La Crosse lawyer says Jeff Anderson & Assoc. "has perpetrated a fraud against this Court"

In documents filed Friday, attorney James Birnbaum argues that the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates, "has perpetrated a fraud against this Court."

"Its willingness and ability to manufacture a fraud complaint against the Diocese illustrates the dangerousness and inequity of permitting 40-year-old claims to be pursued," he wrote. "Their fraud on this Court not only requires dismissal of the complaint ... but it warrants sanctions against plaintiff's counsel as well."

Birnbaum also requested the court suspend discovery, the process through which each side is allowed to review the other's evidence and interview witnesses, pending a ruling on the judicial fraud motion.

The woman's attorney, Mike Finnegan, said Friday he had not seen the motion and declined to comment before reading it.

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