Sanctions Decision as to Rape Allegations Against Comedian Druski, in Case Also Involving Sean Combs (P. Diddy)

"After the lawsuit was filed, Desbordes' [Druski's] counsel sent Plaintiffs' counsel evidence, including debit card records and phone records, showing that it was virtually certain that Desbordes was in Georgia at the time of the alleged rape, and thus could not have participated in the assault." "Yet, at the hearing on the motion for sanctions, Plaintiffs' counsel expressly stated Plaintiffs 'have no desire to dismiss Mr. Desbordes' from the lawsuit."

|The Volokh Conspiracy |

Unethical for Lawyers to Tell Clients Their Judges May Be Biased Based on Race, Sex, Etc.?

"The judge soon learned that, in a recorded conversation between defense counsel and the defendant, the attorney had referred to the age, race, political affiliation, and gender of the court's judges, and suggested that the court 'should look a little bit more like the people that are in front of them.' The attorney also suggested that the defendant would not receive a fair trial from the court's judges, who are a different race and gender from the defendant. Finally, the attorney used a pejorative term, drawing on racial and gender stereotypes, to refer to the complainant."

|The Volokh Conspiracy |