NEW: A third Kraken falls.
Arizona federal judge dismisses Sidney Powell's election conspiracy suit in Phoenix.
Arizona federal judge dismisses Sidney Powell's election conspiracy suit in Phoenix.
Judge Diane Humetewa writes that Powell had made an extraordinary request: to disenfranchise millions of Arizonans.
It should have been "accompanied by clear & conclusive facts." Instead it was "sorely wanting of relevant or reliable evidence."
It should have been "accompanied by clear & conclusive facts." Instead it was "sorely wanting of relevant or reliable evidence."
This is the same judicial smackdown that Powell's other suits have received in Michigan & Georgia. Judge Humetewa dismissed on standing, 11th amendment sovereign immunity, untimeliness, mootness, failure to state a claim and...
...Plausibility of the allegations.
"What is present is a lengthy collection of phrases beginning w/the words 'could have, possibly might and may have.'"
"What is present is a lengthy collection of phrases beginning w/the words 'could have, possibly might and may have.'"
In conclusion, ouch.
"Allegations that find favor in the public sphere of gossip and innuendo cannot be a substitute for earnest pleadings and procedure in federal court."
"Allegations that find favor in the public sphere of gossip and innuendo cannot be a substitute for earnest pleadings and procedure in federal court."
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