Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site SCIRTP.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!mcnc!rti-sel!SCIRTP!todd From: todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.flame Subject: Re: Silly Lawsuits Message-ID: <290@SCIRTP.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Aug-85 19:26:09 EDT Article-I.D.: SCIRTP.290 Posted: Wed Aug 7 19:26:09 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 06:31:07 EDT References: <743@infopro.UUCP> <4035@alice.UUCP> <350@varian.UUCP> <663@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> <452@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: SCI Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC Lines: 13 Xref: linus net.legal:1634 net.flame:10588 > > His second reason was that it shows us a way to handle silly lawsuits > > without tying up the overburdened court system. Maybe we need an > > intermediary to make a preliminary finding of merit (silliness quotient?) and > > then direct the disputants to other avenues: binding arbitration, Silly > > People's Court, or the real thing. It might also be good if the courts kept > > records of lawsuits per annum by individuals. I've met at least one person > > who was a habitual suer - she had developed the idea that there is no > > justice for the average person unless you at least threatened court. > > > To be heard on People's Court, you must have already filed the lawsuit. But you must drop that suit and agree not to pursue the suit outside the People's Court in order to be a buffoon in front of millions of viewers.