Last week I posted on GAW to clarify the situation with regard to Dennis Montgomery and his connection to the 2020 election. You can find that post here: https://greatawakening.win/p/15JnYrQlIR/dennis-montgomery-mike-lindell-a/
If you are unfamiliar with this matter, it is critical you read my initial post. This case is for all the marbles.
I thought I'd update things a bit. That's what this post is.
From a legal point of view here's what's going on:
On August 20, 2022, Mr. Lindell filed a motion in federal court in Nevada to intervene in a case between Dennis Montgomery and eTreppid Technologies. That case began in 2006, and is a private matter concerning a financial dispute.
In connection with that case, Mr. Montgomery was placed under a "gag order" (to use a colloquialism) that prevented him from disclosing any information concerning his relationship with the government (CIA), or any information concerning the government's use of his software (i.e., Hammer). Mr. Montgomery has been under that gag order since 2006.
Mr. Lindell's motion to intervene asks the court to lift the gag order. The motion explicitly seeks permission to use "Data" collected on election night by Mr. Montgomery - see my previous post for an explanation. It also seeks permission to use the testimony of Mr. Montgomery.
Mr. Lindell has gotten brilliant legal advice. (I am an attorney, btw, so this is an educated opinion.). The basis of Mr. Lindell's motion is that he needs the aforementioned Data and testimony in order to defend himself in his lawsuit with Dominion, wherein Dominion is asserting that Mr. Lindell defamed them. It appears that his legal team had Mr. Lindell goad Dominion into suing him so that he could intervene in the 2006 case and seek rescission of the gag order. Moreover, his attorneys had him buy the Data, so that there's no reasonable way to say he lacks standing in the 2006 case, because he owns the data that he wants to be able to use. Checkmate.
The United States filed a brief opposing the motion on October 6, 2022, i.e., last week Thursday. (They urge that Mr. Lindell lacks standing, among other weak arguments.)
The order lifting the gag order is not yet listed on the docket.
We all heard the gag order was lifted last week Friday, i.e., October 7, 2022. I suspect that is when oral argument occurred, and although it is rare, the judge may have ruled from the bench. Or - more likely - made it very clear how he was going to rule.
To editorialize, I don't see how Mr. Lindell loses this one. I think the government knows they're going to lose. They dropped a footnote at the end of their brief asking for 60 days in the event that the court decides in favor of Mr. Lindell.
I'm a little busy today, but I can hop in from time to time to answer questions. Over and out.
EDIT: I JUST CHECKED THE COURT'S DOCKET, AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RULING ON MR. LINDELL'S MOTION TO INTERVENE. I CAN'T GET AT CERTAIN DOCUMENTS RIGHT NOW, SO I AM READING TEA LEAVES TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. THAT SAID, I DON'T THINK THERE HAS BEEN A RULING YET. ...I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
No problem. I meant what I sad: this one is for all the marbles.
Did you see the recusal when Lindell intervened or am I looking at the wrong case? I am worried that we lost a Trump Judge (We the People volunteer, seems kinda MAGA), and had her replaced by an Obama appointee. I will link to my comment from another thread on this.
Here are my comments from another thread. The docket to me indicates that there was an extension fo be granted to USA to file their response to the motion to intervene. Their brief was due the 6th but I think it's highly unlikely the judge also heard oral argument on it that day since there is nothing scheduling a hearing anywhere and there normally would be. Also concerned that judge deciding this motion will be the "new" judge on the case - an Obama appointee. I suspect the former judge had a conflict because she is pro-Maga and probably affiliated with organizations that have ties to Lindell. See below for earlier thread on this. Want you take on the recusal if you have a minute:
Here's a link but I think you need to get into PACER for it to work:
https://ecf.nvd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/HistDocQry.pl?12105460878961-L_1_0-1
Case No. is 3:06-cv-00056. THIS CASE IS 16 YEARS OLD!!!!!
Most recent judge activity is granting an extension of time for USA to respond to My/Pillow Lindell's motion to lift the protective order entered in the case which argues that he needs the info to defend himself from the defamation action filed against him by Dominion.
USA is objecting to intervention and lifting the protective order and they filed their response brief October 6. I don't see that there has been a ruling on it though, and a ruling the very day a response brief is filed would be unusual. Still big news though. Court's last entry:
Full docket text for document 1228: MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Chief Judge Miranda M. Du on 9/2/2022. Good cause appearing, United States of America's ("USA") motion for extension of time (ECF No. [1227]) to file a response to movant Michael J. Lindell's motion to intervene (ECF No. [1216]) is granted. USA's response is due by 10/6/2022.(no image attached) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - PAV)
Follow up comment:
OK this is interesting. The presiding magistrate Judge Baldwin recused herself recently.
Full docket text for document 1218: MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin on 8/22/2022. By Deputy Clerk: Wayne Julian. With good cause appearing, the Honorable Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin recuses herself in this action. IT IS ORDERED that this action is referred to the Clerk for random reassignment of this case for all further proceedings. (no image attached) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - WJ)
From her bio:
During her tenure as an AUSA, Judge Baldwin specialized in prosecuting crimes against children, human trafficking, complex white-collar cases, immigration, election crimes and public corruption. Judge Baldwin tried numerous jury and bench trials and argued several cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. As an AUSA, Judge Baldwin served is the District of Nevada’s coordinator for the Project Safe Childhood initiative, the coordinator for the Northern Nevada Financial Crimes Task Force, the District of Nevada’s Professional Responsibility Officer, and the District’s Elections Officer.
She was a 2018 Trump appointee and is a volunteer for "We the People"
https://classroomlaw.org/student-programs/we-the-people/
Too bad she had to recuse herself. Replaced by Barack appointee Miranda Du, Berkeley grad. UGGHHHHHH