CLIFFORD SHOEMAKER, THE LAWYER who subpoenaed blogger Kathy Seidel, got spanked by the judge for his efforts. “I find that Clifford Shoemaker violated Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)(1) and Rule 45(c)(1)…. The 11(b)(1) violation may also violate Virginia’s Rules of Professional Conduct …. Clifford J. Shoemaker’s action is an abuse of legal process, a waste of judicial resources and an unnecessary waste of the time and expense to the purported deponent.” Read the whole thing. Worse yet, everyone who googles him will find out about this — and that he lost a motion to quash to a blogger acting pro se. Ouch!
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