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A federal judge in Orlando, Fla., has set aside a
judgment of at least $9 million against disbarred
attorney F. Lee Bailey for taking attorney fees from
a pot of money that he knew was subject to
forfeiture by the government.
"The clerk shall enter final judgment providing that
the plaintiff, the United States of America, shall
take nothing on its claims against the defendant, F.
Lee Bailey," wrote U.S. District Judge Anne C.
Conway in a 41-page order issued Wednesday.
Conway also ordered the government to pay all of
Bailey's legal costs in the case. Orlando lawyer
Richard Lee Barrett, who represented Bailey in the
case, said on Thursday that he was "shocked" by
the decision.
Barrett, of Barrett Chapman & Ruta, said of the
judge, "My hat's off to her. She's a very studious
jurist."
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