From a Courthouse News summary of newly filed cases: Robin Hood, et al. v. US Gov. Banking Industry, et al., No. 3:12-cv-1542-EDL (N.D. Cal. filed Mar. 27, 2012). RICO class action. "But yet this subject matter 'Over-limit' / 'Overdraft' is on the…
"Apple wants to be cool and modern and have the type of architecture that would appeal to the tech crowd," said the plaintiff's attorney (probably making air quotes around "cool," "modern," and "tech crowd," at a minimum), "but on the…
As usual, these tips concern things you should not do. The following excerpts are from R. v. Covey (2001), in which the court held Covey was a "vexatious litigant," meaning he can't file further cases without court approval because he has filed…
According to The Guardian, a former semi-professional soccer player (yes, I know it's called "football" over there but I'm not over there) has sued the Baptist Church, or at least the Baptist Union of Great Britain, for allegedly ruining his…
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Here's another example of autolitigation, which like the story in yesterday's post is not new but is worth adding to the archive. Unlike the story in yesterday's post, however, in which it was not inconceivable that there might have been some…
The Legal Times reports that on January 17, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Lee Paige's lawsuit against his employer, the Drug Enforcement Administration, likely bringing this saga to a close. As you may recall, Mr. Paige shot himself…
Two interesting CNS reports of newly filed cases (actually filed yesterday, so yes, I guess this should be "Yesterday in Pro Se Litigation," Mr. Headline-Fact-Checker-Guy). The first one was filed by someone who has appeared here before: Joan Newberger v….
“[I]t is highly questionable whether attending law school is a legally cognizable injury”
According to the German newspaper Westfälische Rundschau, a new lawsuit asks the question, "Gilt auf dem Papst Benedikt XVI die Anschnallpflicht im Papamobil?" If like me you don't speak German, that apparently means something like, "Is the Pope legally required…