So much for the fiscal belt-tightening espoused by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. While Mr. Christie stumps for Romney in Iowa, a federal judge just ordered New Jersey to pay $10,000 to a disability rights group suing New Jersey's human services commissioner for violating the rights of psychiatric patients. The judge ordered the sanctions due to the abusive and dilatory litigation conduct by the private attorneys hired and paid by New Jersey (which, mind you, has several hundred assistant attorneys general on payroll). If I were a New Jersey taxpayer, I'd be a little peeved.
Disclosure: I represent the disability rights group, and wrote, argued and won the motion.
You can read the judge's opinion describing the abusive and dilatory tactics employed by New Jersey's hired guns here.
You can check out the judge's order putting NJ on the hook for $10,000 here.
Finally, you can watch a 2-minute TV broadcast about the case featuring an interview with me here.
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