Murtha Wants Defamation Suit Dropped
I got two words for you Jack, and they ain’t Happy Fukn Thanksgiving, bitch.
Lawyers for Rep. John P. Murtha will appeal a recent ruling advancing a defamation lawsuit brought against the Pennsylvania Democrat by a U.S. Marine under investigation for killing Iraqi civilians.
Justice Department lawyers representing Murtha on Nov. 16 filed notice that they planned to appeal a federal district court judge’s Sept. 28 ruling allowing the lawsuit to proceed and ordering Murtha to give sworn testimony in the case.
Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich sued Murtha in August 2006, accusing the 17-term congressman of defaming him during a news conference last year on the Nov. 19, 2005 killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
Wuterich charges that Murtha “publicly and falsely” accused him and other Marines involved in the Haditha incident of “cold-blooded murder and war crimes” and of attempting a cover-up, according to court documents.
Military prosecutors initially charged four enlisted Marines — including Wuterich — with murder and accused four officers of dereliction of duty for failing to adequately investigate the incident.
Charges against four Marines have been dropped and two others will face court-martial, but not for murder.
After a hearing that concluded Sept. 6, an investigating officer recommended Wuterich face court-martial for negligent homicide. Marine Lt. Gen. James Mattis, the commander charged with court-martial authority in the case, has yet to decide whether he will stand trial.
Murtha meanwhile had been ordered to sit for a deposition Nov. 27 to help determine whether he was acting in his official capacity as a U.S. government employee when he made the Haditha comments, as his lawyers have argued.
If the court determines Murtha indeed was acting in his official capacity, the U.S. government could be substituted as the defendant — a move that would effectively neuter the case because the federal government cannot be sued for libel.
But Wuterich’s lawyer, Mark S. Zaid, said Monday that the deposition now likely will be delayed, pending a determination from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The court will have to determine whether it has the jurisdiction to hear Murtha’s appeal at this stage or if it should wait until a lower court determine’s the fate of Wuterich’s lawsuit.
U.S. Attorney Darrell C. Valdez, who represents Murtha, did not respond to a request for comment.
(CQ Today)
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“Murtha Wants Defamation Suit Against Him Dropped”
Yea…..I’ll just bet he does!
Take that greasy fuck for every cent he has!
November 19th, 2007 at 4:58 pmJohn P. Murtha - and we know what the P. stands for don’t we Congressman Vulva (D, PA)?
Scumbag. If I had my wish, they’d hang Murtha in the public square for our amusement.
November 19th, 2007 at 5:22 pmDon’t forget to take that EGA that Murtha forgot about when he went about acting like the Blue Falcon that he is!!!
November 19th, 2007 at 5:24 pmFuck him and his horse. He should be forced to reimburse the gov’t for using gov’t attornies to defend him. That would teach assholes like him to keep their fooking mouths shut.
The sad part is that WE the people are paying to prosecute AND defend this rat-fuck son of a bitch. If he is found to have been acting in his official capacity, he should be immediately censured and impeached.
Fuck him in the neck…
Did I hold anything back or come on too strong?
November 19th, 2007 at 5:36 pmSo this will be hanging over Murtha’s head thoughout the holiday season? Awwww, that must suck. It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas…
November 19th, 2007 at 5:37 pm“You cant sue me, DO YOU KNOW WHO THE FUCK I AM, I am JOHN MURTHA, I’m a member of CONGRESS, do you think a little FUCK like you can sue a big shot congress man like ME. I’ll piss on you just like I piss on Marines. I can do WHATEVER I WANT because Im A BIG DEAL.”
November 19th, 2007 at 5:40 pmYeah, don’t hold your breath, fartman …
November 19th, 2007 at 5:40 pmKarma’s a bitch ain’t it! I hope these Marines get everything including Murtha’s kitchen sink. Reid, Pelosi, Durban, Kerry and the rest of you Dems; take notice! Your next!
November 19th, 2007 at 6:23 pmAlzheimers a real bitch…
November 19th, 2007 at 7:43 pmFuck you you depends wearing, worthless shit bag JMurtha…
I almost made a death threat here… damn pictures.
November 20th, 2007 at 6:07 amFat man has to understand he is not above the law. Hope the marines who where slandered by this human piece of garbage get everything this man owns and will ever own (including his retirement he swindled from the US taxpayers). Boys, take he and his kind down via the legal system.
November 20th, 2007 at 6:25 pm