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Following in SDNY Judge Furman's footsteps, Maryland U.S. District Judge Hazel BLOCKS an attempt by @TheJusticeDept attorneys to withdraw from that #2020Census case.
DOC: documentcloud.org/documents/6188…
Background from yesterday: courthousenews.com/no-exit-for-ju…
DOC: documentcloud.org/documents/6188…
Background from yesterday: courthousenews.com/no-exit-for-ju…
There are subtle differences between the two rulings.
Unlike in SDNY, Hazel says that local rules in Maryland don't mandate that attorneys give "satisfactory reasons for withdrawal," and plaintiffs don't oppose there.
What both have in common, the judge added, is disruption.
Unlike in SDNY, Hazel says that local rules in Maryland don't mandate that attorneys give "satisfactory reasons for withdrawal," and plaintiffs don't oppose there.
What both have in common, the judge added, is disruption.
The upshot here is the same as in SDNY:
Hazel ordered them to provide a fuller record on the transition and took steps to hold them accountable. A new legal team isn't a "clean slate for a party to proceed as if prior representations made to the Court were not in fact made."
Hazel ordered them to provide a fuller record on the transition and took steps to hold them accountable. A new legal team isn't a "clean slate for a party to proceed as if prior representations made to the Court were not in fact made."
