Hi peoplez !!!
What a complete & utter WHACKJOB this
so-called "Judge" Roy L. Pearson is.
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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'Fancy pants' loses wacky lawsuit
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=nw20070626085830203C566506
June 26 2007 at 11:44AM
By Lubna Takruri
Washington - No pair of pants is worth $54-million (about R380-
million). A judge rejected a lawsuit that sought that amount by taking
a South Korean dry cleaner's promise of "Satisfaction Guaranteed" to
its most legalistic extreme.
Roy L. Pearson became a worldwide symbol of legal abuse by seeking
jackpot justice from a simple complaint - that a neighbourhood dry
cleaners lost the pants from a suit and tried to give him a pair that
were not his.
His claim, reduced from $67-million, was based on a strict
interpretation of the city's consumer protection law - which imposes
fines of $1 500 per violation - as well as damages for inconvenience,
mental anguish and attorney's fees for representing himself.
A judge on Monday decided that Pearson was not entitled to a penny,
and in fact owes the Chung family, owners of Custom Cleaners in
northeast Washington, about $1 000 in clerical court costs.
The lawsuit filed by Pearson, an administrative law judge, has been
mocked worldwide as a frivolous and outrageous legal action, and cost
the Chungs two years of litigation, sleepless nights, financial and
emotional stress.
"This case was giving American justice a black eye around the world,
and it was all the more upsetting because it was a judge and lawyer
who was bringing the suit," said Paul Rothstein, a Georgetown
University law professor.
Rothstein said Monday's ruling "restores one's confidence in the legal
system".
Calls have come from around the world for Pearson to lose his position
on the bench and be disbarred. The city's chief administrative law
judge is still considering Pearson's 10-year reappointment.
The Korean family knows what they will do if Pearson shows up at their
door with his laundry again.
"If he wants to continue using our services, then, yes, he is
welcome," co-owner Soo Chung said at a news conference on Monday to a
mob of reporters from at least nine different countries.
"We don't dislike Pearson as a person, we dislike his actions toward
us," she said.
Pearson, who came to court during the two-day trial earlier this month
carrying the jacket he said went with the missing pants, did not
respond to a call and an email seeking comment.
Pearson originally sought $67-million from the Chungs. He claimed they
lost a pair of trousers from a blue and burgundy suit two years ago,
then tried to give him a pair of charcoal grey pants that he said were
not his.
Pearson - dubbed "Fancy Pants" and "Pantsless Pearson" by the online
world - arrived at the amount by adding up years of alleged consumer
protection law violations and almost $2-million in common law fraud
claims. He later dropped demands for damages related to the pants and
focused his claims on signs in the shop, including "Satisfaction
Guaranteed," which have since been removed. - Sapa-AP
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