"Defendants’ failures were intentional, not done in good faith, and were substantially groundless and vexatious."
According to Fox News, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause on Friday ordered to pay $54,264 in attorneys’ fees and litigation costs. Krause said that Willis "Intentionally" failed to provide records requested by Ashleigh Merchant, the attorney who filed the motion to disqualify Willis from prosecuting Trump. Krause’s ruling was formalized on Friday.
The judge said that Willis’ office had failed to hand over documents related to the employment of Nathan Wade, who served as special assistant district attorney until a judge ruled that either Wade or Willis would need to step down from the case.
The order stated, "Defendants — through the Open Records custodian, Dexter Bond — were openly hostile to counsel for Plaintiff, Ms. Merchant, and testified that Ms. Merchant's requests were handled differently than other requests."
Bond had testified that his usual practice was to call the requestor to get additional information on requests and reportedly indicated that he refused to speak with Merchant over the phone. "While there is no requirement under the ORA for Mr. Bond to call any requestor about a particular request, Mr. Bond's handling of Ms. Merchant's requests in this manner indicates a lack of good faith," the order stated.
"Defendants’ failures were intentional, not done in good faith, and were substantially groundless and vexatious." Willis has 30 days to pay the fine.
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