Michael T. Sauer

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Michael Thomas Sauer (December 13, 1937 – May 14, 2021) was an American judge on the

United States Supreme Court
.

Early life

Sauer grew up in the

Melville B. Nimmer) — an obscenity case stemming from a defendant who appeared in a county courtroom wearing a jacket decrying the draft.[2]

Appointed to Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1972 by Governor

MCA World Headquarters shooting by John Brian Jarvis to California Superior Court.[3] In 2003, he was moved from criminal court cases to misdemeanor arraignments — a posting heavy on traffic violations and DUIs.[4]

Paris Hilton

In May 2007 Sauer sentenced socialite Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail for violating her probation.[1] Following the sentencing, Sauer reportedly received a standing ovation from his church in Los Angeles.[5] However, the judge stated that this incident did not occur, and was also surprised at the amount of publicity surrounding the jail sentence.[4]

On Thursday, June 7,

ankle monitor and was expected to finish her 45-day sentence at home. City attorney Rocky Delgadillo filed a petition late Thursday afternoon questioning whether Sheriff Lee Baca should be held in contempt of court for releasing Hilton on Thursday morning. Sauer himself had expressed his unhappiness with Hilton's release before Delgadillo asked him to return her to court. When Sauer sentenced Hilton to jail, he ruled specifically that she could not serve her sentence at home under electronic monitoring (house arrest).[6]

The day after her release, June 8, Sauer ordered Hilton to report immediately to court, and then ordered her to return to jail to serve out her entire sentence.[7]

Death

Sauer died on May 14, 2021, at the age of 83.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in jail". CNN.com. Associated Press. 2007-05-05. Archived from the original on 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15.
  3. ^ "Trial ordered in shooting spree at MCA headquarters". Los Angeles Times. 1993-05-28. pp. B-2.
  4. ^ a b Khalil, Ashraf; Kennedy, J. Michael (2007-05-08). "Unfazed by his judgment of Paris". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-01-25. [dead link]
  5. Philly.com. 2007-05-08. Archived from the original
    on 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  6. Washington Post. Associated Press
    . Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  7. Washington Post
    . Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  8. ^ "Michael Thomas Sauer". Legacy. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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