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02-13-2013 10:00 AM |
Re: Trump
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
(Post 477077)
Do you think one has to raise a sustainable, actual claim?
This case will be dismissed before a single deposition is taken. And the lawyer who brought it - not Trump - should be made to pay the other side's costs. Trump's a whore. This is his shtik. Balber knows better. (That or he needs to be assessed for a determination of whether he has highly-functioning Asperger's [wouldn't be the first, or even 1000th, freak with an "Esquire" after his name suffering that undiagnosed condition]).
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Tough call for Maher --- move to dismiss the suit, or take (and videotape) Trump's deposition for the endless comedic value it will provide.
But, this is California. It's filed in state court, and in Los Angeles. What that means is that Maher can have it both ways. He'll file a demurrer (what we call a motion to dismiss out here, go figure). The hearing won't take place for about six months (budget cuts have wreaked havoc in the Cal state courts, and LA is particularly bad. I recently had to beg a clerk for a hearing within a month, on a motion that the statute said required a hearing within 5 days.)
Meanwhile, discovery marches on -- you don't have to wait for the pleadings to be set here.
Maher should hire a star trial lawyer who will rip Trump's balls off for seven hours of questioning, then feature the best clips on his show for months to come.
Should be fun. If anyone knows Maher, tell him I'm available.
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