Tuesday, April 19, 2022

BREAKING, OOPS THEY DID IT AGAIN: Cyber Ninjas Appeal $50k/Day Contempt Ruling... Again (READ Petition)

The public records battle between Cyber Ninjas/Logans, the Arizona Senate/Fann and the Arizona Republic/American Oversight, relating to last year's election "audit" continues to generate attorneys' fees* as the Ninjas have filed a NEW Special Action appealing the $50,000/day contempt sanction for not turning over the records.

This is the 4th time either the Ninjas or Fann have appealed to the Court of Appeals, and they have also taken the matter to the Arizona Supreme Court multiple times. Considering the relatively simple nature of the public records case, that might seem excessive.

Attorney Jack Wilenchik continues to beat the drum that Superior Court Judge John Hannah is biased in sanctioning the Cyber Ninjas, and repeats claims that small contributions to political groups prove it.

The $50,000/day fine was ordered in January 2022, and Cyber Ninjas apparently still has documents and files pertaining to the "audit" in its possession. The courts have consistently found that they do constitute public records and must at least be turned over to the judge to determine whether any privileges would keep them from being turned over.

Superior Court Judge Michael Kemp is holding a hearing next week on whether Doug Logan - the head Ninja - and his wife should be added to the case as persons subject to turning over the documents. (Cyber Ninjas is apparently out of business, but has not liquidated.))

This article was reported by AZ Law founder Paul Weich. Paul is currently running for a seat in Arizona's House of Representatives.

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