Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.legal,net.flame Subject: Re: Silly Lawsuits Message-ID: <452@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Mon, 5-Aug-85 18:57:07 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.452 Posted: Mon Aug 5 18:57:07 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Aug-85 03:20:44 EDT References: <743@infopro.UUCP> <4035@alice.UUCP> <350@varian.UUCP> <663@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 10 Xref: linus net.legal:1618 net.flame:10573 > 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.