Judge Chutkan Scolds Trump Lawyers in New Order

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Newsweek

Published Sep 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM EDT


U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan scolded former President Donald Trump's lawyers while granting them an extension to a missed deadline for filing documents in Trump's federal election subversion case.

Lawyers John Lauro, Todd Blanche, Gregory Singer and Emil Bove submitted an unopposed motion for leave to file multiple documents in Trump's case on Thursday night after missing a 5 p.m. deadline, explaining that "defense counsel set an internal deadline" and they "did not realize that the Court had adjusted the time in which to file."

Trump's legal team noted that special counsel Jack Smith, who indicted the former president on four felony counts accusing him of attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden, approved of the deadline extension request, while promising to "ensure" that future filings are submitted by 5 p.m. deadlines.

Chutkan granted the request in a brief order on Friday, while seemingly chiding the Trump lawyers: "Going forward, the parties should seek any needed extensions of time before the deadline."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/judge-chutkan-scolds-trump-lawyers-new-order-1957157

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Link to MINUTE ORDER - https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656604/united-states-v-trump/?page=2#minute-entry-402881993

[AZ8theist]

1. Fucking ridiculous....

His lawyers are making a mockery of the court system.

His filing was late?? Hold the lawyers in contempt and jail these scumbags.......

[GreenWave]

3. Eggs xactly

Enough with the "harsh" words, start with the punishments.

Total bs by his lawyers. The first thing they looked at was the deadline.

[Irish_Dem]

2. A judge refusing to uphold the law to give Trump an advantage.

The rest of us would get more than a stern word from the judge.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. They filed later Thursday night, a few hours after the original deadline

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Did you read the part where Smith didn’t oppose extending the deadline a few hours?

Court deadlines are not “the law”, they are the discretion of the judge.

This is no big deal.

The big deal is next week on September 26, IIRC, when Smith is due to submit his reply to last night’s filing, which could include details on the evidence that would be included in Trump’s trial (possibly submitted under seal, so the public might not get to see it, or some of it, right away. Chutkan would then need to rule on which evidence is inadmissible due to the immunity ruling (which I would expect Smith would already have excluded most of). Then Trump gets to appeal to SCOTUS for their final ruling- but hopefully a significant portion of that evidence will be available to the American people before election day.

[Marthe48]

4. Delay delay delay

It worked, so watch them do this ploy again.

[Comfortably_Numb]

6. Who knew "kidneys" McGee would be the non-disciplined trump lawyer? Only the best. Or his Habba back to settling park

ing lot disputes?

[ananda]

7. Gee, they got a scolding AND the delay they wanted.

I know what I think.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. TFG lawyers are idiots

[Mysterian]

9. If I missed a filing, I would get a default judgment against me

Stop molly-coddling these incompetent officers of the court!

[onenote]

11. The consequences of missing a filing deadline vary with the situation.

Based on my 40+ years of practice, failing to file an answer to a complain could very likely result in a default order. Failing to timely file an appeal could likely result in the appeal not being allowed. But missing, by a few hours, the deadline to file a reply with respect to a discovery-related motion, where the other side is not opposed to a nunc pro tunc grant of relief -- that's going to be allowed by the court nine times out of ten, especially if its the first time the party has missed a deadline.

[Mysterian]

12. Default judgment is called for in this situation, counselor.

But thanks for your opinion.

[onenote]

13. Disagree.

"Default" judgment for missing a 5 pm discovery-related reply where the government did not oppose the grant of a nunc pro tunc extension where there is no history of missing deadlines? In a criminal case? What would this "default" look like? Directed guilty verdict in the case? Denial of the motion even though a reply isn't required?

Not in my four decades of federal court experience, including as a district court clerk.

[republianmushroom]

10. 44 months and counting (includes foot dragging)