Reply #10: "... He has been described by attorneys as caustic, vitriolic, callous, cantankerous, ill-tempered

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and disharmonious ... During the 1990s, Nottingham was known for scheduling hearings at 6:30 a.m. for lawyers who had irked him ... According to several authorities, he is the only judge in the state--and possibly the only federal judge in the country--who sets hearings for 6:30 a.m.” Lawyer Curtis Kennedy described Nottingham's hearings as "punitive" and a "real inconvenience for people who have small children at home." ... In 2005, Nottingham ordered a Steamboat Springs woman thrown in jail because she wouldn't stop filing lawsuits he characterized as "frivolous," "abusive" and "gibberish." The woman spent four months in prison before agreeing to drop the suits. Once free, she promptly filed appeals, at least one of which she prevailed ... Prior to the recent debauchery scandal, Nottingham openly predicted that there would be plenty of people willing to talk about him but few, if any, who would allow their names to be used. Indeed, several attorneys said they didn't want to jeopardize future pleadings in front of Nottingham by commenting. "Everyone who goes before him is nervous," one of those attorneys said. "Those who aren't should be." ..." http://www.knowyourcourts.com/Nottingham/Nottingham.htm