Dallas GOP ordered to pay $51,600 after failed bid to kick Democrats off November ballot

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The Dallas County Republican Party will have to pay more than $51,000 to Dallas County Democrats for attorney fees incurred in defending the GOP's attempt to remove dozens of Democrats from election ballots.

In his final order for the case, state District Judge Eric Moyé ordered the plaintiffs to pay Democrats for the work of three lawyers in the case. The bulk of the $51,600 — more than $32,000 — was awarded to the Dallas County Democratic Party to pay its lawyer in the case, Randy Johnston. The action came after Moyé dismissed the case late last month.

"This is totally a self-inflicted wound on the Republican Party," Johnston said Monday. "I told them from the start this was a fatally flawed, frivolous lawsuit, but no one would listen. They attacked the trial judge, they attacked the Democratic Party Chair, and they attacked 127 qualified candidates. And they lost it all. Totally self-inflicted and they have no one to blame but themselves."

Elizabeth Alvarez Bingham, the lawyer for the Dallas County GOP, said she had not seen Moyé'sorder. She said state law "exempts us from attorney fee awards because we used a public figure" to file the case. Missy Shorey, the Dallas County GOP party chair, was the plaintiff.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/05/07/dallas-gop-ordered-pay-51600-after-failed-bid-kick-democrats-november-ballot

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Judge to reconsider if Dallas County GOP chair should pay $51k after attempt to kick Dems off the ballot

A state district judge will reconsider his order for Dallas County Republican Party Chairwoman Missy Shorey to pay more than $51,000 to Democrats for their legal fees incurred in a controversial GOP lawsuit to kick dozens of candidates off election ballots.

Elizabeth Alvarez Bingham, a lawyer for the local GOP, filed an objection to the order Monday night. Although state District Judge Eric Moyé had already ordered that the fees be paid, he set a hearing for arguments for Monday, May 14.
Dallas GOP ordered to pay $51,600 after failed bid to kick Democrats off November ballot

At issue is whether Shorey should be exempt from paying lawyer fees after not prevailing in the case because she's a public figure. Bingham also has objected to an intervenor in the case receiving fees.

Just Monday, Moyé entered his final order in the case, ordering plaintiffs to pay Democrats for the work of three lawyers in the case. The bulk of the $51,600 — more than $32,000 — was awarded to the Dallas County Democratic Party to pay its lawyer in the case, Randy Johnston. The action came after Moyé dismissed the case late last month.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/05/08/judge-reconsider-whether-dallas-county-gop-chair-pay-attorney-fees-democrats-failed-lawsuit

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1. Juanita Jean-I Told You So

Juanita Jean was happy with this ruling http://juanitajean.com/i-told-you-so-3/

Remember back in January when the Dallas Republican Party filed suit to have all 128 Democrats removed from the November ticket because the county chair did not sign their applications for office even when that’s not required?

And remember when Glen Maxey told them that were wrong, wrong, wrong?

Well, they were.

JUDGE DISMISSES DALLAS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY’S FRIVOLOUS LAWSUIT TO REMOVE DALLAS COUNTY DEMOCRATS FROM BALLOT

Dallas, TX – Judge Eric Moyé of the 14th Civil District Court has dismissed the Dallas County Republican Party’s frivolous lawsuit to remove over eighty Democratic candidates, most of whom are minorities, from the 2018 general election ballot in Dallas County.

The case was dismissed and now Dallas Republicans have to stand for election in an terribly unfair playing field because they have actual opponents.

Having the GOP reimburse the Dallas Democratic Party for legal fees is icing on the cake