Linda Parker, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. October 30, 2013. Photo by Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL. Judge Orders Sidney Powell, Other Sanctioned Kraken Lawyers to Pay $175K Over Election Lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Linda Parker said the amount ordered to be paid to the Detroit attorneys "is an amount the court finds needed to deter plaintiffs' counsel and others from engaging in similar misconduct in the future."
December 02, 2021 at 05:16 PM
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered Sidney Powell, L. Lin Wood and other attorneys sanctioned over a failed 2020 election lawsuit to cover more than $175,000 in legal costs for lawyers for the state of Michigan and the city of Detroit.
U.S. District Judge Linda Parker earlier this year sanctioned the attorneys over the election challenge, which included a requirement to cover the Detroit and Michigan lawyers' fees. In Thursday's ruling, Parker largely granted the fee requests submitted by those lawyers.
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