Difference between revisions of "Faux Process And Rubber-Stamped Orders"
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(1) A judge sets a hearing on a specific matter.<br> | (1) A judge sets a hearing on a specific matter.<br> | ||
(2) Then at the hearing, the judge makes an oral ruling in open court and tells the attorney for the "prevailing party" to draft a proposed order for the judge to sign.<br> | (2) Then at the hearing, the judge makes an oral ruling in open court and tells the attorney for the "prevailing party" to draft a proposed order for the judge to sign.<br> | ||
(3) The | (3) The prevailing party's attorney drafts the order then inserts wording awarding additional remedies that were not part of the judge's oral ruling nor within the scope of the matter actually heard.<br> | ||
(4) The judge then signs the order without scrutiny, thus awarding the drafting party the remedies improperly inserted into the proposed order by the prevailing party's attorney.<br> | (4) The judge then signs the order without scrutiny, thus awarding the drafting party the remedies improperly inserted into the proposed order by the prevailing party's attorney.<br> | ||
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