It seems to me Vinson was writing tongue-in-cheek, if you read it carefully. :) After all, when Orly filed 154 pages of attachments, none of which had anything remotely to do with health care, to try to horn in on a suit that's exclusively about HCR, could he actually take her seriously?
2) The “quo warranto” judge will rush his decision up to chop out the underlying claim.
Judge Lamberth hasn't said a word as yet. The clerks have just been patiently documenting Orly's endless submissions. In this one, by the way, she also threatens to prosecute the US Attorneys for fraud because they dared to file motions to dismiss (which is their job). She sure has a way of impressing judges with her unique interpretation of the law.
I think you’re right. That remark about other issues, and the credibility of the BC did seem to have the air of snark about it.
But, she had nothing to lose. The quo warranto was going down regardless of whether she tried to consolidate or not. The really embarrassing thing would have been if one or more of the AG’s had moved in opposition to her Motion. That would have looked bad in her political campaign. This way, she can blame the “corrupt” legal system.
parsy