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 prevailing party's attorney drafts the order | (3) The prevailing party's attorney drafts the order and inserts wording awarding additional remedies that were not within the scope of the judge's oral ruling.<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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