[89764] in Cypherpunks
Re: Matters of Law
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Tue Nov 11 16:57:51 1997
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 20:52:37 +0100 (MET)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
Reply-To: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
>It is often claimed (here, too) that "anyone may sue." This is true. Just
>pay a filing fee, etc., and anyone can sue. Alice can sue Bob because he is
>reading "War and Peace." I can sue Suzie because I didn't like the color of
>the dress she wore. And so on, so the theory goes.
YMMV, depending on locality. Some places require a lawyer to certify that the
lawsuit has (in hir opinion) at least a reasonable chance of succeeding. That
may not apply in small claims court, tho.
>(And the courts have even taken steps against those who have filed many
>frivolous lawsuits with the apparent intent of harassment. )
They can go after the aforementioned lawyers for this, too. One of Scientology's lawyers, Helena ("The Kobra") Kobrin, has been sanctioned for filing frivolous lawsuits on behalf of that cult.
