webhick wrote:LPC wrote:What is truly, truly, truly bizarre is that Riley claims to be defending himself, and then starts talking about himself as his own counsel in the third person.
Yes, I wonder how he keeps track of himselves.
Besides, I thought some dude name Sven was his legal counsel.
Riley appears to be following admiralty.
The artificial entity, represented by the ALL CAPS name, is little more than chattel. The captain of the ship "owns" the chattel. If a complaint arises against the chattel, the owner is brought into court only by and through the chattel. The chattel is the DEFENDANT.
Correspondingly, the chattel is represented by counsel, who may or may not be the "owner." Generally, the court does not speak directly to the "owner" but by and through the chattel.
It's confusing, but it's more-or-less the process used by Jack Smith, Cyndi Beers and others. It correlates closely with commerce, and many of the remedies move around bonds, promissory notes, etc. Look for the posting of a bond if it hasn't already happened.
Smith and Beers pioneered nolo contendere with cross-claim. I don't think it's worked for them.
But all the "him," "her," "it" stuff gets confusing after while. That's why the first and third persons.