Lawprof wrote:Can anyone get me a copy of that lawsuit? I'd like to see the actual papers that were filed with the Court. I teach trial practice as well, and assume that they might be the craziest filing in the history of our court system.
Advise,
TP
Actually it is Imalawman who is distorting things. Even in the article about the suit, the reporter admits that it was somebody identifying himself as Jesus Christ that was named. The reporter thought that was just sensational but had to admit the truth of that at the last line or so.
Later she was sensationalizing an attempt to make electronic filing mandatory - same sort of stuff. If an attorney did not like paying $60 filing registration fee then the clerk would assign a hearing at 6 a.m. to decide if he was to be disbarred etc., and the same judge Edward Nottingham would come in all bleary-eyed and grouchy to hear the attorney grovel.
Of course people can still access the courts with paper. I suppose it simply flopped if it ever was a plan...
http://www.co.uscourts.gov/orders/g2005-2.pdf
Read for yourself that was not Nottingham's intent - to in any way deny access to the courts. However the article was loaded with such a slant that I cannot find it anymore.
Anyway, most of my stuff gets stowed in Ranting and Raving because it will be deleted sooner there. Enjoy, and Welcome Lawprof!
Regards,
David Merrill.