Montgomery Blair Sibley
Montgomery Blair Sibley | |
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| Born | October 14, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
Montgomery Blair Sibley (born October 14, 1956) is a former American lawyer who had his Florida Bar license suspended in 2008, and is best known for defending Deborah Palfrey, the "DC Madam", in 2007–2008.[1][2]
Blair wrote a book about Palfrey, and his defense of her, entitled Why Just Her: The Judicial Lynching of the D.C. Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey.[2] Henry Vinson, author of Confessions of a D.C. Madam, wrote that Sibley "had to contend with the fed's judicial chicanery and sleight of hand."[3]
In 2008, The Florida Bar suspended Sibley's right to practice law in that state for three years.[4] Sibley was later determined to be a vexatious litigator.[5]
In 2012, Sibley unsuccessfully sued President Barack Obama, alleging that he was not a natural-born citizen.[6][7]
2016 Presidential Election
[edit]In 2016, Sibley, who claims to have Palfrey's phone records, unsuccessfully attempted to have her records unsealed.[8] Sibley claims the information they contain would be highly relevant to voters in the upcoming 2016 presidential election.[6][7]
In February 2016, Sibley sued then-Chief Judge Richard W. Roberts, and his clerk, for failing to file his motion to lift the restraining order (gag order) that prevents Sibley from releasing her records.[9][10]
Sibley then requested that the U.S. Supreme Court release him from the lower court's restraining order, stating: "To be clear, if Sibley is not allowed to file his Motion to Modify the Restraining Order and thereafter does not promptly receive a fair and impartial hearing on that Motion, he will justifiably consider the Restraining Order void as a result of being denied such a hearing by the District Court, the D.C. Circuit Court and now this Court."[11][12]
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Sibley's application.[13][14][15][16][17][18]
References
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Neely Tucker (2007-05-04). "The Colorful Case of A Well-Named Lawyer". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
Montgomery Blair Sibley, attorney for the morally impugned and legally challenged, is first and foremost Montgomery Blair Sibley, which is to say a descendant of some of the most powerful families in Washington history.
- ^ a b Montgomery Sibley (2009). Why Just Her: The Judicial Lynching of the D.C. Madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey. Why Just Her. ISBN 9781439227954. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
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Henry Vinson (2015). Confessions of a D.C. Madam: The Politics of Sex, Lies, and Blackmail. Trine Day. ISBN 9781937584306.
Mr Sibley vigorously defended Ms Palfrey, but he had to contend with the feds judicial chicanery and sleight of hand. Ms Palfrey's initial trial judge had authorized Mr Sibley's subpoenas of the White House, State Department, CIA, etc., and he also authorized subpoenas of AT&T Mobility, Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile USA, and Alltel, which would have mandated those carriers to provide Ms Palfrey with the names and addresses of the individuals who contacted her escort service.
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Ted Frank (2008-05-15). "Montgomery Blair Sibley suspended". Overlawyered. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
After years of over-the-top abusive litigation, the state bar finally took action, and he has been suspended by the Florida bar for three years.
- ^ O'Connor, Brendan. "Disbarred Birther Attorney Says He Has Records From "DC Madam" Escort Service Case That Could Change 2016 Election". Gawker. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ a b Arin Greenwood (2012-01-12). "Montgomery Blair Sibley Files Birther Lawsuit, Is Running For President On D.C. Voting Rights Platform". Huffington Post.
- ^ a b Arin Greenwood (2012-03-29). "Birther Presidential Candidate Montgomery Blair Sibley Files Petition With Supreme Court". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Ex-lawyer asks Supreme Court to allow release of 'D.C. Madam' phone records — or else". WTOP. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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Neal Augenstein (2016-02-09). "Ex-lawyer for 'D.C. Madam' has names, not just client phone numbers". WTOP. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
Citing the restraining orders, Sibley has declined to disclose which, if any presidential candidates might be affected by the names on the CD.
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Neal Augenstein (2016-02-23). "Ex-lawyer for 'D.C. Madam' sues federal chief judge, clerk for $1 million each". WTOP. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
Without providing any specifics, Sibley has contended that information found within Palfrey's escort service records could affect the 2016 presidential election.
- ^ Savransky, Rebecca. "Ex-attorney asks Supreme Court for release of 'DC Madam' records". The Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ "Lawyer says he can't ask permission to release client list of 'DC Madam' because judge barred motion". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Nelson, Steven (2016-03-31). "D.C. Madam's Attorney Says Election Bombshell Already Online". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
- ^ "D.C. Madam's Attorney: I Have Bombshell Information That Could Affect 2016 Election". Inside Edition. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "Has Anonymous Dropped Ted Cruz 'DC Madam' Phone Dox?". The Right Perspective. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Heil, Emily (2016-02-02). "Former lawyer for the 'D.C. Madam' says names in her records could be 'relevant' to election". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ "SCOTUS Denies Request from D.C. Madam's Attorney to Release Info". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ Nelson, Steven (May 2, 2016). "Supreme Court Won't Release D.C. Madam Records". U.S. News & World Report.