Roy Pearson: the Definition of Insanity?

It’s getting to be quite absurd with our old friend Roy Pearson.  Despite the fact that he is apparently the only “judge” who will take his claims seriously, he has appealed his latest benchslap to the D.C. Circuit.  Oh goody.  More traffic for me.

Thanks to Walter Olson at Overlawyered.

Roy Pearson Loses Again.

It’s Friday, and what would it be without a good laugh.  Thankfully, my favorite laughingstock, Roy Pearson, is back in the news.  If you don’t recall, Pearson was a ALJ who sued a dry cleaners for $50 million over a pair of pants.  He got his ass handed to him by the Court for that one.  I even think that the king of moronic lawsuits, Jonathan Lee Riches, found Pearson’s first suit laughable.

Not content to turn the other cheek after the first benchslap, Pearson also sued his employer, the District of Columbia, for wrongful termination after his contract as ALJ was not renewed.  Last week, Judge Huvelle of the DCDC benchslapped Pearson yet again, dismissing his lawsuit for failing to plead “enough facts to
state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.”

Hat tip to Lowering the Bar.

It’s FINALLY OVER

Yes, I know that I’m violating my own hiatus, but it is finally over (save for the application for certiorari). The D.C. Court of Appeals this morning rejected Roy L. Pearson Jr.’s request for a new trial regarding his highly publicized $54 million lawsuit against a neighborhood dry cleaners over a pair of lost pants.

Thus ends one of the saddest and strangest chapters in Modern American jurisprudence.

Just when you thought it safe to read my blog again….

Ex-Judge Roy Pearson returns!!!

It seems a District of Columbia Appellate Court has agreed to hear an appeal of this stupendously ridiculous case.   I’m not sure who’s more ridiculous – Pearson or these three judges.  Let’s only hope they granted appeal to slap Pearson with further sanctions for abuse of the legal process.

The Pants Judge Files Suit Again! But only for one measly “mil”.

It was bound to happen sooner or later. After being canned last year by the (in part for filing the infamous $54 million lawsuit over his pants), Roy Pearson is suing the District of Columbia for wrongful termination, seeking damages of a mere $1 million. Pearson claims that he is a protected whistleblower who was fired for exposing corruption within the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Never at a shortage for words hyperbole, Pearson claims to have suffered “‘humiliation’ and ‘physical illness’ as a result of his former employer’s ‘wrongful actions.’”

Between this suit and the appeal of the $54 Million Pants case, he’s the busiest unemployed lawyer in America.

The $54 Million Laptop? Great….a Roy Pearson Copy Cat.

It appears we have our first confirmed Roy Pearson copy cat. Washington Area consumer Raelyn Campbell is suing Best Buy for $54 million after they lost her $1,100 laptop computer. What makes Ms. Campbell only slightly different from Pearson is that a) she seems to have a legitimate gripe against Best Buy; b) she appears to have been reasonable in attempting to resolve the matter; c) she admits that she “has no expectation she will win a multimillion-dollar judgment”; and d) Best Buy handled the problem poorly. What makes her exactly the same as the infamous Judge Pearson is that she became entrenched in her position and rejected reasonable offers that protected her interests and fairly compensated her.

More after the jump.

Roy Pearson is Officially Unemployed

The Washington Post reports

Roy L. Pearson Jr., the administrative law judge who lost his $54 million lawsuit against a Northeast Washington dry cleaner, lost his job yesterday and was ordered to vacate his office, sources said.

Pearson, 57, who had served as a judge for two years, was up for a 10-year term at the Office of Administrative Hearings, but a judicial committee last week voted against reappointing him.

I smell a new ridiculous lawsuit arising out of the fact that they are giving him until 5 p.m. to vacate his office. I bet something valuable, like a Uniball pen or maybe his red stapler goes missing and he sues the Feds for $100 million.

The Pants “Judge” is About to Lose his Job

The Washington Post is reporting that everyone’s favorite judge (OK, he’s my favorite judge because the mere mention of his name drives web traffic), Roy Pearson is set to lose his job as an ALJ. Sources tell the Post that

A city commission voted yesterday against reappointing Pearson to the bench of the Office of Administrative Hearings, which hears cases involving various D.C. boards and agencies. Pearson, who was up for a 10-year term, had tried to hold on to the job. The commission’s discussions are not public. Sources familiar with the deliberations said the panel hasn’t drafted a letter formally notifying Pearson of its decision. Until that is done, the sources said, the decision is not final. The letter could be sent early next week, according to the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case.

Karma can be harsh.

It looks like the Pants Judge won in the end…

While everyone’s favorite jurist Roy Pearson failed to persuade anyone that losing his pants was worth $54 million in damages, it appears he may just have the last sinister laugh. The AP reports that

The owners of a dry cleaner who were sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants have closed and sold the shop involved in the dispute, their attorney said Wednesday.

Let’s hope karma comes back to bite this jackass in those ugly maroon pants when the government agency for which he works “reviews” his current status.

Since the cat’s out of the bag – 40 Mediation Sites in 40 Minutes

It looks like the super cyber sleuths Vickie Pynchon and Stephanie West Allen have outed Geoff Sharp’s high-tech online presentation about mediation resources on the web, 40 Sites in 40 Minutes.

I’m featured on the list! It’s flattering that my fledging blog is receiving attention from one of the pioneers of mediation related blogging. I guess I should post less about the Pants Judge and more about mediation now.

Thanks, Geoff.