Legal Intelligencer article with some more quoted judicial scorn.
LINK: "Do not invent law."
Some highlights and lowlights:
In describing Parks Miller's pleadings against the attorneys, Brann said they were "filled with vitriol and extraneous background information, seemingly designed to evince a completely unnecessary motive."
In the opinions granting the attorneys' motions to dismiss, he warned, "As the most recent issue of the The Bencher magazine concisely advises, 'Do not invent law.' That seems a wise admonition."
Stephanie VanHorn, who represented attorney Masorti, said in a statement Wednesday that she and Masorti "couldn't be happier" about Brann's decision. Masorti said in a statement that "my hamster could author a better pleading" than Parks Miller's.
Kathleen Yurchak of Goodall & Yurchak, Shutt's attorney, called Parks Miller's lawsuit "retaliatory" and said it "was an insult to the foundation of our system of justice and to every citizen of Centre County."
"This was a pernicious SLAPP suit brought by an elected official to intimidate these people," Cohn said.
"I'm not allowed to review that investigation … which is really irritating because I would love an explanation of why the OAG did not arrest Michelle Shutt for perjury," Castor said.
In response, Yurchak, Shutt's attorney, said, "It is astounding to me that Mr. Castor, acting as Stacy Parks Miller's attorney, would even refer to his role as solicitor general. This just verifies the threatening and intimidating purpose of this lawsuit."
