Comments on: Why the Jessica Cutler case matters http://overlawyered.com/2006/06/why-the-jessica-cutler-case-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-the-jessica-cutler-case-matters Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 02:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jake http://overlawyered.com/2006/06/why-the-jessica-cutler-case-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-3331 Jake Thu, 29 Jun 2006 21:49:14 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3643#comment-3331 Judges don't always see through self-serving lawyers' arguments, see Boca Investerings P'ship v. US, 167 F.Supp.2d 298 (DDC 2001), rev'd, 314 F.3d 625 (DC Cir 2003). Judges don’t always see through self-serving lawyers’ arguments, see Boca Investerings P’ship v. US, 167 F.Supp.2d 298 (DDC 2001), rev’d, 314 F.3d 625 (DC Cir 2003).

]]> By: AM http://overlawyered.com/2006/06/why-the-jessica-cutler-case-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-3330 AM Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:40:31 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3643#comment-3330 I wonder if Mr. Steinbuch's entire strategy is to use the high cost of administering the law to get a form of retribution against Ms. Cutler. Regardless of how the case turns out, Ms. Cutler has already been monetarily punished. Her first attorney withdrew because she only paid $35,000 of his $54,271.19 fee. Her second attorney withdrew for unknown reasons. Her third attorney is also withdrawing for nonpayment of fees. (Link to source below.) The legal administration system shouldn't charge a defendant hundreds of thousands of dollars for a decision. <a href="http://www.wonkette.com/politics/jessica-cutler/jessica-cutler-oops-she-did-it-again-175697.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.wonkette.com/politics/jessica-cutler/jessica-cutler-oops-she-did-it-again-175697.php</a> I wonder if Mr. Steinbuch’s entire strategy is to use the high cost of administering the law to get a form of retribution against Ms. Cutler.

Regardless of how the case turns out, Ms. Cutler has already been monetarily punished.

Her first attorney withdrew because she only paid $35,000 of his $54,271.19 fee. Her second attorney withdrew for unknown reasons. Her third attorney is also withdrawing for nonpayment of fees. (Link to source below.)

The legal administration system shouldn’t charge a defendant hundreds of thousands of dollars for a decision.

http://www.wonkette.com/politics/jessica-cutler/jessica-cutler-oops-she-did-it-again-175697.php

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