Concurring Opinions digs up an interesting bit of trivia from 1996. Judge Moore gave the opinion that inmate Mathew Washington should not be allowed to file any motions in the court unless the motion was accompanied by a $1500 bond to ensure it was not frivolous. If the motion was valid, the bond [...]
Entries from December 2005
Motion to Kiss My Ass
December 13th, 2005 · 11 Comments
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School woes
December 1st, 2005 · 5 Comments
A girl in New Jersey sued for… the right to be valedictorian?! The girl was allowed to be home-schooled for ‘unspecified disabilities’. As a result of the absence of distractions, she graduated with a GPA .055 higher than the nearest student. For a variety of reasons, the superintendent wanted to name the two students co-valedictorians. [...]
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Taxpayers end up buying lawyer a new house
December 1st, 2005 · 1 Comment
The same lawyer responsible for the previous lawsuit involving fost children also made news with his lawsuit against Washington State in 2000. He set a state record with a $22 million settlement to survivors of a driver killed in a car crash involving a man who was on a community-supervision portion of a 3rd degree [...]
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Blame those who weren’t there, that’s right
December 1st, 2005 · 1 Comment
In King County, WA a group of foster kids beat up a Somali refugee, but according to the legal system, they aren’t to blame. The refugee’s lawyer claims that the beating was a result of negligence by the foster care system and that the kids should have been in a more restrictive environment. This [...]
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