Judge removes lawyer from Dominion Voting Systems case, ruling she violated court order

A federal judge on Tuesday removed a lawyer from a Dominion Voting Systems defamation case, claiming the lawyer engaged in “truly egregious misconduct."

Stefanie Lambert, who represented former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne in the case, allegedly leaked internal records from Dominion in violation of various court orders. Dominion had requested Lambert be removed from the case earlier this year, after she shared the records publicly in her own criminal case in Michigan. Lambert has also been accused of illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Moxila A. Upadhyaya claimed Lambert was disqualified from representing Byrne in the case because she violated multiple court orders when sharing the information,  according to The Hill.

“Nevertheless, the record clearly shows that Lambert deliberately violated multiple court rules and orders and continues to do so despite having had ample warning of the consequences and assuring the Court she would comply,” Upadhyaya wrote. “Lambert’s repeated misconduct raises the serious concern that she became involved in this litigation for the sheer purpose of gaining access to and publicly sharing Dominion’s protected discovery."

Upadhyaya's memorandum claimed Lambert also violated court orders by disseminating some of Dominion’s discovery materials by sharing some public documents with a sheriff in Michigan. The sheriff then shared and discussed the documents. 

The order claimed Lambert continued to discuss and disseminate the documents after a hearing in March that was investigating whether she violated any court orders.

“This Court cannot allow such intentional, dangerous, and relentless misconduct to continue. Lambert is immediately disqualified from serving as counsel in this case,” the order said.

 A Dominion spokesperson said they were grateful for the order, but Lambert is expected to appeal the ruling.

“We appreciate the court’s careful decision to disqualify Patrick Byrne’s counsel," the spokesperson said. "Our case against Byrne is moving forward and we will hold him accountable for continuing to spread lies about Dominion and our employees."

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.