When Judge McGann denied Brett Kimberlin’s petition to quash John Norton’s appeal as moot, Mr. Kimberlin dropped his request for a Peace Order. That allows him to avoid testifying under oath concerning some of the claims he made in District Court.
More later, but for now Aaron Walker and I are headed to get some popcorn for a morning snack.
UPDATE–Aaron Walker and I are stopping for lunch.
UPDATE 2–I had driven down from Westminster, Maryland, to pick up Aaron Walker at his home in Virginia. Before making the trek back to his place, we stopped for lunch at a local restaurant chain. It seemed fitting given the events of the day.
Brett Kimberlin seems to be beginning to grasp the idea that his testimony in court is being closely watched and that he had better start sticking to the truth. If I were Mr. Kimberlin, I would not want to be cross examined on the testimony he gave in the District Court in the Norton case. He was smart to avoid being put on the stand today.
UPDATE 3—IANAL, but Aaron Walker is, so you’d do well to check out his analysis of the day.
UPDATE 4—I just received an email from John Norton, the person who was the victim of Brett Kimberlin’s lawfare in this case. I enjoyed meeting him today. He’s struck me as a upstanding citizen, a rather mild-mannered guy. Clearly, he’s the sort of person that Brett Kimberlin would find “dangerous.” He has a background in EOD.
In his email Mr. Norton reminded me of this comment he posted the day after the event over at The Other McCain. Here’s the picture that he posted.
UPDATE 5—Bad link fixed.
