Defamed election workers seek double whammy against Giuliani -- ask judge to hold him in contempt for violating court [View all]
Source: Law & Crime
Dec 5th, 2024, 6:22 pm
Georgia election workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani are now asking for him to be slapped with severe sanctions for allegedly violating several court orders and repeatedly flouting his discovery obligations.
On Thursday, Ruby Freeman and her daughter Wandrea ArShaye Shaye Moss filed a 22-page motion asking U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman to hold the former New York City mayor in civil contempt and harshly punish him to enforce compliance with recent court orders.
Those orders were issued by the court on Oct. 28, and Nov. 22. The first order directed the defendant to expediently reply to discovery requests and set deadlines for such replies. After the first deadline was missed, the court set another deadline for Giuliani to explain himself and avoid being held in contempt. Now, that second deadline has whooshed on by and the plaintiffs have lost their patience.
Mr. Giuliani has not produced a single document in response to Plaintiffs discovery orders in this matter notwithstanding multiple orders from this Court requiring him to do so, the latest motion reads.
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Severe sanctions are warranted: Defamed election workers seek double whammy against Giuliani ask judge to hold him in contempt for violating court order and discovery rules
Link to FILING (PDF) -
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.627518/gov.uscourts.nysd.627518.106.0.pdf