Of course that all depends on what Sir Barlow Protector of Vexatious Tards intends to do when Greer files his reconsideration motions after the next round of sanctions. At least his last excuses (he's IFP and this is the first sanction) aren't available anymore.
I'm very curious to see what the District judge's next ruling looks like. The Magistrate is the one who's been in the middle of Greer's shitty antics, while the District judge has rarely been roped in. Other than referring things to the Magistrate, Barlow has only made 3 rulings so far:
July 3, 2024 - Overruling Defense objections to Magistrate granting Greer's extension of time to reply to motions (after the deadline had passed, the suit had been bounced to and back from Florida, and
then granted more time 7 months late) (
link)
Feb 12, 2025 - jumping down into the proceedings and declaring Greer's first sanction should only be $1000 (
link)
May 21, 2025 - denying Greer's motion for bonded stay on those sanctions (but still giving him extra time to pay it) (
link)
It's not a lot to read into, the overall sense is one of tard-guarding. I think it does set the stage for the Magistrate's "death march to trial" I keep accusing him of, because each ruling is trying to keep the case from getting tossed, either from unanswered motions or unpaid money.
However the last two times Barlow had to look at the docket, it was Greer being caught in a "must" sanction, and then trying to get out of it. Maybe the tard shield is lowering now. I don't want to get too

here, but while dismissing Greer's bonded stay motion for using the wrong rule, Barlow keeps going and notes that Greer is
willfully being a piece of shit, that the sanction was
needed:
That's the correct read on what Greer did, so kudos to Barlow for seeing it in all the mess of filings.
Now the question is, when Hardin's multiple reasons for dismissing the case get to Barlow, will he revert to the death march, or continue to take this view of Greer's excuses? In his first ruling a year ago, Barlow admitted Hardin's arguments were technically correct, but found a way around granting them by giving Greer huge benefit of the doubt. After a year of retarded antics that can not be given the benefit of the doubt (Steve was FUCKING DEAD), maybe he'll think twice about trying to keep this case alive.
I'm hopeful that the IFP fraud will particularly annoy him. It's the clearest thing on the record that Russ is
willfully lying to the court when it suits him, with no
pro se confusion or neglect possible.