Tom Fitton with Gretchen Carlson in the video below.
IRS Scandal - Judicial Watch Requests Court Hearing On Lost IRS E-Mails - The Real Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg4pP3cZNm0
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MINUTE ORDER treating as opposed and granting over objection [20] Plaintiff's Motion for a Status Conference. The Court will hold a status hearing in this matter on July 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 24A. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on June 27, 2014. (lcegs1)
Wow! Judge Sullivan treated Judicial Watch's motion as opposed, but didn't even wait for the IRS to respond before granting the motion. I guess Judge Sullivan couldn't even imagine a plausible reason for the behavior of the IRS. I'm not a lawyer, but I am a regular court watcher. I have never seen a judge grant a motion without even letting the opposing party submit a brief opposing the motion.
Two thoughts. 1) This is good because it fast tracks the process. 2) This is bad since it doesn't require the IRS to make representations to the Court as to why it acted the way it did. Representations to Judge Sullivan that turned out to be less than forthcoming are what led to today's slapdown.