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OAN to Appeal Judge’s Ruling to Toss Rachel Maddow Defamation Suit [Obama Resistance "judge" rules for her team's Media]
Times of San Diego ^ | May 22, 2020 | Ken Stone

Posted on 05/22/2020 6:08:43 PM PDT by kiryandil

A San Diego federal judge Friday dismissed a $10 million defamation lawsuit filed by the owners and operators of San Diego-based One America News Network against MSNBC and political commentator Rachel Maddow.

Last summer, the liberal host told her viewers that the Trump-friendly conservative network “really literally is paid Russian propaganda.”

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant dismissed Herring Networks’ suit with prejudice, ruling “there is no set of facts that could support a claim for defamation based on Maddow’s statement,” made during a July 22, 2019, segment of her show.

Robert Herring Sr., the 78-year-old owner and founder of the Trump-friendly network based in San Diego, told Times of San Diego that he would appeal the ruling.

Was he surprised?

“After I’ve seen several things that [Bashant’s] said and some of the things she’s done in the past, I wasn’t surprised at all,” Herring said.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofsandiego.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 9thcircuit; clownbammyjudge; cynthiaannbashant; cynthiabashant; fakejudgebarbie; judiciary; ninthcircuit; oan; obamajudge; politicaljudiciary; sdcalifornia
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To: Dacula

The good news is that the thing person from MSNBC acknowledges OAN enough to defame. I think OAN does an incredible job.


21 posted on 05/22/2020 7:52:22 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: gogeo
Many Federal judges have "people" that live life in the real world for them.

People that do their computer stuff for them, people who fix their food, people who do their yard work, people who fix their broken stuff.

I'll bet that this Fakejudge Barbie doesn't have a Twitter account, and can't see the amount of people who take Maddow's garbage as The True Word.

22 posted on 05/22/2020 7:59:29 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Dogbert41
One day, this judge will have to lay prostate before THE JUDGE, and give an account for her abuse of power God gave her, when people went before her seeking justice.

The Final Zot.

23 posted on 05/22/2020 8:01:07 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: kiryandil
[Madcow], the liberal host told her viewers that the Trump-friendly conservative network “really literally is paid Russian propaganda.” … U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant dismissed Herring Networks’ suit with prejudice, ruling “there is no set of facts that could support a claim for defamation based on Maddow’s statement,”

So, Madcow presented evidence that the network really is paid for by the Russians?

24 posted on 05/22/2020 9:13:17 PM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: kiryandil

So, according to her ruling, if I were to say that U.S. District Judge Cynthia Ann Bashant “really literally is a whore for the DNC” that’s cool because it’s just an opinion.


25 posted on 05/22/2020 9:14:50 PM PDT by Do_Tar (Do I really need a /sarc?)
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To: kiryandil
“there is no set of facts that could support a claim for defamation based on Maddow’s statement”.

This judge is either ruling that it's impossible for Maddow's statement to be false or that it's impossible for that Maddow was deliberately lying. Of course exploring those questions is the very purpose of going to trial. This loon is essentially claiming to be omniscient, if we take her statement literally.

26 posted on 05/22/2020 9:52:01 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: lasereye
This loon is essentially claiming to be omniscient, if we take her statement literally.

Fakejudge Barbie here can read the mind of Rachel Maddow and all her listeners and KNOW that none of them believe her "opinion" - including Maddow herself.

Despite all the public evidence to the contrary on Twitter and Facebook...

27 posted on 05/22/2020 11:42:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: Do_Tar
So, according to her ruling, if I were to say that U.S. District Judge Cynthia Ann Bashant “really literally is a whore for the DNC” that’s cool because it’s just an opinion.

Totally.

Because I don't believe your contention that those amatuer porn videos showing Judge Cindy servicing 0bama and Gropin Joe in exchange for her seat on the federal bench are actually real.

And neither do you. Because "reasonable viewer".

But you and I still want her to sign our DVDs...

28 posted on 05/22/2020 11:50:50 PM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: kiryandil

OAN should have done a much better job of judge shopping before filing this lawsuit.


29 posted on 05/23/2020 1:58:24 AM PDT by KyCats
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To: KyCats
OAN should have done a much better job of judge shopping before filing this lawsuit.

United States District Court for the Southern District of California
The district comprises Imperial and San Diego counties.

As of March 6, 2020:

Age	Title	Judge	                        Duty station	Born	Term of service	                Appointed by
66	Chief Judge	Larry Alan Burns	San Diego	1954	2003–present   &2019–present	G.W. Bush
62	District Judge	Dana Sabraw	        San Diego	1958	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
64	District Judge	William Q. Hayes	San Diego	1956	2003–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
70	District Judge	Janis Lynn Sammartino	San Diego	1950	2007–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
71	District Judge	Anthony J. Battaglia	San Diego	1949	2011–present	—	—	Obama
62	District Judge	Cathy Ann Bencivengo	San Diego	1958	2012–present	—	—	Obama
67	District Judge	Gonzalo P. Curiel	San Diego	1953	2012–present	—	—	Obama
60	District Judge	Cynthia Ann Bashant	San Diego	1960	2014–present	—	—	Obama
  	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
  	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
  	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
  	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
  	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—

====================== 
69	Senior Judge	Marilyn L. Huff	        San Diego	1951	1991–2016	2016–present	G.H.W. Bush  &1998–2005
70	Senior Judge	Barry Ted Moskowitz	San Diego	1950	1995–2019	2019–present	Clinton      &2012-2019
77	Senior Judge	Jeffrey T. Miller	San Diego	1943	1997–2010	2010–present	Clinton
80	Senior Judge	Thomas J. Whelan	San Diego	1940	1998–2010	2010–present	Clinton
85	Senior Judge	M. James Lorenz	        San Diego	1935	1999–2009	2009–present	Clinton
68	Senior Judge	John A. Houston	        San Diego	1952	2003–2018	2018–present	G.W. Bush
70	Senior Judge	Roger T. Benitez	San Diego	1950	2004–2017	2017–present	G.W. Bush
77	Senior Judge	Michael M. Anello	San Diego	1943	2008–2018	2018–present	G.W. Bush

& denotes Chief Judge of the Court

Glad you said something, because it made me look into it.

It appears as though Chairman Xi's two Senatrixes, "Beijing Diane" Feinstain and "China Kammy" Harris, are in a CalifMexican standoff with Leader McConnell over the appointment of new Southern District judges.

The two Chinese puppets are waiting until they can install loyal fanatical partisan Democrats into those five open bench slots.

This state of affairs puts enormous pressure on the remaining judges, both regular and senior, as far as caseloads go.

Doubt if OAN would have been able to shop out of their location/jurisdiction, and they got stuck with a partisan Democrat sockpuppet in a 50/50 situation.

30 posted on 05/23/2020 6:30:07 AM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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