Federal Judge John Ross threw out Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s ludicrous federal lawsuit. As you may recall, it cited the 1871 Klu Klux Klan Act and alleged that she was the target of a racist conspiracy.
Judge Ross ruled that “[h]er complaint is nothing more than a compilation of personal slights — none of which rise to a legal cause of action.” He pointed out that Gardner presented “no specific material facts, circumstantial or otherwise, to show that Defendants acted with each other for the purpose of depriving her — or anyone else — of a constitutional right to equal protection.”
Gardner’s lawyer, Roy Austin of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, a silk-stocking, Washington, D.C. firm, responded: “Nothing about today’s court ruling changes the underlying merit of this case.”
I actually agree with Mr. Harris on this one! Having your case thrown out for failing to cite a cause of action demonstrates that your claim has no legal merit. And, it was clear to everyone that had no legal merit when it was filed.