SO VAIN: Solar Eclipse Pre-Trial Motion Gets Federal Judge Going

A federal judge in Tampa, Florida appeared to have a good time penning his order denying a prosecutor's bid to have a trial date moved to accommodate a federal agent who months ago scheduled a trip to travel to an area of the country graced by the "totality" of Monday's rare solar eclipse. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Douglas Merryday was apparently in no mood to grant a holiday.

A federal judge in Tampa, Florida appeared to have a good time penning his order denying a prosecutor's bid to have a trial date moved to accommodate a federal agent who months ago scheduled a trip to travel to an area of the country graced by the "totality" of Monday's rare solar eclipse. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Douglas Merryday was apparently in no mood to grant a holiday.…