Post Twenty-seven: One of the most idiotic judges ever

I just found this story on CNN.com. Emphasis is my own.

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) -- Lawyers for David Letterman want a judge to quash a restraining order granted to a Santa Fe woman who contends the CBS late-night host used code words to show he wanted to marry her and train her as his co-host.

A state judge granted a temporary restraining order to Colleen Nestler, who alleged in a request filed last Thursday that Letterman has forced her to go bankrupt and caused her "mental cruelty" and "sleep deprivation" since May 1994.

Nestler requested that Letterman, who tapes his show in New York, stay at least 3 yards away and not "think of me, and release me from his mental harassment and hammering."

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Sanchez set a Jan. 12 hearing on the permanent order.

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Nestler's application for a restraining order was accompanied by a six-page typed letter in which she said Letterman used code words, gestures and "eye expressions" to convey his desires for her.

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Rogers' motion to quash the order contends the court lacks jurisdiction over Letterman, that Nestler never served him with restraining order papers, and that she didn't meet other procedural requirements.

I am pretty much speechless. An "abuse of the judical process," indeed.

What the hell is going on in the head of "The Honorable" Daniel Sanchez? What the fuck is the state of New Mexico law? In my experience, a likelihood of success on the merits is a prerequisite for a TRO, not to mention the minor matters of the jurisdictional and procedural requirements.

This was an utter abuse of discretion by Mr. Sanchez. At least he should be "Mr. Sanchez:" he has absolutely no business being on the bench.