Berg v. Obama Was Dismissed

Judge Surrick stated that Berg had no standing to challenge Obama's eligibility to run for President. Berg will be appealing to the United States Supreme Court.

Berg Has Filed For Summary Judgment And An Expedited Ruling

Keeping with his full court press (no pun intended), Berg has filed requesting Summary Judgment on the basis that Team Obama and the DNC did not timely respond to the Requests for Admission, so they are deemed admitted, and also requesting an expedited ruling.

Unfortunately, this is where I become somewhat less than admiring of Mr. Berg;s legal prowess, because, in this attorney's opinion, he "jumped the shark" in counts 20 and 21 of his Motion Requesting An Expedited Ruling On Plaintiff's Motion For Summary Judgment. Specifically:

20. If the Motion is not heard and decided immediately, there will not be any time left in order to replace Obama on the Presidential ballot with an eligible Democratic Presidential Candidate.

Why do I have a problem with this? Because many states have deadlines for placing candidates on ballots, and I'm fairly certain that this has already passed. I'd also wager that most states have already printed the ballots. While he makes a point, that ship has sailed.

21. If Obama is elected as President of the United States and allowed to serve as the United States President, we will have a Constitutional Crisis. If this is allowed, it will change the United States Constitution without proper due process of law. Plaintiff and all citizens of the United States will no longer be afforded the protections guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

Wow. Take a breath, Phil. This sounds like something St. Andi of the Hand Wringers at the Atlantic Monthly would write if he were not a true believer in the Hopey Changeyness One himself. I usually reserve panic words like "crisis" for scenarios where there is no clear method of dealing with what lies before us. As I discussed a few posts ago, it is largely a matter of timing. If Obama is elected, but not yet sworn in and the judge rules him to be ineligible, then the 20th Amendment comes into play, Biden is a temporary President until an eligible candidate can be elected. The details of the election? We don't have clear guidance, but the Supreme Court can likely establish reasonable guidelines for a new election. If he is found ineligible after being sworn in, then I believe the 25th Amendment outlines the process. I wouldn't call it a "Crisis", but then I'm not a centrist Democrat denied the opportunity to vote for Hillary. I guess context really is everything. Either way, there is no change to the Constitution, and the protections of the Constitution remain unmolested and unrestrained.

Again, I keep wondering why Judge Surrick has not issued a ruling on any of this, but a pleading containing the above-highlighted allegations damage his credibility in my eyes, and since there are some substantive motions before the Court, I do not think I would have taken it that far.

Berg's Press Release: Obama and the DNC Have Admitted All Allegations

Tripped over it this morning. Honestly, I don't know the timeframe in which the Obama/DNC legal team have to respond to the Requests For Admission under the Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure, nor am I aware if their Motion For Dismissal stays the required time for response.

I just view it as interesting, and I still would like to hear how Judge Surrick rules on this.

Jeff Schreiber at America's Right is more familiar with the Federal rules than I, and has also Published Berg's Motion for an Order Deeming the Requests Admitted.

More on Berg v. Obama

The defense has filed a new Motion to Dismiss in the case. This addresses the issue of Berg's Amended Complaint, which named additional defendants, but according to Obama's/the DNC's legal team, did not allege anything new to establish standing, and therefore, should still be dismissed, since they have maintained from the start that Mr. Berg did not have standing.

Judge Surrick still has not ruled on any of the Motions before the court.

Still the same question. Why spend the money on yet another Motion when it can be quashed with the production of the necessary documents?

Thanks, Moop. Hadn't gotten quite that far yet this evening.

Berg v. Obama Update

This case just keeps getting more and more intriguing. Obama's attorneys have moved for a Protective Order preventing them from complying with the discovery request while their motion to dismiss is pending.

Berg's response? A brief in which he cites several cases that he alleges clearly outlines why such a requset is improper and should be denied. Oh, and some "In your Face" requests for admission. Sucks to be Jugears' legal team right now, because if they admit, then they lose the case. If they deny, then they are on record denying things that might yet be proven false, and Barry the Blessed™ will toss them under the bus.

I cannot understand why the defenders of the natural born citizen Barry Dunham would find it advantageous to continue to fight this instead of actually producing the necessary proof.

*when you click on the link, select entry 18 and read it in PDF*

I really want to see how the Judge rules on this.