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Due to $130,000 in bills, Jammie Thomas’ lawyer has withdrawn.
Toder had tried withdrawing before the first trial, but Judge Michael Davis refused to allow it. With Thomas-Rasset telling the court in a separate filing that she has no objection to Toder’s withdrawal and waiving a hearing on the matter, it’s more likely that Judge Raymond Erickson will allow Toder to shake the dust off his sandals and walk away from the case.
The withdrawal comes just a couple of days after a court-mandated settlement conference between the RIAA and Thomas failed to bear fruit. The parties haggled for a couple hours in a Minneapolis courtroom before Judge Erickson ended the hearing, clearing the way for a June 15 retrial.
Hmmm…EFF?