Legal Opinion
Hall v. Department of Homeland Security
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 1, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2016-1471PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
In the American judicial system, lawyers must act both as zealous advocates for their clients and as officers of the court. When an attorney loses sight of both duties in pursuit of his own ill-conceived personal objectives, however, the court must act in defense of the system’s integrity. This Court, unfortunately, now finds itself in such a position with regard to attorney Glenn Stephens. Stephens briefly intervened in this case after its termination and, in so doing, filed numerous frivolous pleadings, many in direct…
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