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The Special Master is bringing in a retired federal magistrate to help him sort through 11,000 pages (Original Post) tblue37 Sep 2022 OP
What a great idea! nt Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #1
LOL! tblue37 Sep 2022 #2
You could hardly get a paralegal in DC for $500/hour. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 #3
What Trump gets for playing with a cannon. Emile Sep 2022 #4
Here is an article blogslug Sep 2022 #5
Dearie is already on the federal payroll as a judge on senior status Ocelot II Sep 2022 #6
DFT never gave a damn about contempt of court RainCaster Sep 2022 #9
They better get the money up front. tetedur Sep 2022 #7
The RNC can afford thst. blueinredohio Sep 2022 #8
Take your time and double check it all, now! Maeve Sep 2022 #10
Basically, he's foiling their delaying tactic nuxvomica Sep 2022 #11
Hold up. I thought they were removing the classified documents ... Novara Sep 2022 #12
There were approximately 100 classified documents removed from scope. GregariousGroundhog Sep 2022 #14
That number I know, but ... Novara Sep 2022 #15
How's that Special Master working out for you, Trump? chriscan64 Sep 2022 #13
Well, this is actually a deal for TFG. IowaGuy Sep 2022 #16

blogslug

(37,955 posts)
5. Here is an article
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 10:23 AM
Sep 2022
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/22/special-master-trump-mar-a-lago-magistrate-00058437

“The undersigned has determined that the efficient administration of the Special Master’s duties requires the assistance of the Honorable James Orenstein,” Dearie’s proposed plan for the document review said. The order said Orenstein “has experience with complex case management, privilege review, warrant procedures, and other matters that may arise in the course of the Special Master’s duties.”

Orenstein spent 16 years as a federal magistrate in the same Brooklyn courthouse where Dearie sits. Orenstein drew attention several years ago for his role in what was semi-sarcastically dubbed “the magistrates’ revolt” — rulings from a smattering of federal magistrate judges across the country questioning government tactics in warrant applications seeking electronic data.
Can we explain Trump’s reaction to the DOJ probe in 2 minutes? A POLITICO reporter tries (and fails, again)

In 2016, Orenstein issued a controversial ruling rejecting prosecutors’ arguments that a two-century-old federal law gave the government the right to command Apple to assist in unlocking an iPhone used by an alleged drug dealer. The judge’s pro-privacy stance in that matter may have led the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to appoint him to a list of approved friends of the court who provide their perspective on surveillance requests.

Dearie proposed that the former magistrate, who has a top secret clearance, be paid $500 an hour for work on the Trump documents case. The federal judge who named Dearie as special master, Florida-based Aileen Cannon, has previously ruled that Trump must assume all expenses related to the review...


link to the filing: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.618763/gov.uscourts.flsd.618763.106.0_1.pdf

Ocelot II

(115,267 posts)
6. Dearie is already on the federal payroll as a judge on senior status
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 10:25 AM
Sep 2022

so he isn't getting paid extra for his work. However, in order to get the review done quickly he's bringing on more help, all of which which TFG will have to pay for. Also:

The undersigned further proposes that the Special Master will provide the parties with monthly invoices, starting on October 1, 2022, setting forth the hours worked and expenses to be reimbursed. No later than seven calendar days after receiving each such invoice, Plaintiff shall notify the undersigned of any objections to the invoice, which will be promptly reviewed and resolved. No later than seven calendar days after the undersigned has resolved any such disputes (or seven calendar days after receiving an invoice as to which Plaintiff raises no objections), Plaintiff will submit payment in full as directed on the invoice. Failure to make timely payment will be deemed a violation of the Special Master’s order subject to sanction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(c)(2).
The cited rule says "The master may by order impose on a party any noncontempt sanction provided by Rule 37 or 45, and may recommend a contempt sanction against a party and sanctions against a nonparty."

RainCaster

(10,673 posts)
9. DFT never gave a damn about contempt of court
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 11:55 AM
Sep 2022

He will stiff the courts, it's how he has always operated.

nuxvomica

(12,360 posts)
11. Basically, he's foiling their delaying tactic
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 12:10 PM
Sep 2022

They can delay all they want but they have to pay extra for it, and what they are paying extra for is reducing the delay.

Novara

(5,753 posts)
12. Hold up. I thought they were removing the classified documents ...
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 12:13 PM
Sep 2022

... which left LOT LESS for Dearie to review. That number appears to include all the classified documents.

I'd like to see this confirmed.

GregariousGroundhog

(7,497 posts)
14. There were approximately 100 classified documents removed from scope.
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 12:18 PM
Sep 2022

I don't know how many non-classified documents these 11,000 pages encompasses nor do I know how many pages those 100 classified documents were.

Novara

(5,753 posts)
15. That number I know, but ...
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 12:30 PM
Sep 2022

... in listening to legal experts talking about this, that 11,000-page number seems to encompass ALL of the material, including the classified documents. In other words, I heard that 11,000 was the entire haul.

I think somebody has some of the numbers wrong, not that it's really important.

It's pretty damned humorous that insisting on having a special master may cost him. It may cost him a LOT of money.

Once presented with the estimated charges, you think he'll say, "Never mind"? Naw, he'll grift and steal the money.

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
13. How's that Special Master working out for you, Trump?
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 12:14 PM
Sep 2022

He requests the special master to slow things down, then the special master proceeds to speed things up with a $500/hour assistant and tight deadlines. How long before Trump asks to speak with the manager about the lousy service he is getting?

IowaGuy

(776 posts)
16. Well, this is actually a deal for TFG.
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 04:55 PM
Sep 2022

Previously, he has been known to spend much more per hour to get screwed.

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