It’s time for someone to start keeping score of how many times a court has denied motions from Kim Davis and her attorneys – but there’s a larger issue here.
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals this afternoon once again denied a motion (below) from Kim Davis and her Liberty Counsel attorneys – just as they did on Tuesday. As her attorneys knew, they jumped the fence, so to speak, and filed a motion with the 6th Circuit Court rather than first filing the motion with the District Court. In other words, yet again, Davis and her attorneys wanted to cut in front of everyone else, get special treatment, and not have to play by the rules.
Sound familiar?
In fact, this is the very essence of Davis’ case: She’s demanding special treatment, and to not have to play by the rules.
And each and every time, the U.S. District Court, the Court of Appeals, and even the U.S. Supreme Court have all proverbially smacked her and her attorneys’ requests down and said, for whatever applicable reason, no.
This time the 6th Circuit explained that “Davis has not sought a stay pending appeal in the district court as required by Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 8(a)(1).”
“Davis argues that it would be impracticable to seek a stay pending appeal because of the ‘extraordinary doggedness of the district court to expand the Injunction, without jurisdiction or fair notice and opportunity to be heard.’ This is not valid reason to excuse moving the district court for a stay pending appeal in the context of this case,” the Court wrote.
“Davis’s motion for a stay of the September 3 preliminary injunction pending appeal is DENIED for failure to comply with Rule 8(a)(1).”
How long until Davis gets told no again?
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Hat tip: Equality Case Files/Twitter
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