Posted on 03/30/2011 1:57:00 PM PDT by bigbob
Two city of Madison labor unions and Dane County dropped their request to consolidate their complaints over the guv's collective bargaining law after being told doing so would allow the state to seek a new judge.
Dane County and two city of Madison labor unions, AFL-CIO Local 236 and Firefighters Local 311, sought to consolidate their separate complaints over the act.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs asked the state to agree not to seek a substitution of judges before moving forward. But Judge Maryann Sumi said the defendants did not have to bind themselves to that commitment. The motion was then withdrawn.
Sumi also agreed with state attorneys that the motion to combine the cases was likely premature and cautioned attorneys in all cases related to the budget repair bill about their public comments when emotions are running high.
"They all have a responsibility to promote and not denigrate the judicial branch, and more importantly, the rule of law," Sumi said.
...and it’s all now a matter of public record, which the appellate court will be asked to take notice of. Lovely.
Sumi...cautioned attorneys in all cases related to the budget repair bill about their public comments when emotions are running high."They all have a responsibility to promote and not denigrate the judicial branch, and more importantly, the rule of law," Sumi said.
Evidently, Judge Sumi feels bound by no corresponding responsibility on her part to promote and not denigrate the rule of law.
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