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Re: Sullivan - What the Media will not ask

[New Reform Club] Will anyone in the media inquire from: Judge Sullivan, John Gleeson, Beth Wilkinson, and the Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and ask:

If Gleeson's work and Wilkinson's work is pro bono or paid?

If paid, then paid by whom?‐Sullivan or the Treasury (or other)?

If the Treasury, then through what fund or under what specific legal authority?

Posted by Frank G 2020-05-25 09:13|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 Others:

If Wilkinson has been hired, who exactly is her client? The judge personally? The judge officially? The entire District Court?

No lawyer of Wilkinson's competence would undertake the representation without an engagement letter stating the scope of her engagement and the fee basis for her services. Is that letter a matter of public record? If not why not?

The Constitution contemplates that cases before a federal court will be decided by an "Article III" judge, although some matters -- like discovery disputes --- can be referred to "Article I" judges like magistrate judges, and judges can appoint special masters to assist on specific matters (e.g., complex accounting issues.) Which one of these critters is Ms. Wilkinson? If the judge can hire Ms. Wilkinson to write a response for him, can he also hire her to decide the whole case?

Judges of all shapes and sizes are supposed to refrain from ex parte communications, i.e., listening to one guy's attorney without the other guy's attorney present. Does Flynn's attorney -- the formidable Sydney Powell-- get to participate in discussions between Ms. Wilkinson and Judge Sullivan? If not, why not?

Is Ms. Wilkinson sort of a law clerk for the judge? What can she do that the judge or his actual law clerks can't?

Posted by Matt 2020-05-25 10:24|| 2020-05-25 10:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Seems to me that Sullivan (and the usual donk suspects/MFM behind him) just wants to keep torturing Flynn until the sun goes out. Right now the question is will the DC circuit end the madness or allow Sullivan more delays?

Posted by PBMcL 2020-05-25 10:29|| 2020-05-25 10:29|| Front Page Top

#3 ^Lets look at DC circuit?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-25 10:33|| 2020-05-25 10:33|| Front Page Top

#4 The Court asked HIM to respond, not his paid monkey

Posted by Frank G 2020-05-25 10:36|| 2020-05-25 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 What can she do that the judge or his actual law clerks can't?

She can keep the honorable judge from saying or doing any stupid. It's like having your Mom read over your high school English class essay.

Posted by SteveS 2020-05-25 11:49|| 2020-05-25 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 LOL. True, but my mom didn't charge $1500/hr, or whatever Ms.Wilkinson's rate is. (Or maybe she's got it on a contingency -- $100,000 for every year Flynn serves, or something like that.)

Posted by Matt 2020-05-25 11:55|| 2020-05-25 11:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Safety valve. She will tell him it's over and time to let go. "On advice of counsel..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-25 15:01|| 2020-05-25 15:01|| Front Page Top

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