Court.
[...]
One final matter...I have seen reports of "tweets" attributable to Mr Wood. At least one tweet called for the arrest and execution of our Vice President. Another alleged claims against the Chief Justice of the SCOTUS which are too disgusting and outrageous to repeat. Following on top of these are the events of 1/6/21 in our Nation's Capitol. No doubt these tweets, and many other things, incited these riots.


He goes on to say that the tweets did not factor into his decision. But he apparently felt the need to put that on the record.

The ruling is short (8 pages), although his comments on Wood begin on page 6:
https://cases.justia.com/delaware/superior-court/2021-s20c-07-030-cak.pdf?ts=1610393500

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Oops. A Delaware Superior Court judge drop-kicked Lin Wood out of his courtroom today.. (Original Post) Princess Turandot Jan 2021 OP
May he sail thru the goalposts of oblivion Blue Owl Jan 2021 #1
Why are assholes like Wood allowed to still practice law at all? KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2021 #2
Apparently... SergeStorms Jan 2021 #4
And I remember the time MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #6
Trump's crack legal team. SergeStorms Jan 2021 #3
Oh, I hope some public defenders are in the man's future ... very much so ... mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #5
Public defenders are actually quite skilled criminal defense lawyers Dread Pirate Roberts Jan 2021 #8
Yes, but you have to be broke to get a public defender, and be being charged with a crime mr_lebowski Jan 2021 #9
This makes me smile Gothmog Jan 2021 #7

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,480 posts)
2. Why are assholes like Wood allowed to still practice law at all?
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 03:37 AM
Jan 2021

I always thought there was basic ethics rules that were binding in order to maintain a license.


KY......

SergeStorms

(18,758 posts)
4. Apparently...
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 03:46 AM
Jan 2021

Georgia has incredibly lax qualifications for anyone practicing law in their state. That's the only thing I can think of.

SergeStorms

(18,758 posts)
3. Trump's crack legal team.
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 03:43 AM
Jan 2021

Rudy Ghouliani with his incredible melting head, bat-shit crazy lady who apparently controls some sort of mythical sea-beast, and Lin Wood, who defies all description. I believe Trump would be better off with public defenders, but I'm not going to tell him that.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
5. Oh, I hope some public defenders are in the man's future ... very much so ...
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 03:47 AM
Jan 2021

But they don't help you sue people. Not what they're for

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,896 posts)
8. Public defenders are actually quite skilled criminal defense lawyers
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 09:36 AM
Jan 2021

They're just unbelievably over-extended. I hope Trump just sticks with his current team of imcompetents. Crack legal team? More like a legal team on crack.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
9. Yes, but you have to be broke to get a public defender, and be being charged with a crime
Tue Jan 12, 2021, 12:01 PM
Jan 2021

That's my point

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