Thompson 30 Days Away from Federal Disbarment
- Scribbled on July 9th, 2009 by Jonathon Howard
- Filed in Industry News, Legal Brief
Rabid anti-video game pundit Jack Thompson is thirty days away from federal disbarman unless he can give Chief Judge Federico Moreno, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a good reason not to disbar him. While Thompson has already had his right to argue in Florida State courts stripped from him, he is still admitted to presenting in federal courts. That might be changing real soon, though, if he can’t convince the Justice that he shouldn’t be – which might not be so easy as there is already bad blood between the two: Thompson sent nasty letters to the Judge before calling himself a victim and equating the Judge with the Guantanamo Bay torturers.
Thompson of course reacted professionally:
I make this request/demand because of your prior improper placement of me on a terrorists watch list in retaliation for my sending you a letter about judicial misconduct on your watch. Even the Deputy US Marshals thought that was absurd. They laugh now every time I show up at the courthouse asking, “Are you still a dangerous terrorist, Mr. Thompson?” Funny stuff.
Now you have entered a show cause order demanding that I explain why you should not disbar me from the federal court, and in doing so you have told me to spend at least $30,000 to make my case in producing documents all of which the Florida Supreme Court has and [can] give you free of charge…
If I get sent to Gitmo as a “terrorist,” then please send the stuff there. I’ll be facing Tallahassee in prayer several times a day as required.
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict the man gets disbarred. That still won’t be the end of it, of course, as Thompson is sure to appeal any decision, and in fact has just such a case related to this one currently.
(Thanks, Games Politics.)
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