Comments on: The Litigation Lobby’s “frivolous” bait-and-switch: the Judge Roy Pearson pants-suit http://overlawyered.com/2007/06/the-litigation-lobbys-frivolous-bait-and-switch-the-judge-roy-pearson-pants-suit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-litigation-lobbys-frivolous-bait-and-switch-the-judge-roy-pearson-pants-suit Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 05:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: E-Bell http://overlawyered.com/2007/06/the-litigation-lobbys-frivolous-bait-and-switch-the-judge-roy-pearson-pants-suit/comment-page-1/#comment-7767 E-Bell Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:43:44 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5017#comment-7767 <b>ohwilleke</b>, that's a good question. D.C. Superior Court is not really a "municipal court." It's more akin to a state court of general jurisdiction. It hears all kinds of civil and criminal cases. As for the Pearson docket, look no further than <a href="https://www.dccourts.gov/pa/pages/CRTVCaseSummary.jsp?case_id=2799329%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&xsl=" rel="nofollow">the court's own online records</a>. It appears as though the defense filed one - it was granted in part and denied in part on May 16, 2006. The plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment with regard to the Consumer Protection Act was denied. ohwilleke, that’s a good question.

D.C. Superior Court is not really a “municipal court.” It’s more akin to a state court of general jurisdiction. It hears all kinds of civil and criminal cases.

As for the Pearson docket, look no further than the court’s own online records.

It appears as though the defense filed one – it was granted in part and denied in part on May 16, 2006. The plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment with regard to the Consumer Protection Act was denied.

]]> By: ohwilleke http://overlawyered.com/2007/06/the-litigation-lobbys-frivolous-bait-and-switch-the-judge-roy-pearson-pants-suit/comment-page-1/#comment-7766 ohwilleke Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:49:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5017#comment-7766 Was there either a motion to dismiss or a motion for summary judgment? Were the orders from those rulings? I've heard no mention of them in this high profile case and have assumed that none were filed because they were not available in this particular municipal court. Was there either a motion to dismiss or a motion for summary judgment? Were the orders from those rulings?

I’ve heard no mention of them in this high profile case and have assumed that none were filed because they were not available in this particular municipal court.

]]> By: Ted http://overlawyered.com/2007/06/the-litigation-lobbys-frivolous-bait-and-switch-the-judge-roy-pearson-pants-suit/comment-page-1/#comment-7765 Ted Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:02:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5017#comment-7765 <a href="http://www.overlawyered.com/2007/06/update_kia_franklin_and_roy_pe.html" rel="nofollow">We have responded to Kia Franklin in detail</a>. We have responded to Kia Franklin in detail.

]]> By: Kia http://overlawyered.com/2007/06/the-litigation-lobbys-frivolous-bait-and-switch-the-judge-roy-pearson-pants-suit/comment-page-1/#comment-7764 Kia Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:03:43 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5017#comment-7764 Please feel free to read my <a href="http://www.tortdeform.com/archives/2007/06/overlawyered_gets_all_hemmed_u.html" rel="nofollow">response</a> to this if you'd like. Thanks. Please feel free to read my response to this if you’d like. Thanks.

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