Given this, perhaps it was inevitable that Mama Fried get involved, writing Judge Kaplan to request an extension of time for her son to reply to the government\u2019s opposition to the new trial motion. <\/p>\n
Judge Kaplan did not appreciate mom asking if her son could get an extension on his homework assignment.<\/p>\n
\u201c[W]ith no disrespect, she lacks standing to file papers or seek relief in this case,\u201d the judge wrote after noting that Barbara Fried has practiced law and taught at Stanford Law School<\/a>. Indeed, she clerked for the Second Circuit, practiced at Paul Weiss (back when it had a spine), and taught contracts and legal theory for over three decades.<\/p>\n But a law degree does not make her the defendant\u2019s<\/em> lawyer. Her letter claims that she holds power of attorney for her son, but that is also not the same as being his attorney. And while SBF is currently representing himself, he does have three lawyers on file that could lodge this motion for him. Kaplan also pointed out that the letter bore no indication it had been served on the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s this\u2026<\/p>\n Moreover, court staff have advised that Ms. Fried or someone so identifying herself left a voicemail message on the chambers telephone line. The Court does not accept telephone calls from litigants or from members of their families.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The younger Bankman-Fried probably does need an extension, given that he\u2019s due for transfer, which will sideline his efforts for an indeterminant period of time. And, on that note, Judge Kaplan issued a shorter extension on his own initiative to give SBF\u2019s actual attorneys an opportunity to file a proper motion for extension. <\/p>\n Though even if he gets a lawyer to properly file for this extension \u2014 and successfully receives it \u2014 he\u2019s still going to face a battle. New trials aren\u2019t granted easily and the government\u2019s opposition to his Rule 33 motion brands his claims as \u201cfanciful\u201d and \u201cincoherent.\u201d <\/p>\n Harsh words when your motion is described like a cryptocurrency. <\/p>\n (Full docketed exchange on the next page\u2026)<\/em><\/p>\n The post Judge Tells SBF\u2019s Mom To Please Stop Filing Motions Demanding To Speak With A Manager<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n On March 12, Barbara Fried \u2014 mother of convicted crypto bigshot Sam Bankman-Fried \u2014 wrote a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan. Judge Kaplan\u2026 was not particularly happy about this.<\/p>\n Judge Kaplan presided over SBF\u2019s trial, revoked his bail for witness tampering, and has otherwise demonstrated approximately zero tolerance for any shenanigans in this case. In between social media posts designed to curry favor with America\u2019s pardoner-in-chief<\/a>, SBF wants a new trial and is representing himself pro se. SBF argues, in a nutshell, that FTX was totally solvent and the whole case against him amounts to political overreach. As inmate motions go, SBF\u2019s new trial bid carries a lot of \u201cchild\u2019s letter to Santa\u201d energy.<\/p>\n Given this, perhaps it was inevitable that Mama Fried get involved, writing Judge Kaplan to request an extension of time for her son to reply to the government\u2019s opposition to the new trial motion. <\/p>\n Judge Kaplan did not appreciate mom asking if her son could get an extension on his homework assignment.<\/p>\n \u201c[W]ith no disrespect, she lacks standing to file papers or seek relief in this case,\u201d the judge wrote after noting that Barbara Fried has practiced law and taught at Stanford Law School<\/a>. Indeed, she clerked for the Second Circuit, practiced at Paul Weiss (back when it had a spine), and taught contracts and legal theory for over three decades.<\/p>\n But a law degree does not make her the defendant\u2019s<\/em> lawyer. Her letter claims that she holds power of attorney for her son, but that is also not the same as being his attorney. And while SBF is currently representing himself, he does have three lawyers on file that could lodge this motion for him. Kaplan also pointed out that the letter bore no indication it had been served on the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n And then there\u2019s this\u2026<\/p>\n Moreover, court staff have advised that Ms. Fried or someone so identifying herself left a voicemail message on the chambers telephone line. The Court does not accept telephone calls from litigants or from members of their families.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The younger Bankman-Fried probably does need an extension, given that he\u2019s due for transfer, which will sideline his efforts for an indeterminant period of time. 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Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n
\nJoe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n