Shocker! Judge orders trial on eligibility issue

A Free Press For A Free People Trial set for Obama's birth certificate dispute! Arguments planned Jan. 11 for challenge to eligibility A California judge today tentatively scheduled a trial for Jan. 26, 2010, for a case that challenges Barack Obama's eligibility to be president based on questions over his qualifications under the requirements of the U.S. Constitution. If the case actually goes to arguments before U.S. District Judge David Carter, it will be the first time the merits of the dispute have been argued in open court, according to one of the attorneys working on the issue. In a highly anticipated hearing today before Carter, several motions were heard, including a resolution to long-standing questions about whether attorney Orly Taitz properly served notice on the defendants, which she had. In a second ruling, Carter ordered that attorney Gary Kreep of the United States Justice Foundation can be added to the case to represent defendants Wiley Drake and Markham Robinson, who had been removed by an earlier court order. Drake, the vice presidential candidate for the American Independent Party, and Robinson, the party's chairman, were restored as plaintiffs. But the judge did not immediately rule on Taitz' motion to be granted discovery – that is the right to see the president's still-concealed records. Nor did Carter rule immediately on a motion to dismiss the case, submitted by the U.S. government, following discussion over Taitz' challenge to the work of a magistrate in the case. Carter ordered a hearing Oct. 5 on the motion to dismiss and ordered arguments submitted on the issue of discovery. If the case survives that challenge, a pretrial hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 11 and the trial for two weeks later. More to come... This email was sent to brad0222002.economy@blogger.com as a subscriber to the News Alerts from WND.com email list. To manage your email delivery preferences, click here. To immediately and permanently unsubscribe, click here. If you are interested in advertising with WND.com, the leading independent news source on the Net, email advertising@wnd.com. WorldNetDaily | 2020 Pennsylvania Ave NW, #351 | Washington, DC 20006 Copyright 1997-2009 WorldNetDaily.com Inc. All Rights Reserved.