> The government’s understaffing and high caseload is a problem of its own making and absolutely does not justify flagrant disobedience of court orders
I once made a criminal complaint because of a sewer line that was frequently allowed to overflow into a creek. The prosecutor refused to prosecute the case with the argument that the root cause was "real estate pressure" and so the county (that licenses and taxes any new construction) and the sewage operator (that coercively charges anyone that can physically connect) couldn't possibly be blamed.
Iirc this is an attorney who cannot quit his job because he’s actually a military lawyer, and subject to military law (quitting is a dereliction of duty and comes with criminal consequences). It’s likely he was voluntold and is now stuck in an unwinnable situation.
If he's held in contempt, it's an excuse to stop doing the things he probably personally disagrees with anyway (since the government is essentially a rogue actor). At least the poor overworked soul will get some rest
He's not going to get any rest, he is just being fined $500 per day until the petitioner's personal effects are returned to him. His caseload hasn't changed.
> The government’s understaffing and high caseload is a problem of its own making and absolutely does not justify flagrant disobedience of court orders
Amen!
I once made a criminal complaint because of a sewer line that was frequently allowed to overflow into a creek. The prosecutor refused to prosecute the case with the argument that the root cause was "real estate pressure" and so the county (that licenses and taxes any new construction) and the sewage operator (that coercively charges anyone that can physically connect) couldn't possibly be blamed.
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Iirc this is an attorney who cannot quit his job because he’s actually a military lawyer, and subject to military law (quitting is a dereliction of duty and comes with criminal consequences). It’s likely he was voluntold and is now stuck in an unwinnable situation.
If he's held in contempt, it's an excuse to stop doing the things he probably personally disagrees with anyway (since the government is essentially a rogue actor). At least the poor overworked soul will get some rest
He's not going to get any rest, he is just being fined $500 per day until the petitioner's personal effects are returned to him. His caseload hasn't changed.