Captain Justice Responds to Government’s Motion to Ban the Word “Government”
Terrific.
Documents/Pleadings
Great Response to a “Prank” Cease-and-Desist Letter
Buzzfeed's question, "Is This The Best Response To A Cease And Desist Letter Ever?," prompted some debate this morning, although it is one of those debates that is not really necessary (which is why we had it on Twitter) because…
Judge Orders Prenda Law Group Beamed Out Into Space
For full coverage of the Prenda Law debacle, let me refer you to Popehat, where Ken has been following it closely for a while now and has written many excellent posts on the saga (with help from, among others, Cathy Gellis). As a…
Does Size Matter? (Or, In Memory of Miss Wiggles)
That's one way the court described the question before it in this case (click for the full opinion): More specifically, the plaintiffs sought an injunction against the enforcement of a San Antonio ordinance that required their dancers to wear more…
Hooray for Jack Daniels (and Its Lawyers)
Especially given the recent Charles Carreon nastiness, it is nice to get a reminder that many lawyers are not (and need not be) assholes. Cease-and-desist letters are a frequent source of evidence to the contrary. These are often necessary in…
Order Overruling Objection to Motion Filed About Four Minutes Late
Specifically, four minutes and twenty-seven seconds. I’ve known about this order for a while now—it was issued in a case called Hyperphrase Technologies v. Microsoft Corp. in 2003—but was surprised to note (after somebody sent it to me today) that I…
Carreon Complaint Amended, Still Odd
Internet darling Charles Carreon has already amended the complaint he filed just last week, and while it's not unheard of to file an amended complaint that quickly, it does tend to encourage the belief that maybe the initial filing was…
We Have That Bathroom Problem Again
From a complaint filed in El Paso County, Colorado, in May: FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF(Negligence) 8. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate by reference each and every other paragraph as though fully set forth herein. 9. On or about May 28, 2010, Plaintiff…
Carreon v. The Oatmeal [Updated]
Here's the complaint, courtesy of Matthew Inman's lawyer, Venkat Balasubramani. Well, this is the caption. Although by filing this, the plaintiff has of course made all of his contact information public, I still feel the need to try to redact…
Lawsuit: Defendant Breached a Duty Not to Shoot Bottle Rockets Out of His Anus
Said act is alleged to be an “ultra-hazardous” activity.