Ostriig on 30/8/2009 at 15:39
I
think I like this guy. It's probably the more entertaining way to point out that litigious culture has gone rather batshit lately. From mudi's link:
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Sen. Chambers said his action was in response to another lawsuit filed in the state court that he considers to be frivolous and inappropriate.[14] In that case a woman was taking Lancaster County Judge Jeffre Cheuvront to federal court for ruling that the words "rape", "sexual assault kit", "victim", and "assailant" could not be used in her testimony.[15]
Senator Chambers (a member of the Judiciary Committee[16]) stated that the case "is inappropriate because the Nebraska Supreme Court has already considered the case and federal courts follow the decisions of state supreme courts on state matters."[14][17] He went on to announce his lawsuit against God and said "This lawsuit [against Judge Cheuvront] having been filed and being of such questionable merit creates a circumstance where my lawsuit is appropriately filed. People might call it frivolous but if they read it they’ll see there are very serious issues I have raised."[14][17]
Chambers' lawsuit drew even more media attention than the lawsuit that had inspired him to take the action to prove his point. Many media outlets covering the story made no mention that Chambers' case was intended to show that the courts were currently required to hear cases, regardless of how frivolous they were. The confusion was furthered by Chambers himself who, apparently tongue-in-cheek, told reporters that his case was not to protest frivolous lawsuits, but to insure them saying his action was "in response to bills brought forth by other state senators to try and stop lawsuits from being filed. 'The Constitution requires that the courthouse doors be open, so you cannot prohibit the filing of suits, Anyone can sue anyone they choose, even God.'"[18]
PeeperStorm on 30/8/2009 at 17:38
Lovely. The time of the judge and the various court functionaries were wasted on this, translating into taxpayer dollars being spent just so the senator could try to make a pointless point.
This isn't the first time that lawsuits against God/The Devil/(supernatural entity name here) have been thrown out for the exact same reason, just the most recent.
Enchantermon on 30/8/2009 at 18:14
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In that case a woman was taking Lancaster County Judge Jeffre Cheuvront to federal court for ruling that the words "rape", "sexual assault kit", "victim", and "assailant" could not be used in her testimony.
A bit OT, sorry, but while I don't know that Cheuvront should be taken to court, what he did seems pretty stupid.
Queue on 31/8/2009 at 13:43
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thefonz on 31/8/2009 at 18:14
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