#LegalEthics Tidbit: Should the Court reduce the attorneys’ fee award against me if opposing counsel could have saved money by using #AI?

In a CO trade secret litigation, the defendants moved for $114k in attorneys’ fees against the pro se plaintiff after winning a motion to dismiss, pursuant to a CO fee shifting statute. In opposition to the fee request, the plaintiff argued that defense counsel “should have spent less time on their written ... (cont.)

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“No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders,” Novak wrote. “In short, this charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end.”

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“No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders,” Novak wrote. “In short, this charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end.”

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The #CourtOrders issued Tues marked an escalation, signaling active efforts by the #judges to appoint the district’s top federal prosecutor under a #federal #law that gives them the power to do so after an interim #USattorney has been in office for 120 days. That order by Lauck was followed hours later with another one from Novak, who raised the threat of #disciplinary action for anyone who describes #LindseyHalligan as the #US attorney in #legal filings.
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Several #judges had suggested for weeks that #LindseyHalligan should resign & sharply questioned her continued use of the #USattorney title after an out-of-district judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, ruled in late November that the #Trump admin had used an #unlawful maneuver to install Halligan.

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The separate actions by Chief Judge M. Hannah Lauck & Judge David J. Novak, who were nominated by presidents Barack Obama & Donald #Trump, respectively,
signaled a breaking point for the #federal #judiciary in the Eastern District of Virginia months after #LindseyHalligan was disqualified from serving as #USattorney in the high-profile office.
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Federal #judges move to oust #Trump stooge #LindseyHalligan as #USattorney

Her appointment was ruled #unlawful, but she has refused to step down.

In a pair of extraordinary moves, 2 federal judges issued #CourtOrders Tues saying they intend to remove Halligan from the helm of a key US attorney’s office in Virginia & threatening #disciplinary #sanctions for any govt #lawyer who continues to refer to her as US attorney in #legal filings.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/20/halligan-judges-standoff-virginia-prosecutor/

There is the genuinely stunning fraud scandal, recently revealed, that happened on Walz’s watch. And there is the long shadow of #GeorgeFloyd. But to understand both the crackdown & its stakes, it’s also worth revisiting a speech #Trump gave in the city in Nov 2016, two days before the election that would first deliver him to the White House.

#law #RevengePolitics #WeaponizationOfGovernment #DOJ #LegalEthics #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #Fascism #MafiaState

Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging #military service members to resist #illegal orders.

Slotkin, a Democrat, said in an interview Monday that she found out about the inquiry from the office of #JeaninePirro, the #USattorney for DC & a longtime ally of #Trump.

#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/slotkin-pirro-trump-justice-dept-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Senator #ElissaSlotkin of #Michigan says she has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she took part in a video urging #military service members to resist #illegal orders.

Slotkin, a Democrat, said in an interview Monday that she found out about the inquiry from the office of #JeaninePirro, the #USattorney for DC & a longtime ally of #Trump.

#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/slotkin-pirro-trump-justice-dept-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Sen #MarkKelly, told troops “you can refuse illegal orders” & other lawmakers said that they needed troops to “stand up for our laws...our Constitution.”

#law #MilitaryLaw #LegalEthics #FreeSpeech #RevengePolitics #Trump

“A thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures,” the statement said.

In the video that was posted last Tuesday, #MarkKelly was 1 of 6 lawmakers who served in the #military or #intelligence community to speak “directly to members of the military.”

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It is extraordinary for the #Pentagon, which until the 2nd #Trump term has usually gone out of its way to act & appear apolitical, to directly #threaten a sitting member of #Congress with investigation.

In its statement, the Pentagon suggested that Kelly’s statements in the video interfered with the “loyalty, morale, or good order & discipline of the armed forces” by citing the federal #law that prohibits such actions.

#MilitaryLaw #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics

The #Pentagon says it is investigating #Democratic Senator & former astronaut #MarkKelly of Arizona for possible breaches of #military #law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for US troops to refuse unlawful orders - which happens to be required by military law. Ridiculous.

#Trump #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-mark-kelly-troop-investigation-4882f76b05dcdfa3060c284c2c84dd12?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-24-Breaking+News

The #Pentagon’s statement, which was posted on social media on Monday, cited a federal #law that allows retired service members to be recalled to active duty on orders of the defense secretary for possible court-martial or other measures. Sen #MarkKelly served in the US #Navy as a fighter pilot before going on to become an #astronaut. He retired at the rank of captain.

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Sen #MarkKelly has responded to the #Pentagon / #Hegseth / #Trump threat.

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Sen #MarkKelly, told troops “you can refuse illegal orders” & other lawmakers said that they needed troops to “stand up for our laws...our Constitution.”

#law #MilitaryLaw #LegalEthics #FreeSpeech #RevengePolitics #Trump

“A thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures,” the statement said.

In the video that was posted last Tuesday, #MarkKelly was 1 of 6 lawmakers who served in the #military or #intelligence community to speak “directly to members of the military.”

#law #MilitaryLaw #LegalEthics #Trump #RevengePolitics #FreeSpeech