Judge pauses disqualification of Sigal Chattah as Nevada acting US attorney pending appeal

Judge Pauses Disqualification of Sigal Chattah as Nevada Acting US ...

Judge pauses disqualification of Sigal Chattah as Nevada acting US attorney pending appeal

A federal judge is pausing his disqualification of Sigal Chattah as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney while the Department of Justice appeals the decision.

Judge pauses disqualification of Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney pending appeal

The judge wrote that he still thinks Sigal Chattah ‘has not been validly appointed’ and that prosecutors have not shown they are likely to succeed.

Judge pauses disqualification of Sigal Chattah as Nevada acting US attorney pending appeal - The Nevada Independent

In a Thursday opinion, Judge David Campbell ruled that he stood by his disqualification decision, but was staying his earlier ruling. It means that Chattah will temporarily be able to stay involved in certain cases her office is prosecuting

Federal Judge Pauses Order But Says Nevada’s Top Prosecutor Sigal Chattah Still Isn’t Legally Serving

Judge Gives Government Time to Appeal A federal judge agreed Thursday to pause his ruling that disqualified Nevada's acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from multiple cases, even though he stands by his original decision. Judge David Campbell wrote that he's "fully persuaded" his decision was "correct as a matter of law." He also said prosecutors...