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Michael Vick: Terrorist?

Nymr83 Aug 15 2007 11:48 AM

Proof that its way too easy to file a claim in federal court: [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293268,00.html[/url] Jonathan Riches, an inmate in the South Carolina prison system, has filed a suit against Michael Vick alleging that he stole his pitbulls, sold them on ebay, and bought missiles from Iran with the proceeds to give to Al-Qaeda. Mr. Riches' real goal here is obviously a transfer from prison to a mental institution. His actual filing (hand-written) can be found in a pdf link within the Fox News article i linked above.

metirish Aug 15 2007 12:18 PM

It's kinda funny, any ideas on how to make it hard to make these kind of silly claims?

metsmarathon Aug 15 2007 12:52 PM

you won't dash my hopes, michael vick! also, the article gets it wrong. "$63,000,000,000 billion dollars" is NOT $63 billion dollars. it is in fact $63 with 18 zeroes after it, or $63 quintillion dollars! if michael vick had that kind of money, he wouldn't need to sell dogs on ebay to buy missiles for al queda. he would own us all, and most of the solar system, too.

seawolf17 Aug 15 2007 12:58 PM

What a great story! Plus Vick stole this guy's identity! And sold drugs in a school zone! Awesome. I don't think I want to be a celebrity. Ever.

Benjamin Grimm Aug 15 2007 01:18 PM

That's why I opted for a life of obscurity.

Nymr83 Aug 15 2007 02:27 PM

="metirish"]It's kinda funny, any ideas on how to make it hard to make these kind of silly claims? sure, pass a law that in any case where the complaint is dismissed pre-trial on a motion by the defendant for summary judgment (ie you had no case to begin with) the plaintiff is responsible for the defendant's costs. England goes way beyond that in holding losers liable for the other side's costs and it works for them. alternatively, you could require a showing of some evidence along with the filing even if that showing is as minimal as possible.

Gwreck Aug 15 2007 07:06 PM

It's not exactly easy to file suit in federal court. Costs about $250 to file suit. Of course, as a prisoner making the complaint, the fee may get waived. Of course the case will go nowhere and fees for Vick will be minimal at best. There may be some frivolous lawsuits that can cost people $ -- this one is just silly. Truth be told, I saw this a coupla weeks ago while browsing the docket sheet online for Vick's case and just ignored it because it was a non-issue. Musta been a slow news day for FOX to pick it up.

Nymr83 Aug 17 2007 01:09 PM

he's at it again, suing Bonds, Selig, and Hank Aaron's bat [url]http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0816071riches1.html[/url]

metsmarathon Aug 17 2007 01:46 PM

barry bonds used hank aaron's bat to crack the liberty bell. ...i heard he controls the weather and wrote the screenplay to "glitter"

metirish Aug 17 2007 02:07 PM

Vick wishes this was all he had to deal with I bet.

Farmer Ted Aug 17 2007 02:50 PM

Vick's next football team, Mean Machine.

Rockin' Doc Aug 17 2007 05:30 PM

Yancy - "That's why I opted for a life of obscurity." I would imagine that it's pretty difficult to go unnoticed when you're a living statue of orange stone.

Nymr83 Aug 17 2007 05:32 PM

but if anyone files a frivolous lawsuit it'll be clobberin' time!

TheOldMole Aug 18 2007 03:20 PM

Re cost of filing a lawsuit. It's different if you're in prison, which is why so mnany frivolous lawsuits by prisoners.