What’s with Judge Joan Ericksen?
August 23rd, 2010
I remember when Joan Ericksen was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. At that time, we were in the throes of fighting Target in Northfield, and her parents, Claire and Gerald Ericksen were so tickled and proud. At that time, I thought that she was a good choice. Later, she was appointed to the 8th Circuit Federal Court, appointed by none other than George Bush with the blessing of then Sen. Norm Coleman. Is that really the same Joan Ericksen?
Now I’m having third and fourth thoughts…
Today I saw the STrib’s report of the City of Minneapolis settling on the “Zombie” case, and it triggered a recollection of another recent case Erickson had tossed out — one of the RNC raids suits.
Here’s today’s report on the “Zombie” case:
In the “Zombie” case, Judge Joan Ericksen had tossed out their suit against the City, which was remanded by the Federal Appellate Court. Here’s the Appellate remand:
Baribeau v. City of Minneapolis 578-F.Supp. 2d, 1201-1224 (Minn. 2008)
… and remembered that it was Judge Joan Ericksen who also recently tossed out a suit by one of the RNC defendants whose home had been raided the day before the start of the convention:
Federal judge throws out lawsuit over RNC police raid
I don’t have time today to dig any deeper, but when I get around to it, I’ll post more about her record. What I’m seeing here, though, is very disturbing… but these two dismissals really shouldn’t be a surprise given she’s a Bush appointee.
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