The SDFLA Blog is dedicated to providing news and notes regarding federal practice in the Southern District of Florida. The New Times calls the blog "the definitive source on South Florida's federal court system." All tips on court happenings are welcome and will remain anonymous. Please email David Markus at dmarkus@markuslaw.com
Friday, June 15, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
The annual CJA conference in Naples
That's appellate specialist Paul Rashkind giving the Supreme Court update. 
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
"When in doubt, affirm."
That's what Judge Moreno told Judge Jordan at his investiture yesterday, to much applause and laughter. Justice O'Connor spoke, as did Judge Dubina and U.S. Attorney Willie Ferrer.
Meantime, big news in the District. The U.S. Attorney's office has dismissed its case against Irfan Kahn, a case originally assigned to Judge Jordan but transferred to Judge Scola. Kahn was represnted by Federal Public Defender Michael Caruso and AFPD Sowmya Bharathi. Here is the press release from last year from the U.S. Attorney's office, which discussed taking down the Pakistani Taliban. There was much fanfare, including news reports around the world (and on this blog). Here's the NY Times article from last year detailing the arrest.
I wonder what press there will be about the dismissal.
Meantime, big news in the District. The U.S. Attorney's office has dismissed its case against Irfan Kahn, a case originally assigned to Judge Jordan but transferred to Judge Scola. Kahn was represnted by Federal Public Defender Michael Caruso and AFPD Sowmya Bharathi. Here is the press release from last year from the U.S. Attorney's office, which discussed taking down the Pakistani Taliban. There was much fanfare, including news reports around the world (and on this blog). Here's the NY Times article from last year detailing the arrest.
I wonder what press there will be about the dismissal.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Adalberto Jordan to be invested
Some other good news to report -- Wilkie Ferguson's son, Wilkie Ferguson III, is pictured below holding the Tony Award for best revival of a musical for 'Porgy and Bess,' which he currently appears in on Broadway. Very cool.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Ho hum Monday
School's out, camp started, and the Heat made the Finals (take that Rumpole!).
Other than that, the SDFLA is pretty quiet.
-- Clarence Thomas is now taking the position that oral argument should be done away with altogether (via Charlotte Observer):
Earlier, Sentelle and Thomas discussed the law before a luncheon audience at the Charlotte City Club. Somebody asked Thomas what he’d change about the process.
Do away with oral arguments, he said.
Thomas hasn’t spoken during the high court’s oral arguments for more than six years.
-- Paul Clement guards his oral argument prep time "jealously."
-- The WSJ blog reports that Rajat Gupta will not testify even though his lawyers said in open court on Friday that it was "highly likely." Anything wrong with making the prosecutors work over the weekend to prepare the cross even though Gupta probably knew before the weekend that it was highly likely that he was going to take the stand?
Other than that, the SDFLA is pretty quiet.
-- Clarence Thomas is now taking the position that oral argument should be done away with altogether (via Charlotte Observer):
Earlier, Sentelle and Thomas discussed the law before a luncheon audience at the Charlotte City Club. Somebody asked Thomas what he’d change about the process.
Do away with oral arguments, he said.
Thomas hasn’t spoken during the high court’s oral arguments for more than six years.
-- Paul Clement guards his oral argument prep time "jealously."
-- The WSJ blog reports that Rajat Gupta will not testify even though his lawyers said in open court on Friday that it was "highly likely." Anything wrong with making the prosecutors work over the weekend to prepare the cross even though Gupta probably knew before the weekend that it was highly likely that he was going to take the stand?
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