CNN says a federal judge should not allow Steven Biss - the lawyer who came to some notoriety ...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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CNN says a federal judge should not allow Steven Biss - the lawyer who came to some notoriety for helping Rep. Devin Nunes sue Twitter because an imaginary cow was mean to him online -- to represent relatives of Mike Flynn. He has "a history of making bad faith allegations."

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[treestar]

1. We have our choice of attorney

I don't think the courts have the power to decide we can't be represented by counsel of our choice.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Biss is not licensed to practice in New York state (just in Virginia) so he has to apply

to be allowed to appear in this case.

Attorneys for CNN on Thursday implored a federal judge in Manhattan not to allow a lawyer known for representing Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) in a series of failed defamation lawsuits to represent the brother of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn in a defamation lawsuit against the network.

Attorney Steven Biss on Wednesday filed a motion to represent John “Jack” Flynn and his wife, Leslie Flynn, in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) where in March they filed a $75 million lawsuit accusing CNN of falsely claiming that they were QAnon followers in a Feb. 4 report. The complaint asserted that the network’s “false attributions exposed Plaintiffs to public scorn, ridicule and contempt, and lowered their esteem in the community, causing insult, embarrassment, humiliation and substantial injury to Plaintiffs’ reputations.”

Biss, who is a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia but is not licensed to practice law in New York federal court, sought a court permission to practice “pro hac vice” to represent the Flynn’s in this particular case.
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Additionally, the motion pointed out that Biss was previously suspended from practicing law for one year in 2009 for “a deliberately wrongful act that reflects adversely on his fitness to practice law.” The CNN motion also quoted a recent appellate court opinion that said Biss “even during his suspension period […] failed to be forthright about his suspension status with an opposing party when engaging in negotiations on behalf of a client, resulting in an additional 30 day suspension of his license.”

https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/cnn-says-federal-judge-should-not-allow-devin-nuness-defamation-attorney-to-represent-michael-flynns-brother-in-lawsuit/

[treestar]

3. Oh, pro hac vice

and this is not Flynn, but his brother. Another nutty family.