Litigatrix
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Kids, Litigatrix, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar
A Digression from Aaron Charney: An Update on Shanetta Cutlar
We’ll get back to Aaron Charney and Sullivan & Cromwell in a minute. Here’s a quick update on our coverage of Shanetta Cutlar, the embattled fantabulous chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section. After our last post, we received some interesting tips: “When SYC brought her sons into work, one walked around the floor, […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Religion, Shanetta Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar's Defender: We're Not Sayin', We're Just Sayin'
Late last month, one “Thailour Preston” posted an awesome defense of Shanetta Cutlar, the high-powered chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section. It read, in pertinent part, as follows: I am sick and tired of all of you jelly-backed spineless weasels who write in with your “anonymous” monikers. Even you cowards who used to […] - Sponsored
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar
More About Docket Review With Shanetta Cutlar
Last month we wrote about how Docket Review is conducted over at the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section (SPL). Attorneys who have worked under Shanetta Cutlar, chief of the section, have described Docket Review with her as an excruciating experience. Since then, we’ve received some more information about the process. A recent email from a […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Movies, Shanetta Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar: Some Disappointing News
Not surprisingly, we loved The Devil Wears Prada (both the movie and the book). In the film, we ate up every last crumb of Meryl Streep’s delicious performance. But it wasn’t perfect. For example, we hated the scene in the Paris hotel room when Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), looking dreadful in a bathrobe and without […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Movies, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
Shanetta Cutlar: All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses Her Job?
We like to keep things light around here. As far as we’re concerned, pretty much everything is entertainment. And if it’s not, then we’re not interested in covering it. This is the spirit in which we’ve been writing about Shanetta Cutlar, the amusingly idiosyncratic chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section (SPL). But we’re […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Fashion, Litigatrix, Pictures, Shanetta Cutlar
Hail To Your Chief: Shanetta Y. Cutlar!
We’ve been DYING for a photograph of Shanetta Cutlar, the Bitch Goddess Chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section, whom we have written about extensively in these pages. So we were absolutely delighted to receive the photograph at right, which one of you dug up for us on an archived DOJ web page. As […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Lunacy, Religion, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger
Shanetta Cutlar's Ruler Is Actually A Magic Wand
Amidst all of the hoopla over associate pay raises and Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, some of you have requested updates about Shanetta Y. Cutlar. We’re happy to report that we have some new material for you. (For those of you who are new to ATL, Shanetta Cutlar is the deliciously imperious, ruler-wielding diva who […] -
Aaron Charney, Barry Ostrager, Biglaw, Charles "Cully" Stimson, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Football, Litigatrix, Marjorie Rendell, Money, Music, New Orleans, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar, Sports, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: January 15 - 19
* Last Tuesday, a civil action captioned Aaron Brett Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP was filed in New York Supreme Court — and the world of Biglaw has never been the same ever since. Click here to access the complete archives of our Aaron Charney coverage. * Of course, Sullivan & Cromwell partners aren’t […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Movies, Rap, Shanetta Cutlar, Vicious Infighting
Celebrity Lookalikes for Shanetta Cutlar
After we posted our open letter to Shanetta Y. Cutlar, Chief of the DOJ’s Special Litigation Section, an ex-minion of hers contacted us with an email address for her. We sent a message to that address — and unlike our past messages, it didn’t bounce back. So presumably our “open letter” has reached Shanetta’s inbox […] -
Announcements, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar
An Open Letter to Shanetta Y. Cutlar
With respect to our continuing coverage of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section, some of you have asked to hear Shanetta Cutlar’s side of the story. For the record, we have tried to reach out to Ms. Cutlar. Unfortunately, the various email addresses that we tried to contact her at — Shanetta.Cutlar@usdoj.gov, Shanetta.Brown.Cutlar@usdoj.gov — didn’t […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Vicious Infighting
How Do We Love Shanetta Cutlar? Let Us Count the Ways
Back by popular demand: your favorite litigatrix, Shanetta Y. Cutlar, who rules over the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section with an iron fist (and a ruler). From yet another refugee former line attorney– yes, there are tons of them — who worked under Cutlar in the Special Litigation Section (“SPL”): Shanetta Cutlar boasts about her […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Ridiculousness, Shanetta Cutlar, Vicious Infighting
Shanetta Y. Cutlar Knows How To Wield a Ruler
Does she use a ruler to whale on the summer interns, when they pass her in the hallway and fail to greet her? Maybe; we wouldn’t be surprised. But we actually had something else in mind. From yet another former member of the Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department, who had the pleasure of […] -
Christopher Christie, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Movies, Shanetta Cutlar, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Vicious Infighting
ATL Public Service Announcement: Never Share an Elevator With Shanetta Y. Cutlar
Lately we’ve been distracted by the salacious, sensational lawsuit of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. But fear not, loyal readers — we have not forgotten about Shanetta Y. Cutlar, the commendably strong-willed chief of the Special Litigation Section, in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. First, a cinematic digression. Early in The Devil Wears Prada, […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Solo Practitioners, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
Shanetta Y. Cutlar Is Not on Friendster
Or MySpace. Or Facebook. So we can only speculate as to what her “Hobbies and Interests” are — in addition to terrorizing summer interns, rifling through employees’ desks, and vigorously enforcing the use of binder clips over paper clips (allegedly). But Shanetta Cutlar’s erstwhile nemesis in the DOJ’s Special Litigation Section, Ty Clevenger, does have […] -
Asians, Carol Lam, Crime, Department of Justice, Immigration, Litigatrix, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: Carol Lam On the Lam?
It turns out that Eumi Choi may not be the most controversial Asian-American female in a U.S. Attorney’s Office. From the San Diego Union-Tribune (via TPM): The Bush administration has quietly asked San Diego U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, best known for her high-profile prosecutions of politicians and corporate executives, to resign her post, a law […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Musical Chairs, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
That's Why They Call It the "Special" Litigation Section
Shanetta Y. Cutlar, Chief of the Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, is a world-class diva. We have described Shanetta’s shenangians here and here. We worship imperious women like Shanetta Cutlar. But some of you are less warmly disposed towards her. Since we’ve started posting about her, we’ve received some interesting […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
DOJ Diva of the Day (again): Shanetta Y. Cutlar!!!
Well knock us down with a feather redweld! The Justice Department’s Shanetta Cutlar, yesterday’s DOJ Diva of the Day, takes the prize for a second day in a row. Diva-licious! In order to be a true DOJ Diva, you need to pick on “the little people.” If you pick on people your own size, that’s […] -
Deaths, Feminism, Gender, Law Professors, Litigatrix, Marsha Berzon, Plaintiffs Firms
Judith P. Vladeck, R.I.P.
Judith Vladeck, a top labor lawyer and advocate for women’s rights, passed away earlier this week. She was 83 and a resident of Manhattan. From the New York Times obituary: Proud of her courtroom contentiousness, Ms. Vladeck brought a combination of showmanship and detailed analysis of salary histories and job performance to her cases. She […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
More About Shanetta Y. Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar heads the Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. After we named her our DOJ Diva of the Day, a number of you asked for more information about her. Who is Shanetta Cutlar? How long has she been at the Civil Rights Division? Where did she go to law school? […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Paul McNulty, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
DOJ Diva of the Day: Shanetta Y. Cutlar
The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department — one of the DOJ’s most important arms, charged with enforcing our nation’s anti-discrimination laws — has been experiencing some upheaval over the past few years. Several articles in the Washington Post have examined some of the conflicts within the division. See, e.g., here, here, and here. […]