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Litigation

Jul. 18, 2013

Judge losing patience with Prenda Law attorneys

At a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright made no secret that he was fed up with attorney John Steele of Prenda Law Group and what the judge saw as frivolous motions.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal judge overseeing proceedings involving a group of lawyers accused of filing bogus suits for allegedly illegal porn downloads is growing increasingly impatient with the attorneys at issue.


At a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright made no secret of the fact that he was fed up with attorney John Steele of Prenda Law Group and what the judge viewed as frivolous motions meant to...

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