Judge Marilyn Huff of San Diego: moronic loser

The state of California provided Marilyn L. Huff with a law license in 1976 after she graduated from the University of Michigan School of Law.

Former President George H.W. Bush was duped into appointing Marilyn as a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego in 1991.

Marilyn didn’t receive the appointment because she was the most qualified attorney in the greater San Diego area. She received it because she had proven to be a reliable lackey for the local political hacks.

In one matter, Marilyn presided over a case presided over a complaint filed by Andrew and Teresa DeGroot based on the arrest of Andrew DeGroot for assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, or interfering with an officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. §111(a)(1). A grand jury indicted him on that charge; a petit jury acquitted him.

The DeGroots on Sept. 25, 2015, sued the government and six border patrol agents for damages, on various theories. Prior to the award of summary judgment, the government had become, as the result of rulings, the sole defendant and the causes of action had been pared to claims under state law for false arrest, false imprisonment, negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and assault and battery. (MetNews)

In her infinite ignorance, Marilyn granted the government’s summary judgment motion to dismiss the case for false arrest and other damages in favor of the government.

Subsequently, Marilyn’s moronic dismissal was appealed to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel of the appellate court reversed Marilyn’s dismissal and in doing so said the following.

• “The district court erred, however, in finding probable cause (on behalf of the government).”
• “According to Mr. DeGroot’s account, the sole act of resistance consisted of pulling the cell phone away from Agent Penagos.”
• ‘We have held that a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) requires more than mere resistance, and instead requires an assault….To commit an assault, Mr. DeGroot must have engaged in ‘either a willful attempt to inflict injury upon the person of another, or...a threat to inflict injury upon the person of another which, when coupled with an apparent present ability, causes a reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.’…Reasonable jurors, drawing all inferences in favor of the DeGroots, could conclude that pulling the phone away from Agent Penagos was not an attempt to inflict injury, and similarly would not have caused Agent Penagos to reasonably fear immediate harm.”
• “Mr. DeGroot’s sworn testimony is in direct conflict with the grand jury’s conclusion that he struck an officer. His testimony may be bolstered by evidence of law enforcement misconduct, and in particular the disappearance of a cellphone video, as suggested in the criminal trial. We therefore find that there are disputed issues of material fact with respect to the presumption of probable cause, and that summary judgment was granted in error.”

Of course, Marilyn doesn’t much give a damn how many times her ignorant rulings are reversed by the Court of Appeals because she knows that she cannot be removed from the bench for being a Certified Dumbo.

It should be noted that in June 2016, Marilyn opted to assume the position of a senior status judge even though she was only 68-years-old at the time. This meant that she was only required to work 10 hours a week while collecting 100% of a full-time judge’s annual salary, which as of 2019 would be $210,900.

And lastly, if you’re a federal or even a local government employee, wouldn’t you love it if you could take on senior status in your job after 10 years and continue to collect 100% of your pay? Sorry boys and girls!

DOB 1951

Even though you’ll never be able to collect this unconscionable financial benefit, you can take solace in the fact that you will be required to continue to pay taxes to support it.

As we speak (ca. November 2019, Marilyn continues to sit as a District Court judge in San Diego, California