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Arizona judge denies request for sanctions against Lake, rewards $33K reimbursement

by December 28, 2022
December 28, 2022
Arizona judge denies request for sanctions against Lake, rewards $33K reimbursement

An Arizona judge denied a request from Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs seeking sanctions against her gubernatorial race opponent, Kari Lake.

Though the sanctions were denied, the judge awarded Hobbs a little more than $33,000 to cover costs associated with retaining expert witnesses during a two-day trial brought on by Lake, challenging the results of the November 2022 gubernatorial election.

Lake lost her bid for Arizona governor by a half a percentage point to Hobbs. As a result, Lake challenged the result, claiming that there were problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day that were the result of intentional misconduct.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson ruled against Lake’s challenge, finding that the court was not presented with clear and convincing evidence of the widespread misconduct that Lake had alleged influenced the 2022 general election results.

After the litigation, Hobbs filed a request to the court seeking $36,990 in attorneys’ fees and expenses paid during a two-day trial, as well as sanctions against Lake.

The court denied Hobbs’ request for sanctions against Lake, saying the claims presented in litigation were not groundless or brought in bad faith.

But costs associated with fees of witnesses were covered, for the most part.

Hobbs requested reimbursement of $5,900 for an expert who was retained and who testified during the court hearing.

She also filed a separate request for expert witness fees in the amount of $22,451 and an additional $4,689.50 for the reimbursement of a person designated to inspect the ballots.

The ballot inspector’s compensation, according to court documents, was charged at a rate of $565 per hour for 8.3 hours.

The court agreed to reimburse the $33,040.50 to Hobbs.

It also ordered that the amount accrue an annual interest of 7.5% until the money is paid in full.

Lake could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.

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Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.

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