Handwritten Lawsuit Against Google Tossed Out Again On Appeal
from the somehow-the-Supreme-Court-seems-unlikely-to-take-this-case dept
Remember the infamous handwritten lawsuit against Google from last year? The one where the guy accused Google of revealing his social security number through a bizarre coded algorithm that involved the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team? Luckily, that lawsuit was quickly thrown out of court, but amazingly, the guy appealed. Eric Goldman now informs us that the appeal has now also been thrown out as the court notes: "Google and its founders are not state actors, and Jayne's allegation concerning his coded social security number does not constitute a violation of the Constitution or federal law." Indeed. While the lawsuits have been getting tossed rather quickly, lawsuits like these do still clog the court system and waste plenty of taxpayer dollars. In the meantime, in case you missed it the first time, here's one of the handwritten filings in the lawsuit.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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This is why I am doomed to work
I am not stupid enough to think up a lawsuit like this.
I am not naive enough to think that it is someone else fault.
I could never think up or expect anyone to believe my alligations.
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Well,
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Even though *this* case is illegitimate, what would we make of legitimate cases under your proposed scheme? The impoverished could never file suit, even when it was justified.
I'd rather pay for illegitimate lawsuits than remove the right of the poor to sue the rich altogether.
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We already do. They are called Rule 11 Sanctions. See Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The problem is that you can't fine somebody who has no money.
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We already do. They are called Rule 11 Sanctions. See Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The problem is that you can't fine somebody who has no money.
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He's worried...
He doesn't need to worry about what Google is giving away as information... HE shouldn't be giving this information away either!
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He's worried...
He doesn't need to worry about what Google is giving away as information... HE shouldn't be giving this information away either!
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Re: He's worried...
Since he's filing in forma pauperis (means "in the form of a poor person"), my guess is that he doesn't have a bank account, or at least doesn't have anything in one.
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hmm
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Delusional
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