Sunday, October 19, 2014

And Again: Another Lumber Business Was Shaken Down for $55 Million by Eric Holder’s Justice Department

Judge Morrison C. England Jr. ordered the
entire judiciary recused from a case another
judge called “egregious” and “reprehensible”

What is it with the Obama administration and lumber-based businesses? - ED DRISCOLL/PJM

Fed Up With Govt Misconduct, Federal Judge Takes Nuclear Option - Federal Prosecutor Alleges Boss Pressured Him To Engage in 'Unethical Conduct'; Judge Calls Abuses 'Egregious,' 'Pervasive,” and “Reprehensible” - New York Observer

In perhaps the most stunning documentation yet of abuses by Eric Holder’s Justice Department, two former Assistant United States Attorneys spoke to defense attorneys and revealed appalling deceit and corruption of justice. This latest litigation time bomb has exploded from multi-million dollar litigation originally brought by the Department of Justice against Sierra Pacific based on allegations that the lumber company and related defendants were responsible for a wildfire that destroyed 65,000 acres in California.

In what was dubbed the “Moonlight Fire” case, the tables are now turned. The defendants have discovered new evidence and filed a stunning motion. The new evidence and disclosures are being taken seriously by the Chief Judge of the Eastern District of California—as they should be. In a shocking action, Judge Morrison C. England Jr. ordered the recusal of every federal judge in the Eastern District of California.... KEEP READING

The news about the shakedown of Sierra Pacific comes on the heels of this report from a year ago on Lumber Liquidators being raided... - IBD