Posted on 09/19/2009 11:29:41 AM PDT by jamese777
Army Capt. Connie Rhodes, who filed a complaint Sept. 4 in U.S. District Court that sought to stop her deployment to Iraq by arguing that President Barack Obama can’t legitimately hold office, says in a Friday letter that she never authorized her attorney to appeal a Wednesday ruling against her.
Additionally, Judge Clay Land – who denied Rhodes’ request and threatened sanctions against her lawyer, Orly Taitz, a national figure in the “birther” movement – states that Taitz has two weeks from Friday to explain why he shouldn’t impose a $10,000 penalty against the California lawyer.
Both Land’s order and Rhodes’ letter came on the heels of a Thursday request from the captain that Land reconsider his Wednesday order against her. In that order, Land called Rhodes’ Sept. 4 complaint “frivolous,” and says Taitz could face sanctions if she ever again filed in his court a similar frivolous action. In her Friday letter, Rhodes states that she never told Taitz to file for a reconsideration, and that she intends to formally complain about her attorney.
“I became aware on last night’s local news cast that a motion to stay my deployment had been entered on my behalf,” Rhodes’ Friday to Land states. “I did not authorize this motion to be filed.
“Furthermore, I do not wish for Ms. Taitz to file any future motions or represent me in any way in this court. It is my plan to file a complaint with the California State Bar due to her reprehensible and unprofessional actions,” Rhodes states.
Rhodes says she is currently deploying to Iraq, and that it’s evident her initial complaint was “full of political conjecture, which was not my interest. I had no intention of refusing orders nor will I. I simply wanted to verify the lawfulness of my orders.”
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I reply again...
Even more interesting. If you look at where this fax was sent from, Office Max, at 1:58PM (the date she shipped out to Iraq), Using White Pages, reverse look-up of the phone number 706-563-3441, it is shown to be a landline, does not specify a business, and in located in Columbus, GA. Now she was leaving that day from Fort Gordon, GA. Google maps says that location is 245 miles away from Fort Gordon, Ga.
1. How can she travel that far from the base on a day she will deploy. Most orders require you on base and ready to go 24 hours in advance of a flight.
2. Why would she fax this from a location so far away on the day she would deploy, when fax machines are on base.
3. When would she decide to write this note, as she was dissappointed by the ruling, and standard procedure is to appeal a decision. Certainly this was discussed. IF she did not want to appeal, doesn’t it make sense that this letter would go to Orly Taitz? and not the Judge?
4. There is no mention that she contacted Orly Taitz to stop the filing, only to the judge...sound fishy?
5. Finally, I find it interesting that we have not heard from the Captain as she said she would contact the California Bar and file a complaint. so far, no complaint.
and most telling of all, is that she is, for now, incommunicado, more than likely traveling to her duty station.
To the protagonist:
What better way to throw a monkeywrench into the works, than to float a fake, it does not matter if its real or not, perception fuels those who do not want her to succeed, and if its not real and the Captain knows nothing about it, the damage is done.
To them, the worst thing that can happen is for everybody to take a wait and see attitude over this.
As has already been shown, the court clerk sent back the order as it apparently was filled out incorrectly. So how could the judge “Apparently” presume a $10K fine, if no such paperwork has been entered into the court???
Facts are Facts, but PERCEPTION is reality...remember that.
they have...
Where is the “confirmed” part of this?
I haven’t seen convincing evidence either way, whether this is a fake or not. But I suspect that it’s real.
The likeliest thing is that there was confusion or last minute changes of mind. Likely Capt. Rhodes’s commander ordered to go NOW or suffer the consequences, and so she decided to go. As to who failed to dot the i or cross the t, Taitz or Rhodes, I don’t know.
But I don’t think Taitz would have gone forward if she had known that Rhodes was dropping out. And probably she had no reason to think that Rhodes was going to drop out when she went ahead with it. We already know that her commanders were putting a lot of pressure on Rhodes, probably coming down from above.
I fail to see, however, why this is a fineable offense. If true, it was merely a misunderstanding. This judge is a political animal of the worst kind.
But Larry also confirmed that no fax was SENT from that phone number at that time.
Where is the “confirmed” part of this?
He editorialized on an FR thread’s headline? I usually assume it’s the freeper posting it.
If you’ve been following the Rhodes letter threads, the letter may be a forgery for a variety of reasons. I request that the “(CONFIRMED)” be removed in the title until confirmation. This article is a rehash of what we know.
You sound like me, durnit
Just trying to keep the Troooooolls honest. ;^)
FUnny how Larry Sinclair is far more interested in the truth than a bunch of freepers.
” No matter where Captain Rhodes is at the moment, she can call a media outlet and refute the letter.”
Don’t know if you have ever been deployed, but, comm is usually limited and sketchy at best during deployment .
It would not be at all uncommon for a deploying soldier to be out of the communication loop for days while en route to Iraq or Afghanistan.
It’s easy to call everyone you disagree with a “troll”. Actually the ones you call trolls are the ones interested in the truth. It’s the birthers that are only interested in having their fantasies confirmed.
You’ve seen Obama’s birth certificate? Please share it, then and quit having us waste time.
Don’t know if you have ever been deployed, but, comm is usually limited and sketchy at best during deployment .
It would not be at all uncommon for a deploying soldier to be out of the communication loop for days while en route to Iraq or Afghanistan.
You’ve seen it too. Don’t waste my time.
” She can confirm or deny once she’s deployed.”
If and when she has time and access to a computer.
And that’s not a given in remote FOBs in Afghanistan.
And many of them are dial up .
And also assuming she’s not busy otherwise tending to the wounded.
Afghanistan is not Iraq-most of the bases and camps are even more primitive than Iraq.
She’s going to be on duty for long hours-her priority will be her mission.
Her family will be lucky to hear from her , especially in the beginning.
I'm pretty sure she was to deploy from Ft. Benning, which makes more sense anyway, due to the nature of the two posts. Ft. Benning wraps around Columbus Georgia, on the South and East.
The Office Max is about 2.7 miles or 7 minutes from the Courthouse.
The Office Max is about 10 miles from Ft. Benning. Of course it's a big base and her quarters could be a bit closer, or a lot farther away. The 10 miles puts you in what appears to be an area with quarters in it, but there are likely many others.
BS. Show us
If and when she has time and access to a computer.
And that’s not a given in remote FOBs in Afghanistan.
And many of them are dial up .
And also assuming she’s not busy otherwise tending to the wounded.
Afghanistan is not Iraq-most of the bases and camps are even more primitive than Iraq.
She’s going to be on duty for long hours-her priority will be her mission.
Her family will be lucky to hear from her , especially in the beginning.
So where did you get the CONFIRMED from???
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