Rex Lex Wrecks

From What "Pool" Did This Judge Come?
This is such an abuse of power, position and trust, that one is almost tempted to wonder why it doesn't happen more often. There is a saying that goes, "A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge." It could not be more true, and in this case, it could not be more destructive to the reputation of his profession.
A 65 million dollar lawsuit for a missing pair of pants.

According to court documents, the problem began in May 2005 when Pearson became a judge and brought several suits for alteration to Custom Cleaners in Northeast Washington, a place he patronized regularly despite previous disagreements with the Chungs. A pair of pants from one suit was not ready when he requested it two days later, and was deemed to be missing.
Pearson asked the cleaners for the full price of the suit: more than $1,000.
But a week later, the Chungs said the pants had been found and refused to pay. That's when Pearson decided to sue.

Lawsuits in America are no longer about seeking "Justice." It is about getting the case over with as quickly and as cheaply as possible. Anyone can sue anyone else for any reason, and the person being sued has to foot the bill for his defense whether the case is decided favorably or not.
Once sued, unless you can get the presiding judge to drop the case for any reason, your defense will be extremely expensive for any reasonably middle class income earner. Meaning, if you can't get the judge to drop the case and the person suing you won't "settle," you may well be paying for that defense for the rest of your life.

The lawsuit was filed by a District of Columbia administrative hearings judge, Roy Pearson, who has been representing himself in the case.

The defense attorney's name is Chris Manning.

Much of Pearson's case rests on two signs that Custom Cleaners once had on its walls: "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Same Day Service."
Based on Pearson's dissatisfaction and the delay in getting back the pants, he claims the signs amount to fraud.

The article rounds out with a few paragraphs of astounded judges and attorneys, outraged at Pearson's actions.

And former National Labors Relations Board chief administrative law judge Melvin Welles wrote to The Washington Post to urge "any bar to which Mr. Pearson belongs to immediately disbar him and the District to remove him from his position as an administrative law judge."
"And former National Labors Relations Board chief administrative law judge Melvin Welles wrote to The Washington Post to urge "any bar to which Mr. Pearson belongs to immediately disbar him and the District to remove him from his position as an administrative law judge."

"There has been a significant groundswell of support for the Chungs," said Manning, adding that plans for a defense fund Web site are in the works.

The web site isn't operational as of this writing, but it represents all that is right with America and I hope the South Korean (presumably legal)immigrants get all the help they need. It's just a shame we've allowed arrogant lawyers to double-speak the rest of us into thinking justice was ever their aim.