January 29, 2021 at 12:06 PM
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Legal writing is often a dull, bland thing. And that’s to be expected, most motion practice is deeply immersed in the facts and specific applications of the law that aren’t particularly interesting, except to the parties involved. But sometimes filings transcend the case they’re a part of and become of general interest.
Such is the motion for sanctions in the Michigan election fraud case. If you’ll recall, the Michigan case was part of the bonkers Kraken litigation strategy touted by lawyer Sidney Powell. With the theories of the case widely debunked (and you know, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States), the case has moved to the Rule 11 phase. Earlier this month, the City of Detroit filed a motion for sanctions and requesting the court refer the seven attorneys involved — including Powell and Lin Wood — to their local bars for disciplinary action. The plaintiffs responded with an off-the-wall theory that sanctions somehow require ink signatures, which belies the advent of things like computers and the internet.