[U: Order Entered.] In DC Federal Court, Rudy Never Responded To The Motion For Civil Contempt; Judgment May Now Enter: π-tiffs' Lawyers.

Updated -- 12.04.2024 @ 11 AM: Rudy has been ordered to explain himself, by the 6^th @ 2 PM EST, thus:

. . .MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING defendant Rudolph W. Giuliani, by December 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM, to SHOW CAUSE why plaintiffs' [19] Motion for Civil Contempt should not be "grant[ed]. . . as conceded," an order "enter[ed] that Mr. Giuliani is in civil contempt," and "the December 12, 2024 hearing. . . narrowed to focus on the appropriate civil contempt sanction for Mr. Giuliani's violation of the consent injunction," see plaintiffs' [26] Notice of Failure to File Any Response at 2, given that defendant failed to file any opposition by the deadline despite defendant's awareness of the contempt motion, see Ex. 4 at 17:9-12 of plaintiffs' [26] Notice of Failure to File Any Response, and the Court's explicit warning about the implications of failing to do so, see Minute Order (Nov. 20, 2024).

Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on December 4, 2024. . . .

My bet is he'll not respond. He knows he's. . . cooked. End update.

We told you last week it would end this way.

Rudy's lawyers (likely no longer being paid anything) did not even substantively respond -- to the motion for contempt on the merits, in DC. The reply was due last night. It never came. So this afternoon, the Geordia election workers / plaintiffs moved for a judgment of contempt against Rudy, at the hearing already scheuled for December 12, 2024, thus:

. . .Per this Court’s minute order dated November 20, 2024, Mr. Giuliani was instructed to file any response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Civil Contempt (ECF No. 19) by December 2, 2024, and “CAUTIONING defendant that failure to respond [] will be treated as conceding that motion.” November 20, 2024 Minute Order. Mr. Giuliani failed to file a timely response. Accordingly, Plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Wandrea’ Moss (“Plaintiffs”) respectfully request that this Court hold that Mr. Giuliani has conceded the motion, and enter an order that Mr. Giuliani is in civil contempt and reserving the entry of appropriate sanctions until after the December 12, 2024 hearing. . . .

Well, it would seem that about a week from tomorrow, Mr. Giuliani may be spending a night in jail, either in Manhattan, or in DC (more likely) -- even if he does everything perfectly from here onward [which his prior history shows us. . . he's very unlikely to do anything other than. . . defy, and (impotently) attempt now, to delay]. Stay tuned.

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