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Monday, August 3, 2009 05:04 PM

Orly Taitz, Lawyer or Liar

Hmm makes you think doesn't it, but here goes:

Quoted directly from: http://acandidworld.com/2009/03/13/turnabout-is-obama-denialist-orly-taitz-really-a-lawyer-will-she-be-for-long/

Although Taitz is a member of the California Bar, she’s not listed as a member of the American Bar Association (check for yourself). Nor is her “law school” (William Howard Taft University) accredited by the ABA. Because Taft is a distance-learning school only, Taitz’s degree entitles her, at most, to practice in California, as her school candidly admits.

Rules of attorney discipline forbid the practice of law without a license – i.e., without sitting for and passing the bar exam, after graduating from an ABA-accredited school. Her correspondence degree is a limited exception, only useful in California. So, any action in which she appeared as counsel of record outside the state would constitute practicing law without a license, in violation of California disciplinary rules. Has “Dr.” Taitz violated this rule? Does her appearance before the Supreme Court, in filing documents for the frivolous, since-dismissed case Lightfoot v. Bowen, therefore subject her to discipline?

Maybe. Under the rules of the Supreme Court, an attorney must be admitted to the Supreme Court Bar to make an appearance before the court (i.e., make arguments, or file a motion).* Her limited admission in California appears to entitle her to admission to the Supreme Court Bar, provided she checked all the boxes and paid her $200 fee,* or sought temporary (pro hac vice) admission.* The question is whether “Dr.” Taitz managed to get herself admitted – which Taitz has never suggested. (UPDATE: She did, and she posted it. However, using the burden of proof Taitz expects of Obama, I still don’t believe it.)

Even if Taitz legitimately filed her grade-school level motions before the Supreme Court, she may have violated a series of other disciplinary rules in the course of her conduct. The California Rules of Professional Conduct provide,

A member shall not seek, accept, or continue employment if the member knows or should know that the objective of such employment is:

(A) To bring an action, conduct a defense, assert a position in litigation, or take an appeal, without probable cause and for the purpose of harassing or maliciously injuring any person; or

(B) To present a claim or defense in litigation that is not warranted under existing law, unless it can be supported by a good faith argument for an extension, modification, or reversal of such existing law.*

Monday, August 3, 2009 05:09 PM

@Alkaline

Nice one. I like that, she will obviously be chaotic evil, there will be no choice in this character trait.

Monday, August 3, 2009 05:15 PM

@Lou Montana

But at least we would all be in on the Joke, plus Cohen is better looking, he hasn't had all the plastic surgery. :0

Monday, August 3, 2009 10:18 PM

@Steele The First

Orly is a crazy bitch, and it has nothing to do with David Schuster. That woman is one crazy bitch! You conservatives are obsessed with playing the victim card aren't you, well don't play it with me pal, cause I am quite sure you are just a white guy and you know nothing about victimization. I just call 'em as I see 'em, you don't have to like it, and Jackie Stallone is crazy too, everyone knows that, quit being such a douche. Go play with your moronic friends at HeilRedstate or littlegreenmorons or whatever. I have had it with you guys, you cry and whine and blabber about how mean everyone is and how it just isn't right poor crazy lady mistreated on a Cable TV Show BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND FILIBUSTERED THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW, she is a disgrace. If you believe her you are a simpleton, a lunkhead.

I have generously in your honor bastardized a part from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I believe it describes the current birther syndrome with accuracy.

"There was every reason to believe they were heading for trouble, that they'd pushed their luck a bit far. They'd abused every rule DC lived by--burning the locals, abusing the tourists, terrifying the help. The only hope now, they seemed to feel, was the possibility that they'd gone to such excess, with that gig, that nobody in a position to bring the hammer down on them could possibly believe it . . . When they brought this act into this town, they want to bring it in heavy. Don't waste any time with cheap shucks and misdemeanors. Go straight for the jugular. Get right into "traitor", "undocumented alien", "Muslim". The mentality of DC is so grossly atavistic that a really massive crime of vitriol and lies often slips by unrecognized."

Thank you Hunter you will always remain the best.

This just proves crazy bitches like that are obviously on LSD.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:16 AM

@benedictus28

Thanks I love it when the morons are confronted with facts by actual experts! I have a huge smile on my face right now! The birthers are simpletons, lunkheads, in short the epitome of know-nothings!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:38 AM

@London Trolling

Oh that was beautiful, thanks. :)

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:54 AM

@LondonLad

Who cares, pal, the point is it could be you, but you don't have proof it is not you, why not supply us with the proof, the long form perhaps. Hahahahahahahaha, the jokes on you buddy.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 11:55 AM

Orly Taitz is no

Lawyer, she is not a member of the ABA.0 The Law School she graduated from is not accredited by the ABA, she is like a pseudo lawyer. Holy Crap it is an on-line law school, are you kidding me?

On top of everything else she is a lunatic, I am glad she is still out there though, it helps keep normal people aware Republicans are simply lunkheads.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:00 PM

@ephemera

Are they the worst or dumbest soccer excuse me I mean "football" team?

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:30 PM

@LondonLad

Huh, I don't know anything about your soccer "football" and I did not know you had to be Jewish to cheer for one team over another team, why is that?

Oh and please show your longform birth certificate with photo ID to prove you are not the dude on soulmates or whatever it is.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:32 PM

Man

I would love to keep this up but it is time to head out to the Organic farm. Bye for now!

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