Judge Mills Threatens Scruggs With Contempt

In a calculated move that has backfired, Dickie Scruggs failed to appear for his scheduled Monday morning deposition in State Farm v. Hood. As a result, shortly after noon on Monday US District Judge Michael Mills ordered the deposition of Scruggs to begin immediately and to continue until its natural completion, with a deadline extended to 5:00 PM Tuesday. Judge Mills blamed the delays on Scruggs and stated, “Any future non-compliance with this court’s orders relating to Scruggs’s deposition will be dealt with as contempt” (Judge Mills’ 2/4 Order).

Other State Farm v. Hood developments:

• Alan Lange looks at the Scruggs-to-Hood money trail (Y’all Politics)
• NMC analyzes a new pleading by State Farm (folo)