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FL lawyer invites sanctions, and gets them

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

In a running battle with the Florida Supreme Court, a First Amendment lawyer has been sanctioned and can no longer file pleadings there without another lawyer signing on. He referred to a prior holding as "foolish," one of the more tame comments. Per ABAJournal.com: Thompson seems to have invited the court’s ruling in a response to the court’s order to show cause why he should not be sanctioned. “This court has been foolish indeed,” Thompson wrote. Its “bizarre, idiotic show cause order indicates that it is not done being foolish. Fine. Enter the order you want. Make my day.” The Per Curiam is The Florida Bar v. Thompson, SC07-354 (Fla. March 20, 2008): Taken cumulatively, Thompson's filings fail to show good cause why sanctions should not be imposed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on March 23, 2008 (boomark / email).