Lawyer Lin Wood loses charm about state bar’s psychological wellness probe

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Legal professional L. Lin Wooden speaks through a push conference on election success in Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S., December 2, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

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  • A federal appeals courtroom claimed it could not hear a lawsuit Wood filed in opposition to Georgia condition bar authorities
  • The bar wishes Wood, who received notoriety by marketing baseless election fraud theories, to bear a psychological health examination

(Reuters) – Conservative attorney L. Lin Wood are not able to sue to block the Georgia state bar from trying to find a mental wellness examination as part of its investigation into his conduct, a federal appeals court reported Tuesday.

Wooden, who gained notoriety immediately after the 2020 election by advertising conspiracy theories of fraud in the race, very last 12 months submitted the lawsuit professing that the ask for for a mental health test violated his constitutional legal rights. On Tuesday the Atlanta-based mostly U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed a district courtroom ruling tossing the scenario.

The order claims Wood unsuccessful to display there was “bad faith” behind the Ga bar investigation. The panel also stated Wooden will have an chance to elevate constitutional claims in advance of the Supreme Court of Georgia, and that court docket had declined a request from Wood to pause the disciplinary proceedings.

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Attorneys for Wood did not immediately react to a request for comment. Bob Goldstucker, an lawyer with the Atlanta agency Nall & Miller who represented Georgia state bar officers, claimed the ruling recognizes that bar authorities “execute on their obligations without having bias and only on a sound foundation.”

The Georgia bar formerly mentioned in court filings that the mental health and fitness evaluation is element of its investigation into Wood, who allegedly physically assaulted two of his former legislation colleagues and tweeted past year that then-Vice President Mike Pence really should be executed. The bar said Wood would not reduce his license for refusing the examination and will have several alternatives to contest the proof against him.

Wood has denied the claims that he assaulted his previous colleagues, and formerly stated his comments about Pence amounted to “rhetorical or political hyperbole” that is safeguarded speech.

The scenario is Wood v. Frederick, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, No. 21-12238.

For Lin Wooden: Lin Wood pro se Ibrahim Reyes of Reyes Lawyers and Larry Crain of Crain Regulation Group

For defendants: Robert Goldstucker and Patrick Arndt of Nall & Miller

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