Calif Sheriff Atty Hemp Sanctions: Judge Fines Attorney Over Bulldozed Crop Dispute
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Calif Sheriff Atty Hemp Sanctions: Judge Fines Attorney Over Bulldozed Crop Dispute
A California federal judge on Wednesday sanctioned an attorney representing Kern County and its sheriff’s office for bad faith conduct during discovery in a lawsuit over 500 acres of bulldozed hemp crops, saying the lawyer’s arguments reveal a fundamental misunderstanding of his duties. In his order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher D. Baker reprimanded John R. Whitefleet of Porter Scott Attorneys, calling his claims that none of his clients’ e…
Kelly administration, attorney general clash over sanctions
Lawyers for Gov. Laura Kelly's administration and Attorney General Kris Kobach went head to head in a Shawnee County courtroom Wednesday over whether the state's chief law enforcement officer should be sanctioned in the driver's license gender marker case. Lawyers for the Department of Revenue want Kobach and Solicitor General Anthony Powell sanctioned after they filed a SSJ This content is restricted to subscribers. Click here to subscribe. Alr…
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