A federal judge on Wednesday sanctioned two lawyers who represented clients claiming Dominion Voting Systems and other parties interfered with the 2020 election through a coordinated effort. The case was thrown out in April due to lack of standing, but defendants, including Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, filed motions for sanctions, arguing attorneys should have meaningfully investigated the allegations the plaintiffs put forth. U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter, an appointee of other judges, agreed. The judge took issue with how the suit was filed in Colorado federal court but named officials from other states, including Pennsyvlania and Michigan, asserting even first-year law students would know that district courts cannot exercise jurisdictions over out-of-state defendants in most cases. Gary Fielder and Ernest Walker, the plaintiffs’ lawyers, eventually dismissed the out-of-state defendants. “When asked why it took motions to dismiss before Plaintiffs’ counsel researched the question of personal jurisdiction, and why the …
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