Hammer time: more thoughts on Judge Acker's civil contempt ruling on Scruggs, Rigsby sisters

In reading Judge Acker's opinion of yesterday once again, it is striking how different this writing is from most judicial and legal writing -- one can actually understand it, and it is well-written and enjoyable to read. I say "enjoyable" not merely because I agree with what it says, but because the judge made good use of the writer's storytelling tools. One other thing: Judge Acker is perhaps the only person who knows all the facts that are known about the Rigsby sisters' illicit taking of State Farm claims documents. He has seen the documents themselves -- they are under lock and key under a protective order in his courthouse under the injunction he issued in December 2006. And I do not see in this opinion or his prior opinions any hint that these documents ar